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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 2629551" data-attributes="member: 9255">EBERRON10/01/05SEGMENT 128“More Insight and Some Clues” The five adventurers stop in the direct center and look around.  Taskerdoo stares at the red “x” closest to him.  His brain is in overdrive today as he looks at the shape and recalls the red crystal he was given by the tree.  The others look around the mix of faces and limbs again.  Vale shakes off cooled molten minerals that clunk to the stone floor.  Black sands and Sharshek look around but are uncertain if there is something they are supposed to be looking for.The druid goes through his pack and pulls out the crystal.“Where did that come from?” asks Cedious.  He fears his fellow halfling may be keeping more from him.  At some point he needs to explore his pack and things ….real soon.“I …found it in the water.”  Taskerdoo says while very distracted.  He is wondering if the red “x” and this red crystal in the shape of an “x” are somehow related.  He steps off of his mount to look closer.“Were you going to tell me about it?” asks the rogue trying to appraise the gold value of the minerals.“Yes …in time.  Do you think this has a purpose?”  He asks holding the crystal over the markings on the floor.“Is there anything else?” asks the greedy halfling.“No.” and He checks it out.  The sizes match.  He sucks in his breath and places it on the red engraving on the floor.Nothing.He looks to Cedious then quickly back as Cedious’ eyes go wide.  The crystal glows then sinks into the floor.  A moment goes by then something rises up from the floor.  A potion.  The red “x” is replaced with a mere etching of an “x” in the floor.  He picks up the potion (if only to do so before Cedious) and checks the other three crosses.  He studies the potion and wonders.  It is a healing potion.The others watch in wonder and in Black sand’s case –boredom.  Taskerdoo then sorts out his pack to locate the emerald.  He tries that in the same spot.  Nothing.  He tries it in an existing red “x” and nothing.  He looks up at the wall.  100’s of faces look down at him.  Dragons, Giants, Humanoids ….a Dragon Turtle.   “Is there anywhere this emerald could fit?”Cedious, having the best eyes, begins to search immediately. It takes him sometime but he does find something odd.  Over a door there is a face of a green dragon with no eyes.  Two hollow points exist there instead.  All of the other faces have eyes sculpted in.“You figure it goes here?” asks Cedious.“Yes.”“Well?”“Well nothing.  What if you need both eyes?  I have but one.  What if the dragon comes to life.  If missing an eye it will be angry.”  The others look at each other then him.  The Druid has lost it they think.  Cedious, a trap master (in his own mind) agrees and they wait.“Cedious – do you see anything in the stones that looks familiar?”“Huh…?”  He looks around and sees things that look vaguely familiar.  “I guess.”“Do you see a fairy?   How about four goblins?”He looks for five minutes and finds two goblins in a stance of nobility and a fairy and a Dragon Turtle.  When he sees the Sahuagin he begins to understand what Taskerdoo is thinking.  “The walls depict people or creatures here?”“I think they are here …but so are others.  This trap couldn’t possibly hold ALL of these creatures?  I mean some of these are giants….”  The party becomes very still and quiet.“Where to?” says the rogue.  He is very uncomfortable with the silence.“Well …lets try …the swamp?”“Which door?” asks Sharshek.“That one.” He says pointing at an open mouth of an angry looking demon.</blockquote>

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