megamania
Hero
EBERRON
04/23/05
SEGMENT 072
“RAIL WRECK” PT 22
The roots rise and fall in and out of the water creating many excellent places for predatory creatures to hide. The druid warns everyone to be on the watch for critters.
Looking around, they see the tree is surrounded by dark brown water with areas covered by floating seeds and plants. It is near impossible to tell how deep the muck and murk is. A muddy patch of an island is 10 feet away. Then the main land is another 10 foot jump after that. 50 foot from there is the burned hulking remains of a car. Another car is sticking out of the water. Only about 15 feet of the 70 feet of car is visible. The engine car is not visible. It is submerged, destroyed beyond recognition or somehow taken away.
Taskerdoo tries for the burnt remains as the others make for the submerged car. Even as the half-giant wades into the water, Sharshek can hear something sliding into the water. “We have company!”
“Crocs or something worse?” asks Cedious as he leaps onto the island then turns to the submerged car. He looks at the water’s depth on the ½ giant and decides he can handle it. It is roughly three foot thick. He needs to swim it but that’s okay. He laughs at the face of danger. Even the toothy kind.
The half giant hauls himself onto the car. It is slick with wet oozy moss and mud. The human is impatient to climb out of the water as he hurries to the rail car. Gnarl nearly falls in complete with rider as he makes it to the shore. Even the main land is wet and muddy. Not good.
Cedious swims to the side of the car and begins to climb along the roof when suddenly two large claws spring from the water and grasp his two legs. The legs are nearly sliced off. A large shelled creature rises to the surface. The weight of it nearly pulls the strong halfling in. Blood trickles down from his legs. The druid looks at the creature. “CHUUL!”
“Help!” yells the rogue.
Sharshek leaps into the water to attack. Black sand is about to when he notes a second creature rising from the water on the opposite side of the submerged car. He goes after that Chuul. The druid leaps back to the island but misses. His wolf becomes embedded in the thick and sucking mud. The first Chuul squeezes even as Cedious frees one leg since it is greased from his own blood.... He grunts from the pain again. Long tentacles reach out from the creature. They wrap around the tattered remains of the leather boots and begin to search for the flesh within.
The human fighter gets in a solid hit but it only cracks the thick shell. The druid’s wolf pulls free and struggles to the land. Using the acquired wand of magic missiles from the mage, the Druid fires the wand. Air whistles out from under the shell as the energy from the beam heat the creature. Black sand misses his attack as his weapon bounces off of the thick shell. The creature gets in one good pinch through the window of the car. He withdraws from the window. He can’t get a good enough strike through the window so he makes for the door. Unknown to him, the creature is thinking the same thing but instead has swum to the front of the car to the submerged section.
Cedious squirms and turns to attack the tentacles. He does little damage but keeps the tentacles from striking. In return, his leg is nearly severed as the Chuul squeezes again. Sharshek’s next attack bounces off. Gnarl and the druid leap into the water. The halfling frees himself from the wolf so as not to drown him by accident. With magic fang activated, the wolf goes to attack. The druid calls up more spells to attack with.
Black sand leaps in and delivers a powerful strike that breaks the shell but if it hurt the Chuul, it doesn’t show it. The second Chuul tries to climb up the roof to attack from the roof but can not climb. Its hard claws can not gain any leverage on the rooftop. Cedious delivers a powerful jab then passes out from blood loss and pain as the chuul squeezes and begins to pull. The three adventurers and the wolf all make their attacks as they surround and flank the creature. Now it seems to want to leave with its meal instead of standing around to be attacked. The second chuul sinks into the murky water. Even as the first begins to slide into the water with Cedious, a fatal blow is delivered thus saving Cedious.
Black sands watches for the second one that the others were even aware of. Cedious is given a potion and comes to. He gets more potions from his pack as the others look around for danger.
“I think I prefer bad dreams to my food attacking me.” Says Cedious as he lies down on a damp seat and closes his eyes from exhaustion.
