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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 2596973" data-attributes="member: 9255">EBERRON09/17/05SEGMENT 118“When Lost, Ask a Native”[What is this place?][A holding cell][What does it hold?][Dangerous old things]Taskerdoo thinks for a moment.  No one else knows what is happening.  They can only guess since he stares at the tree.[How old are you?][over 150 rings][and here?][older][what is that within you?][a reward][For a reward, it seems of little use to you][It is an reward for others- not myself][A reward-  for me?][if I see fit to it][Do you?][I am uncertain][what does one need to do to be rewarded?]Cedious wanders around.  He is picking up lose coins that have fallen to the ground and squishes the smaller spiders under his feet.  The others watch and guard the druid whom stares motionless at a tree with a glass globe within it.[impress or overcome I][How would I do that?][By acts of strength and destruction, by acts of thought and wisdom or by acts of kindness and care][I fear many would use force.  I would prefer to avoid this][already you should wisdom][kindness.  What would a tree want that I can give?]silencemore silence[I fear …them][them who?][them]Maybe it is a small breeze or just their imagination, but branches shifts.  A small insect falls.  It is white and orange in color.  It is vaguely ant-like and about four inches in length.[we could remove it from you][why endanger yourselves?][to help you and your seedlings][most kind.  I agree][agree?][If you can remove the creatures I will give you the reward][thankyou.  What do these insects do?][they eat at me and my brethren daily.  We heal and recover as it is the way of this environment but we still feel the pain][very well][perhaps we can work out other deals][perhaps]Taskerdoo shakes a bit as his mind reverts to understanding spoken language once more.“The tree will help us if we destroy these insects.” Even as he says this Logan roots at the earth disturbing the nest that lies within the roots of the tree.  He howls as several bite his tongue and lips.  The bites swell and discolor quickly.“Cedious-  ……”The rogue hops on back.  “Can you wash away these insects?”Cedious rolls his eyes.  Sometimes the druid goes too far worrying about trees and other burnable things.  He fishes out the Decanter and begins to wash the insects away.  Then the forest floor suddenly seems alive with them.   “What are these?”They swarm bite at his legs.  Since the water is not working he tries something different.  He escapes the swarm and pulls free his bedroll.  He throws that onto the swarm and then ignites it.  “What are you doing?!?” asks the druid in alarm.  He is uncertain what kind of insects these are and fears the fire may make them more powerful (due to color and general meanness).  The roll heaves ahead them the insects sweep out from under the burning cloth and they attack the wolverine that yelps in pain from the burning bites.Black sands, still weak, and Vale, busy studying the wounds from the golem, are caught unaware by the swarm.  Black sands flees the area and Vale stumbles back as each are bitten many times.  A burning sphere is released and destroys the strange insects.[FIRE!  FIRE!   FIRE!]Taskerdoo cancels the spell and turns to the tree.  [In Wisdom I ask before acting.  In kindness, I helped you.]The bark withdraws and slowly the globe rolls free of the bark and wood that once held it.[thankyou.  You spoke of other deals][I have information that may help you][what may I do for you?]…and the others, most with bad sores that require mending since they will not heal, ignore the druid and the tree as they commune.</blockquote>

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