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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1914850" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>EBERRON</p><p>11/20/04</p><p>SEGMENT 019</p><p>SHADOWS OF THE LAST WAR </p><p></p><p>“Do you hear that?” asks Cedious with a smirk. He loves egging on the warforged.</p><p></p><p>The dogs stop thus they hear nothing.</p><p></p><p>“Must have been me. Com’on “ he says as he steps out of the room into the hallway.</p><p></p><p>The light continues to flicker as if it were about to go out at any moment as the five adventurers slowly walk down the long hallway. The sound of running water can be heard.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">“A corridor of plain gray stone extends ahead of you. In the flickering light from the dim everbright lanterns embedded in the walls, you see a few trails of crusted blood running along the floor, as if someone was dragged down the corridor. At the far end of the hall you see three portals: an open archway to the left, a door propped open straight ahead, and a sealed metal door to the right.”</span></p><p></p><p>“Straight.” Says Boddynoc with concern that the door was propped open.</p><p></p><p>With a brief glance into the open doorway, Cedious sees water on the floor then directs his attention to the door before him. It has been propped open with a long wooden stick. It looks chewed instead of cut. They bunch up next to the door then push the door open quickly with weapons drawn and hoping for no (serious) trouble.</p><p></p><p>A body of a dead man in blue and white lies before them. He looks chewed up and pieces are missing. Due to the magical aftereffect, he looks very fresh even though he could have been killed many years ago.</p><p></p><p>“You are not …Kennith. Who are you?” a deep voice says from behind a series of bunk beds.</p><p></p><p>Cedious steps back into the warforged as a very large and dangerous Dire Wolf steps out from the shadows. It adjusts its weight from one paw to the other in agitation and discomfort. “Not Kennith- who are you? Not Outsider- who are you?”</p><p></p><p>Boddynoc was prepared for anything except an Awakened Dire Wolf here. He speaks up to avoid a possible conflict between the warforged and the creature.</p><p></p><p>“I am Boddynoc Grinkle. These are my friends. We are here to find something very important to the owners of this place. House Cannith.”</p><p></p><p>“Can-nith …”, she slowly says trying to remember the words she heard before. A long time ago before she could think clearer and speak. “You are here to free my family? Save my Family? Free me? Protect family from Outsider?”</p><p></p><p>[DM NOTES: I was reading Dean Koontz “The Watchers” when running this adventure. Sorry for the choice of words.]</p><p></p><p>“Protect the family? Do you mean House Cannith?”</p><p></p><p>“MY family. Not ken –Cannith. Much fear.” The dire wolf says</p><p></p><p>At this point, Bane hears something moving in the room with water. Cedious, figuring it was a safer place than the large awakened dire wolf, goes to the door. Two large wolves snarl at him from within the water room. Another body is here of a possible craftsman.</p><p></p><p>“Uh- guys …Guys!” He says as he back pedals into Bane. Between the rogue before him and the doorway, Bane can not bring his oversized weapon to a useful position.</p><p></p><p>“You speak of this Outsider as dangerous to you and your family. Is it a true outsider? Is it not of our world?” asks Boddynoc</p><p></p><p>The wolf stares blankly then answers. “Stone and fur for body. Not normal. Dangerous.”</p><p></p><p>Boddynoc realizes then that the animal can speak but has little knowledge and doesn’t understand what he means as an outsider. “It is an experiment..like you?” he says reaching for information.</p><p></p><p>“No experiment is Rorsa. Men die and stop coming. Rorsa came to understand more. Outsider become free. Force family away from Rorsa. Hurt Rorsa. Hurt Family.” The large animal says.</p><p></p><p>The warforged look around. This room was once the sleep quarters. Speaking up for the first time, Temper asks if Rorsa has seen any keys.</p><p></p><p>“Yes”</p><p></p><p>“Blue? Blue like this one?” asks Temper as Boddynoc holds up a blue key.</p><p></p><p>“Yes and no. Have blue. Have green also.” She sits and adjusts her head to show how she has them hanging around her neck. Bonds thinks briefly of beheading her but realizes they need her information. Maybe later.</p><p></p><p>“Could we have the green one?” asks Boddynoc hoping not to be asked to deal with the Outsider.</p><p></p><p>“Free family”</p><p></p><p>“You are free to go.” Answers Bonds waving for her to pass him.</p><p></p><p>“Outsider there. Hurt me. Outsider has family. Hurt family also. Can not leave.”</p><p></p><p>Bonds gives a defeated look of why me and returns to stare at Cedious and the two wolves.</p><p></p><p>Bane has stepped up. “Where is the Outsider?”</p><p></p><p>“Out there.”</p><p></p><p>Bane pinches his eyes shut hard and leans his arm and head against the wall in frustration.</p><p></p><p>“If we free your family from the Outsider, can we have the green key?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes” she says with a quick shake from her excitement.</p><p></p><p>“One last question- have you seen a diamond shaped piece of metal. It is about this big (shows a space of about 5 inches) and it is very important.”</p><p></p><p>“No. Only Outsider.”</p><p></p><p>“Does the Outsider have any keys? Maybe an orange one?” asks Bane trying to get this over with quickly.</p><p></p><p>“Not know.”