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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hunter" data-source="post: 1223599" data-attributes="member: 14845">Meanwhile back in the laboratory…The wizard is deep in his work. Beakers and  glass containers glow with boiling liquid while casting bizarre shadows in and around the gaunt, leering shape of the mage as he ponders each and every scale, measurement and application of the rare and wondrous powders.Finally a batch of the now coal colored powder is created and poured into a large funnel like container. Taking said container the wizard brings it to the large metallic cylinder that takes up a good portion of his lab. The container is made of a cloth like substance on the bottom with the funnel like top tied closed with twine. Placing it in to the large hollow cylinder funnel end first the wizard then takes his staff and uses it to pack the funnel shaped container firmly to the bottom of the hollow metal cylinder.Smiling with satisfaction, the wizard then goes into the crevice in the wall of his laboratory and draws forth an ornate and intricately carved wand.Going back to the metal cylinder that is lying on a 45 degree angle, the mage invokes an incantation, while waving  the wand over a large round iron ball about 1’ in diameter lying next to the wooden frame that supports the metal cylinder.Suddenly, as if it contained a life of its own, the iron ball rises into the air to slowly hover before the wizard. Smiling at his wand’s dweomer taking affect, the wizard lightly pushes the iron ball over the hollow mouth of the cylinder.Once positioned correctly he mutters another word, and with a jolt, the iron ball falls down to the bottom of the cylinder compacting the container containing the chemical powder he first placed within.‘At last,’-speaks the wizard-‘it is ready for its first test….yes’.The wizard furrows his brow and strokes his beard deep in thought. Now and again looking to the crude map he made of the ruined surface level of the Temple. His eyes straying to the two rune glyphs he made recently. The rat rune and the lycanthropy glyph. Testing his experiment will cause a great deal of noise. Looking to the right and left doorways of his laboratory the wizard grimaces to himself. There completely open hallways. Without doors or barriers of any kind. It was all part of his ventilation system  to circulate the air through the vents installed within the laboratory and dungeon area. As a result of this design he removed the doors to his laboratory and widened the hallways.Under the current situation, this will not do. Certain precautions need to be made. A prayer to his goddess of evil could not hurt either under the circumstances. The wizard quickly changes into finer robes of red and black. Then a mithril silver ceremonial tunic and  skullcap are adorned. A silver chain clasps the tunic against his bone thin wiry form. Glittering in the darkness the wizard walks over to a wall of his lab and opens a small concealed door.There within a small alcove is a circular marble platform supporting an exquisite obsidian sculpture of a black widow spider standing upon a diamond  sculpted web. The spider has an hourglass ruby gem on its belly and human head in place of where its arachnid eyes and mouth would normally be. The head is that of a dark and beautiful woman with Mithril silver hair.The wizard lights prayer candles and incense in a small brazier and then begins praying.‘O’Lolth most beautiful of all gods and goddesses, darkly powerful with venom beyond imagination, whose kiss is eternal and  everlasting oblivion, favor your humble servant this night, grant me my desires, look to my success in this experiment, my lifes work…’-etc,etc, and so on and on…With a pause in his reverence and prayer the wizards rises up from his small shrine and taking a small silver wire and bell walks down both open hallways and mutters an incantation.Satisfied that his two dweomers in both hallways have taken effect he returns kneel before the shrine and  prays once again. Then once his prayer is finished, he goes across the room of his lab and walks up to the metal cylinder lying up at a 45 degree angle. Taking his wand once again, he mutters an invocation, and then with casual ease moves the metal cylinder which must by all logical physics weigh a good many hundreds of pounds.  Leveling it off with one gaunt and bony hand the wizard turns the cylinder down a long narrow hallway that ends in a large pile of covered sand.Another incantation is made, and the wizard’s finger lights afire as if it was a miniature torch. Then pointing his flaming finger toward  a small hole at the back end of the metal cylinder suddenly igniting the chemical powder he administered there earlier.A massive evocation is invoked as the chemical powder explodes with a furious bang! Hurling the iron metal ball out of the metal cylinder and down the narrow hallway at lightning speed only to impact harmlessly against the large pile of sand in a splendid effusion of dust, smoke and dirt. Smoke erupts out of the metal cylinder covering the laboratory. Soon the ingenious ventilation system filters out the smoke and brimstone smell. As it clears once again the wizard is revealed kneeling before the shrine of his adored spider goddess.‘O’ great Lolth your humble servant thanks thee for a successful experiment. Blood and souls I will garner for you the most beautiful and frightening of all the gods and goddess that exist in this universe’-and so on and on…A deep quiet sets in after such a blast of sound and noise…The wizard, completely enthralled by the success of his experiment goes back to the beakers and burners on his lab table forgetting to take off his ceremonial robes, tunic and skullcap. Suddenly a loud ringing is heard coming from down the left hallway! His alarm spell had gone off!Then, almost as if on cue, the right hallway alarm spell starts ringing as well!Staring up from his laboratory table the wizard exclaims-‘Intruders!’The wizard doesn’t hesitate (instinct and fear telling him it is not his Koblold guards) and quickly moves to the left corridor and begins an incantation.As he casts, the bit of spider web in his hand starts to grow and weave around his fingers.Then extending and elongating out of his hand a large web strand shoots to one side of the corridor wall. Attaching there the wizard then guides the strand with his hand pointing toward the other side of the corridor wall.This is repeated, back and forth, multiple times, until many layers cover that part of the corridor completely blocking it off with giant spider web strands!At this point, 20 giant Sumatran Rats appear in the right corridor!Turning around eyes wide with fear and adrenalin the wizard casts the first spell that comes to his mind frantically fumbling for the components only to realize he doesn’t have any!He runs to his lab table as the giant rats pour into the room! Grabbing a glass rod and some fur that were lying there he desperately casts! The rats descend like a wall of hair and teeth!Just at that moment the wizard’s spell goes off! A glass rod ignited by the fur flashes and a forked lightning bolt springs forth from the wizard’s forefingers!The bolts fly through the rats but aimlessly into the cavern walls and bounce back into the laboratory chamber. The wizard did not have time to coordinate the bolts trajectory. Giant rats, beakers, bottles, a table, bookshelf, and volatile chemicals  ignite in a flash of flashes!The wizard is knocked unconscious.Explosions die down, smoke replaces sound…The mage awakens…he lives….but the rats that were blocked by the Web spell, 18 were free of it and being guided by a superior intellect are ordered to go back around to the other corridor.The wizard shocked and wounded though he is peers down the right open corridor and sees them coming. This time he casts again and a large ball of glowing light like the sun appears before him, erupting into flames. Then as the giant rats appear within the flaming sphere’s firelight, the wizard commands it to roll over them!Most of the rats are fried instantly although 7 dodge the sphere and go around intent upon their target and run into the laboratory.The mage lets fly with essence bolts of pure magical force. 6 erupt, glowing out of his finger tips and strike unerringly into their targets exploding them into instant bits of meat, bone and fur.One escapes that final spell barrage however and leaps upon the wizard’s leg biting him! Franticly he strikes the rat repeatedly until he stumbles onto his walking staff. Grabbing it, he takes careful aim and brains the creature mercilessly.It was over…the wizard was…victorious….…but now…it was WAR.</blockquote>

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