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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 5760184" data-attributes="member: 6674868">Ok then.  A Geological Era ago, a Demon Lord of one of the layers of The Abyss was betrayed.  his enemy had a series of Gate spells opened behind him and attacked the Demon Lord by projecting a meteor-sized chunk of the layer's substance, Potostone(Rubidium), at his body, and he was smashed between a large rock and a magical place.  The Potostone meteor thrust portions of the Demon Lord's shredded form through the Gates, scattering his body across the multiverse.  This is how the Potostone vein ended up beneath the stone depths of this region of the Material Plane, and other veins exist in other places.  The shredded portions of the Demon Lord's body took on a simple sentience and became the Aberrations Psionic Sinews.A Historical Era ago, the deeply embedded vein of Potostone became exposed when a minor earthquake causes a fissure to open over the vein.  a few days worth of rain wreaked havoc over the landscape, and due to the timely intervention of a Goblin Wizard, who had a serious knowledge of Chemistry (Because some Goblins are Smart!), the cataclysm was abated.  The Goblin Wizard took great pains to see that everyone was edjucated in the proper safety to keep the seals in place.  Exploration of the damage resulted in the discovery of the Psionic Sinews, all knowledge of their origins unknown.  For whatever reason, time passed and the knowledge of the reasons behind the cataclysm was obscured.Modern day, the site is a Holy Rite of Passage for goblinoids, currently controlled by a Bugbear clan.  They couldn't care less abut demons, earthquakes, chemistry or history.  They just know if they follow the sacred rites, they can make their warriors stronger.  The Bugbear warriors that earn the right to go on this Pilgrimage have average INT for a Bugbear (10) and above average WIS, since the Bugbear clan has learned that the Muscle Worms have a will of their own, and so only those who have developed wisdom (and therefore a high Will save to combat against an Ego score) can embark on this Rite of Passage.This is where my PC's enter.  The rest is to be determined by the winds of fate, the choices of free will, and the rolls of the dice.</blockquote>

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