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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5007737" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 012</p><p>11/08/09</p><p>“Entrance to the Ruins within the Mountain”</p><p></p><p>They follow the tracks of the oxen the next morning along the road, which is becoming muddier as they enter the foothills and finally the rockier and steeper mountainside.</p><p></p><p>There are fewer trees and many more loose and large boulders here. Signs of washouts of springs in the past.</p><p></p><p>The road has followed a tumbling creek for most of the day. Leaffa hints at the first reason to be here besides aiding the kidnapped people and animals. She hopes to locate something magical to use. A Longbow especially. Gilfer hopes for something useful also. Piik wants the dark skinned dwarves.</p><p></p><p>The stream crosses the road. Blanks and cut trees have been placed over the muddy area that surrounds the stream. Clear signs of oxen can be seen here. It appears the dwarves allowed the oxen to rest here and get a drink. Several piles of dropping line the area in lines suggesting the animals drank here. The road turns to the right and follows the mountainside. However, there are disturbed rocks in the stream suggesting something was in the water recently. There are no oxen tracks in the road. All three follow the stream with their eyes and sees it comes from a pool at the base of a large rock. Thick vines drape down from the rock onto the water.</p><p></p><p>They walk into the knee-deep water to the vines. Leaffa checks them to be sure they are normal vines and not something dangerous. She lights her torch and they go in.</p><p></p><p>The ripple of the water echoes gently within the cavern. The water curves to the left about fifty feet in. They move in with purpose and caution. The stream deepens and pools ahead of them. A small sandy island is within the pool. Signs of the oxen treading across it are obvious. They move up and look around. A gravel filled walkway lead up. As they look Gilfer suddenly can not see clearly. Leaffa calls out also.</p><p></p><p>“What is happening?!? Yells a stunned bugbear.</p><p></p><p>Even as their vision becomes less clear something begins to drop from the ceiling and lands on them. It is like a thick rubbery towel only it then begins to constrict as Leaffa discovers. She wrenches the offending thing away. It is still somewhat dark like wearing a cloth over one’s eyes. She can see everyone, including Paw, has something attached to his or her heads. Piik easily rips it away and throws it to the ground. Whatever it is, it begins to levitate then swirl through the area and make several attempts to land on the bugbear again. Paw roars in frustration then tears his assailant apart with his sharp claws.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer rips one free and while still grappling with it another spins onto his head. It muffles his shifter curses. Piik has visions of the manacles and suggests he use the axe to remove the creature while it still rests on the soul knife’s head. A muffled yell of “no! wait” can be faintly heard. Faint enough it could be easily missed thinks Piik.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa runs away the area where these creatures (Darkmantles…the new piercers for 3e) are active. Her torch has gone out so she can see much. She sees only a sharp watery reflection of the light through the vines. She trips along more than runs. Paw follows her as any animal companion would.</p><p></p><p>Piik, with his darkvision, hacks at the creatures as they are pulled free. Eventually, Piik gets them all and the light returns to normal.</p><p></p><p>They climb the gravel and small rocks onto a manmade tunnel. Or at least treated to be easier to walk.</p><p></p><p>Water pours down the walkway. Shortly they can see where the water bubbles out from an underground well. A bridge made of wood allows two separate paths to branch off from the waterway. Looking to the right, Gilfer sees stairs that lead up. There is a ten-foot section missing from the stairs that leads into a deep hole or pit.</p><p></p><p>Calling on his psionic power to defy gravity for short bursts he sprints up the stairs and onto the wall and goes around the hole. Leaffa had caste light onto his shield once more so he can see the top of the stairs. Piik looks up and wonders how to best cross the pit since the show-off has.</p><p></p><p>The druid and the bear look to the passage that goes to the left. It goes thirty feet then turns to the right. She is about to go further to see what is around the corner when Gilfer calls out.</p><p></p><p>Piik looks up with a bit of anger. How is he going to cross this? If it were level he might be able to get a running start but UP the STAIRS…. no uh. Not him.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Gilfer has found a large room with a series of wood logs strapped together like a raft. These are connects to thick ropes and a polley system. Uncertain what to do or what this is, Gilfer begins to pick and prod the ropes and levers.</p><p></p><p>Piik is now trying to gage how deep the pit is. He wonders if he could climb down then up on the other side. He feels the stairway shake and looks up. Suddenly out of the darkness (and thus the range of his darkvision) something large charges down the stairs. The next thing he knows is the air is knocked out of him and he is airborne. He falls hard onto the wooden bridge at the bottom of the stairs.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa runs over to him to check on the warrior. “Did you see where that rhino went?” He is completely stunned and nearly out.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer looks down and smiles faintly. He knows it was his fault but hopes to avoid blame. “Everyone all right?” he calls down.</p><p></p><p>Leaffa calls up to him. “Piik set off a trap of some sort. He’ll live.”</p><p></p><p>“Piik will live….” He says dreamily</p><p></p><p></p><p>“That’s good. You have to be careful Piik. There could be more traps here.” And he walks down to the wood structure, which covers up the hole. “It looks like everyone can cross now however.”