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<blockquote data-quote="dungeon blaster" data-source="post: 2847673" data-attributes="member: 30575"><p><span style="color: DarkOliveGreen">2 Reaping, 595 CY.</span></p><p></p><p>The two set out the next morning for the Bronzewood Lodge. They had heard of a local guide who helped the Free City Adventurers, as they were being called, and might be willing to be their guide. Once at the Lodge, they requested a meeting with the guide. Quite unexpectedly, a halfling clothed in dirty animal hide stepped forth and greeted them. He called himself Lindingar of the Frostfells and said that he had served as guide to the last group of adventurers, and if given the map and a few gold for his efforts, could assist them in finding the Whispering Cairn.</p><p></p><p>By late afternoon they reached the area of the Cairn Hills where the Whispering Cairn was supposedly located. It took some searching, but eventually they found a weed enshrouded entrance in one of the hills, along with several wolf tracks. Ehrune asked Lindingar to join them in explorign the Cairn, even offering him a share of the treasure, but the halfling shaman refused, citing some nonsense about disturbing the dead, and how money wasn't important to him . 'But think of the spirits that might be in there?' Ehrune mused. In the end, Lindingar agreed and the three treasure hunters entered the cairn.</p><p></p><p>Their first encounter with dangerous adversaries came relatively early on while exploring the cairn entrance. After finding a tattered bedroll and a strange relic that looked like part of a mirror frame, they were set upon by a trio of ravenous wolves, the alpha wolf bearing a deep scar across its muzzle. Lindingar stepped forward, cooing softly to the ferocious beasts. 'Don't worry, I am a friend of animals!' Lindingar proudly proclaimed. Unfortunately, these wolves hadn't eaten in a week and weren't about to let a little friendship get in the way of a full belly. Ehrune moved to defend the poor halfling, stabbing somewhat wildly at the wolves with his rapier. Although they managed to slay the wolves, they were not without injuries of their own. Ehrune took a particularly nasty bite (for 12 points of damage, nearly dropping him into the negatives.) Animal friend hmm? Riiiiight.</p><p></p><p>Their first encounter a victory (well, they didn't die at least), the trio continued their exploration of the enigmatic Whispering Cairn. Sibilant voices seemed to emanate from the walls, speaking in an unknown language (doooo not seeek the treasuuuure). Well, it was treasure they sought, and treasure they would find or so help them!</p><p></p><p>Further exploration revealed a collapsed alcove (nothing there, waste of time), the wolf den (containing a colored lantern) and an alcove featuring a fresco of seven halls with seven lit lanterns of varying colors. The main passageway continued further down, but was obscured by old cobwebs, and we all know that cobwebs are impassable, right? Not for this hardy band of heroes!</p><p></p><p>Beyond the cobwebs, they discovered the seven halled chamber depicted in the fresco, in the center of which rested a large stone sarcophagus. Wisely deciding NOT to open the sarcophagus, the group instead investigated the various alcoves. A strange green light emanated from the north-most alcove, but turned out to merely be a green lantern (sans cosmic powers or cool rings) with an everburning candle inside. Turns out that several of the alcoves had lanterns of their own, of various colors and all of them unlit, but two alcoves were missing their lanterns. Careful searching revealed that the sarcophagus rested on an arrow-shaped platform that could spin...so the adventuers pushed the sarcophagus with all their brawny might. The platform slowly began to spin, clicking as the arrow pointed at each of the alcoves. Upon reaching the alcove containing the green lantern, a sudden screech and an ominous rumbling emerged from the alcove. A moment later, a strange steel cylinder arose out of the alcove floor and a door slid open.</p><p></p><p>Ehrune looked with concern at the device. 'some kind of mechanical contraption, I believe'</p><p></p><p>'yep' Lindingar answered, as if he knew a thing about mechanical contraptions.</p><p></p><p>The trio decided to test the strange device by placing a large, heavy rock inside. The door slid shut and the device sank back into the floor, screeching in protest all the while. They waited for something to happen.</p><p></p><p>Nothing.</p><p></p><p>'Let's try spinning the coffin some more', suggested Lindingar.</p><p></p><p>So, they continued to spin the platform, causing another cylinder to rise from a different alcove. Finally they had made a full rotation and landed the arrow back on the green alcove, and the screeching began anew. Only this time it sounded far, far worse.</p><p></p><p>'probably the rock'.</p><p></p><p>With a screeching crash, the elavator collapsed, plummeting to the floor below. Moments later, a swarm of beetled erupted from the shaft, causing the trio to flee in panic. These were no ordinary beetles. Each was the size of a man's hand, with a shiny greenish-black carapace, and exuded a noxious, burning stench. Acid beetles. What's worse, a strange aberration called a mad slasher (like a crab with one freakin' huge eye) emerged from the shaft and raced towards the fleeing adventurers. Proving once again that you only need to be faster than your slowest friend, the taller and unarmored Ehrune and Etherik quickly outpaced the armored halfling. Damn stubby halfling legs! I suppose it was the thought of their new companion's impending gruesome death, or perhaps it was the realization that they didn't know how to get home, but the two fleet-footed adventurers attempted to buy the halfling some time by attacking the mad slasher with eldrtich blasts and magic missiles. It worked. The slasher was near dead by the time it reached them and a couple more blasts finished it off.</p><p></p><p>'Er, how does it eat?' Ehrune wondered.