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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spider_Jerusalem" data-source="post: 2274257" data-attributes="member: 5507">A Chronicle of Ice, Luck and HonourChapter 5: The Early Wyrm Catches The Birds"Must I die and die again..."The heroes were slumped in a broad corridor, almost twenty feet wide, but only six foot high. Every inch of wall, ceiling and floor bore a thick carpet of moss. Milo admired the natural blends of colours, the bursts of blue and green reminding him of his father's sporadic painting phases. But that was years ago, and many many miles away.The blue-skinned creatures disappeared through a moss shrouded entrance, amphibious clicks echoing sadly back. Torious rapidly healed himself, and after a concentrated effort, the broken skin on his chest knitted together. Looking up, Torious saw Milo staring in amazement at the priest’s healing powers. The halfling was distracted by a heavy thud that echoed from the direction that the creatures had escaped. Milo leapt over the spilled fish and ragged netting towards the entrance, crossbow drawn, his face ablaze with adventurous glee. Dariel dug his talons into Thalin’s shoulder to say that there were more to come, and swooped after the halfling, knowing full well what the halfling was capable of on his own.Using Erifeci as a crutch, Thalin levered himself to his feet then checked that his spell book and components weren’t damaged in the escape from the spider. Satisfied that everything was safe and secure, Thalin stalked over the sodden ground towards the entrance that Milo had disappeared through.Torious crouched to his knees, “Why was I not taken?” prayed the aasimar quietly, “must I die and die again until I am worthy of your favour… father?”Not waiting for the inevitable silence to his questions, Torious stood and gripping Justicar in one hand and his holy symbol in the other, followed the mage.Stepping cautiously into the next room, Milo’s eyes swooped over the cluttered space. A carpet of moss extended over the floor and walls, hiding moulded lumps of what could have been desks and chairs in the corner of the room. However, one wall was completely untouched by the spongy growth. An open wooden door stood creaking across from the halfling, similar in craftsmanship to the door now holding the sword spider at bay. Through the opening was a long, cylindrical passage with an even thicker bed of moss lining the floor, leading to an open circular wooden door.Torious let a shout out as he spotted the five creatures heave the door shut at the end of the moss-floor corridor. Before the priest could even move, a small metallic chime issued from the door as the handle spun clockwise once, then stopped dead.“Locked” stated Torious dryly.“Well, there might be another way out” said Thalin in reply, warily glancing back towards the sword spider door.Torious and Thalin began to check over the untouched wall, ignoring the moss-ridden tunnel for now. “It’s magic. The plant growth won’t touch it,” said Thalin over his shoulder, not wanting to divert his attention from the stone work in front of him.Taking a somewhat uncalculated risk, Thalin reached to touch the bare stone, but his hand hit an invisible resistance inches from the wall. A sudden, deep, disembodied voice echoed a series of dwarven words through the room. Torious instinctively dropped to a ready crouch. Milo leapt backwards from the table top, yelping as Isplit digs his claws through his shirt. Thalin began to draw a sizzling arcane rune in the air as Dariel flattened himself to the floor.</blockquote>

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