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<blockquote data-quote="RedShirtNo5" data-source="post: 4445833" data-attributes="member: 173"><p><strong>The Dream Diver</strong></p><p></p><p>The adventurers have walked for about three hours, when suddenly they see a large metallic bubble, thirty feet in diameter, approaching them rapidly through the chaos-stuff. The metal sphere halts about thirty feet away, and an iris door slides opens in the bottom of the sphere. As the door opens, the chaos-stuff quickly coagulates to form a stone platform that extends from beneath the iris door to Geldar’s walkway. </p><p> </p><p>Once the door is open, nine four-foot tall humanoids jump out of the sphere. The creatures have slate-gray skin, black gem-like eyes, and are armed with nets and clubs. They swarm toward the Wind Riders, attempting to entangle the adventurers with the nets and then subdue them with clubs. However, the creatures do little damage, and the adventurers are able to quickly kill several and even the odds. However, during the battle, Geldar and Ka’hari note that their spells are difficult to cast, as if their magic is slippery and unstable. Several times their spells go awry, either failing or appearing in an unintended location.</p><p> </p><p>As it becomes apparent that the battle is going poorly for the gray-skinned creatures, a voice shouts from inside the sphere. “Pitiful weaklings! Must I do everything myself!?”</p><p> </p><p>A hulking nine-foot tall brown-skinned humanoid creature appears from invisibility. The thing has lank black hair, skin as hard as rock, and it sneers as it slashes Kindrid with its huge longsword. A fierce fight ensues, with the creature grievously wounding Thantar, Kindrid and Needles before eventually being slain.</p><p> </p><p>One of the gray-skinned creatures throws down its weapons and pleads for mercy. “Please masters, I am only a lowly shad. I was captured by Rav, that dao that you have slain. I mean you no harm!” </p><p> </p><p>Thantar thinks back. This particular creature hadn’t actually attacked any of the party, so the dwarf withholds his hammer blow. Under questioning, the creature reveals his name is “Mulk” and he belongs to a race called the shad. He originally lived in a region of the Elemental Plane of Earth called the Great Dismal Delve. However, two months ago he was captured was by the dao, Rav. The dao are earth spirits, much like djinni are air spirits. Rav had a special commission to capture a slaad from the plane of Limbo. They had grabbed the slaad yesterday and chained it inside the spherical craft, which Rav called the “Dream Diver”. Rav was investigating other area for potential future slaving raids, and found the stone pathway created by the Wind Riders. They followed the pathway, eventually reaching the adventurers. Ka’hari and Reynard listen to the story, and do not sense any deception. </p><p> </p><p>The adventurers enter the Dream Diver. The craft is about thirty feet in diameter, and is actually shaped as a dodecahedron. One-way transparent windows are formed in six of the twelve sides, and the iris-door is formed in a seventh side of the craft. A six-inch crystal dodecahedron floats at the center of the craft, pulsing with mystic energy. Mulk explains that to control the ship, one need merely grasp the crystal and will the craft to move. The person touching the crystal can also will the iris door to open or close.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, chained to one of the inner walls of the Dream Diver is a nine-foot tall frog-headed creature with blue skin. Long claws protrude from the back of the creature’s hands. “That’s Chaax,” Mulk explains, “the slaad that Rav captured. He was floating near the Spawning Stone, and barely put up a fight.”</p><p> </p><p>“You humanoids. Where dao?” Chaax asks in common. </p><p> </p><p>The adventurers explain that Rav is dead.</p><p> </p><p>“Good. You release me now. Release me! Release me!” The blue slaad begins struggling with the chains.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedShirtNo5, post: 4445833, member: 173"] [b]The Dream Diver[/b] The adventurers have walked for about three hours, when suddenly they see a large metallic bubble, thirty feet in diameter, approaching them rapidly through the chaos-stuff. The metal sphere halts about thirty feet away, and an iris door slides opens in the bottom of the sphere. As the door opens, the chaos-stuff quickly coagulates to form a stone platform that extends from beneath the iris door to Geldar’s walkway. Once the door is open, nine four-foot tall humanoids jump out of the sphere. The creatures have slate-gray skin, black gem-like eyes, and are armed with nets and clubs. They swarm toward the Wind Riders, attempting to entangle the adventurers with the nets and then subdue them with clubs. However, the creatures do little damage, and the adventurers are able to quickly kill several and even the odds. However, during the battle, Geldar and Ka’hari note that their spells are difficult to cast, as if their magic is slippery and unstable. Several times their spells go awry, either failing or appearing in an unintended location. As it becomes apparent that the battle is going poorly for the gray-skinned creatures, a voice shouts from inside the sphere. “Pitiful weaklings! Must I do everything myself!?” A hulking nine-foot tall brown-skinned humanoid creature appears from invisibility. The thing has lank black hair, skin as hard as rock, and it sneers as it slashes Kindrid with its huge longsword. A fierce fight ensues, with the creature grievously wounding Thantar, Kindrid and Needles before eventually being slain. One of the gray-skinned creatures throws down its weapons and pleads for mercy. “Please masters, I am only a lowly shad. I was captured by Rav, that dao that you have slain. I mean you no harm!” Thantar thinks back. This particular creature hadn’t actually attacked any of the party, so the dwarf withholds his hammer blow. Under questioning, the creature reveals his name is “Mulk” and he belongs to a race called the shad. He originally lived in a region of the Elemental Plane of Earth called the Great Dismal Delve. However, two months ago he was captured was by the dao, Rav. The dao are earth spirits, much like djinni are air spirits. Rav had a special commission to capture a slaad from the plane of Limbo. They had grabbed the slaad yesterday and chained it inside the spherical craft, which Rav called the “Dream Diver”. Rav was investigating other area for potential future slaving raids, and found the stone pathway created by the Wind Riders. They followed the pathway, eventually reaching the adventurers. Ka’hari and Reynard listen to the story, and do not sense any deception. The adventurers enter the Dream Diver. The craft is about thirty feet in diameter, and is actually shaped as a dodecahedron. One-way transparent windows are formed in six of the twelve sides, and the iris-door is formed in a seventh side of the craft. A six-inch crystal dodecahedron floats at the center of the craft, pulsing with mystic energy. Mulk explains that to control the ship, one need merely grasp the crystal and will the craft to move. The person touching the crystal can also will the iris door to open or close. In addition, chained to one of the inner walls of the Dream Diver is a nine-foot tall frog-headed creature with blue skin. Long claws protrude from the back of the creature’s hands. “That’s Chaax,” Mulk explains, “the slaad that Rav captured. He was floating near the Spawning Stone, and barely put up a fight.” “You humanoids. Where dao?” Chaax asks in common. The adventurers explain that Rav is dead. “Good. You release me now. Release me! Release me!” The blue slaad begins struggling with the chains. [/QUOTE]
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