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S@squ@tch's Against the Giants - Team Black

Ground group:

The group ignores the floating green sphere and continues making their way towards the twin towers.

Going is somewhat slow, as a clear path is not to be found due to the heavy debris and rubble that now clogs what once must have been pristine streets and walking paths.

A short time later, Aeranduil stops the group after he climbed atop a stone block the size of a large man.

[sblock=Aeranduil listen]
You hear slight metal creaking ahead of you and notice some small creatures moving in a pack formation from east to west. They have the look of the warforged, but look like small insects.
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[sblock=Voadam/Ipshivi]

Voadam's cursory inspection of the stone patterns in the floor do not make any sense to him in a magical sense -- perhaps they have more to do with the stars of this foreign land.

Ipshivi keeps a careful eye on the sources of movement below - she sees the elf alight atop a large stone block to the north, perhaps 50-60 feet away from a group of small glints in the sunlight.

To the south, her attention is soley on the possible dragon wandering from building to building. She sees it quickly fly up onto a roof and stick its long neck down into it through a large hole in the roof.

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Second image is for Aeranduil.

First image key: Ground party is the black circle with a "P", Ipshivi/Voadam are the small green circle with the "W".

Each square is roughly 40'
 

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Voadam/GM: [sblock] Ipshivi cleared her throat a bit more loudly. "I, um, really think we ought to be more worried about that dragon than about the pattern of the little stones. I'd say it is looking for something, and even if it isn't us, I don't want to risk taking it on by ourselves, or of letting it fly in on the others without warning. We ought to get back- plus it looks like they might have found something down there. Or something found them..." [/sblock]
 

Voadam/GM: [sblock] Ipshivi cleared her throat a bit more loudly. "I, um, really think we ought to be more worried about that dragon than about the pattern of the little stones. I'd say it is looking for something, and even if it isn't us, I don't want to risk taking it on by ourselves, or of letting it fly in on the others without warning. We ought to get back- plus it looks like they might have found something down there. Or something found them..." [/sblock]

[sblock]Voadam looks up and out and curses upon seeing the dragon. "Niddhog's spawn. That's a big one, forest green. They have a reputation for being crafty. You are right we should return to the others with warning." He looks down "Hod's blindness, are those fire globes strapped to beetles? Let's go." Voadam picks up the halfling and begins his descent.


ooc are the beetles coming from the dragon's direction or heading towards it?[/sblock]
 

Aeranduil crouches to avoid detection, watching for a few moments. Then he leaps down and whispers to his companions. "There is a pack of...something...marching up ahead of us, east to west. They appear to be insects of some sort, but they have the look of the warforged to them."
 

Aeranduil said:
"There is a pack of...something...marching up ahead of us, east to west. They appear to be insects of some sort, but they have the look of the warforged to them."
"Mechanical creatures? Odd. Although not surprising. Are they on a standardized guard track, or heading off elsewhere? If we can avoid them altogether as we head to the towers, we should."

His eyes scan the horizon.

"This is no time for needless battle. That will be forthcoming."
 

Aeranduil shakes his head. "I couldn't tell if they were warriors on patrol, or simply workers on the move. We should be able to avoid them quite easily, though."
 

As Aeranduil continues to watch the creatures from afar, he notices that they trudge towards the west, with no indication that they have spotted the group, or even if they have, show no indication thereof.

About 30 seconds later, you hear a soft whoosh and see two large footprints appear in the dirt on the large rock the elf is sitting on.

Two small footprints appear after you hear Voadam's voice say,"There you go."


OOC: Voadam/Ipshivi back with the group.
 

Ipshivi's voice chirped from out of the air- she sounded a bit anxious. "I think we had better get ready for trouble. We were up on the tower, and we saw a big green dragon searching through the southern part of the ruins, looking into the buildings. I don't think it will be too happy to find us poking around- even if it isn't looking specifically for us already."
 

Aeranduil lets out a short, quiet laugh and shakes his head. "Warforged insects, green dragons...everything but the giants we've been sent to find. This jungle is truly mystifying." The elf readies his bow and waves the group after him, moving on a path to avoid the insect he had seen. "We should find someplace defensible, if we are to contend with this wyrm."
 


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