Endur's Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil
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And I've been having a bad feeling about this all my life, but you don't see me complaining, Craven thinks acidly. His face remains stoic as he puts up his bow and takes out his warhammer and shield.
"Unless someone wants to scout ahead in the manor, I'm going to go first. Who's coming after?" Craven says softly.
"Unless someone wants to scout ahead in the manor, I'm going to go first. Who's coming after?" Craven says softly.
Seonaid
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Toriah smiles at Lenya in response to her answer but has trouble believing her. Nothin's bigger'n Verbobonc. How would they all fit?
At the ruins, he gulps at the sight of blood stains and agrees wholeheartedly with the others. "I'll stay here to make sure nothin' sneaks up on us from behin'," he offers. He fingers his rapier nervously. What have I gotten into!
At the ruins, he gulps at the sight of blood stains and agrees wholeheartedly with the others. "I'll stay here to make sure nothin' sneaks up on us from behin'," he offers. He fingers his rapier nervously. What have I gotten into!
Endur
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As Craven, Raner, and the rest of the party (trailing somewhat behind) approach the blood stained stairs that lead into the manor house, they begin to notice a terrible smell.
Raner thinks the stone walls, although damaged, are in no danger of falling down.
Craven and Raner and Chat seem to be the most interested in leading the way towards the manor. From the stairs, they can see into the ruined manor house.
The stench of death is strong here. Shafts of daylight peek through the ruined ceiling timbers. Rubble and debris are scattered about the chamber, but there seems to be a heavily used path leading to an alcove along the northwest corner of the room. Near the northwest corner, are several humanoid bodies, being consumed by insects (normal insects, flies, grubs, etc.).
Raner thinks the stone walls, although damaged, are in no danger of falling down.
Craven and Raner and Chat seem to be the most interested in leading the way towards the manor. From the stairs, they can see into the ruined manor house.
The stench of death is strong here. Shafts of daylight peek through the ruined ceiling timbers. Rubble and debris are scattered about the chamber, but there seems to be a heavily used path leading to an alcove along the northwest corner of the room. Near the northwest corner, are several humanoid bodies, being consumed by insects (normal insects, flies, grubs, etc.).
Paxus Asclepius
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Belaver walks quickly to the bodies, poking and prodding with his spear in an attempt to determine how long they've been dead, and what killed them.
*Craven's gorge rises, and he coughs to cover up his heaving. Raising his tunic to cover his mouth and nose, regardless of how ridiculous it looks, helps cut the stench a little.*
"Are they human? Or... elf or something?" Craven asks Belaver, not wanting to get closer until he was certain he was not going to lose this morning's breakfast, even small as it was.
"Are they human? Or... elf or something?" Craven asks Belaver, not wanting to get closer until he was certain he was not going to lose this morning's breakfast, even small as it was.
Endur
First Post
From where the bodies are placed, Belaver can see that the nearby alcove leads into a stairway descending into the basement of the Moathouse.
Two of the bodies are human adults, male and female. The third body is very deformed and looks like it might once have been human, although starved with mottled decaying hairless skin hanging loosely over its bones; the hands on the third body look almost like claws.
All three of the bodies suffered severe wounds, as if a powerful creature ripped and tore at their flesh with claw and fang. The male adult's body looks partially eaten. Shreds of black and purple clothing hang off the two human adults. Belaver isn't sure what type of creature ripped their flesh, but he suspects that the creature would be roughly the size of a Black Bear or a Leopard.
Belaver thinks the human adults were killed two or three days ago. The other creature you suspect to be a ghoul and you are uncertain as to when it found its final rest.
Someone has stripped the bodies of all their belongings, including their boots.
In addition to the scent of death, there is also a scent of Ozone in the air.
Two of the bodies are human adults, male and female. The third body is very deformed and looks like it might once have been human, although starved with mottled decaying hairless skin hanging loosely over its bones; the hands on the third body look almost like claws.
All three of the bodies suffered severe wounds, as if a powerful creature ripped and tore at their flesh with claw and fang. The male adult's body looks partially eaten. Shreds of black and purple clothing hang off the two human adults. Belaver isn't sure what type of creature ripped their flesh, but he suspects that the creature would be roughly the size of a Black Bear or a Leopard.
Belaver thinks the human adults were killed two or three days ago. The other creature you suspect to be a ghoul and you are uncertain as to when it found its final rest.
Someone has stripped the bodies of all their belongings, including their boots.
In addition to the scent of death, there is also a scent of Ozone in the air.
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Paxus Asclepius
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"It couldn't have been." Belaver chokes out as he backs away. He's seen death before, but never like this. "It's a ghoul, so I'd not doubt that it would kill and eat them, but it was mauled by the same thing that murdered the humans. Whatever killed them was larger than a man, and either intelligent enough to steal their belongings or accompanied by its master."
