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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Droid101" data-source="post: 1857048" data-attributes="member: 942">The large, bloated, ant-like formian queen lay before them in an empty chamber.  Two smaller formians tend to her.These people saved our expansion team.  They seek shelter.   The mental “voice” of the formian calls out to the queen and the Heroes.Why have you come to this cube of Archeron?   The queen asks the Heroes.“We are here searching for some metal cats who stole something from us,” The Necromancer steps forward to answer.We are aware of the presense of these metal cats.  If you defeat them, you may use him as a guide, and our complex as shelter as long as you are on this cube.  The queen sets the proposition.“We accept,” Eltharion chimes in.The Heroes are led to some empty dug-out metal rooms.  Without any real padding, the rooms are quite uncomfortable, but they take their rest anyway.The next day, their guide wakes them.Are you ready to go?“Yes, we heard about some stronghold somewhere on this cube.  Can you take us there?” Blaze asks.I know of this place.  I shall take you there.  The formian gathers everyone in close.  The Necromancer takes one last survey of his quarters, so he’d be able to teleport everyone back after they were done.  In a flash, they are in front of a huge iron fortress, seemingly built right out of the metal of the cube itself.Good luck to you.   And the formian vanishes.“Doesn’t look so big,” Grog says, and just as he does so, a huge metal cat pounces on top of him from behind a jutting of iron.  A 12 foot tall humanoid made of iron, with blades instead of arms, charges at them from the doorway of the fortress.The Necromancer casts haste on himself and Blaze.  Blaze casts greater magic weapon on his and Ogrim’s axes.  Ogrim casts shield of law from his staff of defense and readies himself.  Eltharion flashes out his Sun-sickle and Moon-scimitar, and slashes into the great iron cat, pushing it off Grog.  Grog hops up and cuts into the thing with his razor-sharp Murasamé katana.The blade-armed iron golem closes and slams into Blaze with the flat of a blade, knocking him back and drawing a deep bruise.The cat claws and bites into Grog, who isn’t able to dodge out of the way.  Three brutal hits bring Grog to his knees, but he stands back up in an instant.“TEMPUS!!” Blaze calls out, his muscles swelling and growing.  He launches himself at the iron golem and slams into it three times – hard.  The huge golem staggers backward, losing its balance.  Ogrim steps up and slams into the thing with his axe as well, knocking it over completely.The Necromancer casts fly on himself, and launches a lightning bolt at the cat.  It seems to deflect off its metal hide, doing no damage.Grog and Eltharion flank the cat, striking in unison, and adding deep cuts all over the metal hide.  Greenish black blood seeps from each wound.“Bloodthorne, help us!” Blaze calls out as he jumps atop the prone golem, slamming his axe into its face.  Ogrim chops down into its bladed arm, trying to separate it from its body.Bloodthorne is flying in circles overhead, as if he didn’t even know combat was going on around him.A few seconds later, the metal monsters are not moving.  Grog and Eltharion are severely injured from the tough metal cat.Blaze heals himself up with a few spells, and heals Grog and Eltharion as well.Bloodthorne finally lands.“What was that all about?  We could have used your help,” Blaze says.“What was what now?  Let’s get going into the fortress.  I’m sure there’s treasure to be ‘ad,” Bloodthorne seems oblivious.“Insane…” The Necromancer mutters under his breath.  The Heroes head into the iron fortress.Is Bloodthorne crazy?  Imperagon; metal cats; adamantium; what’s the connection?  Find out next time.</blockquote>

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