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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 2389636" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>Hill Giant Playhouse Theater</strong></p><p></p><p>The party creeps up to the left tower, making sure to take a wide berth and sticking to the forest growth for as long as possible. They notice that the top of the tower has collapsed and a few stones have also crumbled near the top of the tower. </p><p></p><p>The tower appears to have faced the weather for centuries, it's stone appears gray and dirty when contrasted with the grass beneath it. It's former entrance is now shrouded behind a billowing fur rug that acts as a makeshift door.</p><p></p><p>The part scurries across the open ground as fast as they can and reach the tower within twenty seconds. Hearts pounding fast hoping that their approach has not been detected by anyone in the tower. </p><p></p><p>Listening intently for any sounds that might emanate from the building, the party picks up far off clanging sound that might be from a forge nearby. Other than that, no sounds are heard on the breeze.</p><p></p><p>Gronar pushes himself off of the wall, and spins to face the fur covered opening. He takes out his long spear and shoves the point into the blanket, then gives the spear a few sharp twists, allowing the material to catch on the tip. He then rips the fur free of the door frame and throws the spear to the ground on his right, and draws his greatsword in the same seamless motion.</p><p></p><p>Dim emptiness confronts the party.</p><p></p><p>Gronar enters first, then motions for the rest of the party to follow. Inside the tower, the long burned out husk of a campfire still sits unmolested on the dirt floor. Beside it lies a neatly stack rope, cobwebs and a couple spiders reside in the hollow of the rope ring indicating that the rope may have been here as long as the campfire.</p><p></p><p>Finrod looks over the stonework on the inside of the tower, at first he grazes his hand over the wall. When soot and grime adhere to his hand and are erased from the stone, his eyes catch a subtle brilliance unseen through the years of neglect. Wiping away the dirt with a purpose now, Finrod clears off a square foot section of wall and discovers a beautiful sheen left unmarred through the years. It's surface reminds Finrod on that seen on a pearl.</p><p></p><p>*whistling* "That sure is pretty, where do you suppose this material came from, or for that matter what is this material?" Paquito asked, almost salivating to the extent that the words where difficult to speak.</p><p></p><p>"Not knowing exactly what this is, my best guess is it's carved from a pearl." Finrod answers, shifting so as not to get any of Paquito's mouth drippings on his boots.</p><p></p><p>"A single pearl? Surely you are mistaken. No?" Paquito says, running his clawed hand over the wall.</p><p></p><p>"What Elfy find?" Gronar inquires, hunching over to fit in the small tower and not have his head poke out the top. </p><p></p><p>"Nothing, well it might be nothing. Just an unusual material choice for a wall that's all.</p><p></p><p>"Nothing?! Hah! Pointy here jests. No? This wall is the most expensive thing we've found! I say we dismantle it and carry it back piece by piece to sell it off at Mirwood. No?" Paquito excitedly relates to the giant</p><p></p><p>"Really? Why take apart? Gronar carry pointy tent back to elfy town all by self." Gronar answers</p><p></p><p>"Hey Elfy! How big do trees grow?" Korg chimes in from outside the tower</p><p></p><p>Stepping outside wearing an exasperated look on his face, Finrod confronts the hill giant's question.</p><p></p><p>"Why, what does it matter?" Finrod asks</p><p></p><p>"Korg not see one that big before." Korg relates, pointing down the path about a mile down.</p><p></p><p>Finrod follows the giant's finger until it rests upon what looks like a side of a mountain. "That's just a mountain, there was probably a river running through here, and the rippling effect you're mistaking as tree bark was caused by water run off from above." Finrod answers</p><p></p><p>"Then why are there leafy things on top." Korg ponders aloud</p><p></p><p>Finrod looks up the mountain slope and watches in disbelief as the rock he thought it was splits in two like a branching tree, then again, and yet again. Soon the resemblance of a five-hundred foot tall, three-hundred foot wide tree comes into view. It never occurred to him that this could be anything more than a cliff face, and so never bother to look more closely until Korg pointed it out.</p><p></p><p>Joining their companions outside, Gronar and Paquito marvel at the structure as well.