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The provided text opens with a grim prologue describing Ogden the Hardrider and his patrol from Cormyr, tasked with protecting coastal farms near Hermit’s Wood. The patrol is killed by deadly chaos: poisonous black gas and scavengers devour the riders, yet the soldiers’ spirits linger, allowing them to obey a further command. 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AH Rights Reserved.  \nThis book is protected under the copyright laws of theUnited States of America. Any reproduction or other unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein to prohibited without the expreM written permission ofTSR, Inc.  \nRandom House and all affiliate companies have worldwide distribution rights in the book trade for English language products ofTSR, Inc.  \nDistributed to the book and hobby trade in theUnited Kingdomby TSR Ltd.  \nDistributed to the toy and hobby trade by regional distributor.  \nFORGOTTEN REALMS is a registered trademark owned by TSR, Inc. The TSR logo is a trademark owned by TSR, Inc  \nFirst Printing: April, 1989  \nPrinted in theUnited States of America.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 88-51723987  \nISBN: 048038-730-0  \nAll characters in the book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead are purely coincidental.  \nTSR, Inc.  \nP.O. Box758Lake Geneva, Wl 53147  \nU. S.A.  \nTSR Ltd.  \n120 Church End, Cherry Hinlon CambridgeCB1 3LB  \nUnited Kingdom  \nFor their kindness and support, this book is dedicated to:  \nAnna, Frank, Patricia, Gregory, Laura, Marie, Millie, Bill, Christine, Martin, Michele, Tom, Lee, Joan, AUison, Larry, Jim, Mary, and Alice.  \nPROLOGUE  \nThe patrol had been from Marsember, charged with protecting the coastal farms around the tear-shaped grove called Hermit's Wood. The sergeant, Ogden the Hardrider, was one of Cormyr's best, well known for keeping his sector free of brigands.  \nTwelve riders had served underOgden. They were typical soldiers: half-dozen youthful good-for-nothings, two drunks, two good men, and two murderers.Ogdengave the dangerous assignments to the murderers. Predictably, the pair was insubordinate and had made a pact to addOgdento their short list of victimsthough neither one had ever gathered the courage to attack the sergeant.  \nNow, they would never have the chance.Ogden's patrol lay a hundred yards north of Hermit's Wood, dead to the last horse. The Purple Dragon, the crest of King Azoun IV, still glimmered on their shields, and their armor still gleamed whenever the moonlight slipped past the stormclouds and played over their corpses.  \nNot that spit and polish mattered now. The jackals and crows had come yesterday, leaving a gruesome mess in their wake. Ira's ears were gone. Phineas's toes had been gnawed off.Ogdenhad lost an eye to the crows. The rest ofthe patrol had fared worse. Parts of their bodies were scattered all over the field.  \nEven without the scavengers, the patrol would have been a grisly sight. They had been riding through the field when the ground started belching poisonous black gas. There had been no reason for the deadly emission. The field wasn't located close to any volcanoes, near any fens or bogs, or even within a hundred miles of a cavern where fumes might collect. The black vapor was simply one more example of the chaos plaguing the Realms.  \nThat had been two hot days ago, and the patrol had been lying in the heat since. Their limbs were bloated and swollen, sometimes twisted into odd shapes where the riders had broken them. The sides of the bodies closest to the ground were black and puffy with settled blood, while the sides closest to the heavens were doughy gray. The only sign of life that remained inOgden's patrol was the unsettling red tint that burned in their eyes.  \nBecause their spirits had not yet departed, the soldiers were completely aware of their condition. Being dead was not at all what they had expected. They had been prepared to take positions with the glorious hosts of Tempus, God of War, or to find eternal sorrow beneath the cold lash of the Maiden of Pain, the goddess Loviatar. They hadn't expected their consciousness to linger in their corpses while their flesh slowly decomposed.  \nSo, whenOgdenreceived the command to rise and form a line, he and his soldiers were relieved to find that th","cbCaioMxpoJgvXqA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioMxpoJgvXqA","pdf",931158,190,"English","# Prologue\n## Ogden the Hardrider’s patrol\n## The poisonous black gas and lingering spirits\n## Commands from Waterdeep temple","[{\"question\":\"Who is Ogden the Hardrider in the prologue?\",\"answer\":\"Ogden the Hardrider is a Cormyr sergeant known for keeping his sector free of brigands. 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