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 The Empire, greatest land in the Old World, is under attack, not from enemies on its borders but from within. The Empire, greatest land in the Old World, is under attack, not from enemies on its borders but from within.
  
-Lurking within the tangled depths of the vast forests are mutants, Beastmen and even the occasional dreaded Chaos Warrior. From time to time, these groups run amok, slaying and burning until their bestial appetites are sated with the blood and suffering of their victims. Mostly, though, they wait for the day when they shall pour out of the forests to burn the cities and claim The Empire for Chaos.+Lurking within the tangled depths of the vast forests are mutants, beastmen and even the occasional dreaded Chaos warrior. From time to time, these groups run amok, slaying and burning until their bestial appetites are sated with the blood and suffering of their victims. Mostly, though, they wait for the day when they shall pour out of the forests to burn the cities and claim The Empire for Chaos.
  
 According to various omens, that day is coming; the Warpgates will again expand and the Gods will reward their chosen people with blood and the gifts of Chaos. According to various omens, that day is coming; the Warpgates will again expand and the Gods will reward their chosen people with blood and the gifts of Chaos.
  
-Dangerous as these bands are, they are not as great a threat as those Human servants of Chaos already in the towns and cities, plotting the downfall of The Empire and worshipping the Chaos Gods behind securely-locked doors.+Dangerous as these bands are, they are not as great a threat as those human servants of Chaos already in the towns and cities, plotting the downfall of The Empire and worshipping the Chaos Gods behind securely-locked doors.
  
 As Chaos grows in strength, the nobles of The Empire continue to indulge themselves in parties and other glittering social events, and the middle classes go blithely on their way seeking to enrich themselves and join the ranks of the nobility. At the bottom the common folk struggle to do the best they can, worshipping their gods and praying that the harvest will be good. As Chaos grows in strength, the nobles of The Empire continue to indulge themselves in parties and other glittering social events, and the middle classes go blithely on their way seeking to enrich themselves and join the ranks of the nobility. At the bottom the common folk struggle to do the best they can, worshipping their gods and praying that the harvest will be good.
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 Erich’s doppelgänger (“Kastor Lieberung”). Erich’s doppelgänger (“Kastor Lieberung”).
  
-The Roadwardens.+The roadwardens.
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 {{:enemy_within:mi_handout_2.jpg?800 |The inheritance}} {{:enemy_within:mi_handout_2.jpg?800 |The inheritance}}
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-A Roadwarden called Hans Jinkerst, the landlord Otto, and his staff member Fagor seem to be the only ones currently awake at the inn. The guests (a coach party) and the rest of the staff have all gone to bed for the night.+A roadwarden called Hans Jinkerst, the landlord Otto, and his staff member Fagor seem to be the only ones currently awake at the inn. The guests (a coach party) and the rest of the staff have all gone to bed for the night.
  
 The horses in the stables are terrified. In the hayloft lies the body of a murdered stable boy, mutilated and partially eaten. A ladder smeared with blood leads up to the slippery roof. The Roadwarden tells Matthias that he will look into the matter at dawn, and then leaves. The horses in the stables are terrified. In the hayloft lies the body of a murdered stable boy, mutilated and partially eaten. A ladder smeared with blood leads up to the slippery roof. The Roadwarden tells Matthias that he will look into the matter at dawn, and then leaves.
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 //“Don’t panic, Otto. They are only travellers. Tzeentch will be pleased to have their souls as well.”// //“Don’t panic, Otto. They are only travellers. Tzeentch will be pleased to have their souls as well.”//
  
-A ceremony dedicated to the Chaos God Tzeentch, in a secret shrine hidden under the inn’s cellar.+A ceremony dedicated to the Chaos god Tzeentch, in a secret shrine hidden under the inn’s cellar.
  
