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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ashrum the Black" data-source="post: 1513134" data-attributes="member: 1585">How about this?The "Doctor":When the characters are ushered into his "office", they will first beassailed by the smell of old blood, offal, and the pungent smell ofchemicals. Those with alchemy may get a roll to identify some of the more exotic chemical smells. An odd, rhythmic, rasping noise can be heard, as though something is breathing its last gurgling breath.The work room is shadowed, with torches burning in wall sconces casting just enough light to ruin dark vision, but not enough to truly see well. The walls are arched and carved. Strange faces of races none recognize leer from random portions of the walls. Cylinders filled with strange brews line the walls, some gurgling as they are boil, others splashing, as something living moves within. Workbenches line the spaces between the cylinders, strange mechanical devices, some half constructed, dot the tables. One has what is obviously a replacement hand on it, the fingers ending in tentacles. As the characters observe it the can see the fingers writhe and twitch from time to time. Four tables take center stage to this strange room. Blood stains mar the floor around each table, testament to the grisly work done here. The tables themselves are each of blood stained black marble. Upon closer inspection, they notice the groves carved into the table to allow the blood to drain away.At this point a jet of steam shoots from a vent in the ceiling and they now notice the myriad assortment of gears, wires, valves and bellows that encase the ceiling. The bellows are the source of the odd sound as they rhythmically pump air in and out. A metal iris in the center of this amalgamation of metal opens with another jet of steam, and the doctor lowers down from his abode. The body of this creature is four feet tall if it were to stand upon the floor, but that is impossible as it has no legs. A metal cap with strange tubes sticking from it resides where the creatures waist and legs would be. Its arms are long, thin metal constructs, with wire pulleys attached to allow them movement. His metal fingers end in thin surgical instruments that glint in the torch light, and click as he moves his fingers. Its torso is encased in a metal bracing that at the back attaches to a long metal arm that extends back into the opened iris.This arm twist and extends the body towards the group and they get their first look at the Doctors face. It is a mask of scars and burns, both of his eyes are replaced by metallic ones that glow green in this dim light. The top of his head and the right side of his face are both covered in a metal mask. The mask is stylized to look like a perfect greek male, a small tear drop is carved just below his right metal eye. (Think Michagelos David here) His former race is unknown, and at this point, unknowable.As the armature clanks and whirs he is propelled closer to the party and they are assaulted by a charnel smell of burnt meat, blood, and strangely, cinnamon. They can now see tubes the jut out of his chest and then back into his body carry blue fluids. The skin around this tubes is red and oozes a small amount of blood from time to time. “Come in, come in my children. The Doctor will see you now.” He says with a beautifully melodious voice. If this isn't what you want then let me know and I can try another.-Ashrum</blockquote>

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