CHAPTER 13: TO LIBERATE SPARKLESTONE

In this chapter, you get to wage some war of your own in order to liberate the mining town of Sparklestone from its occupation by the sharranthines.

• Notice: you can visit Sparklestone anytime while it is under sharranthine occupation, provided that you are either disguised as peasants or minstrels (thanks to the Trickster's Deck -see Chapter 16-) *and* that you do not have the warband with you.

1) after saving the Lord Paladine from the assassination attempt and taking your reward from Adv. Inc. for dismantling the Red Claw, go back to speak with the Lord Paladine. He'll tell you that he now has a wider berth with the military forces of his city, and thus is eager to seize the momentum to force the sharranthines back away from the Heartlands. He tells you to go speak with Lord Pyre of Wailsrond, while he dispatches a contingent of knights of the Flame to wait for you near Sparklestone.

2) in Wailsrond, Lord Pyre will be too eager to lend you a small wailsrondese contingent to help you liberate Sparklestone. Pick up the contingent at the barracks, then head straight to the mining town. As you get near enough of Sparklestone's battlements, the knights of the Flame join you as expected. It is up to you to decide on the proper deployment tactics of your combined task force; once you have chosen, the battle of Sparklestone begins!

3) once the dust settles and you are victorious, head straight to the military compound within the town at x77y9, while the knights take over and the wailsrondese march back home. As you approach the compound, vengeful folks from the town will rush to the building and tear it down, welcoming the liberating forces from Wailsrond and Tanirith.

4) since you are in the northern area, wander by Galduur's Pass, which leads to the Khanark Rockies. Dwarves from the Dwarven Halls are manning battlements at x52y3 (you'll have to pass through a small sharranthine camp), allowing passage only to trade caravans as a protective measure to prevent the War from spilling over to their territory. At these battlements, you'll be able to hook up with Braggan Stoneheart again, your old comrade from TiSL (if you did not play TiSL, Braggan will offer to join you nonetheless). The dwarven kingson will be very useful in the coming chapters. With Sparklestone truly free, go back to bring the news to Lord Pyre, then to the Lord Paladine.

Congratulations! You have won the battle of Sparklestone! You can now tackle either Chapter 14 (most suggested), Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 19, or Chapter 20!

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