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<blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 3397824" data-attributes="member: 30035"><p><strong>Caelen writes from Talenta, part 2</strong></p><p></p><p>This crypt is proving to be a challenge. I regret Kylara's decision to leave us. We could use her magic and Valirdryn's battle skills. We've acquired a new companion but I don't know yet if she'll prove a worthy successor, although she does seem talented in both magic and warrior skills.</p><p></p><p>After nightfall we made our way across the lake cloaked in spells. I was the first to dismount on the narrow strip of land before the crypt entrance. I made my way cautiously into the crypt with the warforged and changeling at my heels. The manticore pierced me with several of its tail spikes before I could get out of range.</p><p></p><p>I took cover behind a pillar and drew a sunrod from my pack. The changeling ran to the opposite side of the antechamber and followed my example. It gots its light out quicker and the manticore turned its attention to the changeling. As I made my way behind the beast a creature like an octopus attacked me but I shrugged it off.</p><p></p><p>When I flanked the beast it turned on me. The changeling managed to get below it when it reared up and stabbed it through the heart. After it fell more of the octopus beasts emerged. Then the rest of our group entered the crypt and I discovered a female goblin had been spying on us. While the human and Dalia argued about whether to trust her, I took care of several more of the octopus creatures. </p><p></p><p>The antechamber didn't hold anything of value. The hobgoblin sarcophagi were empty. The doorway to the next chamber had been destroyed. We found an elven corpse in the corridor, not one of our people. When we passed it by a ghost suddenly rose out of it and attacked us. I was sorry I didn't still have Talaenkara. My blades couldn't touch the ghost. My companions had to destroy it.</p><p></p><p>The next room held nothing but a tall statue of a hawk-headed being and a pit in the floor. Another corpse lay in front of an intact door at the opposite end of the room. There was a body impaled on a spike at the bottom of the pit. When the goblin looked down at it another ghost rose up, but it was no threat.</p><p></p><p>The room turned out not to be so empty after we entered. The statue swung an arm and knocked over the warforged, and a mass of spinning blades came out of the walls and floor to wound Dalia. I jumped across the room to yank her away from the blades. Then she and the human found the trigger to stop the statue, though not before it struck me a blow. </p><p></p><p>Dalia found the key to turn off the first group of spinning blades, but while she was looking for the trigger for the others she suddenly collapsed. I picked her up and the human treated her poisoned wounds. Then she and the human and the goblin turned to examine the door. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly two huge shadowy shapes appeared between them and where I stood. They vanished as fast as they appeared. The mages explained that it had been some spell intended to terrify them, but they'd recognized it for what it was. Evidently the corpse on the floor hadn't been as clever.</p><p></p><p>Of course the corpse by the door had to have a ghost like the others. Then a trap pierced me and Dalia with spears. She took the worst blow. After the human treated us we proceeded through the door. It appeared no one else had been able to open it previously. </p><p></p><p>Beyond the door we found a room filled with tall statues of warriors bearing strange weapons. A very narrow hallway led away from the chamber. The human forged out ahead of us and was cut off by a descending grate. I couldn't get close enough to help the warforged try to lift it. Then a huge swarm of beetles came rushing down the passage toward us.</p><p></p><p>The beetles crawled all over us, burrowing into our flesh. Dalia was trying to trip the gate mechanism but had to give up and retreat from the beetles. I threw a flask of wizard's fire at them, as did the warforged, while behind me the goblin fried them with lightning. </p><p></p><p>The human cast some spell that caused his homonculus to swap places with him. He retreated to the statue room. Then his walking chest handed more wizard's fire to me through the grate. </p><p></p><p>While the warforged and I were dropping flames on the beetles at our feet, our companions moved into the statue room. I heard the goblin shout that the human had fallen and Dalia was gone. I thought at first she meant Dalia had gone invisible again. But when the beetles were dispersed I went back to the statue room to find that the beetles had consumed the gnome woman, leaving nothing behind but a heap of her possessions. </p><p></p><p><em>To be continued...</em></p><p>_____________________</p><p></p><p><strong>Player's note: Farewell to Dalia. We didn't know her long, but we enjoyed working with her. </strong> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Quips & Quotes:</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>DH</strong>: "There are sarcophagis in here."</p><p><strong>Jubilee</strong>: "There better be some sarcophagals, too!"</p><p></p><p><strong>Jubilee</strong>: "I have gold eyes, thank you very much!"</p><p><strong>Zora</strong>: "How much gold?"</p><p><strong>Jubilee</strong>: "Hey, I'm still using those!"