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THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER
07 EMERALD CLAW ON THE MOVE
SEGMENT 145
“HOWLS IN THE NIGHT and GHOULS IN THE NIGHT”
10/27/17
LHARVION 26, 1000
It is now late evening and the group is tired. Them slept little the night before and it looks bad for finding shelter tonight.
Then comes the first howl. It is in the distance. The howl is not that of a wolf or dog. It is deeper. The group stops and listens carefully to it.
“ow-ow-owwwwl who-who-wo-wllllllllll .” mimics the summoner. More stares from Tyson and Ayru.
They continue with their weapons drawn and ready for anything…. Even dinosaurs.
Before too long, they see the source of the noise- large horse sized dogs with long quills on their shoulders and hips. Howlers.
Feldrix draws three of them onto him while the fourth circles to attack the others. Quills stab at the knight but with no flesh, they do little to nothing to him. The battle goes back and forth just the same.
In the end, the group wins. Healing potions for everyone (well—the living ones anyway).
LHARVION 28, 1000
They feel they are getting closer to the Claw caravan. Recent eye witnesses saw them just one day away.
Near dark, they spot a dock and building. There was a group of adventurers that suggested they saw a caravan stopped at a cabin that survived the New Water transformation. This could be the spot.
Carefully they climb onto the dock and look around. The windows have been blackened. On closer inspection, Tyson notes they are blackened from the outside. Zig wipes a “smiley” face in the window. Smiling he turns and is about to show what he did when something hisses and slaps against the window. The smile is gone instantly.
“Something…. Is inside.” Feldrix answers in a flat monotone voice.
“Why is the door….. glued?” asks Ayru as she looks it over.
A window breaks and a sickly green tongue snakes out. It retracts and an arm comes out. It is a green tinted pale with black claws. Ayru slams it and it retracts quickly. Zig activates a glowing potion and releases it into the broken window.
An eruption of hisses and scampering bodies can be seen. “Ghouls.” Answers Feldrix.
“It appears the Claw left us a gift.” Adds Tyson.
The creatures begin to pound on the walls.
“Zig- got any fire potions?” asks Tyson.
They set the building on fire and wait at the windows. Many of the undead flesh-eaters die by fire. Others tear through the walls or find and break out through the windows only to shot or gutted by the group.
“You know…. I’m kinda tired of the Claw at this point.” Says Zig looking at the burning building.
07 EMERALD CLAW ON THE MOVE
SEGMENT 145
“HOWLS IN THE NIGHT and GHOULS IN THE NIGHT”
10/27/17
LHARVION 26, 1000
It is now late evening and the group is tired. Them slept little the night before and it looks bad for finding shelter tonight.
Then comes the first howl. It is in the distance. The howl is not that of a wolf or dog. It is deeper. The group stops and listens carefully to it.
“ow-ow-owwwwl who-who-wo-wllllllllll .” mimics the summoner. More stares from Tyson and Ayru.
They continue with their weapons drawn and ready for anything…. Even dinosaurs.
Before too long, they see the source of the noise- large horse sized dogs with long quills on their shoulders and hips. Howlers.
Feldrix draws three of them onto him while the fourth circles to attack the others. Quills stab at the knight but with no flesh, they do little to nothing to him. The battle goes back and forth just the same.
In the end, the group wins. Healing potions for everyone (well—the living ones anyway).
LHARVION 28, 1000
They feel they are getting closer to the Claw caravan. Recent eye witnesses saw them just one day away.
Near dark, they spot a dock and building. There was a group of adventurers that suggested they saw a caravan stopped at a cabin that survived the New Water transformation. This could be the spot.
Carefully they climb onto the dock and look around. The windows have been blackened. On closer inspection, Tyson notes they are blackened from the outside. Zig wipes a “smiley” face in the window. Smiling he turns and is about to show what he did when something hisses and slaps against the window. The smile is gone instantly.
“Something…. Is inside.” Feldrix answers in a flat monotone voice.
“Why is the door….. glued?” asks Ayru as she looks it over.
A window breaks and a sickly green tongue snakes out. It retracts and an arm comes out. It is a green tinted pale with black claws. Ayru slams it and it retracts quickly. Zig activates a glowing potion and releases it into the broken window.
An eruption of hisses and scampering bodies can be seen. “Ghouls.” Answers Feldrix.
“It appears the Claw left us a gift.” Adds Tyson.
The creatures begin to pound on the walls.
“Zig- got any fire potions?” asks Tyson.
They set the building on fire and wait at the windows. Many of the undead flesh-eaters die by fire. Others tear through the walls or find and break out through the windows only to shot or gutted by the group.
“You know…. I’m kinda tired of the Claw at this point.” Says Zig looking at the burning building.