     '     Eamon Adventure #100
     '       Sorceror's Spire
     '
     '
     '
     '     BY JOHN NELSON
     '
     '  (A.K.A. The Dark Spire)
     '
     DEFINT A-Z
REM $INCLUDE: '..\COPY\COLORRTN.BAS'
     INPUT #1, REC
     INPUT #1, NAM$
     CLOSE
     CLS
     OPEN "EAMON.NAM" FOR INPUT AS #1
     INPUT #1, X$, ADV$
     CLOSE
     COLOR HFG%, HBG%
     L1 = INT((80 - LEN(ADV$)) / 2)
     L2 = 80 - LEN(ADV$) - L1
     COLOR FGC%, BGC%
     GOSUB HEADING
     PRINT "You were awakened from your spot behind the stables by a boy running about"
     PRINT "and shouting. Getting up to see what the big ruckus was about, you find that"
     PRINT "a man had just crawled into town all but dead, and mumbling incoherently. You"
     PRINT "set out to investigate, finding the man at the doctor's house."
     PRINT
     PRINT "You convince the doctor to allow you to see him. You find the man very"
     PRINT "badly burned, with strange marks on his skin, but not  by any conventional"
     PRINT "weapon you have ever seen. The doctor says he seems to have burned by a"
     PRINT "strange form of energy of a magical nature. He said he has called a wizard"
     PRINT "in to help nullify the wounds. He says the man muttered two words over and"
     PRINT "over again before finally collapsing and falling into a deep sleep."
     GOSUB PAGE.BREAK
     PRINT
     PRINT "The two words he was repeating did not make too much sense. They seemed to be"
     PRINT " 'Destrax' and 'Antimag'."
     PRINT
     PRINT "The man also was mumbling about the Dark Spire, and this, more than anything"
     PRINT "caused the unusual amount of commotion among the towns people."
     PRINT
     PRINT "The dark spire is also called Sorcerors Spire and was supposed to be the best"
     PRINT "of the wizard and sorceror's schools in the land.  It was run by a very kind"
     PRINT "mage by the name of Xandar the Great.  A very powerful, but aging wizard with"
     PRINT "not a single mean bone in his body. He was among one of the greatest wizards"
     PRINT "Eamon has ever had."
     GOSUB PAGE.BREAK
     PRINT "A couple of months ago there was a rumor of Xandar dying and there would  be"
     PRINT "a great power struggle to see who  would inherit the position of Dean of the"
     PRINT "school. It was a very important and powerful position, because of the nature"
     PRINT "of the school. Extensive mystical research is done at the school and  often"
     PRINT "it is consulted as an advisory group on matters of magic and state."
     PRINT
     PRINT "It was rumored that Xandar feared a power struggle and was trying to perfect"
     PRINT "an immortality spell. It is not known if he ever succeeded. He also worked on"
     PRINT "spells that may insure the balance of power be maintained."
     GOSUB PAGE.BREAK
     PRINT "Being short on sense and long on guts, you decide to go to the Spire to see  if":
     PRINT "you can find out what is going on."
     PRINT "Good Luck, "; NAM$; "."
     RUN "MAINPGM"
PAGE.BREAK:
     LOCATE 24, 1
     COLOR HFG%, HBG%
     PRINT SPC(27); "PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE"; SPC(27);
     A$ = INPUT$(1)
     COLOR FGC%, BGC%
     PRINT
HEADING:
     CLS
     COLOR HFG%, HBG%
     PRINT SPACE$(L1); ADV$; SPACE$(L2);
     COLOR FGC%, BGC%
     PRINT
     RETURN

