megamania
Hero
EBERRON
02/12/05
SEGMENT 041
THE ISLAND OF STARVOS PT VII
The light seemed to fall forever and ever so silently. Then the light disappeared. Cedious smiled ear to ear.
“What did you …..”, Boddynoc looks at the pit then at the rogue’s face, “… oh no. No you didn’t. Not AGAIN.”
Cedious smiles and tries to look innocent.
The others move up.
“What is this place?” asks Balkroth. The columns of twisted images unsettle his nerves more than he will admit.
“Khyber Pit” says Bomnel quietly as if that answered any and all questions.
Everyone holds back at the doorway except Boddynoc and Cedious. “I can’t believe you. You have issues Cedious. Very deep and troubled issues. You need help.”
Cedious answers by undoing his pants and going to the bathroom within the pit. Boddynoc leaves in total disgust. He is deeply offended by these actions. Cedious continues to go then suddenly stops.
Hee-hee-he-he-he hee-hee-haw snort-snort Hee.
Looking down the pit while quickly dressing Cedious begins to lose his smirk and great confidence.
A set of red eyes is visible looking at him. Movement of wiggling things surrounds the eyes. The glint of a weapon shines in the dark.
“uh….uh guys….. HEY GUYS!”
The creature’s face is damp. Tiny snakes lick at its face. It’s own tongue tastes the fluid. Hee-he-he-hee-hee-snort.
The warforged rush to the pit. More combat!
Balkroth and Bemnol miss the sudden swoosh of something leaping out of the pit onto a column. They are concentrating too much on what they see climb out of the pit.
“The first thing that stands out about this creature is the massive saw-toothed glaive it carries. The creature’s pointed ears and moist, scaly skin mark it as an outsider. It has a long tail, clawed hands and feet, and a snaky, disgusting beard.”
Undaunted, the warforged go in to attack. After a powerful hit on the laughing creature, it disappears with a mild pop. A series of mild pops begin in the shadows next to the pit. 17 creatures appear from no where.
“…not unlike a molten mass of flesh oozing across the ground, it has a human-shaped head and torso, but its body is a shapeless mass below the waist. A permanent expression of anguish twists across its face.”
Boddynoc quickly begins to power up the warforged with Bane vs. Fiends hoping he judgement is current.
Bomnel fires a crossbow into the creature on the column now that he sees it. It does no harm. Then he screams, as the location of the original Bearded Devil becomes evident. Its sick looking glaive slices through his side.
Chief becomes powered up and begins to cleave greatly into the mass of oozing smelly flesh. Asunder goes to pin down the creature before him. Cedious attacks then moves then attacks and moves. He fears becoming cornered by these creatures within a small room with a Khyber pit in the center.
Bemnol and Balkroth take down the one creature. Bemnol is bleeding badly. The wound seems to be drawing blood out. He fumbles for a potion. Seeing he is taking care of himself, Boddynoc searches the creature (before Cedious can react to it). He finds 600 gold and a magical rope (Entangle). The rope he drops to the side but pockets the hefty bag. Cedious easily spots the 12-pound bag and carefully picks it from Boddynoc. He skips the rope thinking it is the simple rope that Bomnel had earlier.
At this point Boddynoc also notes the dryness of his skin. It is peeling and pale. Deep wrinkles have emerged on his arms.
The second Bearded Devil tries to teleport away before Asunder destroys him. Too late. Chief finishes off the last ones except one that leapt into the pit trying to get at Asunder’s back. Asunder now notices his injuries from the fiend are very painful and his life icor seems to be flowing freely.
Boddynoc aids him and stops the bleeding from the Infernal Wound attacks. He still feels a bit weak. Boddynoc and Cedious check out the remaining body of a Bearded Devil. He finds several potions and icor on it. These are put away for future use.
Bomnel, still woozy from his injuries hears something coming down the hallway within the green mist.
“Sounds like those spider eye monsters again.”
Everyone but Cedious go back to the hallway. After throwing a body or two into the pit, he then proceeds to finish his earlier business.
Four of these “…grotesque, misshapen head (s) that consist mostly of a single blinking eye (are) supported by six long, slender, spike-tipped limbs…” rush at them. As before, the warforged and the ½ giant form a line of defense, which holds these creatures at bay. They are easily defeated. No one notices Cedious is missing even as he catches up with the group.
The next room down they find a mess that may be the creature’s nest. It is made up of debris of stone, wood and various materials. Strangely, Boddynoc finds a Harp of Charming within the mess. He pockets it to either sell later or transfer its magical energy to something else later.
The next room is confusing at first to look at. There is a large glass wall that is filled with the thick green vapors. Small holes can be seen in the floor where the vapors rise. Three bowls containing unknown fluids are also there. Uncertain at what to do, Boddynoc begins to explore. He finds a trigger to open and close the glass. Before opening it, he makes sure nothing is within the mist that may attack them. He withdraws a button and the glass dissolves away. He waits for the mist to empty before looking at the bowls (Fort checks are already done). There is a bowl of thick black fluid, dark green and blue hued goo.
He studies it for a minute or two and a startling revelation comes to him. The green mists mix with the fumes of these fluids and become something else. Something possibly bad. Looking closer, he finds what he hoped not to find- a fissure in the wall- the same crack that the stirge were at. At this point, he notes his hands are stiff and spasm slightly. He fears what may be happening to him. Looking at Bomnel as he scratches at his own dry skin, Boddynoc fears for both of them.
The hallway leads to stairs leading down , or a way to the right. They go to the right.
“Do you hear that?” asks Cedious.
