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<blockquote data-quote="Erik the Human" data-source="post: 5988585" data-attributes="member: 6698440"><p>Chapter 3</p><p> </p><p> The cavern continued to widen until it became a twenty foot ledge along a deep pit. The pit was covered in a great web, in places the individual strands were six inches thick. At the far wall, or rather attached to the wall was a huge spider that was far from anything crafted by nature. It had a huge head with two rings of red lidless eyes the size of baseballs and a thorax that was fused to the wall. Its mandibles were three feet long but melted together at the points and useless. Its legs seemed to have changed from those of an arachnid to other substances: one was bright gold, one seemed to be clear glass, and another hung flaccid and green. Next to its pulsating abdomen was a half formed egg sack that shook from the inside.</p><p> </p><p>Twenty feet below the Spider stood a stone pillar of twisting tentacles fifteen feet high pierced by a giant obsidian spear. From where the spear entered the statue slowly dripped a greyish substance that dully reflected every color of light like oil like a wound and pooled around the base of the statue. As we watched the pool bubbled, writhed, and from it burst a bat like yellow creature with a pseudopod for a mouth. The enormous arachnid immediately speared on a many segmented leg as it flew up and forced it into its maw.</p><p> </p><p>The sight was so arresting that it took me a moment to hear the chanting coming from farther along the ledge. Six red robbed figures stood around a diagram of a circle with wavy arrows pointing in all directions. Past the six figures lay a smaller seventh dressed in street clothes on the ground. Our Halfling?</p><p> </p><p>Rollic, Sillia, and I approached the group. When noticed, Sillia said clearly that the eye was blind. The chanting paused. One figure with a white sash demanded to know where we learned that phrase. We explained our interaction with Master Moris. He seemed angered.</p><p> </p><p>Moris is a sentimental loose lipped fool. You will leave, now.</p><p> </p><p>That’s not a problem I replied. Just let us take that Halfling over there and you’ll never see us again.</p><p>Do it. Then go.</p><p> </p><p>Rollic walked over and hoisted the softly moaning up. You are Tom Chiogen correct?</p><p> </p><p>Yes he said roughly. Please get me out of here.</p><p> </p><p>On closer inspection Tom was in bad shape. He had strands of spider web stuck to his spider bitten body and one hand’s fingers appeared fused together. He had a backpack that a quick look revealed was filled with bottles of something fleshy and pink. We turned and left the Brotherhood of Searchers to its business.</p><p> </p><p>On the walk out we questioned Tom about the red robbed men. He had been milking venom from the spiders when dropped a web on him from ceiling and bit him. Almost immediately after the Brotherhood arrived, drove the arachnids off with magic, and started preparing their ritual. They talked of the mysteries of infinite possibility and seemed intent on removing the spear from the statue, which they regarded as a blasphemy. Tom had asked for help but was curtly told to help himself and do so quietly. </p><p> </p><p>After returning to the surface we took Tom to Doctor Joshua’s Hospice across from the Meat Spit. The doctor was very interested in Tom’s malformed hand. We gave him a report of our expedition beneath the Town. </p><p> </p><p>Mutated spider venom you say. I would very interested in acquiring some myself. It seems to be influenced by elemental chaos. </p><p> </p><p>You are in luck I said. We have three spider heads, ten gold apiece. </p><p> </p><p>I accept said Joshua. As for you hand Tom, the bones are fused, I can only amputate. However I am skilled in prosetics. I can give you a hook, claw, or weapon for little money. If you happen to become rich I might be able to do much more. As for the rest of you, I could use your help in a delicate surgery schedualed for tomorrow morning in my lower rooms. Will you be available I am afraid I can only pay you in future favors.</p><p> </p><p>The education alone is almost worth it alone I replied. Rollic agreed eagerly but Sillia said she had work at the tavern.</p><p> </p><p>When we opened the Meat Spit for business that night Eldray paid us our fifty gold grudgingly. He seemed annoyed we had given the spider heads to Doctor Joshua rather than him. The Hag Hypaxis shuffled in not soon after for her 20 gold. That’s a good boy she said, patting me on the cheek with a wart covered hand. Keep Mama happy.