GodRob

Just checked and you can't put the Orb of Thralni into your junk bag and you can't drop it on the ground either.  Once you get it you can't get rid of it.

If this is your first game, did you earn the medal "I can fly!"?

edit: just checked your pictures.  It's not a Special Item, it's an item that should appear in the first characters inventory.

Possible missed Cache:

South of Farport there are some Ogres fighting Nephilim.  Just south of that is a Cache containing a Terror Wand.  It's practically invisible because of the terrain.

10th Xian item question.

I had to find the email with my Humble Bundle receipt and followed the link contained there.

I really like that Escape from the Pit keeps track of quests in the journal.  The original series didn't have this feature until Avernum 2.

X the Unknown (Roc Deathsinger) was my favorite character in the Swords and Sorcery boardgame so I really enjoyed meeting him again in Exile.

To be honest, my favorite wizard in any of the games was whichever one would teach me Dispel Barrier.

Robert

Exile (1) was the only game to make me stay up three days straight and skip work until I had finished! While Exile 2 and 3 had some great and new stuff, the first was ALL new and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I love all of the Avernum games, but the original Exile shall always be my favorite.

Robert