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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spacehulkster" data-source="post: 2125652" data-attributes="member: 13070">Back at Oakhurst, Pudge and Milo were making friends with the village cleric, Corkie Nakle.  She‘s a female gnome cleric of Pelor, and quite glad to be busy making potions of healing for the adventurers.But to Pudge’s disappointment, she never make’s enough in the day.  The next morning Pudge and Felix got the Elves up early.“We’re head’ in back to the ravine and we thought we’d get an early start,” Pudge said.“What about Vern and Milo?” asked Thalez.“Milo is not feeling too good, so he’s resting in today,” Felix states.  “But I’m prepared,” Vern answers, rounding the hall corner.“Just the six of us then!  Looks like we won’t have any healing,” Elric points out.“We’ll be fine.  It’s just a few goblins. Anyway I can’t wait to see where this key goes,” states Pudge enthusiastically.The six adventurers make it back to the ravine and start making the climb down the rope with no problems.  “I think that I will try these babies out!” Felix boast, flexing his newly grown wings.  The Elves smile proudly at their friends new found freedom.  “When did that happen?” Pudge questions.“Yesterday I noticed that my nubs were itching uncontrollably,” Felix proudly explains.  “Then last night while I was washing up, I scrapped the outer husk, (which was cracked and peeling) and out formed me wings!  I tried not sleeping on them last night.  I hope they are ready.”“Do you want me to get down there first and catch you if they fail?” Pudge asked.“If I fall, well, I fall,” Felix responds, still flexing his wings.As Pudge descends, Felix takes off and heads down the ravine.  It was touch and go to start with, but he is finally able to control his dive.  Felix waits for everyone at the entrance to the keep.“That looked like fun Felix,” says a wide eyed Thalez.  He and Valen congratulate Felix.This time they check the area in front of the entrance to the keep and find that the trap is reset.Elric successfully disarms it and the group enters the tower.  They all look at the southwest door, then at Pudge.“Shall I try the key?” Pudge finally ask.“No, just check it for traps and secret compartments!” Elric smarts off.Pudge steps up to the door and trys inserting the key.  It doesn’t fit.  “I don’t think this is the right door,” he says.“Well, open it and let’s move on,” torts the Pixie.Opening the door, Pudge stares in at a dark, rubble filled room.  The south wall has collapsed and the east wall doesn’t look much better.  But, the west wall has a stone door with a dragon carved in relief on it.  Elric moves in and starts surveying for traps, then ask for some light, to which Felix complies.  After carefully searching the door, Elric is sure that there are no traps.  The door contains a single keyhole in its open mouth.  Elric tugs at the door first, then cast a glance at Pudge.  Stepping forward, Pudge ask, “Do you need some help?”  He begins to roll up his shirt sleeves, making sure that they all get a good look at his biceps.Disappointed, Elric responds, “No, the key you dolt!”  “Oh,” Pudge grumbles, digging out the key from his belt pouch.Elric examines the key and slowly inserts it into the dragon’s open mouth.  It goes in, he gives it a slow turn and the door cracks open.  A hissing sound and a puff of dust comes from around the door.“Looks like it’s been awhile since the door has been opened,” Felix states.Squinting, Elric bats down the dust from his face and looks back at the party, “shall we?” he points into the next chamber.Felix shines the torch into the room and cautiously the group enters the hissing room.  Pudge and Elric instinctively reach for their weapons.  Valen draws his bowstring taut.  On the north side of this 30’ x 30’ room, are three alcoves and the south contains one alcove.  Each alcove contains a pedestal with a dust covered crystal globe upon it.  Only the one globe in the south alcove glows with a soft blue light.  Faint tinkling notes spring from it.Felix creeps slowly towards the “tinkling” globe.  Just a few feet away from it, the sound becomes louder and ominous.  Pudge’s hands move from his hilt to his ears and he runs out of the room back towards the keep entrance.  Thalez follows closely behind.  “Why is that getting louder?” ask Vern.“I wonder what shuts it off,” shouts Felix.  Elric steps up and begins to examine the globe.Screaming, “make it stop,” Valen runs from the room, followed by Vern.  The four stop running once they get to the keep entrance.Certain there are no traps, Elric picks up the globe.  But the noise now get louder.  Squinting with the pain in his ears, Felix reaches for the globe.</blockquote>

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