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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 3232907" data-attributes="member: 9255">THE CREATION SCHEMASEGMENT 30612/09/06“The Warning”Wall has lost any and all patience with the Claw and Dragons.  He marches into the closest tavern and looks for the easiest mark and goes to him.  The rest of the party in tow.  Pelor is going on about if this is really necessary.  Pebbles insists it is.This patron freaks out and tries to leave once Talon enters the building.  Wall pushes him back down.  The other two patrons become nervous also.  The bartender asks them to leave.  Wall simply says no and spills the man’s drink by “accident”.“Where is the Claw hiding now?” and he grabs the man’s hand as the man picks up the glass.“Where is this dragon that we have heard so much about?”silence.CRACK!   AIIIEEE!“I just crushed the glass within this man’s hand.  I believe I even broke a bone.  Where is the Claw?”nothingSNAP“Oh no.  This man just broke a finger.  The Claw.  The Dragon.   Where are they hiding?”Pelor looks to the ground.  He whispers to Pebbles.  “I disapprove of these methods.  Wall wasn’t like this before.”SNAP   “oops”“How was he before?”“Aggressive but he didn’t hurt innocent people.”SNAP  “How many more?”“We don’t know anything!” shouts the owner.Wall looks at the pathetic man before him.  He has soiled himself and now kneels in the mess.  Annoyed and disgusted, Wall lets the man’s hand fall to the table with an audible thud.  The man pulls his bloodied and bent hand to himself and curls up under the table.“Let’s go.  Looks like we have to do everything ourselves.”Then the door opens and the wind rushes in.Standing in the doorway is a big armored figure with a hefty axe and shield.  It turns its oddly shaped head slightly to look around the room then centers on the group.  “Stop looking for the Creation Schema.  Agents of Xulo and Xulo-12 can not be allowed to get their hands on the Schemas.  Everything will change as we know of it otherwise.”“And who are you?” asks Talon trying to intimidate the stranger.“I am Crysis of the Chamber.  That is all you need to know.”  And then the figure backs away into the dark.“After him!” charges Wall even as Talon grabs his sword.They get outside and find… nothing.  Talon begins to become frustrated and angry.  Wall and Xen arrive next.  Two men are there walking by and begin to run away as Wall stares at them.  Another man, dressed in flowing robes is seen walking towards them from a dark alley.  Wall gets in his face.  Talon leans over the two of them.“Where is he?  Where did he go?!?”“!?!” Stammers the person in confusion.“Spit it out!” yells Wall even as Pebbles comes out to see what is happening now.  Xen has his bow drawn.  He expects trouble.  It comes.  Suddenly Talon screams out in pain and agony as blood splatters everywhere.  The shimmering image of the armored humanoid appears.  His wicked axe is now gored in blood.  “I see you are not the good type.   You will do whatever suits you and your primitive needs.  Have at thee.” And the creature attacks again nearly killing the hybrid.  If not for Pebbles and Xen he would have.  This activity is unseen as Wall continues to go after the man.  When he senses the activity he suspects the man has set them up.  The man takes a hard hit with a punch and doubles over.  Wall is not done.The armored foe takes to the sky and attempts to fly away but Pebbles chases after him.  The robed man turns invisible and hides.  Wall grumbles then returns to the main fight.  When he sees how badly Talon is hurt he reaches into his mind and psionically teleports Pelor to where Wall is and he to the poor soiled man inside.  Pelor is confused for a moment until he sees the blood and gore that was Talon and goes to work.Pebbles grapples with the Armored warrior and keeps him from escaping.  Wall looks up and once more switches places psionically but this time with Pebbles.  The warrior tries to escape but can not.  Then Wall psionically enlarges…. and enlarges again.  The weight of the HUGE Wall drives the warrior to the ground and crushes him into the ground.  The others attack him as he is smothered under Wall’s bulk.  Talon, still unsteady, walks over and beheads the defeated warrior.  Looking his freed head they realize he is / was some sort of reptilian humanoid (1/2 Dragon Bugbear).  In no mood for games and wanting more answers, Talon and Wall pins the body up to a wooden wall and writes in blood-WE WILL DESTROY THE CHAMBERHappy with themselves they begin to leave but are called to stop.  Turning, several heavily armored humanoids are walking towards them.  No, not humanoids…. Warforged!</blockquote>

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