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Imp的监狱

传说sylvan会引诱人们，将他们困在仙境一般的
树木王国中。而另一个人们知之甚少的传说则讲
述了一群类似的为恶的imp。

传说中，这些imp用人们所渴望的事物——例如财
富和快乐——引诱人们。一旦人们被诱惑而落入了
陷阱，就被困在了无法逃离的绝望而扭曲的深渊中。


The Imp's Prison

Popular legends tell of sylvan creatures
luring men within trees,where exists entire
kingdoms,known as the faerie realms.A
less-popular legend tells of a similarly
mischievous group of imps.

According to the tale,these imps lure
people into their realms by tavnting them
with something that they may desire,such
as wealth or pleasure.Once the person
follows,entranced by the whisperings of
the imps,he finds himself within a twisted
abyss,bereft of hope or the possibility of
escape.
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几个不太明白的地方：
1、sylvan creatures是指一种生物（sylvan）还是“森林中的某些生物”？
2、第二段第二行的tavnting怎么译？
3、entranced by the whisperings of the imps 这句不蛮懂，躲过去的，还请高人指点怎么翻译。

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宝剑海岸的名人

宝剑海岸北部是世界上许多名人的故乡。
许多人通过他们光荣的行为赢得了名声，
但也有很多人因堕落和邪恶而闻名。

绝冬城的官员属于第一类人，Nasher
Alagondar 领主、Aribeth de Tylmarande
女士、守护骑士 Desther Indelayne ，
以及修道士 Fenthick Moss 以他们的仁
慈和智慧而闻名，所有这些英雄都把保卫
绝冬城的安全当成自己的神圣职责。

另一类人中，路斯坎的五位高层首脑可说
是这一区域最残忍无情的战士。这些邪恶
的战士是Taerl、Baram、Kurth、Suljack
和 Rethnor，他们联合起来，以残酷的效
率执行自己的意志。

城市外的荒野中同样有无数的名誉或不名
誉的例子。例如兽人首领欧鲍德·乱箭
（Obould Many-Arrows），凭他的铁拳统
治了部落，同时像 Elaith“毒蛇”Craulnober
如此著名的无赖，“从不做好事的人”则
为了躲避追捕而不断在村落间流窜。


Famous Citizens of the Sword Coast

The Sword Coast North is home to some
of the most noteworthy personalities of
the Realms. Many won their fame with
deeds of great honor, but others are
known for the depths of their depravity
and wickedness.

The officers of Neverwinter fall into the
first camp. Lord Nasher Alagondar, Lady
Aribeth de Tylmarande, Watchknight
Desther Indelayne, and Abbot Fenthick Moss
are celebrated for their kindness and
wisdom, and each of these heroes has taken
the safety of Neverwinter as his or her
sacred duty.

On the more siniter side, the five High
Captains of Luskan are some of the most
cruel and ruthless warriors in the region.
High Captains Taerl, Baram, Kurth, Suljack,
and Rethnor are each vicious combatants,
and together they enforce their will with
merciless efficiency.

The untamed lands outside the cities hold
countless other instances of fame and
infamy alike. King Obould Many-Arrows, for
instance, reigns over his orc tribes with an
iron fist while such well-known rakes and
ne'er-do-wells as Elaith 'The Serpent'
Craulnober move constantly from hamlet to
hamlet to avoid detection.

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野兽的回归

乍一看来，这本粗糙的书似乎详述了剑海沿岸地区
家喻户晓的故事。但靠近细看就会发现原本的标题
上似乎被小孩涂写了“野兽的回归”这几个字。书
中被删掉了整整一节，取而代之的是一些无法破译
的暗语。而且页边的空白画满了神秘的草图。在一
处地方不知被谁作了一些和原文几乎一致的小小的
改动，虽然这些篡改被一些有几分灵巧或说狡猾的
手段暗藏了起来：

“……缓缓地改变。在长久的等待后统治四方的野
兽将归来，并[从]靠好运取得它的人手中夺回世界。
野兽将把国王变成奴隶，并击溃所有的种族：
精灵，矮人，以及人类的王国都将失陷……”


Return of the Beast

At first glance, this ragged tome appears
to detail the ancient history of the Sword
Coast. Closer inspection reveals the words
"Return of the Beast" scrawled across the
original title in an almost childlike hand.
Whole sections of the book are crossed
out and replaced by an indecipherable code,
and weird sketches fill the margins. At one
point the unamed second author breaks
into near-coherence, though the entry is
obscured by some sort of fluid or slime:

"... a slow change. After ages of waiting
the BEAST that ruled the land returns to
take back their world [ from the ] upstarts.
The BEAST will make slaves of the five
crowns, and put whole races to the lash:
the elves, the dwarves, and the kingdoms
of men will all fall as one ..."

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