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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 2123403" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>EBERRON</p><p>03/26/05</p><p>SEGMENT 057</p><p>“RAIL WRECK” PT VIII</p><p></p><p>“Now, Cedious- who is this…?” she says staring at Sara whom is trying to place a sincere and charming smile on her face even with Bludgeon looking over Beth’s shoulder.</p><p></p><p>“ahh….umm…”</p><p></p><p>“You were given simple and clear instructions. This trip was to be done in secret. That means no bringing strangers into the car. I can’t believe this! Even with your history-“</p><p></p><p>“Ummm ….should we leave now?” Cedious asks with little confidence. He hopes he didn’t just get fired.</p><p></p><p>“Com’on Boddynoc- lets go. I’m sure we can find better company elsewhere.” Says Sara as she takes in more of the Cannith car.</p><p></p><p>As the door closes Beth collapses into a heap on a bench. She holds her head in her hands nearly sobbing. Bludgeon steps up to stand by her. “go.” She says to the Warforged bodyguard. “I can not. It is my programming and orders to protect any House member of Cannith. I thus protect you.”</p><p></p><p>“go. Go clean up this mess.” She says looking at the bodies of the warforged piled and toppled everywhere within the car. The fighter nods and begins to drag battered and cut up constructs to the doors leading outside. He figures the best thing to do is throw the pieces out the door into the waterway.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, in the diner car, Blu sits down to rest his mind. The druid begins to caste spells to clean up the blood and other bodily fluids. Black Sand finds a service door in the floor and hopes to open it to dump bodies through it but it is locked. Balkroth piles bodies next to the trap door.</p><p></p><p>“What is going on here!” they hear. Black Sand stares down at a ½ elf dressed in an uniform suggesting he is an employee on the rail. “My beautiful rail! It’s a disaster!”</p><p></p><p>Balkroth, still moving bodies- “We were attacked.”</p><p></p><p>Black Sand ignores him and tries to break the lock but can not get the leverage required to do so. “damned locks.”</p><p></p><p>The druid tries to calm the Orien worker. The worker seems in shock. He repeats over and over “my beautiful rail …look at my beautiful rail.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Back in the Cannith car-</p><p>Pieces and chunks of warforged are thrown off the balconies of the last car of the rail. The fighter looks for anything of use before throwing pieces off. Beth can not believe what is happening here. This was not according to plan. Why are they being attacked on the rail? How could they know she was here? Then it dawns on her. There has to be a mole in the Cannith North division. A spy. But this was the warforged of the Mournlands …wasn’t it? Would Merrix use warforged? She was lost in thought as the rail began to descend down the bridge towards Karrnath …and fate.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Back at the Diner car-</p><p>The druid tries to calm the Orien employee but finds it is not working. The ½ elf continues to mutter about the rail. Suddenly the ½ elf looks up. “My beautiful rail. It’s so messy. So unclean. It needs to be cleaned.”</p><p></p><p>“”I’m trying damn it” snarls the dark skinned ½ giant named Black Sand. “I need a key or so help me- I rip this door apart.”</p><p></p><p>Staring, the ½ elf reaches into his pocket. Black Sand is ready to tear him apart if he pulls out a weapon. It is a key. “my beautiful rail ….it is so messy …needs to be cleaned…”</p><p></p><p>The druid is confused. He tries to figure out what has happened. The ½ elf seems …charmed. He has Gnarl turn around and sure enough, Blu is sitting down and staring into the Orien man’s eyes. He is psionically manipulating the ½ elf into helping them.</p><p></p><p>“Yes …I should go. The rail will be clean. It was never messy…. Always beautiful… yes…Ginger and Darla …should go to break now also…” and he walks away slowly leaving Black Sand with a key to the trap door. The two waitresses readily leave. The ½ Giant opens it and begins to drop Emerald Claw warrior bodies through the door. A strange crackling and crunching sound is heard as the bodies fall onto the magical stones that push and guide the rail. Any disturbance felt by passengers is taken as the descent from the bridge’s higher arch to the land of Karrnath.</p><p></p><p>With one mile of bridge to go, the last claw member is disposed of and the spell of cleaning is nearly complete as only the blood splatters on the tables and walls remain. Blu excuses himself as the effort to psionically calm then alter the Orien members thoughts and perceptions has drained him completely. The two remaining goblin bodyguards escort him to his seat in the next car.</p><p></p><p>Cedious arrives now with Sara. He looks at the last of the blood as it seems to evaporate and Black Sand closes and relocks the trap door. Balkroth uprights the tables and chairs that were knocked over during the combat. Sara wants to know what happened.</p><p></p><p>“Not now, we should be back at the Cannith car when we arrive in Rekkenmark.” Suggests the druid. The two ½ giants shrug their shoulders and turn to go.</p><p></p><p>“Coming Cedious?” asks Balkroth.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t think Beth wants to see me just now. I’ll wait here.”</p><p></p><p>The others leave the car but Black Sands hesitates- “That was quick…” he says with a smile then leaves.</p><p></p><p>Cedious forgets him quickly enough as Sara draws his attention once more.</p><p></p><p>The fighter notes the walls of Rekkenmark as the rail slows down to enter the city. It is surrounded by high walls with sharp metal spikes protruding out and razor wire. Guards with large animals stand guard and watch the rail arrive with no emotion.</p><p></p><p>The druid sees this also but looks at the animals with interest- Horrid guard dogs. He pats his wolf’s shoulders but thinks “Now there is a animal companion …what kind of familiar could it be I wonder?”