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. Fascinated, most of the gnomes
packed up their belongings and followed it to their western
shores and beyond. The gem's passing caused new animals
and plants to spring up and old ones to alter form overnight.
Instead of anchoring neutrality, the gem made the pendu-
lum of good and evil swing more rapidly than before. That
is when Reorx knew He and Chislev had been tricked.
During many years of searching for the gem, the gnomes
split into two armies. Both armies' searches led them to a
barbarian prince named Gargath, who, seeing it.as a gift
from his gods, had plucked the marvelous gem from the air
and placed it in a high tower for safekeeping. Gargath
refused the groups' demands for the gem, so they both de-
clared war on the barbarian prince.
After many abortive siege attempts, the gnomes finally
penetrated Gargath's fortress. Both sides were amazed to see
the gem's steel gray light suddenly fill the area with unbear-
able brightness. When anyone could see again, the two fac-
tions of gnomes were fighting each other. One side was filled
with lust for the gem, the other side was curious about it
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