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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Electric Wizard" data-source="post: 5932638" data-attributes="member: 83982">Gatherer-of-Bones (50.04)A diligent servant of the late Yaegha Six-Kidneys toil in this underground catacomb. Called Gatherer-of-Bones, it is one consciousness that inhabits four identical bone golems. Each golem looks like a millipede of humanoid and mule bones. A multitude of arms on the golems' underbellies sift gingerly through the bones in the Bone Heap (50.03) and carry interesting specimens back to the catacomb. The bones are sorted into countless cubbyholes and nooks based on bizarre criteria. If left undisturbed, Gatherer-of-Bones will likely continue its work until the world ends.Yaegha learned of the great Bone Heap during her brief marriage to the Collector (2.22). His Tarrasque skull obsession made him implore Yaegha to seek the legendary place. She loved him then, so she did finally relent. She constructed Gatherer-of-Bones from Thringish knights and their mounts as she passed through their land. After nearly a year's journey, she discovered the heap and set her minion to work sifting through the bones. When it did not turn up any Tarrasque skulls, she turned her energy to creating an undead army with which she and the Collector could turn against any foe in the Shrouded Lands.Yaegha returned to the Shrouded Lands leading a skeleton legion more grotesque than any before or since. The most horrible were sutured together from the remains of a dozen unknown beasts - ambling masses of spikes, teeth, limbs, claws. On her return march to the Gore Hills, she cut a path of terror across the south of Thring. The Duke's knights eventually cut through enough of the undead army to end the warpath, but she inflicted great damage on the land that has only begun to heal.She arrived at her husband's castle with a still-formidable remnant of her skeletons. The Collector was aghast and sullen when he learned she had returned without a Tarrasque skull, and brushed off her ambitions without a second thought. She left the Collector after sheeding a single tear, and spent the rest of her life wandering the Shrouded Lands, gathering lore and followers.Hooks-Which bones here have special properties? Could some of them even belong to Garendar or his rider?-Who else has discovered this place?-Can Gatherer-of-Bones be "reprogrammed" somehow?-How did Yaegha end up marrying the Collector? Did they have any children? Who else has married the Collector?-Do any of Yaegha's most hellish creations still roam the lands? Do any have remarkable abilities?-Any tragic stories about Yaegha's march through the south of Thring?</blockquote>

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