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<blockquote data-quote="pogre" data-source="post: 2486149" data-attributes="member: 6588"><p>Zandyrium</p><p>Episode 59</p><p></p><p>Heinrich’s mace bounced of the golem and the construct reared back to destroy Thoren. Heinrich felt a pang of regret as he watched the iron fist come down. The cleric knew Thoren was most likely going to die. And then, the fist missed.</p><p></p><p>Thoren’s axe came flashing back and smashed into the iron golem. A blinding flash of blue and white sparks rose from its carapace and its life essence was cut. The golem stood motionless and utterly lifeless. Thoren’s voice rose above all the others as he released a primal scream of victory. Justinius pulled out a <em>curing</em> wand and began healing the jubilant fighter.</p><p></p><p>“You know, that was just half the battle in this chamber,” Wassabe remarked. Everyone turned towards him. “I mean, look at that statue over there. You know something is going to bring <strong>that</strong> bastard to life.”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, but why wouldn’t it animate when the first one did?” Ginny asked.</p><p></p><p>“I bet that one is connected the big double doors over there somehow,” Wassabe suggested.</p><p></p><p>“Perhaps Ginny should inspect the main statue further before we worry about the doors,” Heinrich said.</p><p></p><p>Ginny went straight to work looking the statue over and announced she could find nothing out of place. “The door?” she asked timidly of Heinrich and the others.</p><p></p><p>“Hold on,” Wassabe said and began unbuckling his pants.</p><p></p><p>“What are you doing?” Justinius protested.</p><p></p><p>“I’m getting ready for that other statue to come to life and the first thing I want him to see is my bare bottom staring right back at him,” Wassabe stated.</p><p></p><p>“I think golems are immune to fear and revulsion,” Heinrich pointed out.</p><p></p><p>Wassabe laughed and much to the relief of all cinched his belt.</p><p></p><p>Ginny worked on the door a short time and then said, “Three traps here. Two of them are heavy-duty magical triggers. They may be beyond my abilities.”</p><p></p><p>“Can you do it?” Thoren asked.</p><p></p><p>“I’m going to try,” Ginny answered.</p><p></p><p>“I think perhaps the rest of us should leave the room,” Heinrich suggested.</p><p></p><p>“Not me,” Thoren said. “I’m staying.”</p><p></p><p>“Let me bless you with a prayer first,” Justinius said and the cleric cast <em>death ward</em> on Ginny.</p><p></p><p>While everyone in the group vacated the room save Thoren and Ginny, Ginny moved to the doors and Thoren kept a wary eye on the statues.</p><p></p><p>*click*</p><p>“One…”</p><p>*click*</p><p>“…two…”</p><p>*clank*</p><p>“damn!”</p><p></p><p>A green magical tendril reached up from the door and attempted to wrap around Ginny’s throat, but Justinius’s well-timed <em>death ward</em> saved her.</p><p></p><p>“Everybody can come in,” Thoren bellowed.</p><p></p><p>“How did it go?” Wassabe asked.</p><p></p><p>“All praise Gravitas Morte,” Ginny said with a weak grin. Justinius was dedicated to the deity Gravitas Morte and Ginny realized the <em>death ward</em> had just saved her life.</p><p></p><p>“I’ll open the door,” Thoren announced and proceeded to kick the door open.</p><p></p><p>The room beyond was an even larger chamber with smooth polished stone floors and elaborate arched ceilings overhead. A dais was in the center of the room where another large statue of a wizard reading a book rested. The large stone statue transformed into an even larger stone golem when Ginny went to investigate it. All Wassabe could do was roll his eyes.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>As much as the struggle against the iron golem had gone against the adventurers, the fight against the stone golem went their way. In a few short rounds the group had the stone golem vanquished.</p><p></p><p>“What now?” Wassabe asked aloud in the large echoing chamber.</p><p></p><p>“I found something in this base where the statue was resting,” Ginny announced. She pulled her arm down and the stone platform scraped aside revealing a hollow area below.</p><p></p><p>“There’s nothing in there,” Thoren observed.</p><p></p><p>Ginny immediately scrambled down into the gap. “Hold on, I <em>feel</em> something down here. It could be a book.”</p><p></p><p>“An invisible book?” Wassabe asked.</p><p></p><p>Justinius cast <em>true seeing</em> and announced, “Not just any book! That looks like the Thraegian Covenant’s Tome of Rituals! Hand it here Ginny.”</p><p></p><p>Ginny thrust the invisible tome up to the cleric. Justinius looked it over for a brief time and announced that he was certain this was the book. Then the cleric said, “And, I see there is a secret door in the back of this chamber.”</p><p></p><p>Ginny moved over to the secret door and announced it was very heavily trapped much like the previous door. This time the entire group stayed in the room in a universal show of confidence or laziness, Ginny could not be sure of which. The rogue managed to disarm the traps and Thoren again opened the door.</p><p></p><p>The room beyond was a much smaller chamber and had a rough-hewn tunnel leading out of the far side. In the middle of the room was a large translucent coffin with two huge tomes resting in it.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pogre.com/5608_crystal_coffin.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.pogre.com/5608_crystal_coffin_th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>“I can find no way into it,” Ginny announced.</p><p></p><p>“Except smashing it you mean,” Thoren said. The fighter raised his mighty blade to smash the coffin.