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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7622740" data-attributes="member: 9255">DARKSUN: THE ELEMENTS OF EVILSEGMENT 022“BLACKNESS FROM THE SANDS”06/18/19SEASON: FRIEND’S VENGEANCE  YEAR 24MONTH: THE TEMPLARDAY: 03KA: 190The four break camp in view of Raam.  They turn south and in the late morning they spot a large caravan wagon.  They fear it is House Shom.“Dragon-kik-flies on flag.” Comments the thri-kreen as House Stel’s large mellikot drawn wagon nears them.  Several scouts cautiously but with authority come to them.“What have you seen to the north?” The head scout demands.Koe stares at the scout.“Damned stubborn mul.  What is ahead?  Have you seen any Gith or Raiders?   Any bugs?” He demands while looking at Drak with further distrust and distain.“No.  We have seen….nothing.” states the mul.“Then move aside Tsalaxa.”“It would be easier for us than… for you to move.  You are slower and more of a target.”The scout says nothing but stares harshly.As the tall four story wagon lumbers by Koe and Olan spot several non-archers watching from the archer windows high up.  Two dozen armed riders follow the caravan wagon.TEMPLAR 04Late morning.  Koe spots movement on the horizon.  He warns everyone about it and they continue on.  Soon it is clear that it is trouble.  Riders on Kanks are flanking them while another group is moving down the road directly at them.“Black Sand Raiders.” States Koe as he looks ahead.  “Choro.”The tactics are clear (or so they believe).  They will be flanked and have a frontal strike.  Overwhelming numbers.  The Raiders get closer and closer then Choro psionically blasts the front row.  The kanks stumble about as they are hit by searing heat.  Their honey nodules burst and seep from the intense heat.  The riders scream but stay up right.  Not the best of signs.Koe and Choro are surrounded as is Drak.  Drak is bitten several times by the kank and can feel the poisonous venom in his system.   Once the raiders keep them busy, they move onward to Olan and the wagon.Drak falls, unable to move.   The irony doesn’t escape him.  An insectoid poisoned by an insect.  Olan fears they mean to kill him as they circle about the downed barbarian scout.  Choro tries to look over to see what is happening and pays for it.  He is bull rushed by the kanks and beaten on with clubs by the riders.  A rider grabs Drak and begins to leave with him.  Olan calls out an alarm.  Koe can not break away from the fight as he trips and pulls riders off of the kanks and beats them senseless.  Choro separates himself from the raiders and looks at the raiders with Drak.  “This may hurt a bit” the half-giant says as he mentally reaches out to the thri-kreen.  The insectoid suddenly lifts off and falls from the kank.More riders stop and pick him up.  Olan can not do anything more as the raiders once more attack and swarm him.“Drak!” Olan calls out as the raiders drop with daggers in their necks.“I will follow him.  Choro will follow me.” Declares Koe as he flips a rider from his mount.  The other riders all pull away and leave…. With Drak.Koe was thinking he would catch up with the thri-kreen when he sees the raiders have stopped.   They stopped just to tie him up.  Now they leave once more.Choro has Olan lead the wagon and crodlus off road.  They do pathetic attempts to tie the crodlus to the wagon as  they try to catch up with the quick mul.When they do, they find him laying down on his stomach on a sand dune rise.   They duck and do like wise as they reach him.    Before, a little over 100 feet away, is the remains of an old fortress wall and kanks.A Black Sand Raiders base!</blockquote>

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