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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Delgar" data-source="post: 1574692" data-attributes="member: 3195">Here is an excerpt of what happened to them just before they fled the arena. Originally I had planned it as a handout, but instead I ran it for each of the players pausing at tense moments and moving on the next player and then circling around. It worked out fairly well, and it clearly made everyone want to flee the arena as soon as possible!Shank:Suddenly everything goes black…You bolt awake as you feel cold water splashed all over your face. Outside the door you can hear at least two hobgoblin guards chatting away about something. The room itself is empty, except for large stone table in the centre, which you are chained to hand and hoof like to a cross. Most disturbing, however, is the fact that the stone slab and surrounding floor is stained a reddish brown. Looking up you can see that the ceiling also, contains the same brown stains.Suddenly the guards hush and you hear the stone door creak open to reveal a strange looking white creature that appears to be some grotesque cross between an elf and a dwarf. He’s wearing what appears to be a leather apron, covered in dark stains. It looks as if he has no hair on his body, his face is all wrinkled and all that remains of his left eye is a dark empty socket. He limps forward towards you slowly favoring his right leg, in his right hand appears to be a large cloth bundle. As he finally nears the table you can smell his fetid rotten breath.“Greetings, Minotaur!” he slurs. “Luccia, has asked me to prepare you for your next fight.” He drops the cloth bundle revealing a wicked serated saw, cackling madly.<after sawing off his horns>“Luccia wanted me to remind you that you are HER property, lest you forget it!” Phaedra:Tordd, and a couple of hobgoblin lackeys escort you, bound and blindfolded out of the arena and into a cart. Several minutes of bumpy travel later you can hear music playing and children screaming and cheering. When your blindfold is finally removed you are looking upon a large three story stone structure, completely walled in with a three foot high stone wall. Off to one side of the courtyard is a large colorful tent filled with tables, chairs. It seems as if some sort of small carnival is taking place right here in the courtyard. Your presence seems to elicit gasps from the crowd and finally a familiar face comes running towards you:“Phaedra! Phaedra! You made it to my party!” Celene runs up and gives you a big hug.“You don’t know what this means to me, I’ll be the most popular girl in all of Akin’s Throat!” Celene begins jumping up and down in excitement. Just then you notice that one of the hobgoblins is pulling a leather saddle out of the cart and begins moving towards you.Placing the saddle on you, all of the children begin to crowd around screaming. “I want a turn! I WANT A TURN!!”Celene turns to them and says, “No, nobody gets to ride Phaedra <dramatic pause> until after me, it is my birthday after all!”All day the children take turns riding you, and looking up at one of the windows on the third floor you can see an elderly gentleman staring down at you with a huge smile on his face. Kur and Kandiel:Zolam has asked you to join him in the arena for a well deserved lesson. Arriving in the arena area you see that Zolam is there waiting for you with 5 of the guards. Sitting in the center of the arena are two stone chairs. Zolam motions you closer and asks for you to have a seat. As you sit down in the chairs you suddenly realize that these are not normal chairs, as your body seems to be instantly glued to them. An evil grin appears on Zolams face.“Tell me what you know about the blink dog”-He slaps them around a bit, once even knocking the chair overThey bring out a tiny form, bound and gagged. The look of fear on Merklo’s face is easily recognizable. Zolam draws a curved dagger and holds it to Merklo’s throat, Merklo begins to squirm.He tosses Merklo to the ground.“Next time, your friend won’t be so lucky, don’t EVER cross Luccia again” He walks away with a smug look on his face.  Fredrick:One of the guards approaches you and tells you that Luccia wishes to see you in private. He blindfolds you and then guides you down several hallways, spins you around a couple of times until you are disoriented and then continues on. Eventually you are lead to a room, the blindfold is removed and the door is closed behind you. You are in lavish apartment, lit up by the hundreds of candles that fill the room. Laying on the palet at the far end of the room is the soft, silken haired, scantily clad Luccia. She motions you forward with her finger.As you lie on the bed she whispers in your ear. “Such a beautiful specimen.”  As she clasp a chain cuff over one of your hands. You know you should resist but for some reason you can’t. Soon you are tied to the bed and she is standing at the side bending  over you. I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time and her lips brush yours and you feel a cold chill…The door opens and in walks a very beautiful black skinned elf. Luccia looks at her and nods in agreement. As the elven woman approaches you Luccia backs away, and then there is another figure standing in the doorway, a black skinned, muscular elven male.“Don’t ever betray me again Fredrick.” Luccia blows you a kiss, and passes by the elven male and leaves the room.The door closes behind her.Delgar</blockquote>

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