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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 3246425" data-attributes="member: 9255">UNDER A DARKSUNSEGMENT 153“Fright Within the Forest” Mania and Cosa awoke to the sounds of the forest birds and insects.  It was already very hot but much cooler than if they had kept to the desert area surrounding Eastern and Southern Gulg.  They found a very small puddle of water and carefully searched it for creatures and people.  Once they felt it was safe they drank and stored some in their waterskins.  Their new friend, a mul, acted as sentry.“One would think they could create a psionic or magical container for water.  Maybe one connected to the water plane.” Thought out loud the roguish mage.  Mania merely smiled and kept filling his skin.  He did not trust most magic.  He saw the good it do but saw more reasons to avoid it.  Psionics if not kept in check were dangerous also.Continuing onward they carefully walked through the forest.  It was a joy- to walk in the shade of the old trees.  But it was also noisy.  Twigs and bits of tree and bark lay on the ground everywhere.  One could not see the ground fully.  This bothered the psychic warrior fighter.  Something about it was … unnatural to him.  Even dangerous. It was nearing noon now and they had seen nothing stir except for birds and insects.  Both had stories of the numerous creatures that could be found in the shelter of the forest.  So…. Where were they?Continuing on they saw an open area ahead of them.  The ground was still covered by leaves, twigs and brush which meant little to the two of them.  They were in deep thought.  They were thinking about their mission to save Belinda.  How was the three of them, a mage a fighter and a gladiator going to sneak into a psionic training place of a powerful psion, find Belinda, and escape?Suddenly there is a fast moving scraping sound to their left and right.  Something strikes their legs and pulls them up as something can be heard striking the ground nearly.They find themselves within a net hanging over the ground.  “Great!” mumbles Mania.“Give me a moment and I will get us free.” Says Cosa as she tries to move about enough to get at the various knots holding up the net.“I suspect you do not have the time.” Says the Mul as he looks down.Several painted and branch wearing halflings come out of hiding.  All are armed and look up.  They look up with hunger.“Aw crap.” Curses Mania.  “Cannibal halflings.”</blockquote>

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