</p><p></p><p></p><p>And this is where our first weekend of game play ended. I hope to pick up where we left off for Thanksgiving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5007737, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 012 11/08/09 “Entrance to the Ruins within the Mountain” They follow the tracks of the oxen the next morning along the road, which is becoming muddier as they enter the foothills and finally the rockier and steeper mountainside. There are fewer trees and many more loose and large boulders here. Signs of washouts of springs in the past. The road has followed a tumbling creek for most of the day. Leaffa hints at the first reason to be here besides aiding the kidnapped people and animals. She hopes to locate something magical to use. A Longbow especially. Gilfer hopes for something useful also. Piik wants the dark skinned dwarves. The stream crosses the road. Blanks and cut trees have been placed over the muddy area that surrounds the stream. Clear signs of oxen can be seen here. It appears the dwarves allowed the oxen to rest here and get a drink. Several piles of dropping line the area in lines suggesting the animals drank here. The road turns to the right and follows the mountainside. However, there are disturbed rocks in the stream suggesting something was in the water recently. There are no oxen tracks in the road. All three follow the stream with their eyes and sees it comes from a pool at the base of a large rock. Thick vines drape down from the rock onto the water. They walk into the knee-deep water to the vines. Leaffa checks them to be sure they are normal vines and not something dangerous. She lights her torch and they go in. The ripple of the water echoes gently within the cavern. The water curves to the left about fifty feet in. They move in with purpose and caution. The stream deepens and pools ahead of them. A small sandy island is within the pool. Signs of the oxen treading across it are obvious. They move up and look around. A gravel filled walkway lead up. As they look Gilfer suddenly can not see clearly. Leaffa calls out also. “What is happening?!? Yells a stunned bugbear. Even as their vision becomes less clear something begins to drop from the ceiling and lands on them. It is like a thick rubbery towel only it then begins to constrict as Leaffa discovers. She wrenches the offending thing away. It is still somewhat dark like wearing a cloth over one’s eyes. She can see everyone, including Paw, has something attached to his or her heads. Piik easily rips it away and throws it to the ground. Whatever it is, it begins to levitate then swirl through the area and make several attempts to land on the bugbear again. Paw roars in frustration then tears his assailant apart with his sharp claws. Gilfer rips one free and while still grappling with it another spins onto his head. It muffles his shifter curses. Piik has visions of the manacles and suggests he use the axe to remove the creature while it still rests on the soul knife’s head. A muffled yell of “no! wait” can be faintly heard. Faint enough it could be easily missed thinks Piik. Leaffa runs away the area where these creatures (Darkmantles…the new piercers for 3e) are active. Her torch has gone out so she can see much. She sees only a sharp watery reflection of the light through the vines. She trips along more than runs. Paw follows her as any animal companion would. Piik, with his darkvision, hacks at the creatures as they are pulled free. Eventually, Piik gets them all and the light returns to normal. They climb the gravel and small rocks onto a manmade tunnel. Or at least treated to be easier to walk. Water pours down the walkway. Shortly they can see where the water bubbles out from an underground well. A bridge made of wood allows two separate paths to branch off from the waterway. Looking to the right, Gilfer sees stairs that lead up. There is a ten-foot section missing from the stairs that leads into a deep hole or pit. Calling on his psionic power to defy gravity for short bursts he sprints up the stairs and onto the wall and goes around the hole. Leaffa had caste light onto his shield once more so he can see the top of the stairs. Piik looks up and wonders how to best cross the pit since the show-off has. The druid and the bear look to the passage that goes to the left. It goes thirty feet then turns to the right. She is about to go further to see what is around the corner when Gilfer calls out. Piik looks up with a bit of anger. How is he going to cross this? If it were level he might be able to get a running start but UP the STAIRS…. no uh. Not him. Meanwhile, Gilfer has found a large room with a series of wood logs strapped together like a raft. These are connects to thick ropes and a polley system. Uncertain what to do or what this is, Gilfer begins to pick and prod the ropes and levers. Piik is now trying to gage how deep the pit is. He wonders if he could climb down then up on the other side. He feels the stairway shake and looks up. Suddenly out of the darkness (and thus the range of his darkvision) something large charges down the stairs. The next thing he knows is the air is knocked out of him and he is airborne. He falls hard onto the wooden bridge at the bottom of the stairs. Leaffa runs over to him to check on the warrior. “Did you see where that rhino went?” He is completely stunned and nearly out. Gilfer looks down and smiles faintly. He knows it was his fault but hopes to avoid blame. “Everyone all right?” he calls down. Leaffa calls up to him. “Piik set off a trap of some sort. He’ll live.” “Piik will live….” He says dreamily “That’s good. You have to be careful Piik. There could be more traps here.” And he walks down to the wood structure, which covers up the hole. “It looks like everyone can cross now however.” And this is where our first weekend of game play ended. I hope to pick up where we left off for Thanksgiving. [/QUOTE]
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