</p><p></p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "Hutch is going to slowly... stay where he is."</p><p></p><p><strong>Devo</strong>: "I don't know that I have a spell that will expel beetles. I don't have a Yoko spell."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sniffles, post: 3397824, member: 30035"] [b]Caelen writes from Talenta, part 2[/b] This crypt is proving to be a challenge. I regret Kylara's decision to leave us. We could use her magic and Valirdryn's battle skills. We've acquired a new companion but I don't know yet if she'll prove a worthy successor, although she does seem talented in both magic and warrior skills. After nightfall we made our way across the lake cloaked in spells. I was the first to dismount on the narrow strip of land before the crypt entrance. I made my way cautiously into the crypt with the warforged and changeling at my heels. The manticore pierced me with several of its tail spikes before I could get out of range. I took cover behind a pillar and drew a sunrod from my pack. The changeling ran to the opposite side of the antechamber and followed my example. It gots its light out quicker and the manticore turned its attention to the changeling. As I made my way behind the beast a creature like an octopus attacked me but I shrugged it off. When I flanked the beast it turned on me. The changeling managed to get below it when it reared up and stabbed it through the heart. After it fell more of the octopus beasts emerged. Then the rest of our group entered the crypt and I discovered a female goblin had been spying on us. While the human and Dalia argued about whether to trust her, I took care of several more of the octopus creatures. The antechamber didn't hold anything of value. The hobgoblin sarcophagi were empty. The doorway to the next chamber had been destroyed. We found an elven corpse in the corridor, not one of our people. When we passed it by a ghost suddenly rose out of it and attacked us. I was sorry I didn't still have Talaenkara. My blades couldn't touch the ghost. My companions had to destroy it. The next room held nothing but a tall statue of a hawk-headed being and a pit in the floor. Another corpse lay in front of an intact door at the opposite end of the room. There was a body impaled on a spike at the bottom of the pit. When the goblin looked down at it another ghost rose up, but it was no threat. The room turned out not to be so empty after we entered. The statue swung an arm and knocked over the warforged, and a mass of spinning blades came out of the walls and floor to wound Dalia. I jumped across the room to yank her away from the blades. Then she and the human found the trigger to stop the statue, though not before it struck me a blow. Dalia found the key to turn off the first group of spinning blades, but while she was looking for the trigger for the others she suddenly collapsed. I picked her up and the human treated her poisoned wounds. Then she and the human and the goblin turned to examine the door. Suddenly two huge shadowy shapes appeared between them and where I stood. They vanished as fast as they appeared. The mages explained that it had been some spell intended to terrify them, but they'd recognized it for what it was. Evidently the corpse on the floor hadn't been as clever. Of course the corpse by the door had to have a ghost like the others. Then a trap pierced me and Dalia with spears. She took the worst blow. After the human treated us we proceeded through the door. It appeared no one else had been able to open it previously. Beyond the door we found a room filled with tall statues of warriors bearing strange weapons. A very narrow hallway led away from the chamber. The human forged out ahead of us and was cut off by a descending grate. I couldn't get close enough to help the warforged try to lift it. Then a huge swarm of beetles came rushing down the passage toward us. The beetles crawled all over us, burrowing into our flesh. Dalia was trying to trip the gate mechanism but had to give up and retreat from the beetles. I threw a flask of wizard's fire at them, as did the warforged, while behind me the goblin fried them with lightning. The human cast some spell that caused his homonculus to swap places with him. He retreated to the statue room. Then his walking chest handed more wizard's fire to me through the grate. While the warforged and I were dropping flames on the beetles at our feet, our companions moved into the statue room. I heard the goblin shout that the human had fallen and Dalia was gone. I thought at first she meant Dalia had gone invisible again. But when the beetles were dispersed I went back to the statue room to find that the beetles had consumed the gnome woman, leaving nothing behind but a heap of her possessions. [I]To be continued...[/I] _____________________ [B]Player's note: Farewell to Dalia. We didn't know her long, but we enjoyed working with her. [/B] :( [B]Quips & Quotes:[/B] [B]DH[/B]: "There are sarcophagis in here." [B]Jubilee[/B]: "There better be some sarcophagals, too!" [B]Jubilee[/B]: "I have gold eyes, thank you very much!" [B]Zora[/B]: "How much gold?" [B]Jubilee[/B]: "Hey, I'm still using those!" [B]Devo[/B]: "Hutch is going to slowly... stay where he is." [B]Devo[/B]: "I don't know that I have a spell that will expel beetles. I don't have a Yoko spell." [/QUOTE]
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