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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM_Matt" data-source="post: 2796484" data-attributes="member: 1213">Yolan tries to fill in the blanks.  "The creature is said to have predated our civilization.  Its origion is unknown.  Additionally, there are no known ways of stopping it except through placating it with sacrifices, but it is quite possible that they have been always sacrificing to it, so that when it stops on its own, it APPEARS placated."Maggie adds "The beast is extremely hard to hurt and even harder to kill.  Our cannons can make a dent, but we lack the rate of fire and maneuverability to take it down before it goes after us, and even if the cannons get through, we may not be able to consistantly outpace its regeneration.  It is highly resistant to magic and nearly unbeatable in melee.  Its only weakness is that it is dumb.  Personally, I think we should find ways to miinimize loss of life in the vacinity of the creature and then get to Sarkon before it does.  It seems that the locals think it as a habit of going there every time the fire lizards, whatever they are, show up."Namor comments, in typical dwarven fashion, "What those people need are tunnels and caves.  Instead of these useless sacrifices, they should have been prepared to hide undergournd when the time comes, protected by the earth herself from giant beasts who cannot fit through the tunnels.  They could have dug internal wells and stockpiled food.  But for th emoment, while they can retreat to some antural caves, they have little opporrtunity for protection.  Perhaps when this is all over we could arrange a meeting between their representatives and diplomats of the Great Rift.  Perhaps they can trade agricultural goods for some help with engineering and stonework."</blockquote>

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