A sinister-sounding spell, suggesting both invisibility and death. When dungeoneer Neil (Team 7 of Series 2) arrived on the bridge that spanned the Vale of Mogdred, Mogdred (watching as a large face) 'constrained' Treguard then spellcast SHROUD, making Neil disappear from view.
The advisors' first response was the correct one: to dispel. But they executed it wrongly, dispelling as DURHS - no effect. They then attempted a 'turn-spell' (apparently synonymous with dispelling), but again delivered the letters as DUHRS - no effect. At this point, Treguard decided he wasn't entirely constrained, and groaned ('Oooooh...'). But this was too subtle a clue for the team, who tried calling out the word "stalactite" (a red herring from earlier in the quest) - no effect. They seemed nonplussed. Treguard then decided that he was even less constrained, and moaned, 'le-tter Ooooooh...'. It was now clear to the advisors what they'd been doing incorrectly in their earlier dispelling endeavours. A dispel was attempted with none of the letters omitted (OSRDHU - see picture) and accordingly, Neil reappeared. Mogdred then vanished with a scream (did the spell rebound onto him?), and the dungeoneer was able to proceed.

A scene of very similar structure occurred in Series 3, when a menacing figure (disguised but assumed to be Mogdred) in the Vale of Mogdred cast a spell (TOAD) that had to dispelled by the team before the quest could continue.

[Earlier version provided on 2005-06-05 00:58:49]

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