</p><p> </p><p>Looking in the cash drawer saw thirty gold coins and a miscillanious pile of silver. It was a long way from being rich.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Erik the Human, post: 5988585, member: 6698440"] Chapter 3 The cavern continued to widen until it became a twenty foot ledge along a deep pit. The pit was covered in a great web, in places the individual strands were six inches thick. At the far wall, or rather attached to the wall was a huge spider that was far from anything crafted by nature. It had a huge head with two rings of red lidless eyes the size of baseballs and a thorax that was fused to the wall. Its mandibles were three feet long but melted together at the points and useless. Its legs seemed to have changed from those of an arachnid to other substances: one was bright gold, one seemed to be clear glass, and another hung flaccid and green. Next to its pulsating abdomen was a half formed egg sack that shook from the inside. Twenty feet below the Spider stood a stone pillar of twisting tentacles fifteen feet high pierced by a giant obsidian spear. From where the spear entered the statue slowly dripped a greyish substance that dully reflected every color of light like oil like a wound and pooled around the base of the statue. As we watched the pool bubbled, writhed, and from it burst a bat like yellow creature with a pseudopod for a mouth. The enormous arachnid immediately speared on a many segmented leg as it flew up and forced it into its maw. The sight was so arresting that it took me a moment to hear the chanting coming from farther along the ledge. Six red robbed figures stood around a diagram of a circle with wavy arrows pointing in all directions. Past the six figures lay a smaller seventh dressed in street clothes on the ground. Our Halfling? Rollic, Sillia, and I approached the group. When noticed, Sillia said clearly that the eye was blind. The chanting paused. One figure with a white sash demanded to know where we learned that phrase. We explained our interaction with Master Moris. He seemed angered. Moris is a sentimental loose lipped fool. You will leave, now. That’s not a problem I replied. Just let us take that Halfling over there and you’ll never see us again. Do it. Then go. Rollic walked over and hoisted the softly moaning up. You are Tom Chiogen correct? Yes he said roughly. Please get me out of here. On closer inspection Tom was in bad shape. He had strands of spider web stuck to his spider bitten body and one hand’s fingers appeared fused together. He had a backpack that a quick look revealed was filled with bottles of something fleshy and pink. We turned and left the Brotherhood of Searchers to its business. On the walk out we questioned Tom about the red robbed men. He had been milking venom from the spiders when dropped a web on him from ceiling and bit him. Almost immediately after the Brotherhood arrived, drove the arachnids off with magic, and started preparing their ritual. They talked of the mysteries of infinite possibility and seemed intent on removing the spear from the statue, which they regarded as a blasphemy. Tom had asked for help but was curtly told to help himself and do so quietly. After returning to the surface we took Tom to Doctor Joshua’s Hospice across from the Meat Spit. The doctor was very interested in Tom’s malformed hand. We gave him a report of our expedition beneath the Town. Mutated spider venom you say. I would very interested in acquiring some myself. It seems to be influenced by elemental chaos. You are in luck I said. We have three spider heads, ten gold apiece. I accept said Joshua. As for you hand Tom, the bones are fused, I can only amputate. However I am skilled in prosetics. I can give you a hook, claw, or weapon for little money. If you happen to become rich I might be able to do much more. As for the rest of you, I could use your help in a delicate surgery schedualed for tomorrow morning in my lower rooms. Will you be available I am afraid I can only pay you in future favors. The education alone is almost worth it alone I replied. Rollic agreed eagerly but Sillia said she had work at the tavern. When we opened the Meat Spit for business that night Eldray paid us our fifty gold grudgingly. He seemed annoyed we had given the spider heads to Doctor Joshua rather than him. The Hag Hypaxis shuffled in not soon after for her 20 gold. That’s a good boy she said, patting me on the cheek with a wart covered hand. Keep Mama happy. Looking in the cash drawer saw thirty gold coins and a miscillanious pile of silver. It was a long way from being rich. [/QUOTE]
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