</p><p></p><p>“Lead the way. Guys-…” Boddynoc motions for the warforged to step aside to allow the large animal through.</p><p></p><p>“No. You stop hurt. You stop Outsider. I no go. Family here no go with you.”</p><p></p><p>Boddynoc freezes in mid-step.</p><p></p><p>“Wait here family will.”</p><p></p><p>Boddynoc is startled as the wolf shakes her large spiked head violently until the necklace with the keys comes free. “Need green.” Boddynoc picks it up wondering many things but never revealing them.</p><p></p><p>“Let’s skip her now,” says Bonds once they are away from her and within the rotor room.</p><p></p><p>“No. Besides, she may have information we are not aware of yet. Something to ask that we are not thinking of.”</p><p></p><p>“Besides, this Outsider could be trouble. We should remove it quickly anyway.” Adds Temper eyeing the green key in Boddynoc’s hand.</p><p></p><p>The green key fits in and they try the closest room. Not so distant howls can be heard. An unnatural growl can be heard also. A very unnatural and deep growl. The warforged would smile if their metallic faces allowed for it. </p><p></p><p>Bonds and Temper go in first and are quickly confronted by the Outsider.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Sienna">“This creature has the shape of a wolf, but plates of black marble have been fused to its flesh. In addition to the stone armor that shields its flanks, its muzzle has been replaced by an elongated maw filled with row upon row of obsidian teeth.”</span></p><p></p><p>Bane feels himself becoming sluggish for a moment but shakes it off. Angered, he rages and smacks the creature shattering stone and bone. A deep release of air barely escapes it when Temper then strikes it. Bane finishes it off before it had a chance.</p><p></p><p>[DM NOTE: Critters need better Init with these three power houses]</p><p></p><p>Learning from the wolves in the water room, when the group ventures down the hallway, they check each doorway better. An empty unused room is on their left and straight-ahead is the sound of wolves now howling.</p><p></p><p>“Do you think they know?” asks Cedious to Bane.</p><p></p><p>As the warforged free the wolves, Cedious and Boddynoc look around. They find several useful things. These include an orange key, a House Cannith Signet ring and a crescent moon brooch.</p><p></p><p>Rorsa’s howls are barely audible but the wolves react to it. The fear in their eyes goes away and they run to the room. Once done looking around, the group brings the three wolves to Rorsa and the two wolves there.</p><p></p><p>“Thankyou. If you lead us to the way out, I will tell you more.”</p><p></p><p>“Gladly” says Boddynoc to Bonds with a big smile. Bonds give a sarcastic shake of the head. If warforged had proper tongues, he would have stuck it out at the gnome know-it-all.</p><p></p><p>The blue key brings the room to the ladder. The animals get help up the ladder leaving Rorsa and Boddynoc below.</p><p></p><p>“Ball of fire. Very hot. Blue key leads to it. Thankyou.”</p><p></p><p>“No- THANK you.” Says the gnome.</p><p></p><p>Bonds grumbles as he aids boosting the large beast through the hole as Bane and Temper take the animal up. It’s spiked bones scratch and catch on the edges and the rungs but she doesn’t complain. Soon, she and her family will be free. Free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 1914850, member: 9255"] EBERRON 11/20/04 SEGMENT 019 SHADOWS OF THE LAST WAR “Do you hear that?” asks Cedious with a smirk. He loves egging on the warforged. The dogs stop thus they hear nothing. “Must have been me. Com’on “ he says as he steps out of the room into the hallway. The light continues to flicker as if it were about to go out at any moment as the five adventurers slowly walk down the long hallway. The sound of running water can be heard. [COLOR=Sienna]“A corridor of plain gray stone extends ahead of you. In the flickering light from the dim everbright lanterns embedded in the walls, you see a few trails of crusted blood running along the floor, as if someone was dragged down the corridor. At the far end of the hall you see three portals: an open archway to the left, a door propped open straight ahead, and a sealed metal door to the right.”[/COLOR] “Straight.” Says Boddynoc with concern that the door was propped open. With a brief glance into the open doorway, Cedious sees water on the floor then directs his attention to the door before him. It has been propped open with a long wooden stick. It looks chewed instead of cut. They bunch up next to the door then push the door open quickly with weapons drawn and hoping for no (serious) trouble. A body of a dead man in blue and white lies before them. He looks chewed up and pieces are missing. Due to the magical aftereffect, he looks very fresh even though he could have been killed many years ago. “You are not …Kennith. Who are you?” a deep voice says from behind a series of bunk beds. Cedious steps back into the warforged as a very large and dangerous Dire Wolf steps out from the shadows. It adjusts its weight from one paw to the other in agitation and discomfort. “Not Kennith- who are you? Not Outsider- who are you?” Boddynoc was prepared for anything except an Awakened Dire Wolf here. He speaks up to avoid a possible conflict between the warforged and the creature. “I am Boddynoc Grinkle. These are my friends. We are here to find something very important to the owners of this place. House Cannith.” “Can-nith …”, she slowly says trying to remember the words she heard before. A long time ago before she could think clearer and speak. “You are here to free my family? Save my Family? Free me? Protect