04/23/05
SEGMENT 072
“RAIL WRECK” PT 22
The roots rise and fall in and out of the water creating many excellent places for predatory creatures to hide. The druid warns everyone to be on the watch for critters.
Looking around, they see the tree is surrounded by dark brown water with areas covered by floating seeds and plants. It is near impossible to tell how deep the muck and murk is. A muddy patch of an island is 10 feet away. Then the main land is another 10 foot jump after that. 50 foot from there is the burned hulking remains of a car. Another car is sticking out of the water. Only about 15 feet of the 70 feet of car is visible. The engine car is not visible. It is submerged, destroyed beyond recognition or somehow taken away.
Taskerdoo tries for the burnt remains as the others make for the submerged car. Even as the half-giant wades into the water, Sharshek can hear something sliding into the water. “We have company!”
“Crocs or something worse?” asks Cedious as he leaps onto the island then turns to the submerged car. He looks at the water’s depth on the ½ giant and decides he can handle it. It is roughly three foot thick. He needs to swim it but that’s okay. He laughs at the face of danger. Even the toothy kind.
The half giant hauls himself onto the car. It is slick with wet oozy moss and mud. The human is impatient to climb out of the water as he hurries to the rail car. Gnarl nearly falls in complete with rider as he makes it to the shore. Even the main land is wet and muddy. Not good.
Cedious swims to the side of the car and begins to climb along the roof when suddenly two large claws spring from the water and grasp his two legs. The legs are nearly sliced off. A large shelled creature rises to the surface. The weight of it nearly pulls the strong halfling in. Blood trickles down from his legs. The druid looks at the creature. “CHUUL!”
“Help!” yells the rogue.
Sharshek leaps into the water to attack. Black sand is about to when he notes a second creature rising from the water on the opposite side of the submerged car. He goes after that Chuul. The druid leaps back to the island but misses. His wolf becomes embedded in the thick and sucking mud. The first Chuul squeezes even as Cedious frees one leg since it is greased from his own blood.... He grunts from the pain again. Long tentacles reach out from the creature. They wrap around the tattered remains of the leather boots and begin to search for the flesh within.
The human fighter gets in a solid hit but it only cracks the thick shell. The druid’s wolf pulls free and struggles to the land. Using the acquired wand of magic missiles from the mage, the Druid fires the wand. Air whistles out from under the shell as the energy from the beam heat the creature. Black sand misses his attack as his weapon bounces off of the thick shell. The creature gets in one good pinch through the window of the car. He withdraws from the window. He can’t get a good enough strike through the window so he makes for the door. Unknown to him, the creature is thinking the same thing but instead has swum to the front of the car to the submerged section.
Cedious squirms and turns to attack the tentacles. He does little damage but keeps the tentacles from striking. In return, his leg is nearly severed as the Chuul squeezes again. Sharshek’s next attack bounces off. Gnarl and the druid leap into the water. The halfling frees himself from the wolf so as not to drown him by accident. With magic fang activated, the wolf goes to attack. The druid calls up more spells to attack with.
Black sand leaps in and delivers a powerful strike that breaks the shell but if it hurt the Chuul, it doesn’t show it. The second Chuul tries to climb up the roof to attack from the roof but can not climb. Its hard claws can not gain any leverage on the rooftop. Cedious delivers a powerful jab then passes out from blood loss and pain as the chuul squeezes and begins to pull. The three adventurers and the wolf all make their attacks as they surround and flank the creature. Now it seems to want to leave with its meal instead of standing around to be attacked. The second chuul sinks into the murky water. Even as the first begins to slide into the water with Cedious, a fatal blow is delivered thus saving Cedious.
Black sands watches for the second one that the others were even aware of. Cedious is given a potion and comes to. He gets more potions from his pack as the others look around for danger.
“I think I prefer bad dreams to my food attacking me.” Says Cedious as he lies down on a damp seat and closes his eyes from exhaustion.