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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 5034020" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>ELDEEN REACHES</p><p>SEGMENT 020</p><p>11/27/09</p><p>“Volcano!!!!!!!!”</p><p></p><p>About 200 feet from the storage room Leaffa notices a lot of yellowish ash in the cracks of the floor and walls. She points it out and the others look at it. Piik sniffs it and nearly becomes ill. “Rotten eggs!” he says while sticking out his tongue. Gilfer is tempted to place some of the powder on his tongue but decides against it looking at his sharpened teeth and one tusk.</p><p></p><p>They go a bit further and notice a difference in the air temperature. It is slightly warmer. As they go further it is much warmer.</p><p></p><p>They come up to several large heavy doors made of stone and steel. They look burned. The three of them look at each other as if to ask what this is about but move on anyway.</p><p></p><p>The worked stone becomes more broken up and less worked. Then they see light! They move up and find there is a great deal of sun light ahead. They move up and stop at the archway.</p><p></p><p>Looking out they see a 300 x 250 feet wide naturally made room. The walls open up about 100 ft up to the open air. Looking across the room, they see an island with a man made bridge leading to it. The bridge crosses over broken steaming land to a large manmade balcony that enters into the opposite wall. Where the land is not broken up and steaming there chunks of broken rock and…. Magma! The island is actually within a pond of magma!</p><p></p><p>Everyone is stunned by this. They were not expecting this. They look for where to walk next. There are several smaller cavern exits to the left side of the pond or they can take a stone ramp that leads to the balcony from the right. They choice the left side.</p><p></p><p>As they leave the hallway that must be over two miles in length, they disturb a small anthill of red 2-inch long spiders. The spiders seem to sizzle and emit heat as they spread out across the base of their home. Luckily, the group climbed a few natural steps that have stymied the spiders from advancing. “We have to remember those spiders if we are forced to exit back through the tunnels.” Suggests Leaffa.</p><p></p><p>They are careful crossing the warm slabs of stone that emit hot and smelly gases from the cracks between and under them. Gilfer spots a natural cavern only big enough for him and the others except for Piik. Unnerved by the volcano, Piik agrees to wait outside to guard the cave (and watch the magma pool). They go inside the tight edges and walls and find next to nothing within. There are footprints of something in the ash that can not be identified by either Leaffa or Gilfer.</p><p></p><p>When they return to the entrance to the cave, Piik is holding the huge hammer instead of his battle-axe. He is staring at the head of the hammer as if it has grown a face or something else horribly unnatural. “What is it Piik?” Leaffa asks out of concern.</p><p></p><p>A brief pause and Piik blinks over and over then calmly answers. “Nothing…. I’m just…. I don’t like the molten rock.” Leaffa doesn’t think much more about remembering the various burns he has received in the past week including from magma.</p><p></p><p>They come to 3 deep holes in the ground. Footprints are here in the ash. They seem canine by they are not sure. Either way, nothing is here now. They move away from these three holes to a much bigger crack near the balcony. A strong smell of cooking meat can be smelled as they near the hole.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer carefully walks up the crack and looks over the edge. His face turns white as he looks away quickly. “What did you see?” asks Leaffa. Piik looks next and he closes his eyes and pinches his nose before turning away. Night, her summoned animal communicates the smell of cooking food. Curious now, Leaffa steps up. She nearly becomes ill.</p><p></p><p>The crack has several human bodies thrown into it. The heat of the magma is slowly burning / cooking them. She then spots movement. “They’re alive!”</p><p></p><p>They try to reach the closest body using the eight-foot long hammer that Piik now holds. As he disturbs the body something does move. Fiendish Centipedes! The nasty creatures rush up looking for raw meat to eat versus the cooked flesh.</p><p></p><p>The nasty smell and knowledge of the cause of smell makes it hard for them to attack without becoming ill. They contain the centipedes more than damage them. Leaffa summons up a Hippogriff to appear on the opposite side of the crack. Between the five of them, they beat back and destroy the vermin. Piik is disgusted since he has the creature’s icor on his bare skin on his legs. Ugh!</p><p></p><p>On the other side of the crack is a cave. Gilfer runs along the crater wall to move past the funeral pyre and looks inside. The tunnel twists in and out. He finds many tracks of the centipedes along with other creatures. He feels like he is missing something so begins to disturb the ash carefully. He doesn’t want to unearth a swarm or something worse.</p><p></p><p>He finds evidence of mining. Leaffa comes in and notes his discovery. “I think they are mining Dragon Shards.”</p><p></p><p>Gilfer bites his lip and shakes his head. Not good. </p><p></p><p>“Gilfer….. I have been thinking about two things. The most recent is how much Piik is acting different. He looked like the hammer was… well…. Telling him something. I have heard of intelligent magical stuff before. They sometimes try to possess you. I’m worried about him.”</p><p></p><p>Gilfer can’t help but think about his two magical daggers…. One glows white and the other blue.</p><p></p><p>“Also…. We have fought several constructs. I don’t think the dwarves built them. I fear they are hired by someone else. The possibility of mining strengthens this theory. [DM: It does] ? ”</p><p></p><p>Gilfer doesn’t answer beyond going further on.</p><p></p><p>They climb out and look at the Magma pool. Piik is staring at it along with his new hammer. Leaffa steps up to him and he grunts then slips the hammer into a strap that was meant to hold his battleaxe. He holds and the axe and sighs. “We’re going in still….” He says rather than questions.</p><p></p><p>Gilfer runs to and up one of the columns that hold up the bridge that connects the balcony to the island. They others walk across the volcano floor, under the bridge and near the ramp leading up. Gilfer is checking it out still when they come down to check on him.</p><p></p><p>“What did you find?” she asks him.</p><p></p><p>“Foot prints in the ash. A heavy-duty iron ring planted into the island. It reminds me of a mooring ring on the shipyards which makes no sense.”