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<blockquote data-quote="LordVyreth" data-source="post: 2354478" data-attributes="member: 9626"><p><strong>The Truth: Bridge Over Troubled "Water"</strong></p><p></p><p>The party journeyed farther, until it began to grow late in the day. They briefly considered resting for the night, but before they could make a decision, they had reached the mountain the Temple was buried under. It took only a few minutes of searching for the party to find a tunnel leading deep underground. From what they know, this should take them directly to the Temple’s entrance. However, they once again had to make a decision on whether it would wise to rest beforehand.</p><p></p><p>“I really don’t recommend it,” Danae said. “Those Malachim are still out there, and they have a very good chance of attacking us while we try to sleep.”</p><p></p><p>Tal scoffed. “We still have the Instant Fortress. I can make it impenetrable to any attack!”</p><p></p><p>“Well, yes, but we only have half an hour of invincibility with your Lyre of Building, so we can’t keep it up all night, and that won’t help us if they sneak in. Besides, we’re right in the middle of undead territory. If we set up a massive fortress, a patrol might find us, especially since we’re right next to such an important location.”</p><p></p><p>Mark conceded the point, the party agreed to investigate the Temple for now. The tunnel they took twisted downwards for thousands of feet, and while it was barely ten feet high and wide at first, by the end of the tunnel, it was more than two hundred feet high and wide! It also opened up on the side, letting the heroes look downwards into a massive cavern. A gigantic dome rose out of the ground at the bottom of the cavern. “That must be the top of the Temple,” Robin speculated. “Can we get in there?”</p><p></p><p>Tiana shook her head. “We don’t know how or what will break the seal trapping The Keeper in. I’d rather find the regular entrance if possible.”</p><p></p><p>The tunnel eventually descended below the cavern floor and finally ended hundreds of feet down. A massive stone door, covered with runes of unknown origin, stood before the party. </p><p></p><p>“I wonder what that says,” Robin nervously remarked.</p><p></p><p>Danae peered at it, her supernaturally effective skill with languages working overtime. “There are some engraved lettering from what I suspect is the original Temple’s owners. It’s mostly a lot of praising of various gods and creatures, though possibly evil ones. At any rate, I can only read a little bit of it. Somebody, the undead I wager, have printed new lettering above the old. Some of it is more prayers, though to Nerull and his great priest. The rest are warnings to stay away, probably written after the Keeper took control.”</p><p></p><p>The door was slightly ajar, and led to a massive stone bridge. From their perspective, there was no way of seeing what was at the end of the bridge or what was beneath it. </p><p></p><p>“So, who wants to go first,” Tiana asked, obviously implying it wouldn’t be her.</p><p></p><p>Danae smiled. “Well, there is the instant volunteer…”</p><p></p><p>The summoned badger carefully walked through the door, crossed the bridge, and turned to look at the party. Its brief mission completed, it safely vanished to the Plane that it had come from, and the party followed its path onto the bridge.</p><p></p><p>The bridge apparently connected the original Temple’s outer walls and interior, but the damage it had taken since then ruined much of the originally massive building. In fact, it appeared that there was a lower level to the Temple at least 100 feet below, but 100 feet down it was flood with a strange, green liquid. The liquid helped illuminate the entire temple, but it didn’t appear to be safe for a living being to swim in. To help demonstrate how dangerous the liquid is, something was spotted moving in the “water.”</p><p></p><p>“What is that?” a sharp-eyed Robin, who was the first to spot the thing, said.</p><p></p><p>“Can you drop another badger in there?” Tal asked.</p><p></p><p>“Oh, no,” Danae said. “I’d rather not send them to certain doom if I can help it. I know it doesn’t kill them, but it’s supposed to be pretty painful. Besides, it looks like Robin is not enthused about that plan.”</p><p></p><p>“Well, we should at least get some idea about what’s down there, so they don’t ambush us later,” Tiana said, and she dropped a rock into the mire.</p><p></p><p>Immediately, the pool was abuzz with activity. Dozens, if not hundreds, of bloated undead bodies bobbed to the surface, eager for what they thought was the first live meal in centuries.</p><p></p><p>“Sunken,” Tal identified as he saw the brief feeding frenzy. “We’ve fought them before, but never this many. We have to make sure to stay clear of the pool.”</p><p></p><p>The party journeyed onward, and soon came to the end of the bridge. However, they still weren’t inside the inner walls of the temple. The path ended about ten feet from an indentation in the wall, and then split to the left and right. Those paths soon entered dark tunnels into the walls, but the party was more concerned about three alcoves above the two tunnels and the far wall. As they nervously approached, their fear was confirmed, as three hideous yet familiar monsters emerged. One was a jelly-fish like monster with four hook-like tentacles and a cacophony of screams emerging from its head. One was a gigantic bat with the head of a pale elf. And the last was a red demon with a dozen unnatural mouths throughout its body. </p><p></p><p>“A lipido, a swift pride, and a canor factum?” Danae said with surprise. “Why would three fiends of such diverse origins be working together?”</p><p></p><p>“We serve the master,” The canor factum replied. “He told us that no unworthy ones are to see him. We are the guardians of his domain.”</p><p></p><p>“Well, how to we become worthy?” Tal asked, eager to get passed this threat without further violence, despite Bath’s obvious eagerness to destroy them.</p><p></p><p>“You must pass a test.”</p><p></p><p>“And what is the test?” </p><p></p><p>“You must destroy the guardians.” So saying, the three fiends swiftly set upon the party!</p><p></p><p>OOC Notes: Apologize for the really short update this time. I’ll try to make up for it with a double-length one next weekend, is possible. Between Father’s day and a tough work week, it’s just been too stressful to get a lot of writing done. </p><p></p><p>So, did anyone get the theme of the dungeon’s encounters yet? It’ll be more obvious in the next update, when we explore the main portion of the Temple at last!