</p><p></p><p>"Is it a real tree? Or carved to look like a tree?" Paquito asks to no one in particular</p><p></p><p>"I don't know. If it's real it's certainly the largest tree in existence." Finrod's words trail off as he stares at the monumental object</p><p></p><p>"I take it back, this tree is the most expensive thing we've found so far. Let's go back to Mirwood and sell maps to this place. No?" Paquito breaks the silence</p><p></p><p>"We don't even know where we are." Finrod answers</p><p></p><p>"Wrong. We know we're here, which is somewhere, which is a place on some map. No?" Paquito replies</p><p></p><p>Not wanting to get into another argument, Finrod walks away from the minotaur and turns to face the other tower on the opposite side of the road. Squinting, he notices the faint trail of smoke wafting out from underneath the covered top of the tower.</p><p></p><p>This tower appeared, on the exterior at least, to be in much better condition than the one they'd just been in. For it still retained it's cone-like top and none of it's stones had fallen from it's walls. Untrained as a ranger, Finrod could only guess as to whether the smoke was from a recent fire or a current one. </p><p></p><p>"I think we should check out that tower before we do anything about the tree." Finrod announces, pointing across the dirt path.</p><p></p><p>"Why? There's not going to be anything worthwhile in there. No?" Paquito responds</p><p></p><p>"I want to make sure it's unoccupied before we press on." Finrod replies, while pointing at the lazily meandering gray line escaping from under the rooftop of the tower.</p><p></p><p>"Fine, but there better not be any burning stinky trolls in tower, or Gronar get mad at Elfy." The giant says as he strolls across the dirt walk-way</p><p></p><p>The party coalesces on the path side of the tower, wet crunching sounds can be heard through the stone wall.</p><p></p><p>"Somebody's home." Finrod whispered</p><p></p><p>"I think that was my stomach. No?" Paquito says sheepishly</p><p></p><p>"Maybe we can take them by surprise? Gronar, go around to the front door and tell them it's time for a shift change. When they come out to investigate, we'll cut them down." Finrod says proudly</p><p></p><p>"What makes you think there are guards in there? Some foreknowledge of an ambush you have. No?" Paquito inquires</p><p></p><p>"Korg think plan is nurture." The hill giant interjects</p><p></p><p>Gronar sighs loudly and shuffles around the side of the tower to the entrance, also covered by another makeshift fur door.</p><p></p><p>*knock* *knock* Gronar bangs on the stone facade near the door</p><p></p><p>"Who goessss there?" A hissing voice responds</p><p></p><p>"Grona..." Gronar is cut off by Finrod's shushing him.</p><p></p><p>"Don't use your name. Just tell them shift change." Finrod whispers through clenched teeth.</p><p></p><p>"Who goessss there?" The voice says again, this time more forceful</p><p></p><p>"Not Gronar here to change shift." Gronar replies. Finrod slaps his forehead in dismay, while Paquito begins to inch away from the tower and Gronar's position.</p><p></p><p>"What issss the passssword?" The voice calls out</p><p></p><p>"Not Gronar not know what password mean. Not Gronar say you leave tower before Gronar kick you out." Gronar shouts back</p><p></p><p>An uneasy silence pervades over the group, as they wait for a response.</p><p></p><p>Finrod catches Paquito slinking away and throws a rock against his head. Paquito spins to face his assailant and spies Finrod pointing at the fur door in front of Gronar.</p><p></p><p>"Burn that down." Finrod whispers</p><p></p><p>Annoyed that his hair become messed up from the rock, Paquito stands and sticks his wide tongue out at Finrod.</p><p></p><p>"My good man perhaps you once again have forgotten that I am in fact not a mage. Although I do play one on stage, perhaps that is where your confusion arises. No?" Paquito speaks to Finrod</p><p></p><p>"Just do it!" Finrod yells, unaware of the lanky killer that has crawled out onto the side of the tower above him and Korg</p><p></p><p>Paquito spots the black, oily colored troll in time to unleash a <em>scorching ray</em> at the beast. The line of flame hurtles into the troll and sets the creature on fire.</p><p></p><p>Finrod and Korg both duck as the stream of conflagration passes over their heads. </p><p></p><p>"The door stupid!" Finrod shouts as he returns to a standing position</p><p></p><p>Paquito ignores the elf as the troll's carcass falls from the tower and lands on top of Finrod. Causing the elf to slam into the ground face first, the oiliness of the troll causes a splashing effect on the fire and Finrod's cloak catches aflame while he's pinned beneath the troll.</p><p></p><p>Korg acts quickly by stomping out the fire with his foot. Paquito runs up to Korg and waves him to stop, so that he may pull off the shriveled troll and reveal a broken and battered elf underneath.