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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7259302" data-attributes="member: 9255">THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER05   RAIDERS OF NEW WATERSEGMENT 134“ GOING HOME”9/23/17LHARVION 15, 1000They carefully look over the bodies and island.  They find silver and gold and some basic weapons and armor.  Nothing otherwise noreworthy.They go to the building now.  Tyson and Ayru concentrate on the entrance.  They hope there are no wards or traps here.   Maybe that is why they missed the potted flowers in the front.   The same fruit that Zig had experienced powerful dreams from.  Zig notes something as he quietly plucks the fruit from the short plants.  The potting soil has the multi-colored beads from New Water in it.  Why?Zyr looks down at the changeling whom motions for silence.  Zyr smiles big and giggles silently.  He likes secrets.Ayru picks the lock to the building and gently opens the door.  Tyson goes in first and notes the surroundings.  Many beds line one wall.  One corner is curtained off from the rest.  Tyson goes into this area.  Feldrix and Ayru come in next and search about.Tyson saw something hidden high up the wall.   Sitting on a crossbeam joint is a book or ledger.   As he locates a chair to better reach it, the knight spots something within the bed-   a rod.  A crystal red rod about 15 inches long.  Strange.  Tyson pulls down the small ledger.  Tyson flips through it.  “These raiders work for Nero Greystone.   He is a member of the Emerald Claw.”   He continues to read how he has been speaking to Madame Frome Durress.   A person of interest on his list to interview.Zig, having collected all 25 berries now joins them.  “Find anything?”LHARVION 16, 1000They send the night there before leaving.  “Have you ever noticed it doesn’t rain here?” asks Tyson.“…… now that you mention it…..”  thinks Zig.   “Beautiful views and no rain.   Who needs Lyrandar? ““Zyr….  What was that back at the wall?” asks Ayru.    “Did you summon or somehow create that…. Creature?”“Me?   Hee hee.”Tyson wants to distance himself from this ….. summoner (?).LHARVION 18, 1000Going onwards to hopefully Yrlag,  they come across a flooded building.  The walls remain but there is no ceiling or roof.  Whether this was the way it was before or because of the events of New Water is uncertain.  They move closer to possibly explore it or shelter there that night.As they get closer they can hear something within the walls.   A slapping and rumbling sound.   Carefully, they sneak about.  Ayru goes around the building to locate another way in.Three ogres are here.  They surround a body in the water that is floating face down….. dead.  Amazingly, they hear the four other adventurers outside of the walls.  They go the attack.  Zig tosses in a potion.  The ogres watch it land before them then suddenly burst and a thick fog rolls out.   One of the ogres move away to the rear entrance (where Ayru is).  The others cry out in fear, startlement and anger and feel for the doorway where the potion came from.Feldrix steps next to the door and waits for the first head to poke out of the cloud.  Tyson and Kyr move into another entrance  to the side of the building.      Next the alchemist throws in more potions but these have acid.  The ogres are not happy with this.  Zyr summons in a strange looking crocodile aimed at attacking the third ogre.  It convinces Ayru that there are more creatures to fear here instead.  Both the ogre and her attack the summoned creature.Tyson caught Zyr casting this time but did not see the Xoriat creature form.Soon the three ogres are defeated and the smoke clears.   They go in to see what is within the ruins and find a dead bugbear.  Rolling the body over, he has a chipped tooth and badly scarred legs from severe and repeated burns.  He carries a large club with him and a now damaged shield.[ For those wondering…. He is Piik from my storyhour-  Heroes of Eldeen ][[  This is more to get at the players than their characters.  No one is safe.  Not even well liked characters from games past ]] LHARVION 20, 1000They reach Yrlag and present proof of the raiders being defeated.  Tharashk has already gotten reports of fewer attacks and raids.   Just the Dusk Clan occationally still make an attack but then…. Very deep into the New Water and away from the Yrlag borders.</blockquote>

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