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LordVyreth, post: 2354478, member: 9626"] [b]The Truth: Bridge Over Troubled "Water"[/b] The party journeyed farther, until it began to grow late in the day. They briefly considered resting for the night, but before they could make a decision, they had reached the mountain the Temple was buried under. It took only a few minutes of searching for the party to find a tunnel leading deep underground. From what they know, this should take them directly to the Temple’s entrance. However, they once again had to make a decision on whether it would wise to rest beforehand. “I really don’t recommend it,” Danae said. “Those Malachim are still out there, and they have a very good chance of attacking us while we try to sleep.” Tal scoffed. “We still have the Instant Fortress. I can make it impenetrable to any attack!” “Well, yes, but we only have half an hour of invincibility with your Lyre of Building, so we can’t keep it up all night, and that won’t help us if they sneak in. Besides, we’re right in the middle of undead territory. If we set up a massive fortress, a patrol might find us, especially since we’re right next to such an important location.” Mark conceded the point, the party agreed to investigate the Temple for now. The tunnel they took twisted downwards for thousands of feet, and while it was barely ten feet high and wide at first, by the end of the tunnel, it was more than two hundred feet high and wide! It also opened up on the side, letting the heroes look downwards into a massive cavern. A gigantic dome rose out of the ground at the bottom of the cavern. “That must be the top of the Temple,” Robin speculated. “Can we get in there?” Tiana shook her head. “We don’t know how or what will break the seal trapping The Keeper in. I’d rather find the regular entrance if possible.” The tunnel eventually descended below the cavern floor and finally ended hundreds of feet down. A massive stone door, covered with runes of unknown origin, stood before the party. “I wonder what that says,” Robin nervously remarked. Danae peered at it, her supernaturally effective skill with languages working overtime. “There are some engraved lettering from what I suspect is the original Temple’s owners. It’s mostly a lot of praising of various gods and creatures, though possibly evil ones. At any rate, I can only read a little bit of it. Somebody, the undead I wager, have printed new lettering above the old. Some of it is more prayers, though to Nerull and his great priest. The rest are warnings to stay away, probably written after the Keeper took control.” The door was slightly ajar, and led to a massive stone bridge. From their perspective, there was no way of seeing what was at the end of the bridge or what was beneath it. “So, who wants to go first,” Tiana asked, obviously implying it wouldn’t be her. Danae smiled. “Well, there is the instant volunteer…” The summoned badger carefully walked through the door, crossed the bridge, and turned to look at the party. Its brief mission completed, it safely vanished to the Plane that it had come from, and the party followed its path onto the bridge. The bridge apparently connected the original Temple’s outer walls and interior, but the damage it had taken since then ruined much of the originally massive building. In fact, it appeared that there was a lower level to the Temple at least 100 feet below, but 100 feet down it was flood with a strange, green liquid. The liquid helped illuminate the entire temple, but it didn’t appear to be safe for a living being to swim in. To help demonstrate how dangerous the liquid is, something was spotted moving in the “water.” “What is that?” a sharp-eyed Robin, who was the first to spot the thing, said. “Can you drop another badger in there?” Tal asked. “Oh, no,” Danae said. “I’d rather not send them to certain doom if I can help it. I know it doesn’t kill them, but it’s supposed to be pretty painful. Besides, it looks like Robin is not enthused about that plan.” “Well, we should at least get some idea about what’s down there, so they don’t ambush us later,” Tiana said, and she dropped a rock into the mire. Immediately, the pool was abuzz with activity. Dozens, if not hundreds, of bloated undead bodies bobbed to the surface, eager for what they thought was the first live meal in centuries. “Sunken,” Tal identified as he saw the brief feeding frenzy. “We’ve fought them before, but never this many. We have to make sure to stay clear of the pool.” The party journeyed onward, and soon came to the end of the bridge. However, they still weren’t inside the inner walls of the temple. The path ended about ten feet from an indentation in the wall, and then split to the left and right. Those paths soon entered dark tunnels into the walls, but the party was more concerned about three alcoves above the two tunnels and the far wall. As they nervously approached, their fear was confirmed, as three hideous yet familiar monsters emerged. One was a jelly-fish like monster with four hook-like tentacles and a cacophony of screams emerging from its head. One was a gigantic bat with the head of a pale elf. And the last was a red demon with a dozen unnatural mouths throughout its body. “A lipido, a swift pride, and a canor factum?” Danae said with surprise. “Why would three fiends of such diverse origins be working together?” “We serve the master,” The canor factum replied. “He told us that no unworthy ones are to see him. We are the guardians of his domain.” “Well, how to we become worthy?” Tal asked, eager to get passed this threat without further violence, despite Bath’s obvious eagerness to destroy them. “You must pass a test.” “And what is the test?” “You must destroy the guardians.” So saying, the three fiends swiftly set upon the party! OOC Notes: Apologize for the really short update this time. I’ll try to make up for it with a double-length one next weekend, is possible. Between Father’s day and a tough work week, it’s just been too stressful to get a lot of writing done. So, did anyone get the theme of the dungeon’s encounters yet? It’ll be more obvious in the next update, when we explore the main portion of the Temple at last! [/QUOTE]
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