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

That's so sensible a dwarf could hae said it. Let's hole up an' let tha beast come to us, Thanor suggests. The only thing I like less than a giant is a gold-hoardin' dragon.
 

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That's so sensible a dwarf could hae said it. Let's hole up an' let tha beast come to us, Thanor suggests. The only thing I like less than a giant is a gold-hoardin' dragon.

"And how do you suppose we manage that, dwarf?" Sanne said, clearly light-heartedly. "If a dragon chooses to ignore us while we hide out somewhere, there's not a thing we can do about it unless some of you have some magic tricks to accomplish that. And I suspect we have to go past where you spotted the beast eventually, true?"
 

Thanor shields his eyes from the sun as he looks up at the half-elf. That be easy, lass. We get in position and wave a bag o' gold around. That dragon'll be on us afore ye know it. He shrugs, otherwise we should have one o' the spell-flingers draw it over.
 

"The dragon is immense. The green ones I researched in the past were capable of exhuming a caustic cloud that dissolves vegetation and flesh. Besides being physically powerful and tough they were reputed to be innately magically potent and the two I was researching developed their magical mastery as well with great cunning and skillfully manipulated chaos magics. I would advise against direct confrontations if it can be avoided. Dragons I have encountered in the past have been very individualistic and do not generally follow general patterns. Some were completely hostile to men and attacked without hesitation, another sought out my aid and enjoyed engaging in riddles. Most have been potent beings to be respected. I do not speak their native language but if it does speak the tongue of men I am willing to attempt to converse with it if we do not avoid it."

Voadam considers what he has read about Eberron dragons, particularly their relationship with giants.
 

Aye, that makes sense. But yer fergettin' two things. First, if ye go to converse, the dragon might just decide to eat ye. Second, dragons always have treasure. The dwarf's eyes shine with racial greed with that last point.
 

Yoggrith frowns at the thought of engaging the dragon. "Are we not here to find the final spot where the previous team was struck down? If that is not in line with where the dragon is currently... then we should avoid the beast."

He crosses his arms and looks out across the giant town. "We are here to do a specific job. Let us not get wrapped up in other things that distract us from that job."
 

"Whether we want to fight the dragon is kind of beside the point," Ipshivi said quietly. "It isn't all that far away, and I really don't think it will just let us go on with our mission- especially if it considers this area to be its territory. We can hide and run, or we can be ready to fight. Either way, we better make a choice soon."
 

The trio on the rock (Aeranduil, Ipshivi, and Voadam) watch the group of mechanical bugs move off to the west, before they are seen making a right turn at the canal banks and moving on to the north.

As the group looks back and forth and bickers over what to do about the wyrm to the southeast, the sun peers out from behind the clouds overhead, and the heat immediately causes those in heavy armor to break out in a sweat.

OOC: Onward to the towers? Dig in for a possible dragon attack?
 


After the wise wizard's words, the rest of the party falls in line behind him.

On to the towers!

If it were only that simple.

After climbing over, around, and through various sized stone blocks and other assorted rubble, you reach the banks of a pristine canal.

The pure blue color of the water astounds you, as one would think that in the middle of a jungle, in a ruined city, the canals would be rather polluted and stagnant.

The canal before you appears to be at least 100' across, and looks to be at least 20' deep.

On the other side of the canal, you can see the entrances to the twin towers, both covered heavily in rubble.

OOC: Obstacle! What are we to do??
 

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