</p><p></p><p>“Hold!” Justinius commanded. Justinius then cast <em>death ward</em> on Thoren and the rest of the adventurers left the room as Thoren again hefted his mighty weapon.</p><p></p><p>The adventurers listened intently and first heard the brief tinkling of broken glass followed by the <strong>BOOM</strong> of a violent explosion!</p><p></p><p>To be continued…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pogre, post: 2486149, member: 6588"] Zandyrium Episode 59 Heinrich’s mace bounced of the golem and the construct reared back to destroy Thoren. Heinrich felt a pang of regret as he watched the iron fist come down. The cleric knew Thoren was most likely going to die. And then, the fist missed. Thoren’s axe came flashing back and smashed into the iron golem. A blinding flash of blue and white sparks rose from its carapace and its life essence was cut. The golem stood motionless and utterly lifeless. Thoren’s voice rose above all the others as he released a primal scream of victory. Justinius pulled out a [I]curing[/I] wand and began healing the jubilant fighter. “You know, that was just half the battle in this chamber,” Wassabe remarked. Everyone turned towards him. “I mean, look at that statue over there. You know something is going to bring [b]that[/b] bastard to life.” “Yes, but why wouldn’t it animate when the first one did?” Ginny asked. “I bet that one is connected the big double doors over there somehow,” Wassabe suggested. “Perhaps Ginny should inspect the main statue further before we worry about the doors,” Heinrich said. Ginny went straight to work looking the statue over and announced she could find nothing out of place. “The door?” she asked timidly of Heinrich and the others. “Hold on,” Wassabe said and began unbuckling his pants. “What are you doing?” Justinius protested. “I’m getting ready for that other statue to come to life and the first thing I want him to see is my bare bottom staring right back at him,” Wassabe stated. “I think golems are immune to fear and revulsion,” Heinrich pointed out. Wassabe laughed and much to the relief of all cinched his belt. Ginny worked on the door a short time and then said, “Three traps here. Two of them are heavy-duty magical triggers. They may be beyond my abilities.” “Can you do it?” Thoren asked. “I’m going to try,” Ginny answered. “I think perhaps the rest of us should leave the room,” Heinrich suggested. “Not me,” Thoren said. “I’m staying.” “Let me bless you with a prayer first,” Justinius said and the cleric cast [I]death ward[/I] on Ginny. While everyone in the group vacated the room save Thoren and Ginny, Ginny moved to the doors and Thoren kept a wary eye on the statues. *click* “One…” *click* “…two…” *clank* “damn!” A green magical tendril reached up from the door and attempted to wrap around Ginny’s throat, but Justinius’s well-timed [I]death ward[/I] saved her. “Everybody can come in,” Thoren bellowed. “How did it go?” Wassabe asked. “All praise Gravitas Morte,” Ginny said with a weak grin. Justinius was dedicated to the deity Gravitas Morte and Ginny realized the [i]death ward[/i] had just saved her life. “I’ll open the door,” Thoren announced and proceeded to kick the door open. The room beyond was an even larger chamber with smooth polished stone floors and elaborate arched ceilings overhead. A dais was in the center of the room where another large statue of a wizard reading a book rested. The large stone statue transformed into an even larger stone golem when Ginny went to investigate it. All Wassabe could do was roll his eyes. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5604_fighting_stone_golem_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] As much as the struggle against the iron golem had gone against the adventurers, the fight against the stone golem went their way. In a few short rounds the group had the stone golem vanquished. “What now?” Wassabe asked aloud in the large echoing chamber. “I found something in this base where the statue was resting,” Ginny announced. She pulled her arm down and the stone platform scraped aside revealing a hollow area below. “There’s nothing in there,” Thoren observed. Ginny immediately scrambled down into the gap. “Hold on, I [I]feel[/I] something down here. It could be a book.” “An invisible book?” Wassabe asked. Justinius cast [I]true seeing[/I] and announced, “Not just any book! That looks like the Thraegian Covenant’s Tome of Rituals! Hand it here Ginny.” Ginny thrust the invisible tome up to the cleric. Justinius looked it over for a brief time and announced that he was certain this was the book. Then the cleric said, “And, I see there is a secret door in the back of this chamber.” Ginny moved over to the secret door and announced it was very heavily trapped much like the previous door. This time the entire group stayed in the room in a universal show of confidence or laziness, Ginny could not be sure of which. The rogue managed to disarm the traps and Thoren again opened the door. The room beyond was a much smaller chamber and had a rough-hewn tunnel leading out of the far side. In the middle of the room was a large translucent coffin with two huge tomes resting in it. [URL=http://www.pogre.com/5608_crystal_coffin.jpg][IMG]http://www.pogre.com/5608_crystal_coffin_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] “I can find no way into it,” Ginny announced. “Except smashing it you mean,” Thoren said. The fighter raised his mighty blade to smash the coffin. “Hold!” Justinius commanded. Justinius then cast [I]death ward[/I] on Thoren and the rest of the adventurers left the room as Thoren again hefted his mighty weapon. The adventurers listened intently and first heard the brief tinkling of broken glass followed by the [b]BOOM[/b] of a violent explosion! To be continued… [/QUOTE]
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