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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stringbean2142" data-source="post: 4954173" data-attributes="member: 84434">[sblock=OOC]Yes, Kendrick's still upstairs. and your mini-map is pretty much what I had in mind, but your burst comment is right; next time, I'll make a map even for something like this. Sorry.[/sblock]Atlas's counterattack drives the swarm back, several of their bodies crushing from the viscious blow. A strobe of starry fire answers Martelai's call, and several more of the swarm are cooked in their chitinous shells. The remainder of the swarm flees back under the ground, flowing into it like seals diving for the safety of the ocean. They leave behind their crushed and cooked brethren.Upstairs, Kendrick hears more rustles, followed by the rasping sound of claws on wood. A spider-like creature comes into view, its head beaten in and its front laegs broken. A blue ichor drips from the tips of its broken forelegs, and its erratic movements suggest it's damage to the head has blinded or incapacitated it in some way.Back in the basement, the three men can see the floor shifting in several spots, as though the spiders are moving around them. Encircling them, perhaps. None seem to circle the woman laying in the middle of the floor.Out front, Veruzak and Bell have arrived. Lt. Rayn is still moaning, but it's the moans of a man trapped in a nightmare; he is still unconscious to the world around him.[sblock=Kendrick]I'm letting you take 20 on this Nature check, just because it's a plot point. There is no creature you've ever heard of that looks like this thing in front of you. None. Bringing one back alive to Daunton might be interesting, from a fiscal point of view...[/sblock][sblock=Status]Atlas took an aura attack at the start of his turn and ate 12 points of damage. <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2277156/" target="_blank">Rolls</a>.Martelai cursed the swarm (it's treated as a single opponent, so a single curse is all that's needed) and hits for 13 damage. <a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2277157/" target="_blank">Rolls</a>.The swarm runs, leaving several bodies behind. You get a success for having bagged dead bodies of the creatures, as you now have something to study.[/sblock] [sblock=The Investigation]4 SUCCESSES  Clues/Facts:- Over the last three months, animals and people have gotten progressively more violent on the Isle.- Veruzak may have found something under the ground...- Whatever is going on caused two men's brains to explode.  - The bodies of the victims so strange marks on the temple, neck, and ear areas. Bell and Veruzak confirm that the marks are arcane in nature.- Subterranean spider-like creatures!Possible Actions:    - Talk with Krill Koll about his episode.- Talk with the witness that are still around of the events.- Investigate the bodies of Rand, Mart, and the archers. Arcana, Nature, Heal, or give me a good reason for something else. Different skills may reveal different things.- Talk with Rayn and the scouts once they have regained consciousness.- Investigate Hob's cabin.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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