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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 602424" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chinese Take-out</strong></p><p></p><p>Chapter 80, “Traveling through the Plane of Disease” , September 28, 1018, 7:15 P.M.</p><p></p><p>The first few miles of travel are uneventful. The group occasionally see several small groups of oriental peasants walking about, almost in a catatonic stupor. They then spot a black dragon in the distance, approaching the party. As it nears they can see that is some type of undead, with a deteriorating body. It flies near the party, who prepare weapons and spells, but the creature then veers off. About a mile later a group of a dozen oriental ogres rapidly approach the party. They are heavily armored, and bright-red masks cover their faces. They stop about seventy-five feet from the party, then retreat. </p><p></p><p>As the party near the region with the caves they are approached by a male drow elf. He is, however, unlike any other drow that they have seen before. While his skin is the traditional dark black hue, his hair is dark rather than white, implying that he perhaps has some non-drow blood in him. He is also dressed in bright clothing of red and purple rather than the traditional black. He has a longbow and quiver strapped to his back. As he approaches the party they tell him to halt. Narg skeptically asks “What do you want.”</p><p></p><p>The drow replies “More to the point, what exactly is it that you want? If it is the devil intruders that you seek then I can be of assistance to you.” “Why would you help us?” Lannon snaps. The drow replies “You do not belong here any more than they do. If they are gone won’t you also then leave as well?” “Yes,” answers Mark. “Then it would be in my best interest to assist you, to rid this plane of all intruders.” “Makes sense” says Cassie. “I don’t trust him,” states Lannon. “Nor do I trust you,” the drow replies, “however it is in both of our best interests to cooperate for the immediate future. I know exactly where the devils now are, and you do not.” “OK, proceed,” states Mojo. Both Narg and Lannon appear very unsure of this arrangement, and keep their weapons within easy reach. </p><p></p><p>The drow leads them for another quarter mile. During this time they converse with the drow, who ignores a request to introduce himself by name. Mojo asks “You appear to be neither dead or undead. What are you doing here in this land of disease?”. The drow answers “I work directly for Lolth, the goddess of the drow. She rules over the 64th, 65th and 66th layers of the Abyss. She has posted observers on all of the other Abyss layers to look out for her interests. I was chosen as the observer on this layer, as it is perpetually lit, and unlike other drow my eyes are not adversely affected by light.” “Why are you dressed like that?” asks Narg. “The bright clothing?” The drow states, “Since this layer is constantly lit and it would be impossible to hide, even in dark clothing. Dark clothes would therefore only give the appearance that I was attempting to hide, implying that I am weak, which would then make me a target of attacks. By dressing flamboyantly the creatures of this realm perceive me as being unafraid of them, and leave me alone.” </p><p></p><p>They near the caves. The drow reaches for his bow until Narg tells him “Don’t even think about it.” “Very well, you can fight the devils without my assistance,” the drow states. Mojo defends the drow, stating “He was just trying to help.” Lannon snaps “Yeah, sure he was, weren’t you listening, he’s on Lolth’s payroll.” The drow tells them that he has observed the two lesser devils guarding the cave entrance, with the other two further inside. Narg tells Lannon “Go check it out.” Lannon deactivates his armor, and starts to climb the wall of the hill, approaching the cave from above. He peers down, seeing a red devil and green devil in the shadows about ten feet into the cave. The cave extends further back at least another thirty feet. Lannon returns, and tells this to the others. </p><p></p><p>Narg decides that a frontal assault would be best, and charges the cave along with Mark and Mojo. Cassie and Kim-Sung follow. Lannon stays the furthest back, not wanting to take his eye off of the drow, who makes no attempt to move towards the cave. </p><p></p><p>As the three fighters charge at them the two lesser devils turn and fly further into the cave, turning right as the passageway forks. Mojo manages to clip one with his hammer, but not for enough to stop him. The fighters charge after them, followed by the other three party members. The devils fly through a side passage into another part of the cave, as the party reach the fork. By the time the fighters finally get to the side room that the devils flew into it is empty, with one visible exit on the opposite wall. The three fighters charge towards this opening. Cassie and Kim move into this room behind them, and Lannon stays further back, still inside the main corridor. </p><p></p><p>Lannon hears sound behind him, and looks back, seeing the two devils fly from the left passageway of the fork and back towards the main entrance. He calls to the others, who turn to come back towards him. Just then a Wall of Iron goes up, completely blocking the passageway just beyond the fork. Narg yells, “They doubled around this way”, and charges back to the passage on the opposite side of the room, finding a hallway that curves back. He and the other two fighters charge back that way, only to be stopped by another Wall of Iron, apparently an extension of the first wall, blocking both passageways at the fork. Just then the floor and walls shake. The fighters return to the others, telling them about the second wall. </p><p></p><p>Cassie decides to cast a Dispel Magic on this wall, just as the floor and walls shake again. “What the hell?” asks Mojo. Cassie uses the spell, with eliminates a section of the wall, as a huge cloud of sand and dust swarms over them. The party discovers that the first twenty feet of the cave have been totally collapsed, trapping them in. </p><p></p><p>Narg suggests digging out. Kim-Sung, whose family are dwarven miners, evaluates the cave in and states “Even with the exceptional strength that you and Mojo have it would take several hours with the proper tools, which you don’t have.” Mojo and