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<blockquote data-quote="(contact)" data-source="post: 1079" data-attributes="member: 41"><p><strong>3-- The Forge of Fury</strong>, cont.</p><p></p><p>A further exploration of the complex reveals the Forge itself, an area currently occupied by a band of Duergar Dwarves, up from the Underdark, looking for Dugeddin's secrets. The Duergar arcanist is a master of illusion, and the group wastes resources fighting with shadows before putting the villain down. The surviving Duergar call for a sundering of hostilities, and offer to exchange information with the group in exchange for peace. In the end, it is determined that the lizardfolk did not flee this direction with the staff-- they must have gone deeper still, into the unexplored depths of Khundrukar.</p><p></p><p>The group naively descends into the bowels of the Forge, and come across a large cavern containing an underground lake. The party carefully steps out onto an low shelf of rock that overhangs the edge of the lake. They are making a first cursory examination of the water itself when Indy cries out a warning that something . . . some <em>things</em>, are swimming toward them. The group readies itself for melee, only to be taken by surprise as a huge lizard, the size of a pony and covered with black scales, darts out from behind them slashing Kyreel with its razor sharp claws! The party attacks the beast in a state of general confusion, but their blows do little against the creature's armor-like scales. </p><p></p><p>The beast lifts its head and spews forth a stream of acid, burning Taran, and ruining his armor. The party scrambles madly to recover their wits, and manage a couple of feeble attacks, but the dragon fights like a half-ton house cat. Before anyone can truly hurt the beast, it springs at Kyreel, grabbing her and diving over the side of the ledge. </p><p></p><p>Indy and Taran are quick to shed their armor and dive in after their drow friend, but they have underwater troubles of their own-- the surviving lizardmen have gathered en masse around the ledge, and attack the newcomers with spears. Kyreel fights for her life, trying vainly to escape the cruel clutches of the beast, but to no avail.</p><p></p><p>The lizardmen prove more than susceptible to the deadly one-two punch of Taran's dagger and Indy's rapier. Kyreel manages to struggle free, and during the fighting, the dragon exposes itself to the surface, creating a target for Thelbar's <em>magic missiles</em>. Indy manages to position himself between the lizardmen and the dragon, freeing Taran and Kyreel to attack the horror, if somewhat ineffectively.</p><p></p><p>Nightscale, for her part, is smart enough to know when her window of opportunity is closing. In a flash, the serpentine horror uncoils and jets away, disappearing into the murky waters of the underground lagoon.</p><p></p><p>By the time the PCs manage to swim out to Nightscale's island in the center of the lake, the dragon has packed for a long vacation and taken her most cherished treasure with her, including all of her magic items, and the haft piece to the blue orb.</p><p></p><p>Kyreel, Indy and Taran horse around in the treasure pile, throwing coins at each other, and retelling parts of their first dragon fight. Thelbar stands alone, at the edge of the water. Looking at the orb, Thelbar sighs helplessly and reflects on the Magic Staff that Almost Was. Half in the possession of a no name mage from Goddess-knows-where, and half in the possession of a baby black dragon, fleeing for its life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="(contact), post: 1079, member: 41"] [b]3-- The Forge of Fury[/b], cont. A further exploration of the complex reveals the Forge itself, an area currently occupied by a band of Duergar Dwarves, up from the Underdark, looking for Dugeddin's secrets. The Duergar arcanist is a master of illusion, and the group wastes resources fighting with shadows before putting the villain down. The surviving Duergar call for a sundering of hostilities, and offer to exchange information with the group in exchange for peace. In the end, it is determined that the lizardfolk did not flee this direction with the staff-- they must have gone deeper still, into the unexplored depths of Khundrukar. The group naively descends into the bowels of the Forge, and come across a large cavern containing an underground lake. The party carefully steps out onto an low shelf of rock that overhangs the edge of the lake. They are making a first cursory examination of the water itself when Indy cries out a warning that something . . . some [i]things[/i], are swimming toward them. The group readies itself for melee, only to be taken by surprise as a huge lizard, the size of a pony and covered with black scales, darts out from behind them slashing Kyreel with its razor sharp claws! The party attacks the beast in a state of general confusion, but their blows do little against the creature's armor-like scales. The beast lifts its head and spews forth a stream of acid, burning Taran, and ruining his armor. The party scrambles madly to recover their wits, and manage a couple of feeble attacks, but the dragon fights like a half-ton house cat. Before anyone can truly hurt the beast, it springs at Kyreel, grabbing her and diving over the side of the ledge. Indy and Taran are quick to shed their armor and dive in after their drow friend, but they have underwater troubles of their own-- the surviving lizardmen have gathered en masse around the ledge, and attack the newcomers with spears. Kyreel fights for her life, trying vainly to escape the cruel clutches of the beast, but to no avail. The lizardmen prove more than susceptible to the deadly one-two punch of Taran's dagger and Indy's rapier. Kyreel manages to struggle free, and during the fighting, the dragon exposes itself to the surface, creating a target for Thelbar's [i]magic missiles[/i]. Indy manages to position himself between the lizardmen and the dragon, freeing Taran and Kyreel to attack the horror, if somewhat ineffectively. Nightscale, for her part, is smart enough to know when her window of opportunity is closing. In a flash, the serpentine horror uncoils and jets away, disappearing into the murky waters of the underground lagoon. By the time the PCs manage to swim out to Nightscale's island in the center of the lake, the dragon has packed for a long vacation and taken her most cherished treasure with her, including all of her magic items, and the haft piece to the blue orb. Kyreel, Indy and Taran horse around in the treasure pile, throwing coins at each other, and retelling parts of their first dragon fight. Thelbar stands alone, at the edge of the water. Looking at the orb, Thelbar sighs helplessly and reflects on the Magic Staff that Almost Was. Half in the possession of a no name mage from Goddess-knows-where, and half in the possession of a baby black dragon, fleeing for its life. [/QUOTE]
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