family from Outsider?” [DM NOTES: I was reading Dean Koontz “The Watchers” when running this adventure. Sorry for the choice of words.] “Protect the family? Do you mean House Cannith?” “MY family. Not ken –Cannith. Much fear.” The dire wolf says At this point, Bane hears something moving in the room with water. Cedious, figuring it was a safer place than the large awakened dire wolf, goes to the door. Two large wolves snarl at him from within the water room. Another body is here of a possible craftsman. “Uh- guys …Guys!” He says as he back pedals into Bane. Between the rogue before him and the doorway, Bane can not bring his oversized weapon to a useful position. “You speak of this Outsider as dangerous to you and your family. Is it a true outsider? Is it not of our world?” asks Boddynoc The wolf stares blankly then answers. “Stone and fur for body. Not normal. Dangerous.” Boddynoc realizes then that the animal can speak but has little knowledge and doesn’t understand what he means as an outsider. “It is an experiment..like you?” he says reaching for information. “No experiment is Rorsa. Men die and stop coming. Rorsa came to understand more. Outsider become free. Force family away from Rorsa. Hurt Rorsa. Hurt Family.” The large animal says. The warforged look around. This room was once the sleep quarters. Speaking up for the first time, Temper asks if Rorsa has seen any keys. “Yes” “Blue? Blue like this one?” asks Temper as Boddynoc holds up a blue key. “Yes and no. Have blue. Have green also.” She sits and adjusts her head to show how she has them hanging around her neck. Bonds thinks briefly of beheading her but realizes they need her information. Maybe later. “Could we have the green one?” asks Boddynoc hoping not to be asked to deal with the Outsider. “Free family” “You are free to go.” Answers Bonds waving for her to pass him. “Outsider there. Hurt me. Outsider has family. Hurt family also. Can not leave.” Bonds gives a defeated look of why me and returns to stare at Cedious and the two wolves. Bane has stepped up. “Where is the Outsider?” “Out there.” Bane pinches his eyes shut hard and leans his arm and head against the wall in frustration. “If we free your family from the Outsider, can we have the green key?” “Yes” she says with a quick shake from her excitement. “One last question- have you seen a diamond shaped piece of metal. It is about this big (shows a space of about 5 inches) and it is very important.” “No. Only Outsider.” “Does the Outsider have any keys? Maybe an orange one?” asks Bane trying to get this over with quickly. “Not know.” “Lead the way. Guys-…” Boddynoc motions for the warforged to step aside to allow the large animal through. “No. You stop hurt. You stop Outsider. I no go. Family here no go with you.” Boddynoc freezes in mid-step. “Wait here family will.” Boddynoc is startled as the wolf shakes her large spiked head violently until the necklace with the keys comes free. “Need green.” Boddynoc picks it up wondering many things but never revealing them. “Let’s skip her now,” says Bonds once they are away from her and within the rotor room. “No. Besides, she may have information we are not aware of yet. Something to ask that we are not thinking of.” “Besides, this Outsider could be trouble. We should remove it quickly anyway.” Adds Temper eyeing the green key in Boddynoc’s hand. The green key fits in and they try the closest room. Not so distant howls can be heard. An unnatural growl can be heard also. A very unnatural and deep growl. The warforged would smile if their metallic faces allowed for it. Bonds and Temper go in first and are quickly confronted by the Outsider. [COLOR=Sienna]“This creature has the shape of a wolf, but plates of black marble have been fused to its flesh. In addition to the stone armor that shields its flanks, its muzzle has been replaced by an elongated maw filled with row upon row of obsidian teeth.”[/COLOR] Bane feels himself becoming sluggish for a moment but shakes it off. Angered, he rages and smacks the creature shattering stone and bone. A deep release of air barely escapes it when Temper then strikes it. Bane finishes it off before it had a chance. [DM NOTE: Critters need better Init with these three power houses] Learning from the wolves in the water room, when the group ventures down the hallway, they check each doorway better. An empty unused room is on their left and straight-ahead is the sound of wolves now howling. “Do you think they know?” asks Cedious to Bane. As the warforged free the wolves, Cedious and Boddynoc look around. They find several useful things. These include an orange key, a House Cannith Signet ring and a crescent moon brooch. Rorsa’s howls are barely audible but the wolves react to it. The fear in their eyes goes away and they run to the room. Once done looking around, the group brings the three wolves to Rorsa and the two wolves there. “Thankyou. If you lead us to the way out, I will tell you more.” “Gladly” says Boddynoc to Bonds with a big smile. Bonds give a sarcastic shake of the head. If warforged had proper tongues, he would have stuck it out at the gnome know-it-all. The blue key brings the room to the ladder. The animals get help up the ladder leaving Rorsa and Boddynoc below. “Ball of fire. Very hot. Blue key leads to it. Thankyou.” “No- THANK you.” Says the gnome. Bonds grumbles as he aids boosting the large beast through the hole as Bane and Temper take the animal up. It’s spiked bones scratch and catch on the edges and the rungs but she doesn’t complain. Soon, she and her family will be free. Free. [/QUOTE]
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