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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6296395" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>GAMER’S GROTTO: THE HIDDEN</p><p>02 ASSIMO’S MISADVENTURE</p><p>SEGMENT 009</p><p>ACT THREE: WALL OF OBSIDEON</p><p>5/3/14</p><p></p><p>YRLAG, SHADOW MARCHES</p><p>DEEP INTO NEW WATER, NEAR THE HIDDEN</p><p>RHAAN 18, 999</p><p></p><p>“This can’t be right!” exclaims the gnome as the sun tries to peer out from the horizon. He is looking at a map and squinting at the last view of the stars as day arrives. He turns the map over and checks if this is better. Nope.</p><p></p><p>“What is wrong ?” asks the priest.</p><p></p><p>“The stars…. They are wrong. Nothing matches up. Well…. Maybe that one…. Nope. My bad. That’s not the Moon of the Finders.”</p><p></p><p>Snarl rolls his eyes in disbelief. “We’re lost?” he wonders out loud.</p><p></p><p>“No. I know where we are….. I think.” Says the gnome as he adjusts his thick glasses and looks at the sun again. “We came from there…… so this is…. North?..... yeah- north. So this is where we go.” He points out over the New Water. “Or it there….?” and he points in a different direction and bubbles with his star map in the process.</p><p></p><p>“Are you sure? Would you like some assistance?” asks the priest of knowledge and magical secrets.</p><p></p><p>“No….nope I’m sure which way to go. Straight that way (pointing to yet a third direction).</p><p></p><p>“So long as we get paid.” Grumbles the shifter as he tries to stretch out the kinks in his back. Sleeping in the boats is not for shifters. “Eldeen is better than this…. Even with the threat of fiends.” He mumbles louder than he meant to.</p><p></p><p>An hour or so into moving in a fourth direction Assimo gets excited. “There it is! I can see it!” He drops the oars and scrambles to collect them quickly. Everyone looks in the general direction he is looking. Something very large and reflective can be seen in the distance. With renewed haste they walk and paddle to the area.</p><p></p><p>Move and more black glass shards protrude from the water. Some of the shards are smooth edged but most are not. They do their best to avoid them just in case. Occasionally, the shards have bits of land or brush at the base. As they close in on what they saw from the distance they see there is a wall over 100ft tall of the black glass. There is also a very tall mass of land near the wall.</p><p></p><p>Gandalf notices something different about the water. The beads on the bottom are gently rolling towards the wall. When he mentions it to the others Snarls recognizes it as current. The water is no longer perfectly still. Is this good or bad is unclear.</p><p></p><p>Everyone watches the glass wall as they move towards it. Gilad and the elf feel there is something in sky beyond the wall. Two or three objects are high above the ground behind this wall. They can’t make out details as the sun is behind it making it painful to stare to long at them. Not that it matters…. They are nearly there.</p><p></p><p>The cliffs rise above the New Water by about 100 ft. There is thick vegetation growing on the top including long vines that hang down the sides. A building or two can just be seen near the top. The cliffs also seem to have holes within it.</p><p></p><p>The gnome nearly falls out of the boat as his robe snags on the wall of the boat as he tries to step out. Once in the water, Scratches climbs up his arm and onto his shoulder. It stares with great fear at the water. </p><p></p><p>Naila, the elven archer, looks to climb to the lowest cave available. He easily climbs up. The warforged slides down several times digging into the packed earth and stone each time. Snarl picks up the Gnome and his familiar when he sees a pathetic look on the gnome’s face. It is obvious this climb will not go well for the scholar.</p><p></p><p>The elf spots footprints leading into the cave. After a few false starts, the priest arrives and castes Light onto his walking staff. Using this, the two of them go deeper into the cave. Once the shifter is near the cave entrance, the gnome scrambles and jumps off (using the shifter’s head for a push point) and hurries after them. Scratch’s miss-matched eyes plead with the shifter as he bounces along on the gnome’s shoulder.</p><p></p><p>In everyone’s excitement…. They leave the warforged behind. He has made several failed attempts at climbing and has become frustrated (the player also) at his inability to climb. They find nothing within the cave and discover tracks lead out also.</p><p></p><p>Assimo hopes back onto Snarl which leads to him snarling in action as well as in name. The warforged reaches the first cave entrance just as everyone has begun further up. Snarl spots movement to the side near another cave entrance. He alerts everyone to it and they see a small white reptilian creature waddle out to the edge of the cave. It yawns and gives a quiet screech.</p><p></p><p>Gilad recognizes it as a Spire Dragon. He thought they only lived in Sharn at the highest points of the fabled mile tall towers of the city. The creature settles down and watches the water, possibly for food.</p><p></p><p>Soon they can reach vines and roots and with these to help with their climb, they go up much smoother and quicker.