Beneath the North Tower 0/1
Many years ago, when the Iron Branch was passed down from king to king (instead of being a pile of rust in an overadorned urn), when dragons walked the earth (instead of flying about like the maniacs they are now), when Strongle was the God of Gods (instead of being, well, I think the polite term is "deposed")... back when all of that was taking place, magic had yet to be conquered by mere mortal man.
What's that got to do with you, you ask? Well, since you're an apprentice to one of those men who are trying to figure out how magic works, you get to do all the dirty deeds.
A few weeks ago, Apaman (the loser you're apprenticed to) had sent you to recover the Hestron (one of the jewels in the Sceptre of Charlten). Despite your success on that mission, Apaman is not treating you any better. Your best guess is that many of the Hestron's secrets remain hidden to him, and he's taking his frustrations out on the nearest convenient target.
Now he's learnt about something that may help him unlock those secrets, and has sent you on another mission: to retrieve the sky rock from the north tower of Fossen Festning, a fortress built into the side of a mountain beside a large waterfall. All you've brought with you is a dark cloak and an old grappling hook that Apaman was generous enough to loan to you. All you need to bring out is the sky rock.
Good luck with that.
An Interactive Larceny by Mark J. Musante
Release 2 / Serial number 110601 / Inform 7 build 6G60 (I6/v6.32 lib 6/12N)
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A dark tower rises high above you, lit dimly in the cloud-obscured moonlight. The sound of a waterfall is nearby but somewhat muted by the high walls of the fortress. To your south is the main courtyard, and directly west of you is the face of the cliff into which the fortress was built.
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