02/12/05
SEGMENT 041
THE ISLAND OF STARVOS PT VII
The light seemed to fall forever and ever so silently. Then the light disappeared. Cedious smiled ear to ear.
“What did you …..”, Boddynoc looks at the pit then at the rogue’s face, “… oh no. No you didn’t. Not AGAIN.”
Cedious smiles and tries to look innocent.
The others move up.
“What is this place?” asks Balkroth. The columns of twisted images unsettle his nerves more than he will admit.
“Khyber Pit” says Bomnel quietly as if that answered any and all questions.
Everyone holds back at the doorway except Boddynoc and Cedious. “I can’t believe you. You have issues Cedious. Very deep and troubled issues. You need help.”
Cedious answers by undoing his pants and going to the bathroom within the pit. Boddynoc leaves in total disgust. He is deeply offended by these actions. Cedious continues to go then suddenly stops.
Hee-hee-he-he-he hee-hee-haw snort-snort Hee.
Looking down the pit while quickly dressing Cedious begins to lose his smirk and great confidence.
A set of red eyes is visible looking at him. Movement of wiggling things surrounds the eyes. The glint of a weapon shines in the dark.
“uh….uh guys….. HEY GUYS!”
The creature’s face is damp. Tiny snakes lick at its face. It’s own tongue tastes the fluid. Hee-he-he-hee-hee-snort.
The warforged rush to the pit. More combat!
Balkroth and Bemnol miss the sudden swoosh of something leaping out of the pit onto a column. They are concentrating too much on what they see climb out of the pit.
“The first thing that stands out about this creature is the massive saw-toothed glaive it carries. The creature’s pointed ears and moist, scaly skin mark it as an outsider. It has a long tail, clawed hands and feet, and a snaky, disgusting beard.”
Undaunted, the warforged go in to attack. After a powerful hit on the laughing creature, it disappears with a mild pop. A series of mild pops begin in the shadows next to the pit. 17 creatures appear from no where.
“…not unlike a molten mass of flesh oozing across the ground, it has a human-shaped head and torso, but its body is a shapeless mass below the waist. A permanent expression of anguish twists across its face.”
Boddynoc quickly begins to power up the warforged with Bane vs. Fiends hoping he judgement is current.
Bomnel fires a crossbow into the creature on the column now that he sees it. It does no harm. Then he screams, as the location of the original Bearded Devil becomes evident. Its sick looking glaive slices through his side.
Chief becomes powered up and begins to cleave greatly into the mass of oozing smelly flesh. Asunder goes to pin down the creature before him. Cedious attacks then moves then attacks and moves. He fears becoming cornered by these creatures within a small room with a Khyber pit in the center.
Bemnol and Balkroth take down the one creature. Bemnol is bleeding badly. The wound seems to be drawing blood out. He fumbles for a potion. Seeing he is taking care of himself, Boddynoc searches the creature (before Cedious can react to it). He finds 600 gold and a magical rope (Entangle). The rope he drops to the side but pockets the hefty bag. Cedious easily spots the 12-pound bag and carefully picks it from Boddynoc. He skips the rope thinking it is the simple rope that Bomnel had earlier.
At this point Boddynoc also notes the dryness of his skin. It is peeling and pale. Deep wrinkles have emerged on his arms.
The second Bearded Devil tries to teleport away before Asunder destroys him. Too late. Chief finishes off the last ones except one that leapt into the pit trying to get at Asunder’s back. Asunder now notices his injuries from the fiend are very painful and his life icor seems to be flowing freely.
Boddynoc aids him and stops the bleeding from the Infernal Wound attacks. He still feels a bit weak. Boddynoc and Cedious check out the remaining body of a Bearded Devil. He finds several potions and icor on it. These are put away for future use.
Bomnel, still woozy from his injuries hears something coming down the hallway within the green mist.
“Sounds like those spider eye monsters again.”
Everyone but Cedious go back to the hallway. After throwing a body or two into the pit, he then proceeds to finish his earlier business.
Four of these “…grotesque, misshapen head (s) that consist mostly of a single blinking eye (are) supported by six long, slender, spike-tipped limbs…” rush at them. As before, the warforged and the ½ giant form a line of defense, which holds these creatures at bay. They are easily defeated. No one notices Cedious is missing even as he catches up with the group.
The next room down they find a mess that may be the creature’s nest. It is made up of debris of stone, wood and various materials. Strangely, Boddynoc finds a Harp of Charming within the mess. He pockets it to either sell later or transfer its magical energy to something else later.
The next room is confusing at first to look at. There is a large glass wall that is filled with the thick green vapors. Small holes can be seen in the floor where the vapors rise. Three bowls containing unknown fluids are also there. Uncertain at what to do, Boddynoc begins to explore. He finds a trigger to open and close the glass. Before opening it, he makes sure nothing is within the mist that may attack them. He withdraws a button and the glass dissolves away. He waits for the mist to empty before looking at the bowls (Fort checks are already done). There is a bowl of thick black fluid, dark green and blue hued goo.
He studies it for a minute or two and a startling revelation comes to him. The green mists mix with the fumes of these fluids and become something else. Something possibly bad. Looking closer, he finds what he hoped not to find- a fissure in the wall- the same crack that the stirge were at. At this point, he notes his hands are stiff and spasm slightly. He fears what may be happening to him. Looking at Bomnel as he scratches at his own dry skin, Boddynoc fears for both of them.
The hallway leads to stairs leading down , or a way to the right. They go to the right.
“Do you hear that?” asks Cedious.
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