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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droid101" data-source="post: 1755762" data-attributes="member: 942">The purplish dragon lifted with all his might, and shed the heavy wall of iron from off his back.  Many broken scales, a broken wing, and a downpouring of blood remained in it’s place.  The wall of iron slammed down into his bed of gold coins with a loud smash.The flying dark elf flew up to the top of the chamber, and then back down, carrying another, dark cloaked elf.  He landed next to the shabbily dressed spellcaster, and the dark cloaked one invoked a spell, and all three vanished.  Eltharion was busy picking up every item he could find.  Bink crawled down and found a passageway out of the dragon’s den.  The dark elf priestess stepped back into the wall, leaving the blob tentacle demon to fight off the dragon.  Grog and Jezda staggered to their feet and made a break for it, as did Ogrim.  All three ran (limped) to the passageway and out.The dragon lashed out with a lethal combination at the demon.  The demon, still barely standing, flapped back at the dragon with its tentacles.  The Heroes were long gone.They didn’t stop running for at least 15 minutes.  They hadn’t been more frightened in their whole life.“At least it wasn’t a total waste…” Eltharion managed, gasping for breath.  He showed everyone the items he stashed into a sack.  A ring, a wand, and a pair of leather gloves, and two potions.“You stole from a dragon?  Once he sees that stuff is missing, he’s going to come after us,” Bink reasons.“He just got a giant slab of metal dropped on him from 100 feet.  I think he’s going to cut his losses for today and take a nap,” Eltharion reasons right back.“True enough,” Bink agrees.They continue walking, not even thinking about stopping to rest.  They stop for a minute or so here and there to get Eltharion to heal everybody as best he can.  They continue through the dark and winding tunnel.  Eltharion’s flaming scimitar is providing the only light.“Any ideas on how we’re going to get back to the dwarves?” Eltharion asks.“We’re not going back to the dragon, that much I know,” Bink states.“I guess we’re just going to keep on down this tunnel…” Eltharion says, deflated.And so they do.  After almost an hour of a simple twisting tunnel with no offshoots, it finally opens into a large room.  It extends as far as they can see.  The pathway on the ground is about ten feet wide, and a ten foot drop off on either side.  The room beyond is filled with large stalactites and stalagmites.  They cross the bridge-like pathway slowly and cautiously, weapons drawn.They did right being cautious, as five thin tentacles fly in from their left, attempting to strike each of them at the same time.  Only Grog is ensnared, the tentacle burning and quickly weakening him.  He is dragged off the path and lands on the ground below with a thud.  Everyone else quickly jumps down and runs toward the tentacles.  Eltharion stays with Grog and tries to pull him free.The tentacles grab out at everyone again, this time one strikes Bink, who resists the painful burning and retains his strength.  He maneuvers out of the tentacle’s grasp.  Bink, Jezda and Ogrim reach a stalagmite… with a  mouth?  Without question the all lay into it heavily with their weapons.  Ogrim chops back and forth.  Jezda swings his greatsword over his head.  Bink slashes it with his brilliant energy falchion.  The thing’s tentacles stop moving.Bink identifies one of the potions they just found as lesser restoration, so they administer it to Grog, who regains his strength and feels much better.“Whew, that wasn’t so bad,” Bink says.“Don’t speak too soon.  We’re still stuck down here,” Eltharion reasons.“It’s just a little cave,” Ogrim is stern.They continue on.  They reach the end of this huge open room, and quickly they’re inside a small passage again, with no offshoot tunnels.  Bink gets a funny feeling.“We’re being watched,” Bink points above them.“I don’t see nothin’,” Ogrim grunts.“It’s invisible.  Somebody is scrying us from afar.  Someone is spying on us,” Bink looks uneasy.“Is there anything we can do about it??” Eltharion is frantic.“Nope, we can only be prepared for the worst…” Bink states.  Everyone grips their weapons a little tighter.A faint blue light surrounds Ogrim.“What do I do…” Ogrim asks, calmly.“Resist!” everyone shouts in unison.  The light slowly fades.“Can they hurt us, whoever’s watching us?” Grog asks.“I don’t know… I don’t think so.  Whatever that is, if they’re doing it, is very strong magic,” Bink explains.  The party moves on.  Everyone feels uneasy.“Damn drow… quit watching me!” Eltharion yells, extending an inappropriate hand gesture toward the invisible scrying window.The Heroes are being watched… What can this mean?  Is their doom near?  Can they escape the endless winding tunnels??  This and more, next update!</blockquote>

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