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Message: <blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1309988" data-attributes="member: 945">After a days' travel, the party comes upon some stone ruins.  What once might have been here is undetermined as several large pieces of worked stone lay scattered about.  What is left, is a set of stairs that lead into an under-chamber of sorts.  Moving into the dark chamber, the party sees a floor covered in bones, and stinking of death and decay.  Suddenly, a tremendous beast of at least a dozen fiery red heads emerges from the shadows and approaches them fiercely.Mournax and Ivo charge at it, cutting deep into the creatures abdomen.  The creature responds with all its heads in turn, biting ferociously at Mournax and Ivo, tearing large chunks of meat from their flesh.  Bax opens with a barrage of arrows, and Rath responds with spells of his own.  Nytor brings about the blessings of his god, and Dzintra throws her dagger at the creature.  Mournax and Ivo respond again, delivering full attacks with all their strength to deliver a deathblow to the foul beast."By the Gods that creature was strong!", Mournax shouts, taking a knee on the floor, "I could use some healing cleric, if you are able."  Ivo responds as well, "Aye, and pass a little over to me as well."  Nytor nods, and heals Mournax and Ivo.The party, shaken, but alive, scrounges the room and finds nothing of interest but bones and mildew.  Arriving back outside, Rath spies some curious writing on the remains of a stone pillar."Nytor, can you translate this with magic?""Certainly", Nytor says, casting a Comprehend languages.Studying the writing, Rath reads out loud.Once, all was at peace, and our people were free to live among the land, and we treated the land with respect, and the land in turn gave us back what we put in it.  With Elbard gone, all is lost, and the land has become chaotic.  It fights us, and we fight back, but the land is winning.  The skies have been dark for ages now, and the air hard to breathe.  The rain of dust signals the end.  We move on to greener pastures, seeking hope.  Elbard calls to us still.Bax takes care to write the information down on paper.</blockquote>

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