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<blockquote data-quote="DoctorB" data-source="post: 141924" data-attributes="member: 903"><p>The remaining Champions had other things to worry about. Cobbe continued to climb down the rope, hoping to recover Titansbane and the Salutorum without having to kill the gargantuan spider. Toiva held on to the rope with his legs and one arm as he swung his sword at the spider clinging to the ceiling near him. Galena tried to cast spells at the beast, but each was harmlessly absorbed. Onyx cast spider climb on himself and went into the pit hoping to get to the bottom and cast another daylight spell so they could see down there.</p><p></p><p>Toiva’s battle with the spider did not go well. After several exchanges, the spider caught him with a particularly powerful attack, and he lost consciousness. Fortunately, his arm remained hooked around the rope as he fell. Cobbe, climbing fifty feet below, decided to catch him. The Paladin held on to the rope with his legs as Toiva’s weight crashed into him. Both of them slid along the rope for a few feet and stopped, Cobbe holding the unconscious Toiva and hanging nearly upside down. The spider, devoid of opponents above, calmly snipped through the rope. Now beyond the reach of Joy’s daylight spell, Cobbe had no idea how far the bottom was. He prepared himself for a long fall. In fact, they fell only ten feet before crashing into a foul-smelling muck of petrified bones, flesh, and gods knew what else. Cobbe had just enough healing left to keep Toiva alive, but could not wake him up.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Arin flew Liana to the surface where she could be healed by Joy and Karl before returning below. Though a dragon, Arin was not particularly large, perhaps fifteen feet from nose to tail. He flew back into the pit and tried to pull the spider off the ceiling. He was bitten for his trouble and found his own strength woefully inadequate to the task. The spider withdrew, however, and moved to attack Cobbe and Toiva below. As he prepared to fly back into the cavern, a now healed Liana insisted on coming with him. Arin took her gently in his claws and flew back inside.</p><p></p><p>Cobbe could not see in the total darkness below, but he suspected the creature would attack him. Guessing the direction, he called on the Lady to show him evil. None appeared. Having not seen Arin change, he was surprised when a strange voice told him in what direction to look. Cobbe did not stop to question but turned in the indicated direction and found the nearly overwhelming evil that indicated the great spider.</p><p></p><p>Not needing light to sense the presence of the evil creature, Arin moved to attack it as the spider arrived on the soft floor of the cavern. Finally arriving at the bottom of the pit himself, Onyx cast daylight, canceling out the darkness that prevented the magically flaming sword Cobbe had bracketed to his shield from shedding light. The space lit up, showing the ghastly detritus of hundreds of years of victims. The light glowed in the eight eyes of the twenty-foot spider as it attacked Arin. Fortunately, it already had large rents in its skin from Toiva’s sword and claw marks where Arin had struck. Cobbe and Liana joined into the fight and after a few moments finally destroyed the creature.</p><p></p><p>Using detect magic to scan the space under the muck, the Champions and their allies found the great dwarven artifacts they sought. Onyx cradled Titansbane against him and Cobbe brought up the great cup that was the Salutorum as well as numerous potions. Perhaps they could find more if they looked more carefully, but everyone was anxious to get back to the safety of the Dwarvenrealm. All they had to do was make their way through an army of drow, goblins, and three-armed giants. Perhaps they would not have to face the nine-headed serpent beast to escape.</p><p></p><p>As the rush of battle wore off, Liana looked if anything even more stunned than before. Tentatively, she reached out to touch Arin’s scales.</p><p>“I wanted to tell you,” he said plaintively in that strange new voice.</p><p>“"But... you're still... *you*?" she asked.</p><p></p><p>Joy looked thoughtful for a moment.</p><p>“Does that mean Horus is a dragon too?” she asked.</p><p>“Well,” Arin replied. “Yeah.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DoctorB, post: 141924, member: 903"] The remaining Champions had other things to worry about. Cobbe continued to climb down the rope, hoping to recover Titansbane and the Salutorum without having to kill the gargantuan spider. Toiva held on to the rope with his legs and one arm as he swung his sword at the spider clinging to the ceiling near him. Galena tried to cast spells at the beast, but each was harmlessly absorbed. Onyx cast spider climb on himself and went into the pit hoping to get to the bottom and cast another daylight spell so they could see down there. Toiva’s battle with the spider did not go well. After several exchanges, the spider caught him with a particularly powerful attack, and he lost consciousness. Fortunately, his arm remained hooked around the rope as he fell. Cobbe, climbing fifty feet below, decided to catch him. The Paladin held on to the rope with his legs as Toiva’s weight crashed into him. Both of them slid along the rope for a few feet and stopped, Cobbe holding the unconscious Toiva and hanging nearly upside down. The spider, devoid of opponents above, calmly snipped through the rope. Now beyond the reach of Joy’s daylight spell, Cobbe had no idea how far the bottom was. He prepared himself for a long fall. In fact, they fell only ten feet before crashing into a foul-smelling muck of petrified bones, flesh, and gods knew what else. Cobbe had just enough healing left to keep Toiva alive, but could not wake him up. Meanwhile, Arin flew Liana to the surface where she could be healed by Joy and Karl before returning below. Though a dragon, Arin was not particularly large, perhaps fifteen feet from nose to tail. He flew back into the pit and tried to pull the spider off the ceiling. He was bitten for his trouble and found his own strength woefully inadequate to the task. The spider withdrew, however, and moved to attack Cobbe and Toiva below. As he prepared to fly back into the cavern, a now healed Liana insisted on coming with him. Arin took her gently in his claws and flew back inside. Cobbe could not see in the total darkness below, but he suspected the creature would attack him. Guessing the direction, he called on the Lady to show him evil. None appeared. Having not seen Arin change, he was surprised when a strange voice told him in what direction to look. Cobbe did not stop to question but turned in the indicated direction and found the nearly overwhelming evil that indicated the great spider. Not needing light to sense the presence of the evil creature, Arin moved to attack it as the spider arrived on the soft floor of the cavern. Finally arriving at the bottom of the pit himself, Onyx cast daylight, canceling out the darkness that prevented the magically flaming sword Cobbe had bracketed to his shield from shedding light. The space lit up, showing the ghastly detritus of hundreds of years of victims. The light glowed in the eight eyes of the twenty-foot spider as it attacked Arin. Fortunately, it already had large rents in its skin from Toiva’s sword and claw marks where Arin had struck. Cobbe and Liana joined into the fight and after a few moments finally destroyed the creature. Using detect magic to scan the space under the muck, the Champions and their allies found the great dwarven artifacts they sought. Onyx cradled Titansbane against him and Cobbe brought up the great cup that was the Salutorum as well as numerous potions. Perhaps they could find more if they looked more carefully, but everyone was anxious to get back to the safety of the Dwarvenrealm. All they had to do was make their way through an army of drow, goblins, and three-armed giants. Perhaps they would not have to face the nine-headed serpent beast to escape. As the rush of battle wore off, Liana looked if anything even more stunned than before. Tentatively, she reached out to touch Arin’s scales. “I wanted to tell you,” he said plaintively in that strange new voice. “"But... you're still... *you*?" she asked. Joy looked thoughtful for a moment. “Does that mean Horus is a dragon too?” she asked. “Well,” Arin replied. “Yeah.” [/QUOTE]
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