Narg start anyway, using shields for the digging. The others decide to look for another exit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 602424, member: 8530"] [b]Chinese Take-out[/b] Chapter 80, “Traveling through the Plane of Disease” , September 28, 1018, 7:15 P.M. The first few miles of travel are uneventful. The group occasionally see several small groups of oriental peasants walking about, almost in a catatonic stupor. They then spot a black dragon in the distance, approaching the party. As it nears they can see that is some type of undead, with a deteriorating body. It flies near the party, who prepare weapons and spells, but the creature then veers off. About a mile later a group of a dozen oriental ogres rapidly approach the party. They are heavily armored, and bright-red masks cover their faces. They stop about seventy-five feet from the party, then retreat. As the party near the region with the caves they are approached by a male drow elf. He is, however, unlike any other drow that they have seen before. While his skin is the traditional dark black hue, his hair is dark rather than white, implying that he perhaps has some non-drow blood in him. He is also dressed in bright clothing of red and purple rather than the traditional black. He has a longbow and quiver strapped to his back. As he approaches the party they tell him to halt. Narg skeptically asks “What do you want.” The drow replies “More to the point, what exactly is it that you want? If it is the devil intruders that you seek then I can be of assistance to you.” “Why would you help us?” Lannon snaps. The drow replies “You do not belong here any more than they do. If they are gone won’t you also then leave as well?” “Yes,” answers Mark. “Then it would be in my best interest to assist you, to rid this plane of all intruders.” “Makes sense” says Cassie. “I don’t trust him,” states Lannon. “Nor do I trust you,” the drow replies, “however it is in both of our best interests to cooperate for the immediate future. I know exactly where the devils now are, and you do not.” “OK, proceed,” states Mojo. Both Narg and Lannon appear very unsure of this arrangement, and keep their weapons within easy reach. The drow leads them for another quarter mile. During this time they converse with the drow, who ignores a request to introduce himself by name. Mojo asks “You appear to be neither dead or undead. What are you doing here in this land of disease?”. The drow answers “I work directly for Lolth, the goddess of the drow. She rules over the 64th, 65th and 66th layers of the Abyss. She has posted observers on all of the other Abyss layers to look out for her interests. I was chosen as the observer on this layer, as it is perpetually lit, and unlike other drow my eyes are not adversely affected by light.” “Why are you dressed like that?” asks Narg. “The bright clothing?” The drow states, “Since this layer is constantly lit and it would be impossible to hide, even in dark clothing. Dark clothes would therefore only give the appearance that I was attempting to hide, implying that I am weak, which would then make me a target of attacks. By dressing flamboyantly the creatures of this realm perceive me as being unafraid of them, and leave me alone.” They near the caves. The drow reaches for his bow until Narg tells him “Don’t even think about it.” “Very well, you can fight the devils without my assistance,” the drow states. Mojo defends the drow, stating “He was just trying to help.” Lannon snaps “Yeah, sure he was, weren’t you listening, he’s on Lolth’s payroll.” The drow tells them that he has observed the two lesser devils guarding the cave entrance, with the other two further inside. Narg tells Lannon “Go check it out.” Lannon deactivates his armor, and starts to climb the wall of the hill, approaching the cave from above. He peers down, seeing a red devil and green devil in the shadows about ten feet into the cave. The cave extends further back at least another thirty feet. Lannon returns, and tells this to the others. Narg decides that a frontal assault would be best, and charges the cave along with Mark and Mojo. Cassie and Kim-Sung follow. Lannon stays the furthest back, not wanting to take his eye off of the drow, who makes no attempt to move towards the cave. As the three fighters charge at them the two lesser devils turn and fly further into the cave, turning right as the passageway forks. Mojo manages to clip one with his hammer, but not for enough to stop him. The fighters charge after them, followed by the other three party members. The devils fly through a side passage into another part of the cave, as the party reach the fork. By the time the fighters finally get to the side room that the devils flew into it is empty, with one visible exit on the opposite wall. The three fighters charge towards this opening. Cassie and Kim move into this room behind them, and Lannon stays further back, still inside the main corridor. Lannon hears sound behind him, and looks back, seeing the two devils fly from the left passageway of the fork and back towards the main entrance. He calls to the others, who turn to come back towards him. Just then a Wall of Iron goes up, completely blocking the passageway just beyond the fork. Narg yells, “They doubled around this way”, and charges back to the passage on the opposite side of the room, finding a hallway that curves back. He and the other two fighters charge back that way, only to be stopped by another Wall of Iron, apparently an extension of the first wall, blocking both passageways at the fork. Just then the floor and walls shake. The fighters return to the others, telling them about the second wall. Cassie decides to cast a Dispel Magic on this wall, just as the floor and walls shake again. “What the hell?” asks Mojo. Cassie uses the spell, with eliminates a section of the wall, as a huge cloud of sand and dust swarms over them. The party discovers that the first twenty feet of the cave have been totally collapsed, trapping them in. Narg suggests digging out. Kim-Sung, whose family are dwarven miners, evaluates the cave in and states “Even with the exceptional strength that you and Mojo have it would take several hours with the proper tools, which you don’t have.” Mojo and Narg start anyway, using shields for the digging. The others decide to look for another exit. [/QUOTE]
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