Swords and Pages! A Duel for Echidna's Opus!

Between the eroded, crumbling ruins of a city lost ages ago and the crawling, overgrown vegetation, the blond mage had some difficulty navigating his way through the dense forest. With his green leather spellbook in his right hand, he swung his left dramatically back and forth as his finger tips magically sliced through the vines barring his way.

This darn book bettah be worth it, he thought to himself as he forged a trail through the ruins. ''Ah'll be dayumed if I ever trust those "locals" fools again.... Those luddites couldn't even tell a tome from a tombstone. ''

Eventually, after suffering through about three hours of mindless gardening, he reached an razed path running through the ruins of the rubble. The overgrown greens, freshly cut, were leading in the direction of the tomb that he was seeking. Not spending the time to question it, he quickly traversed the path given to him as he examined the handiwork of his unknown predecessor. With his newly recieved progress, he quickly reached the Tomb of the Broodmother. He was disturbed to discover corpses of at least a half dozen hideous, snake-like abominations littering the entrance.

Well 'ow 'bout that? He pondered, requipping his green book for a brown book with gilded pages. Guess Ah'm not the only one lookin' for that book.