</p><p></p><p>“We saw oxen tracks going to the ramp. They came through here.”</p><p></p><p>“We should go.” Warns Piik as he looks back to the balcony and the dark doorway leading into the walls of the volcano.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 5034020, member: 9255"] ELDEEN REACHES SEGMENT 020 11/27/09 “Volcano!!!!!!!!” About 200 feet from the storage room Leaffa notices a lot of yellowish ash in the cracks of the floor and walls. She points it out and the others look at it. Piik sniffs it and nearly becomes ill. “Rotten eggs!” he says while sticking out his tongue. Gilfer is tempted to place some of the powder on his tongue but decides against it looking at his sharpened teeth and one tusk. They go a bit further and notice a difference in the air temperature. It is slightly warmer. As they go further it is much warmer. They come up to several large heavy doors made of stone and steel. They look burned. The three of them look at each other as if to ask what this is about but move on anyway. The worked stone becomes more broken up and less worked. Then they see light! They move up and find there is a great deal of sun light ahead. They move up and stop at the archway. Looking out they see a 300 x 250 feet wide naturally made room. The walls open up about 100 ft up to the open air. Looking across the room, they see an island with a man made bridge leading to it. The bridge crosses over broken steaming land to a large manmade balcony that enters into the opposite wall. Where the land is not broken up and steaming there chunks of broken rock and…. Magma! The island is actually within a pond of magma! Everyone is stunned by this. They were not expecting this. They look for where to walk next. There are several smaller cavern exits to the left side of the pond or they can take a stone ramp that leads to the balcony from the right. They choice the left side. As they leave the hallway that must be over two miles in length, they disturb a small anthill of red 2-inch long spiders. The spiders seem to sizzle and emit heat as they spread out across the base of their home. Luckily, the group climbed a few natural steps that have stymied the spiders from advancing. “We have to remember those spiders if we are forced to exit back through the tunnels.” Suggests Leaffa. They are careful crossing the warm slabs of stone that emit hot and smelly gases from the cracks between and under them. Gilfer spots a natural cavern only big enough for him and the others except for Piik. Unnerved by the volcano, Piik agrees to wait outside to guard the cave (and watch the magma pool). They go inside the tight edges and walls and find next to nothing within. There are footprints of something in the ash that can not be identified by either Leaffa or Gilfer. When they return to the entrance to the cave, Piik is holding the huge hammer instead of his battle-axe. He is staring at the head of the hammer as if it has grown a face or something else horribly unnatural. “What is it Piik?” Leaffa asks out of concern. A brief pause and Piik blinks over and over then calmly answers. “Nothing…. I’m just…. I don’t like the molten rock.” Leaffa doesn’t think much more about remembering the various burns he has received in the past week including from magma. They come to 3 deep holes in the ground. Footprints are here in the ash. They seem canine by they are not sure. Either way, nothing is here now. They move away from these three holes to a much bigger crack near the balcony. A strong smell of cooking meat can be smelled as they near the hole. Gilfer carefully walks up the crack and looks over the edge. His face turns white as he looks away quickly. “What did you see?” asks Leaffa. Piik looks next and he closes his eyes and pinches his nose before turning away. Night, her summoned animal communicates the smell of cooking food. Curious now, Leaffa steps up. She nearly becomes ill. The crack has several human bodies thrown into it. The heat of the magma is slowly burning / cooking them. She then spots movement. “They’re alive!” They try to reach the closest body using the eight-foot long hammer that Piik now holds. As he disturbs the body something does move. Fiendish Centipedes! The nasty creatures rush up looking for raw meat to eat versus the cooked flesh. The nasty smell and knowledge of the cause of smell makes it hard for them to attack without becoming ill. They contain the centipedes more than damage them. Leaffa summons up a Hippogriff to appear on the opposite side of the crack. Between the five of them, they beat back and destroy the vermin. Piik is disgusted since he has the creature’s icor on his bare skin on his legs. Ugh! On the other side of the crack is a cave. Gilfer runs along the crater wall to move past the funeral pyre and looks inside. The tunnel twists in and out. He finds many tracks of the centipedes along with other creatures. He feels like he is missing something so begins to disturb the ash carefully. He doesn’t want to unearth a swarm or something worse. He finds evidence of mining. Leaffa comes in and notes his discovery. “I think they are mining Dragon Shards.” Gilfer bites his lip and shakes his head. Not good. “Gilfer….. I have been thinking about two things. The most recent is how much Piik is acting different. He looked like the hammer was… well…. Telling him something. I have heard of intelligent magical stuff before. They sometimes try to possess you. I’m worried about him.” Gilfer can’t help but think about his two magical daggers…. One glows white and the other blue. “Also…. We have fought several constructs. I don’t think the dwarves built them. I fear they are hired by someone else. The possibility of mining strengthens this theory. [DM: It does] ? ” Gilfer doesn’t answer beyond going further on. They climb out and look at the Magma pool. Piik is staring at it along with his new hammer. Leaffa steps up to him and he grunts then slips the hammer into a strap that was meant to hold his battleaxe. He holds and the axe and sighs. “We’re going in still….” He says rather than questions. Gilfer runs to and up one of the columns that hold up the bridge that connects the balcony to the island. They others walk across the volcano floor, under the bridge and near the ramp leading up. Gilfer is checking it out still when they come down to check on him. “What did you find?” she asks him. “Foot prints in the ash. A heavy-duty iron ring planted into the island. It reminds me of a mooring ring on the shipyards which makes no sense.” “We saw oxen tracks going to the ramp. They came through here.” “We should go.” Warns Piik as he looks back to the balcony and the dark doorway leading into the walls of the volcano. [/QUOTE]
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