Conan the Adventurer 11

=The Inquisitors of Ong=

Major Characters

 * Conan (Previous appearance CA-10; next appearance CA-12).

Minor Characters

 * Daedikaron and Tros (Previously appeared in CA-10; next appearance CA-12).
 * The Grand Inquisitor (First appearance; dies in this issue).
 * Soom (First appearance; no further appearances to date). The Grand Inquisitor's translator.
 * Shimata-Kawa (Previous appearance CA-1; next appearance CA-12).

Location

 * The City of Ong in Zamora.

Time Frame

 * Several hours.

Synopsis
Conan is trapped in a snare of thorns until he steals one of his captor's swords and cuts his way free. A tendril wrapped around his ankle stops his escape, though, and he is again bound and made a prisoner of the Inquisitors of Ong. He is taken to the Grand Inquisitor, who, because of a rather large tongue piercing, can only be understood by Soom, a grotesque, tortured man in a box. Soom reveals that the Inquisitor's have Conan's amulet (dropped by Daedikaron) and wants to know what Conan knows about Sakyara's defenses. Conan stalls, and is places in a torture device next to the blind Khitain who spoke to Conan of his destiny at Venarium. It turns out the soothsayer is also connected to the mystery of the Talisman, which the Grand Inquisitor is eager to learn about. Conan is tortured by the Grand Inquisitor, who doesn't notice Shimata-Kawa escape. The Khitain frees Conan and the two defeat the Inquisitors of Ong. Conan decides to accompany the blind man to the Desert of Yondo.

Major Characters

 * Daedikaron and Tros, Shimata-Kawa, Ixastophanis (Previous chronological appearance for all in backup story of CA-9; next chronological appearance for all backup story of CA-12).
 * Amado, Welyn, Moru (Previous chronological appearance for all three in backup story of CA-10; next chronological appearance for all three backup story of CA-12).

Location
Yezud.

Time Frame
A few hours.

Synopsis
Daedikaron and Tros enter the city of Yezud, following their visions and dreams. They discover Andamo, Welyn, and Moru, already in town and captured by the local priesthood. They are soon joined by Shimata-Kawa and Ixastophanis. The four newcomers help the three captives to escape and all seven flee the city of Yezud.