 Unaware of the binding ritual, Hans Jinkerst is strangled to death by the shrine’s Guardian Daemon, a Pink Horror. The mutants (Otto, Fagor, Grat, and Wilhem) have all been put to the sword. Unaware of the binding ritual, Hans Jinkerst is strangled to death by the shrine’s Guardian Daemon, a Pink Horror. The mutants (Otto, Fagor, Grat, and Wilhem) have all been put to the sword.
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 Heironymus Blitzen, a grateful and eccentric-looking survivor from Delberz, birthplace of Axel and Matthias (“Thank you, lads! Come and see me next time you’re home!”). Heironymus Blitzen, a grateful and eccentric-looking survivor from Delberz, birthplace of Axel and Matthias (“Thank you, lads! Come and see me next time you’re home!”).
  
-Sergeant Krupp and the Roadwardens. They discover Hans Jinkerst’s dead body and the stolen uniform. After a brief investigation, the Roadwardens leave and escort the remains of the coaching party to Weissbruck.+Sergeant Krupp and the roadwardens. They discover Hans Jinkerst’s dead body and the stolen uniform. After a brief investigation, the Roadwardens leave and escort the remains of the coaching party to Weissbruck.
  
 The arrival of John Kelly and the Berebeli early in the morning. It is Angestag, 31st Jahrdrung. The Schaffenfest will begin in three days. The arrival of John Kelly and the Berebeli early in the morning. It is Angestag, 31st Jahrdrung. The Schaffenfest will begin in three days.
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-The ghost of Johann Gespenst, the murdered Roadwarden (“Collect my bones and take them to town for decent burial!”).+The ghost of Johann Gespenst, the murdered roadwarden (“Collect my bones and take them to town for decent burial!”).
  
 A shrine to Taal, God of Nature and Wild Places, and an ancient graveyard in the woods. Two hungry Ghouls. A shrine to Taal, God of Nature and Wild Places, and an ancient graveyard in the woods. Two hungry Ghouls.
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 The Journey’s End, a respectable inn recommended by John Kelly. Albert the landlord. The Journey’s End, a respectable inn recommended by John Kelly. Albert the landlord.
  
-Father Heydrich, Cleric of Mórr at the Mourners′ Guild. The burial of Johann Gespenst. A visit to his old home on the Eisen Bahn brings a welcome reward.+Father Heydrich, cleric of Mórr at the Mourners′ Guild. The burial of Johann Gespenst. A visit to his old home on the Eisen Bahn brings a welcome reward.
  
 Some shopping at Katz Armoury and in the commercial area near the Dreieckeplatz. Some shopping at Katz Armoury and in the commercial area near the Dreieckeplatz.
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 //“My friends, you have come to aid us, no? We have prayed for deliverance from evil and you have arrived! Our little village has been beset by a horrible evil that is stealing away our children. //“My friends, you have come to aid us, no? We have prayed for deliverance from evil and you have arrived! Our little village has been beset by a horrible evil that is stealing away our children.
-At first we thought it was the wolves that live in the forest. But no, they harrily ever bother us. Maybe they steal the odd little sheep, +At first we thought it was the wolves that live in the forest. But no, they hardly ever bother us. Maybe they steal the odd little sheep, 
-hut that is it. Then we noticed that a band of bogey-men had inhabited the woods. They are clearly the ones to blame.”//+but that is it. Then we noticed that a band of bogey-men had inhabited the woods. They are clearly the ones to blame.”//
  
-Lord Ennum, the ruler of Regensdorf and a failed wizard’s apprentice, has provided the local blacksmith with a special anvil, a powerful Chaos item, in order to construct an army of living armour.+Lord Ennum (“the Baron”), the ruler of Regensdorf and a failed wizard’s apprentice, has provided the local blacksmith with a special anvil, a powerful Chaos item, in order to construct an army of living armour.
  
 +One of the scarecrows in the fields, held together by spikes crafted on the same anvil, has gotten sentience and is eating the children.
  
 +Lord Ennum makes his escape, but together with Gronwyn, a druidic priest of Taal living in the nearby woods, the duo bury the anvil and create a ward of protection around it.
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 +After the binding ritual, Axel and Erich anxiously wait by the road, eventually catching a Four Seasons coach back to Weissbruck.
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 +They arrive at Elvyra’s house in the evening. It is already 14th Pflugzeit, and John Kelly and the others should be here soon.

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