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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 755454" data-attributes="member: 1210">Bile BattlesEven as the froghemoth is dragging Angelfire into its foul yellow pool, the rest of the party is moving to stop it.  Polsoon's thunderous granite fist bashes down on it with mighty force, and the two struggle for an instant.  The clerics, meanwhile, are trying to pass around a little healing for the worst of the injured- the horrid wilting inflicted grievous damage on almost everyone.  The froghemoth's struggles stop as Polsoon pounds it again, and Angelfire emerges from the bile, gasping and retching.After a few moments of healing and recuperation, the group continues on.  They all fly or air walk across a nasty area full of bile they'd prefer not to wade through- Zeebo is hanging from Sheva's back- and then into a large cave.  And in the cave is another huge hideous creature- this one almost wormlike, with multiple tentacles coming from its face.  Habiskis shrieks as he recognizes it: it's an illithid tadpole- but it has grown and grown until it's gargantuan in size!  And it drips with stinking frothy bile...The battle is joined with a pillar of fire and a volley of seeker missiles streaking in at the monstrous neothelid.  Zeebo's somehow gotten turned around and is hanging upside down, gripping Sheva with his legs as he tries to slow the horrid monster.  Angelfire rushes in, but it's already spitting bile, catching Sheva, Zeebo and Angelfire all.  They gag and sicken as the monster starts shuffling towards them.  There's another volley of seeker missiles streaking in, a storm of flames, a veritable rain of blows from Alcar and Angelfire, and finally, a trio of flame arrows that kills the thing.  Once again, the party's overwhelming firepower overcomes their enemies... but the question remains: if it becomes necessary, will they so easily overcome the Bile Lords and their servants?The group debates whether to continue.  Alcar, naturally, is all for it.  A few of the others waver, but Horbin puts his foot down.  "No.  Last time you got me killed this way!"  With that, it's decided, and the party goes to rest- they've been offered rooms by Axon and Axel.  As they pass the two constructs, Axel calls out, "Have you decided to serve the Bile Lords yet?""Not yet," Sybele says sweetly.Their rooms are down the same hall as the human and giant.  As they troop in, the human comes out of his room, looking at them warily.  "I'm Thrush," he says, "and I'm the First Servant of the Bile Lords.  When you give in to them- and you will, we did- you'll be under my command.  Don't cause any trouble while you're here; you won't be able to handle it."Sybele goes to talk to him up close and gives him the eye.  It's clear that she's coming on to him.That evening, Orbius leads a discussion group on Law and Chaos with Zeebo and the L.  Sybele comes in in the middle of it, and towards the end, she says, "I'm sad about my daughter.  She's been kidnapped and we're trapped here!"Zeebo tries to find Jezeble using Orbius' crystal ball, but to no avail.  Then, his loins bursting with need, he excuses himself and goes off to satisfy his needs, using the crystal ball for pornographic purposes.Bored and dissatisfied, Alcar leaves to further explore.  He does not return that night.  The rest of the party rests and recovers spells.The next morning they set off to further explore themselves, still with no sign of Alcar....Next Time: The Final Fate of Alcar!!</blockquote>

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