</p><p></p><p>Everyone exchanges stories of what has happened. Beth is dismayed. The Emerald Claw attacked us and the Warforged. Everyone seems to know we are here. She looks out to the strong military presence outside as the rail comes to a stop. </p><p></p><p>“Trouble” calls out the fighter.</p><p></p><p>Outside the rail stops. There are three soldiers per side of each car and a cleric per car. It looks like they are boarding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 2123403, member: 9255"] EBERRON 03/26/05 SEGMENT 057 “RAIL WRECK” PT VIII “Now, Cedious- who is this…?” she says staring at Sara whom is trying to place a sincere and charming smile on her face even with Bludgeon looking over Beth’s shoulder. “ahh….umm…” “You were given simple and clear instructions. This trip was to be done in secret. That means no bringing strangers into the car. I can’t believe this! Even with your history-“ “Ummm ….should we leave now?” Cedious asks with little confidence. He hopes he didn’t just get fired. “Com’on Boddynoc- lets go. I’m sure we can find better company elsewhere.” Says Sara as she takes in more of the Cannith car. As the door closes Beth collapses into a heap on a bench. She holds her head in her hands nearly sobbing. Bludgeon steps up to stand by her. “go.” She says to the Warforged bodyguard. “I can not. It is my programming and orders to protect any House member of Cannith. I thus protect you.” “go. Go clean up this mess.” She says looking at the bodies of the warforged piled and toppled everywhere within the car. The fighter nods and begins to drag battered and cut up constructs to the doors leading outside. He figures the best thing to do is throw the pieces out the door into the waterway. Meanwhile, in the diner car, Blu sits down to rest his mind. The druid begins to caste spells to clean up the blood and other bodily fluids. Black Sand finds a service door in the floor and hopes to open it to dump bodies through it but it is locked. Balkroth piles bodies next to the trap door. “What is going on here!” they hear. Black Sand stares down at a ½ elf dressed in an uniform suggesting he is an employee on the rail. “My beautiful rail! It’s a disaster!” Balkroth, still moving bodies- “We were attacked.” Black Sand ignores him and tries to break the lock but can not get the leverage required to do so. “damned locks.” The druid tries to calm the Orien worker. The worker seems in shock. He repeats over and over “my beautiful rail …look at my beautiful rail.” Back in the Cannith car- Pieces and chunks of warforged are thrown off the balconies of the last car of the rail. The fighter looks for anything of use before throwing pieces off. Beth can not believe what is happening here. This was not according to plan. Why are they being attacked on the rail? How could they know she was here? Then it dawns on her. There has to be a mole in the Cannith North division. A spy. But this was the warforged of the Mournlands …wasn’t it? Would Merrix use warforged? She was lost in thought as the rail began to descend down the bridge towards Karrnath …and fate. Back at the Diner car- The druid tries to calm the Orien employee but finds it is not working. The ½ elf continues to mutter about the rail. Suddenly the ½ elf looks up. “My beautiful rail. It’s so messy. So unclean. It needs to be cleaned.” “”I’m trying damn it” snarls the dark skinned ½ giant named Black Sand. “I need a key or so help me- I rip this door apart.” Staring, the ½ elf reaches into his pocket. Black Sand is ready to tear him apart if he pulls out a weapon. It is a key. “my beautiful rail ….it is so messy …needs to be cleaned…” The druid is confused. He tries to figure out what has happened. The ½ elf seems …charmed. He has Gnarl turn around and sure enough, Blu is sitting down and staring into the Orien man’s eyes. He is psionically manipulating the ½ elf into helping them. “Yes …I should go. The rail will be clean. It was never messy…. Always beautiful… yes…Ginger and Darla …should go to break now also…” and he walks away slowly leaving Black Sand with a key to the trap door. The two waitresses readily leave. The ½ Giant opens it and begins to drop Emerald Claw warrior bodies through the door. A strange crackling and crunching sound is heard as the bodies fall onto the magical stones that push and guide the rail. Any disturbance felt by passengers is taken as the descent from the bridge’s higher arch to the land of Karrnath. With one mile of bridge to go, the last claw member is disposed of and the spell of cleaning is nearly complete as only the blood splatters on the tables and walls remain. Blu excuses himself as the effort to psionically calm then alter the Orien members thoughts and perceptions has drained him completely. The two remaining goblin bodyguards escort him to his seat in the next car. Cedious arrives now with Sara. He looks at the last of the blood as it seems to evaporate and Black Sand closes and relocks the trap door. Balkroth uprights the tables and chairs that were knocked over during the combat. Sara wants to know what happened. “Not now, we should be back at the Cannith car when we arrive in Rekkenmark.” Suggests the druid. The two ½ giants shrug their shoulders and turn to go. “Coming Cedious?” asks Balkroth. “I don’t think Beth wants to see me just now. I’ll wait here.” The others leave the car but Black Sands hesitates- “That was quick…” he says with a smile then leaves. Cedious forgets him quickly enough as Sara draws his attention once more. The fighter notes the walls of Rekkenmark as the rail slows down to enter the city. It is surrounded by high walls with sharp metal spikes protruding out and razor wire. Guards with large animals stand guard and watch the rail arrive with no emotion. The druid sees this also but looks at the animals with interest- Horrid guard dogs. He pats his wolf’s shoulders but thinks “Now there is a animal companion …what kind of familiar could it be I wonder?” Everyone exchanges stories of what has happened. Beth is dismayed. The Emerald Claw attacked us and the Warforged. Everyone seems to know we are here. She looks out to the strong military presence outside as the rail comes to a stop. “Trouble” calls out the fighter. Outside the rail stops. There are three soldiers per side of each car and a cleric per car. It looks like they are boarding. [/QUOTE]
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