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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7083689" data-attributes="member: 6855545">MORGRYM/MARIUSThe gnome makes no fuss and shuts down the machine. “No point in keeping this working. Not at this state, anyway.” – the thing chugs a bit before dying down. He returns, cleaning his hands in a rag. “Nothing solid, as far as I know. Word is that within those walls lives a lord ready to grant one’s innermost wishes. It attracted me at first, but to be honest I found the hole deal all too shady. Others might have taken it. It has been a rough couple of weeks around the desert, you know. Saurians up and down, greenskins from the mountains… I’ve even heard of a troll feasting on poor victims.”“I’ve already done so, traveler” – the gnome looks at the monk with a weary, inconstant gaze. “For the most part, they mumble about half-woven promises, protection, riches, shelter… One even mentioned some nonsensical story about bringing back his dead grandfather. I called him on that one, but he said it was true, and mentioned a powerful wizard, or titan, or demigod living in there. Someone that might answer the most desperate and impossible pleads.” – he twists his neck, as if in pain, before continuing. “I myself got tempted for a bit… But… All I might want I can do with my own hands, and I prefer it so.” – he stares at the pair for a moment, before pointing out towards the darkness.“I investigated the area around the place. It sits to the north. Go up that slope and you’ll see its lights trembling in the distance. If you go closer, you’ll see the gates. They’ll only open to those willing to enter, or so the iron-clad soldiers say. I haven’t seen their faces, so I can’t say anything else about them.”HAGADARKThe group goes through the passage and upwards. They go up, turn left and move on a bit further, finding another simple passage. On the other side, thrown in darkness, they see a lower area, isolated from their own pavement by a sudden fall. Six feet below, within an ample hole, a pair of boars run around, licking the floor on the opposite side. There, a wet, dwarf-sized bag hangs from the edge, dripping a dark, thick fluid - blood. Looks like the giant figure will feast on odrosan flesh later on – or could it be maranan?Be as it may, Hagadark has more to worry about. As he turns towards the front wall, looking for the next way out, he sees a tall totem placed in the center of the room. Suddenly, he feels his heart racing a bit. The ugly silhouette has been sculpted in dark stone, and emanates a primeval aura, much like a god or spirit of the old orc pantheon. In fact, even though he does not see the features or touch the thing in anyway, the piece seems to call out to him, almost as if it was meant to be found by his party. Whether it has been brought here by the giant, or has been simply ignored by the creature, Hagadark can’t say.The way continues upwards and to the right, as expected. And adjacent chamber seems to open from here, as well, still covered from the group’s line of sight. [You were right… for the first hall. No danger there. Anything that denounces a threat or the presence of anyone else wll be known to you, no worries! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Still, this room holds a few peculiarities. Continue through, investigate the other hall, search the body, poke the beasts, study the statue…?][Oook... All back to normal, now! I'll post three times a week, maybe four, depending on your pacing! Sorry for the delay. Things went a bit crazy after our shared sickness, lol. Please give me a shout, so I know you're still there!] @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=24380" target="_blank">Neurotic</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6801311" target="_blank">KahlessNestor</a> @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=87106" target="_blank">MetaVoid</a></blockquote>

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