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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 2519113" data-attributes="member: 9255">EBERRON08/20/05SEGMENT 103  They spend a few minutes looking around when Cedious and Sharshek notice about 35 feet up large openings in the wall.  The mouths of a demon and a giant.  They point to it and they decide to check it out.  Climbing the mass of piled up faces and arms is not easy.  Especially when everyone is paranoid the arms and mouths will animate to bite and claw at them.  They go and open a simple door just inside the mouth of a mad looking stupid giant.  Smiling with excitement, Cedious opens the door and looks inside.  There is a 15x75 foot long tunnel with a 15 feet high ceiling.  It is clean and free of dust.  It is also free of arms and faces.Cedious runs down to the far end.  There is another door here.  “Comon- lets go!”The others hurry after him if only to contain the damage he may cause while opening various doors and possibly releasing many dangers.He searches for traps then opens the door.  Several of the others can’t help but to hold their breathes in fear of another trap being released.Instead the sickly smell of rotted vegetation and humidity comes in.  “Huh?” is all that comes out of Cedious’ mouth as he peers out into the space beyond the doorway.  He swats at a few gnats and misquotes that buzz in while he looks at a large moss covered branch of a tree.  He looks down and sees he is about 35ft up from the ground.  Below is a swampy mess of water, mud and grass.  Thick clouds of bugs and many frogs can be heard within.  He looks up and strong beams of light pierce small patches through the thick canopy.  Looking back down he sees dark areas of shadow that resembles the night air.“What is it?” asks Taskerdoo.“Is it too late to go back?” asks Cedious as he walks to the edge of the doorway.  He looks down the side and discovers the door is hovering above the ground.  “OYE!”The group uses the tree to carefully climb down from the hovering door.  There is little ground for them to use that is not mud and silt.   Taskerdoo warns them of quicksand.Black sand finds a stone statue of a demon grimacing at them through thick tall grass.  Annoyed he destroys it and places the face into his pack.  Sharshek calls attention to a glint of metal within the roots of a large willow tree.  Taskerdoo is almost horrified by what he sees.A dead warforged.  Something made the wood that made up its body grow and become a tree.  While the druid is shaken Sharshek asks how this can be.  If no one has been here for so long then how come there is a warforged here?  They are only a 100 years old at best.“Magic”   Cedious tries to say without sounding impressed.The sound of buzzing bees gets Taskerdoo’s attention.  He and his Dire Wolverine begin to sloppily make their way to the sound even as Sharshek looks for a way out.  He spots another door floating 35 feet up into the air.  Under it lay a small pile of rotted moss covered logs.  Blossomed flowers on vines attract many bees to the logs.The Cleric looks around to try to find anything else of use or importance.   Cedious walks along a different path towards what he hopes is the center of the space they are in.  “Is it space or a room?” he wonders.Taskerdoo can hear a faint squeaky sound … a voice.  He moves further and finds a stone arch covered with blossomed flowers then sits on the path.  Going closer and concentrating, he can make out some words.“visitors ….so long   … good or bad ….so long indeed ……I hope they don’t go there ….should I say hi ….oh the fear ….visitors ….”  The words are in Sylvan.Sharshek begins to climb up the logs but dislodges one.  A large swarm of angry bees comes out and attacks him.  Black sands holds back and watches in humor.  Cedious is more preoccupied by a find he has.  A wooden practice sword that is stabbed into the ground.  Around it the grass is sparse and dry.  He knows this may be wrong but reaches for it anyway.“Hello?” says the druid in Sylvan.  “Hello I can’t see you.  Where are you?”The voice stops.The sound of crashing logs by a series of curses and laughter can be heard in the background.A loud buzz can be heard before the druid.  He concentrates on the sound and tries to follow it.  It originates from the arch and comes to him then away then behind.  A few moments pass then – “hello.”Sharshek swats at the bees as they attack and try to get into his armor.  He nearly tumbles off the logs.  His actions do stir up more bees.  Black sands stops laughing as he notes more bees than before are at the flowers by him.Cedious touches the wooden sword.  Nothing.  With a smile he grips it.“what is that?  Is it a bear?  I have never seen a bear like that before  it has spikes and claws and oh my  I bet it can be mean  what are doing here?  Who are your friends?  Are they friends?  It has been so long since last I had visitors.  What is your bear’s name?  Does he have a name?  Or does SHE have a name?  Oh yes a male.  A big male.  I haven’t seen a bear in soooo loooong …..”  Taskerdoo is nearly overwhelmed by the barrage of questions he is facing by his unseen source of the voice.“I am Taskerdoo and this is my Animal Companion- Logan.  He is a wolverine.  Something like a bear but not one.  Who are you and where are we?”A loud splash can be heard as Sharshek falls into the murky leech filled bog.  The bees cover anything NOT in the water.  Black sands smiles as the bees leave him and go to the logs.Cedious pulls out the sword.  Then quickly pales and stabs it back in as the earth quivers and swells.  It reverts to normal.  “oh crap   …that was neat.”“Can you help my friend?  He has angered the bees by the logs.A six-inch tall female fairy appears and looks amused by the sight.  Then she screams and turns invisible.  “evil!  Evil! Must hide!”  He hears this within his mind, not by hearing it.Taskerdoo has a confused look on his face.Cedious pulls out the sword again and once more the ground swells.  He pushes the sword back in place.  The smile on his face says it all.  It is just a matter of time before he pulls it out and sees what happens.“Cedious!”  Taskerdoo yells.  He is unaware of what the rogue is doing but just knows it is him and his actions that drove the fey away.   Cedious stops in mid pull then pushes it back in place.  “Look what I found.  Should I touch it?” He says as innocently as possible.</blockquote>

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