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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7268483" data-attributes="member: 9255">THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER07   EMERALD CLAW ON THE MOVESEGMENT 142“SECRET CLAW WAREHOUSE”10/24/17LHARVION 25, 1000The instructions lead them into the swamp between Yrlag and the New Water edge.   After gathering up the others, they head there with all of their gear.  Kyr holds back.  He continues his strange mannerisms but Tyson is fully aware he is trying to avoid talking about himself.  Fine for now.  Gussa Viewfinder is the current top target of interest.It is late afternoon when they find the ruins of the warehouse in the swamp.  Most likely it once was built and run by House Tharashk to collect and sort Eberron Dragonshards.  How long it has been abandoned is uncertain.  But it has been a while.  Sections have collapsed but cleared by the Claw.  Most of it has vegetation and moss / mold growing unrestricted on it.  But it is hidden in the swamp.Tyson, having talked to the druid coming here and spoken to the local guides is learning basic tracking and does what he can here.  Several very large wheeled carts have been here.  They left several days (?) ago and seem headed to the New Water.  Very large clawed footprints seem to be the beasts of burden pulling the carts.  Many medium sized humanoid foot prints are in the soft and damp vegetation.  They split into two teams.  Zigland and Feldrix take one side to what appears to be the main entrance and Tyson, Ayru and Kyr take the collapsed area what was a work bay.   Tyson notes the many signs of construction working with wood.  He also sees large rib bones over four feet long!   What were these used for?  Kyr moves towards the entrance to the main building.Feldrix and the changeling cook find themselves in an office area.  It has not been an office for years however.   There are signs of things being moved and cleaned.   Some recent food supplies can be found also.  Very recent.“Beware…. Zig…land.   Someone… was here… recently.” Warns the skeleton warrior. “I know what I’m doing.” He blurts out with a thumbs up.Outside, on the otherside of the exterior wall Kyr smells…. Rot.   Fleshy rot.   He doesn’t think much about it and enters the building.   He hears something inside in the dark.  Then the Emerald Claw soldiers rush out at both groups.  Kyr, already aware of the danger (but didn’t share it) summons up a spell to slow down the attack.  Black Tentacles erupt from the wood and stone fittings.  Though, unlike the typical Evard’s Black Tentacle spell…. These rubbery and spongy tentacles have many red and blue eyes on them that blink slowly and mouths with tongues that flick in and out.   The Claw members caught in them are horrified as the tentacles “taste” them by licking them.The remaining soldiers attack.  Feldrix bottle necks them in a door way and stabs away at their bodies as they try to get in.  Zig also stabs with his sword and uses more acid potions.  Ayru does her best to contain the soldiers on their side as they move around the horror Kyr has first summoned.  Now he summons more creatures to attack.  Then the source of the rotting smell arrives- a Carrion Golem.  Kyr summons a second ape-like aberration that attacks it.  Tyson is driven back and away from the others as he fights off a lone soldier.  The inquisitive is not a melee expert and finds himself hard-pressed to defend himself only from the swinging flail and pushing shield.In the end, the Claw is defended and the summoned creatures retract.</blockquote>

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