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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7171014" data-attributes="member: 20323">[GM]Yes! It's like a cross between Pomodoro's &quot;Sphere within Sphere&quot; and <a href="http://img14.deviantart.net/6054/i/2005/086/a/d/snake_sphere_by_ridiculyss.jpg" target="_blank">something like this</a>, maybe with a touch of Lemarchand's puzzle box from Hellraiser thrown in.[/GM]Having brought the party safely back to solid ground, Lal Qalandar stepped across the roiling pond's surface as if it were no more difficult than descending a dune. The hydra lay sunken in the depths of the pond, its black blood covering your blades and armor. While the camel was beyond saving, it was the only casualty of the monstrosity's sudden attack. A twisted ankle, cut and bruises, and rattled nerves are the worst of your caravan's injuries. Despite being caught completely unprepared, Ajan's men are quick to let out a raucous cheer at your victory.[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/cJK6AIy.png[/align]Ajan bin Najon al-Yaqud quickly moved to Akilah's side, barely having had time to draw his sword, making sure his cousin was unharmed. &quot;Thanks be to Fate we have survived!&quot; He nodded in agreement with Lal, intimating similar thoughts, &quot;No wonder travelers have been avoiding Hakim Oasis. But a monster of such size...I've never heard of such a thing dwelling here...what would it eat to survive?&quot;&quot;You've chosen skilled traveling companions, my cousin,&quot; he handed Akilah a bandage as he watched her work, clearly uncomfortable just sitting on his hands. &quot;There are caves up there,&quot; gesturing to the escarpment that rises from the center of the oasis, Ajan squinted his eyes in that direction but gazing toward the setting sun hid any details he might otherwise pick out. &quot;We've stayed there to avoid flooding and predators before. If there are any survivors, that's likely where they'll have retreated to.&quot;[/SECTION]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7171014, member: 20323"] [GM]Yes! It's like a cross between Pomodoro's "Sphere within Sphere" and [url=http://img14.deviantart.net/6054/i/2005/086/a/d/snake_sphere_by_ridiculyss.jpg]something like this[/url], maybe with a touch of Lemarchand's puzzle box from Hellraiser thrown in.[/GM] Having brought the party safely back to solid ground, Lal Qalandar stepped across the roiling pond's surface as if it were no more difficult than descending a dune. The hydra lay sunken in the depths of the pond, its black blood covering your blades and armor. While the camel was beyond saving, it was the only casualty of the monstrosity's sudden attack. A twisted ankle, cut and bruises, and rattled nerves are the worst of your caravan's injuries. Despite being caught completely unprepared, Ajan's men are quick to let out a raucous cheer at your victory. [SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/cJK6AIy.png[/align]Ajan bin Najon al-Yaqud quickly moved to Akilah's side, barely having had time to draw his sword, making sure his cousin was unharmed. [b]"Thanks be to Fate we have survived!"[/b] He nodded in agreement with Lal, intimating similar thoughts, [b]"No wonder travelers have been avoiding Hakim Oasis. But a monster of such size...I've never heard of such a thing dwelling here...what would it eat to survive?"[/b] [b]"You've chosen skilled traveling companions, my cousin,"[/b] he handed Akilah a bandage as he watched her work, clearly uncomfortable just sitting on his hands. [b]"There are caves up there,"[/b] gesturing to the escarpment that rises from the center of the oasis, Ajan squinted his eyes in that direction but gazing toward the setting sun hid any details he might otherwise pick out. [b]"We've stayed there to avoid flooding and predators before. If there are any survivors, that's likely where they'll have retreated to."[/b][/SECTION] [/QUOTE]

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