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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8072264" data-attributes="member: 7015827">The charge of the iron golem brought it into the secondary treasure chamber. The party scattered to combat it as best they could, as it released a cloud of foul-smelling gas into the air. Darrow hefted the ancestral Clan Ironhelm axe Haelgrim and immediately closed with the huge construct, his blade cutting through its surface with every swing. In contrast, Rahnee's weapons and Aerikoth's magic were ineffectual, while Shanni and Dermot tried to use special ammunition in their weapons to damage their enemy's iron hide from afar.After seeing Darrow take a few blows, Helrud got out his battleaxe and engaged the iron golem from behind, successfully distracting it. The dwarf scout was struck hard in return and he quickly limped off, circling away from the construct. Darrow's axe continued to swing, however, and the golem soon was nothing more than a pile of unmoving parts on the ground.The party, particularly Helrud and Shanni, were jubilant at the prospect of now-unopposed looting. The petite rogue quickly went back to the treasure chests to finish seeing what was in them. After bandaging himself, Darrow turned to pay attention to the treasures, along with Dermot and Rahnee; Dermot suggested they make a pile of everything in the center of the chamber, to better organize it. Aerikoth meanwhile was silently studying the remains of the construct. Dermot called to him to help identify the magical items from the hoard. The wizard responded, but first stooped and picked up several small pieces of the iron golem.Shanni and Rahnee took the lead in emptying the chests and placing items on the cavern floor to be examined. Shanni remarked that the non-magical garments had not survived, as Rahnee pulled out some rotted clothes from one chest and dumped them. She then took out a suit of full plate armor, which she said appeared was only enchanted to low levels, although it was well made. Helrud came over to take a look, but quickly lost interest when he saw the armor was not meant for dwarves. The dwarf scout, disappointed, observed that was mostly the case for the other items they had found, as well; there was not even a good axe.Aerikoth began looking at the collection of weapons, first picking up a dagger and divining that it dealt additional cold damage, along with having what the wizard termed a decent level of enchantment. Shanni waved the short sword she was holding and told the others it had cold magic as well, also being very sharp. The wizard then examined the long sword, which he said was a very nice blade and likely better enchanted than what the others currently possessed. Helrud stroked his beard and expressed curiosity as to why there was so much cold gear in the hoard of a red dragon.Next to be organized was the collection of boots; Dermot remarked that he had the impression the dragon liked shoes. The ranger pointed out ones that appeared to be elven made, which Shanni said were also very light. Helrud interrupted, pointing to a brazier and asked what it did, Aerikoth replying that it summoned fire elementals. The wizard finished examining another short sword, which he said would require further study, due to the level of its enchantment. Helrud eyed it and remarked that it looked more dwarven-sized.Shanni rummaged in the potions they had found and brought up one she thought might help Aerikoth identify the short sword. The wizard drank it and then studied the weapon again. After a short time, he arched one eyebrow and displayed, uncharacteristically, a slightly impressed expression.</blockquote>

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