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Runequest 2nd Ed: Tale of Flameshot - Glory of Yelmalio [FINAL UPDATE 6th Jun]
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<blockquote data-quote="PieAndDragon" data-source="post: 3539287" data-attributes="member: 18108"><p><strong>Enter the Beast</strong></p><p></p><p>We wasted little time in looting, as our fallen foes had few items of value. Ascending the tree with Liverpate in the lead, we were assailed by nauseous scents of decay and troll-kin. Steeling ourselves, we found an entrance through the open maw of the dinosaur, and gruesome steps dug into the corpse’s neck, leading down into its innards. I took rear-guard with my bow at the ready, prepared for any foes who would creep up to attack us unawares.</p><p></p><p>The stench overpowered all of us, leaving lunch and breakfast behind us as we stumbled through low corridors. Bits of skin and decaying innards poked out from bones and rotten flesh. I had to crouch through much of the dinosaur’s inside, as did the Hemakt cultists, with only diminutive Khaki able to act unhindered. Of all the places I have explored, this was the one I least wish to remember.</p><p></p><p> The tunnel opened into a larger, empty cavern, perhaps where the dinosaur’s lungs once were, and we followed another tunnel, navigating further down the inside of the corpse, where we could see a shaft of light illuminate a crossroads. More troll-kin awaited us down the left-hand section of the crossing, the inner guards of whatever sanctum lay here. Khaki and Hoisin rushed to investigate wrapped up forms straight ahead of us, as Liverpate engaged our foes and I aided him from the right-hand tunnel as well as I could, outlined once more by the light coming in from an exit to the outdoors.</p><p></p><p> Although there were only three foes, they fought with great ferocity, directed by a shaman who used spells to bolster his warriors. Liverpate managed to fell one, but took more injuries in return. Khaki shouted to tell us she had found the man we were looking for, and we beat a fighting retreat with the still form of our quarry in tow. We were short on magic, breath and all bore injuries from our recent fights. We had no need to find more foes that day. The troll-kin let us go, no doubt glad to be rid of us too.</p><p></p><p>Our bedraggled group returned to the Leopold’s farmstead, where we related our tale to caravan and farmers alike. Dyllon tended our wounds and took care of our rescued stranger, who showed no signs of waking anytime soon. To our delight we found that we had also looted some of the valuables along with the stranger, dividing gold, silver and gems between our party of four. It was agreed that the stranger would travel with us, as we did not want to leave him after the trouble taken for his rescue.</p><p></p><p> The next day, we left the last bastion of civilisation, and made our way in the troll lands, heading for the city of Kragspider and the last stage of our outward journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PieAndDragon, post: 3539287, member: 18108"] [B]Enter the Beast[/B] We wasted little time in looting, as our fallen foes had few items of value. Ascending the tree with Liverpate in the lead, we were assailed by nauseous scents of decay and troll-kin. Steeling ourselves, we found an entrance through the open maw of the dinosaur, and gruesome steps dug into the corpse’s neck, leading down into its innards. I took rear-guard with my bow at the ready, prepared for any foes who would creep up to attack us unawares. The stench overpowered all of us, leaving lunch and breakfast behind us as we stumbled through low corridors. Bits of skin and decaying innards poked out from bones and rotten flesh. I had to crouch through much of the dinosaur’s inside, as did the Hemakt cultists, with only diminutive Khaki able to act unhindered. Of all the places I have explored, this was the one I least wish to remember. The tunnel opened into a larger, empty cavern, perhaps where the dinosaur’s lungs once were, and we followed another tunnel, navigating further down the inside of the corpse, where we could see a shaft of light illuminate a crossroads. More troll-kin awaited us down the left-hand section of the crossing, the inner guards of whatever sanctum lay here. Khaki and Hoisin rushed to investigate wrapped up forms straight ahead of us, as Liverpate engaged our foes and I aided him from the right-hand tunnel as well as I could, outlined once more by the light coming in from an exit to the outdoors. Although there were only three foes, they fought with great ferocity, directed by a shaman who used spells to bolster his warriors. Liverpate managed to fell one, but took more injuries in return. Khaki shouted to tell us she had found the man we were looking for, and we beat a fighting retreat with the still form of our quarry in tow. We were short on magic, breath and all bore injuries from our recent fights. We had no need to find more foes that day. The troll-kin let us go, no doubt glad to be rid of us too. Our bedraggled group returned to the Leopold’s farmstead, where we related our tale to caravan and farmers alike. Dyllon tended our wounds and took care of our rescued stranger, who showed no signs of waking anytime soon. To our delight we found that we had also looted some of the valuables along with the stranger, dividing gold, silver and gems between our party of four. It was agreed that the stranger would travel with us, as we did not want to leave him after the trouble taken for his rescue. The next day, we left the last bastion of civilisation, and made our way in the troll lands, heading for the city of Kragspider and the last stage of our outward journey. [/QUOTE]
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