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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gospog" data-source="post: 303426" data-attributes="member: 2348">The next morning, our brave heroes head west, towards the looming shadow of Thunbder Mountain.   Being familiar with the area, they made rapid progress, but soon found themselves beyond the lands that thier individual tribes called home.In the afternoon of that first day, they came upon an arid plain.  Unlike the forests they just exited, this land was completely dry, and cracked in several places.  On the dry plain in front of them, several long, thin poles had been driven into the ground.  Small bells were crudely tied onto these poles.  The Explorers stopped shot, not stepping upon the arid soil.Smokin Beaver: I don't like the looks of this.Corn Starch: Me neither, want to go around?Smokin Beaver:  No, that would take us days out of our way.  Maybe we should just be careful?Corn Starch picks up a stick and throws it out into the plain.  Only a couple of the bells tinkle.  The ait hangs thick with tension.Joe Deathstick: I can't take any more!!!Joe runs headlong out onto the plain!  His companions stand in mute horror.  All of the bells on all of the poles begin to tinkle loudly.  Suddenly, to Joe's right, a large, mound of dirt bursts open, and a giant scorpion lunges for him!  Joe deftly avoids the claws of the mutated beast, and looks back to his friends for help.CS:: Hey Smokin', is it me or is that scorpion glowing?SB: It's not you.  We better help Joe.Joe Deathstick has already plunged his long black horns into the giant, glowing beast, but can clearly use his friends' help.Corn Starch moves up to assist Joe in front of the scorpion.  His spear is turned aside by a savage pincer swipe.  Smokin Beaver runs around to approach the mutant from behind.Smokin Beaver screams and delivers a devastating blow with her axe, severing the scorpions' tail!  The mutated beast hisses in pain, rearing on its' multiple legs.  Corn Starch and Joe Deathstick lunge and pierce the giant scorpion again and again, until it lies dead on the ground.The dust settles, the heroes drop thier weapons in exhaustion.  Joe Deathstick is seen kicking some debris near where the scorpion emerged.  He uncovers a crude tunnel into the earth.CS: Hey Joe, what are you doing over there?Joe Deathstick:  I think I found it's lair.  And guess what?  I don't even need one of you to hold a torch for me.  This place is lit up all green for some reason.  Check it out!CS: Um, you go ahead and check it out, Joe.  You can tell us how it goes.Smiling from ear-lump to ear-lump, Joe jumps feet-first into the hole.To be continued...</blockquote>

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