</p><p></p><p>Gronar watches the action to his left intently, letting out a small giggle as Paquito pulls the beaten elf from under Korg's foot. His eyes never catch the flurry of movement from the covered door, as a large troll's hand rakes it's claws over the giant's chest, sending the astonished giant crashing back onto his haunches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 2389636, member: 11574"] [b]Hill Giant Playhouse Theater[/b] The party creeps up to the left tower, making sure to take a wide berth and sticking to the forest growth for as long as possible. They notice that the top of the tower has collapsed and a few stones have also crumbled near the top of the tower. The tower appears to have faced the weather for centuries, it's stone appears gray and dirty when contrasted with the grass beneath it. It's former entrance is now shrouded behind a billowing fur rug that acts as a makeshift door. The part scurries across the open ground as fast as they can and reach the tower within twenty seconds. Hearts pounding fast hoping that their approach has not been detected by anyone in the tower. Listening intently for any sounds that might emanate from the building, the party picks up far off clanging sound that might be from a forge nearby. Other than that, no sounds are heard on the breeze. Gronar pushes himself off of the wall, and spins to face the fur covered opening. He takes out his long spear and shoves the point into the blanket, then gives the spear a few sharp twists, allowing the material to catch on the tip. He then rips the fur free of the door frame and throws the spear to the ground on his right, and draws his greatsword in the same seamless motion. Dim emptiness confronts the party. Gronar enters first, then motions for the rest of the party to follow. Inside the tower, the long burned out husk of a campfire still sits unmolested on the dirt floor. Beside it lies a neatly stack rope, cobwebs and a couple spiders reside in the hollow of the rope ring indicating that the rope may have been here as long as the campfire. Finrod looks over the stonework on the inside of the tower, at first he grazes his hand over the wall. When soot and grime adhere to his hand and are erased from the stone, his eyes catch a subtle brilliance unseen through the years of neglect. Wiping away the dirt with a purpose now, Finrod clears off a square foot section of wall and discovers a beautiful sheen left unmarred through the years. It's surface reminds Finrod on that seen on a pearl. *whistling* "That sure is pretty, where do you suppose this material came from, or for that matter what is this material?" Paquito asked, almost salivating to the extent that the words where difficult to speak. "Not knowing exactly what this is, my best guess is it's carved from a pearl." Finrod answers, shifting so as not to get any of Paquito's mouth drippings on his boots. "A single pearl? Surely you are mistaken. No?" Paquito says, running his clawed hand over the wall. "What Elfy find?" Gronar inquires, hunching over to fit in the small tower and not have his head poke out the top. "Nothing, well it might be nothing. Just an unusual material choice for a wall that's all. "Nothing?! Hah! Pointy here jests. No? This wall is the most expensive thing we've found! I say we dismantle it and carry it back piece by piece to sell it off at Mirwood. No?" Paquito excitedly relates to the giant "Really? Why take apart? Gronar carry pointy tent back to elfy town all by self." Gronar answers "Hey Elfy! How big do trees grow?" Korg chimes in from outside the tower Stepping outside wearing an exasperated look on his face, Finrod confronts the hill giant's question. "Why, what does it matter?" Finrod asks "Korg not see one that big before." Korg relates, pointing down the path about a mile down. Finrod follows the giant's finger until it rests upon what looks like a side of a mountain. "That's just a mountain, there was probably a river running through here, and the rippling effect you're mistaking as tree bark was caused by water run off from above." Finrod answers "Then why are there leafy things on top." Korg ponders aloud Finrod looks up the mountain slope and watches in disbelief as the rock he thought it was splits in two like a branching tree, then again, and yet again. Soon the resemblance of a five-hundred foot tall, three-hundred foot wide tree comes into view. It never occurred to him that this could be anything more than a cliff face, and so never bother to look more closely until Korg pointed it out. Joining their companions outside, Gronar and Paquito marvel at the structure as well. "Is it a real tree? Or carved to look like a tree?" Paquito asks