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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gray Shade" data-source="post: 2618845" data-attributes="member: 32340">Mo-Gwar's countenance grows dark again and he addresses Lars, who finds himself unable to continue his drink as the dragon speaks, even though his throat gets dryer and dryer with every word the beast utters."The dark fountain, little dwarf, is not to be trifled with.  To approach it is to become weary, confused, angered and to touch it . . . well . . . It is a waterfall of evil that began pouring down from the roof of our den almost a month ago.  It started as drips of liquid, like oil, but no mere oil makes my scales crawl as this does.  As time passed, it poured thicker and thicker.  We tried shoring the cracks in our ceiling but could not get close enough.  We tried burning it but all our mighty flames combined had no effect.  One of our number summoned the courage to touch it and that arm has henceforth been useless, and worse yet, the arm rots with a disease we cannot identify that creeps from his fingertip toward his shoulder.  We put our faith in the Elders helping him before it claims his life."  Here he makes a sign that those of you trained in religion recognize as a symbol of hope sought."Ours is a race that turns to magic and science first, and only to faith for matters which the first two pillars cannot command.  Last night we decided that this was such a thing, and so Shorruk took what bless-ed water we had and, moving as close as he dared, cast the water upon what is now a constant waterfall, a black pillar from ceiling to floor.  The howling and shrieking that resulted was so much that we could not but cower and shiver.  Finally, one by one, we gave into sleep, prayers on our lips begging that we would all just reach morning, when the fountain's aura subsides and does not block our exit.  It seems that before I woke something moved me here."He looks around again.  "Strange.  I do not even know how to get here from the den without going around the other side of the mountain."</blockquote>

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