</p><p></p><p>Soon they reach the top and discover there are several buildings here. And like everything else here- strange to behold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6296395, member: 9255"] GAMER’S GROTTO: THE HIDDEN 02 ASSIMO’S MISADVENTURE SEGMENT 009 ACT THREE: WALL OF OBSIDEON 5/3/14 YRLAG, SHADOW MARCHES DEEP INTO NEW WATER, NEAR THE HIDDEN RHAAN 18, 999 “This can’t be right!” exclaims the gnome as the sun tries to peer out from the horizon. He is looking at a map and squinting at the last view of the stars as day arrives. He turns the map over and checks if this is better. Nope. “What is wrong ?” asks the priest. “The stars…. They are wrong. Nothing matches up. Well…. Maybe that one…. Nope. My bad. That’s not the Moon of the Finders.” Snarl rolls his eyes in disbelief. “We’re lost?” he wonders out loud. “No. I know where we are….. I think.” Says the gnome as he adjusts his thick glasses and looks at the sun again. “We came from there…… so this is…. North?..... yeah- north. So this is where we go.” He points out over the New Water. “Or it there….?” and he points in a different direction and bubbles with his star map in the process. “Are you sure? Would you like some assistance?” asks the priest of knowledge and magical secrets. “No….nope I’m sure which way to go. Straight that way (pointing to yet a third direction). “So long as we get paid.” Grumbles the shifter as he tries to stretch out the kinks in his back. Sleeping in the boats is not for shifters. “Eldeen is better than this…. Even with the threat of fiends.” He mumbles louder than he meant to. An hour or so into moving in a fourth direction Assimo gets excited. “There it is! I can see it!” He drops the oars and scrambles to collect them quickly. Everyone looks in the general direction he is looking. Something very large and reflective can be seen in the distance. With renewed haste they walk and paddle to the area. Move and more black glass shards protrude from the water. Some of the shards are smooth edged but most are not. They do their best to avoid them just in case. Occasionally, the shards have bits of land or brush at the base. As they close in on what they saw from the distance they see there is a wall over 100ft tall of the black glass. There is also a very tall mass of land near the wall. Gandalf notices something different about the water. The beads on the bottom are gently rolling towards the wall. When he mentions it to the others Snarls recognizes it as current. The water is no longer perfectly still. Is this good or bad is unclear. Everyone watches the glass wall as they move towards it. Gilad and the elf feel there is something in sky beyond the wall. Two or three objects are high above the ground behind this wall. They can’t make out details as the sun is behind it making it painful to stare to long at them. Not that it matters…. They are nearly there. The cliffs rise above the New Water by about 100 ft. There is thick vegetation growing on the top including long vines that hang down the sides. A building or two can just be seen near the top. The cliffs also seem to have holes within it. The gnome nearly falls out of the boat as his robe snags on the wall of the boat as he tries to step out. Once in the water, Scratches climbs up his arm and onto his shoulder. It stares with great fear at the water. Naila, the elven archer, looks to climb to the lowest cave available. He easily climbs up. The warforged slides down several times digging into the packed earth and stone each time. Snarl picks up the Gnome and his familiar when he sees a pathetic look on the gnome’s face. It is obvious this climb will not go well for the scholar. The elf spots footprints leading into the cave. After a few false starts, the priest arrives and castes Light onto his walking staff. Using this, the two of them go deeper into the cave. Once the shifter is near the cave entrance, the gnome scrambles and jumps off (using the shifter’s head for a push point) and hurries after them. Scratch’s miss-matched eyes plead with the shifter as he bounces along on the gnome’s shoulder. In everyone’s excitement…. They leave the warforged behind. He has made several failed attempts at climbing and has become frustrated (the player also) at his inability to climb. They find nothing within the cave and discover tracks lead out also. Assimo hopes back onto Snarl which leads to him snarling in action as well as in name. The warforged reaches the first cave entrance just as everyone has begun further up. Snarl spots movement to the side near another cave entrance. He alerts everyone to it and they see a small white reptilian creature waddle out to the edge of the cave. It yawns and gives a quiet screech. Gilad recognizes it as a Spire Dragon. He thought they only lived in Sharn at the highest points of the fabled mile tall towers of the city. The creature settles down and watches the water, possibly for food. Soon they can reach vines and roots and with these to help with their climb, they go up much smoother and quicker. Soon they reach the top and discover there are several buildings here. And like everything else here- strange to behold. [/QUOTE]
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