to no one in particular "I don't know. If it's real it's certainly the largest tree in existence." Finrod's words trail off as he stares at the monumental object "I take it back, this tree is the most expensive thing we've found so far. Let's go back to Mirwood and sell maps to this place. No?" Paquito breaks the silence "We don't even know where we are." Finrod answers "Wrong. We know we're here, which is somewhere, which is a place on some map. No?" Paquito replies Not wanting to get into another argument, Finrod walks away from the minotaur and turns to face the other tower on the opposite side of the road. Squinting, he notices the faint trail of smoke wafting out from underneath the covered top of the tower. This tower appeared, on the exterior at least, to be in much better condition than the one they'd just been in. For it still retained it's cone-like top and none of it's stones had fallen from it's walls. Untrained as a ranger, Finrod could only guess as to whether the smoke was from a recent fire or a current one. "I think we should check out that tower before we do anything about the tree." Finrod announces, pointing across the dirt path. "Why? There's not going to be anything worthwhile in there. No?" Paquito responds "I want to make sure it's unoccupied before we press on." Finrod replies, while pointing at the lazily meandering gray line escaping from under the rooftop of the tower. "Fine, but there better not be any burning stinky trolls in tower, or Gronar get mad at Elfy." The giant says as he strolls across the dirt walk-way The party coalesces on the path side of the tower, wet crunching sounds can be heard through the stone wall. "Somebody's home." Finrod whispered "I think that was my stomach. No?" Paquito says sheepishly "Maybe we can take them by surprise? Gronar, go around to the front door and tell them it's time for a shift change. When they come out to investigate, we'll cut them down." Finrod says proudly "What makes you think there are guards in there? Some foreknowledge of an ambush you have. No?" Paquito inquires "Korg think plan is nurture." The hill giant interjects Gronar sighs loudly and shuffles around the side of the tower to the entrance, also covered by another makeshift fur door. *knock* *knock* Gronar bangs on the stone facade near the door "Who goessss there?" A hissing voice responds "Grona..." Gronar is cut off by Finrod's shushing him. "Don't use your name. Just tell them shift change." Finrod whispers through clenched teeth. "Who goessss there?" The voice says again, this time more forceful "Not Gronar here to change shift." Gronar replies. Finrod slaps his forehead in dismay, while Paquito begins to inch away from the tower and Gronar's position. "What issss the passssword?" The voice calls out "Not Gronar not know what password mean. Not Gronar say you leave tower before Gronar kick you out." Gronar shouts back An uneasy silence pervades over the group, as they wait for a response. Finrod catches Paquito slinking away and throws a rock against his head. Paquito spins to face his assailant and spies Finrod pointing at the fur door in front of Gronar. "Burn that down." Finrod whispers Annoyed that his hair become messed up from the rock, Paquito stands and sticks his wide tongue out at Finrod. "My good man perhaps you once again have forgotten that I am in fact not a mage. Although I do play one on stage, perhaps that is where your confusion arises. No?" Paquito speaks to Finrod "Just do it!" Finrod yells, unaware of the lanky killer that has crawled out onto the side of the tower above him and Korg Paquito spots the black, oily colored troll in time to unleash a [I]scorching ray[/I] at the beast. The line of flame hurtles into the troll and sets the creature on fire. Finrod and Korg both duck as the stream of conflagration passes over their heads. "The door stupid!" Finrod shouts as he returns to a standing position Paquito ignores the elf as the troll's carcass falls from the tower and lands on top of Finrod. Causing the elf to slam into the ground face first, the oiliness of the troll causes a splashing effect on the fire and Finrod's cloak catches aflame while he's pinned beneath the troll. Korg acts quickly by stomping out the fire with his foot. Paquito runs up to Korg and waves him to stop, so that he may pull off the shriveled troll and reveal a broken and battered elf underneath. Gronar watches the action to his left intently, letting out a small giggle as Paquito pulls the beaten elf from under Korg's foot. His eyes never catch the flurry of movement from the covered door, as a large troll's hand rakes it's claws over the giant's chest, sending the astonished giant crashing back onto his haunches. [/QUOTE]
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