</p><p></p><p>But it wasn't the time for an anatomy lesson, as a swarm of acid beetles continued to give chase. The trio high-tailed it out of the Cairn, not looking back until they had reached Diamond Lake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dungeon blaster, post: 2847673, member: 30575"] [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]2 Reaping, 595 CY.[/COLOR] The two set out the next morning for the Bronzewood Lodge. They had heard of a local guide who helped the Free City Adventurers, as they were being called, and might be willing to be their guide. Once at the Lodge, they requested a meeting with the guide. Quite unexpectedly, a halfling clothed in dirty animal hide stepped forth and greeted them. He called himself Lindingar of the Frostfells and said that he had served as guide to the last group of adventurers, and if given the map and a few gold for his efforts, could assist them in finding the Whispering Cairn. By late afternoon they reached the area of the Cairn Hills where the Whispering Cairn was supposedly located. It took some searching, but eventually they found a weed enshrouded entrance in one of the hills, along with several wolf tracks. Ehrune asked Lindingar to join them in explorign the Cairn, even offering him a share of the treasure, but the halfling shaman refused, citing some nonsense about disturbing the dead, and how money wasn't important to him . 'But think of the spirits that might be in there?' Ehrune mused. In the end, Lindingar agreed and the three treasure hunters entered the cairn. Their first encounter with dangerous adversaries came relatively early on while exploring the cairn entrance. After finding a tattered bedroll and a strange relic that looked like part of a mirror frame, they were set upon by a trio of ravenous wolves, the alpha wolf bearing a deep scar across its muzzle. Lindingar stepped forward, cooing softly to the ferocious beasts. 'Don't worry, I am a friend of animals!' Lindingar proudly proclaimed. Unfortunately, these wolves hadn't eaten in a week and weren't about to let a little friendship get in the way of a full belly. Ehrune moved to defend the poor halfling, stabbing somewhat wildly at the wolves with his rapier. Although they managed to slay the wolves, they were not without injuries of their own. Ehrune took a particularly nasty bite (for 12 points of damage, nearly dropping him into the negatives.) Animal friend hmm? Riiiiight. Their first encounter a victory (well, they didn't die at least), the trio continued their exploration of the enigmatic Whispering Cairn. Sibilant voices seemed to emanate from the walls, speaking in an unknown language (doooo not seeek the treasuuuure). Well, it was treasure they sought, and treasure they would find or so help them! Further exploration revealed a collapsed alcove (nothing there, waste of time), the wolf den (containing a colored lantern) and an alcove featuring a fresco of seven halls with seven lit lanterns of varying colors. The main passageway continued further down, but was obscured by old cobwebs, and we all know that cobwebs are impassable, right? Not for this hardy band of heroes! Beyond the cobwebs, they discovered the seven halled chamber depicted in the fresco, in the center of which rested a large stone sarcophagus. Wisely deciding NOT to open the sarcophagus, the group instead investigated the various alcoves. A strange green light emanated from the north-most alcove, but turned out to merely be a green lantern (sans cosmic powers or cool rings) with an everburning candle inside. Turns out that several of the alcoves had lanterns of their own, of various colors and all of them unlit, but two alcoves were missing their lanterns. Careful searching revealed that the sarcophagus rested on an arrow-shaped platform that could spin...so the adventuers pushed the sarcophagus with all their brawny might. The platform slowly began to spin, clicking as the arrow pointed at each of the alcoves. Upon reaching the alcove containing the green lantern, a sudden screech and an ominous rumbling emerged from the alcove. A moment later, a strange steel cylinder arose out of the alcove floor and a door slid open. Ehrune looked with concern at the device. 'some kind of mechanical contraption, I believe' 'yep' Lindingar answered, as if he knew a thing about mechanical contraptions. The trio decided to test the strange device by placing a large, heavy rock inside. The door slid shut and the device sank back into the floor, screeching in protest all the while. They waited for something to happen. Nothing. 'Let's try spinning the coffin some more', suggested Lindingar. So, they continued to spin the platform, causing another cylinder to rise from a different alcove. Finally they had made a full rotation and landed the arrow back on the green alcove, and the screeching began anew. Only this time it sounded far, far worse. 'probably the rock'. With a screeching crash, the elavator collapsed, plummeting to the floor below. Moments later, a swarm of beetled erupted from the shaft, causing the trio to flee in panic. These were no ordinary beetles. Each was the size of a man's hand, with a shiny greenish-black carapace, and exuded a noxious, burning stench. Acid beetles. What's worse, a strange aberration called a mad slasher (like a crab with one freakin' huge eye) emerged from the shaft and raced towards the fleeing adventurers. Proving once again that you only need to be faster than your slowest friend, the taller and unarmored Ehrune and Etherik quickly outpaced the armored halfling. Damn stubby halfling legs! I suppose it was the thought of their new companion's impending gruesome death, or perhaps it was the realization that they didn't know how to get home, but the two fleet-footed adventurers attempted to buy the halfling some time by attacking the mad slasher with eldrtich blasts and magic missiles. It worked. The slasher was near dead by the time it reached them and a couple more blasts finished it off. 'Er, how does it eat?' Ehrune wondered. But it wasn't the time for an anatomy lesson, as a swarm of acid beetles continued to give chase. The trio high-tailed it out of the Cairn, not looking back until they had reached Diamond Lake. [/QUOTE]
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