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<blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 8530956" data-attributes="member: 7015827"><p>Leaving aside the deadly mystery of the crushed bodies, at least for the time being, the three adventurers rejoined Darrow in the crossroads and. Aerikoth, evidently having been fatigued by all of their efforts, decided he would now rest while Darrow, Dermot and Shanni continued to check the remaining exits. Shanni examined one closely, thinking it was a little off, then revealed it as a fake door. The last one was a normal door, which Dermot mistrusted, but they entered nonetheless.</p><p></p><p>The three found themselves descending into a natural-seeming stone corridor, which was unusually foggy and damp. After turning a corner, they emerged into an underground grotto. Using her ears, Shanni heard a sound ahead of them that she said sounded like the watery thing Aerikoth had summoned. Advancing carefully forward, they finally made out two water elementals and a green hag ahead. The hag, surprisingly cheery, greeted them as guests and motioned to Darrow, who was in the lead, to come closer.</p><p></p><p>Dermot and the others were naturally suspicious of the hag and questioned her closely. She admitted having a sister who had made a bargain with the Lord of this place, to supply him with “gifts” as she put it. However, the green hag said she preferred the water and to come and go as she pleased. Following some further discussion, the adventurers decided to go, after receiving advice from the hag to beware the final guardian of stone, if they would travel the route to the throne room.</p><p></p><p>Darrow, Dermot and Shanni returned to the crossroads and Darrow suggested they at least peek into the corridor with the stone man, since that seemed to be the way they had to go. They saw nothing near the secret entry door, so headed back towards the corridor with the crushed bodies. However, once they had passed through the first door, it sprung shut behind them at the same time the slab door ahead rose from its floor recess, blocking them in.</p><p></p><p>Shanni and Dermot cursed, as the sound of thudding started again and the ranger observed they had forgotten to spike the first door open. Shanni went to open the slab door ahead of them and dropped to the floor like a stone, as she had done before. After a moment, she roused herself, groaning and shaking her head, getting up slowly. They then moved ahead past the slab door, Shanni setting some traps down the corridor as they passed.</p><p></p><p>The three waited in the room at the end, which was noisy for some unseen reason, but they could still feel if not hear the stone thuds, as the creature slowly advanced. They considered various plans to trick or avoid it and decided to confront it in the corridor, after they heard it open the slab door. Darrow, Dermot and Shanni first waited for it to set off the traps the rogue had placed, then attacked.</p><p></p><p>Darrow planted himself directly in front of the huge stone form, using his short height to his advantage as he repeatedly swept the creature's legs out from under it, sending it crashing to the floor. His two companions did the best work they could against the stone form, but it was like hitting a wall, Dermot shouted. Eventually he and Shanni used their elemental magical weapons and supply of alchemist’s fire to good effect, stabbing and hacking at the creature’s joints until it finally crumbled. Nobody had been hurt badly, although Darrow ruefully observed that his axe Haelgrim couldn’t bite into the thing at all.</p><p></p><p>The three moved back into the main corridor where the creature had come from and found a large metal door at the end. Shanni suspiciously checked the door and noticed a curious design, that of a wicked-appearing helmet, at its center. Swallowing hard, she opened the door and they peered into what appeared to be a darkened throne room. Darrow declared that was the point where they should wait for Aerikoth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carlo-One, post: 8530956, member: 7015827"] Leaving aside the deadly mystery of the crushed bodies, at least for the time being, the three adventurers rejoined Darrow in the crossroads and. Aerikoth, evidently having been fatigued by all of their efforts, decided he would now rest while Darrow, Dermot and Shanni continued to check the remaining exits. Shanni examined one closely, thinking it was a little off, then revealed it as a fake door. The last one was a normal door, which Dermot mistrusted, but they entered nonetheless. The three found themselves descending into a natural-seeming stone corridor, which was unusually foggy and damp. After turning a corner, they emerged into an underground grotto. Using her ears, Shanni heard a sound ahead of them that she said sounded like the watery thing Aerikoth had summoned. Advancing carefully forward, they finally made out two water elementals and a green hag ahead. The hag, surprisingly cheery, greeted them as guests and motioned to Darrow, who was in the lead, to come closer. Dermot and the others were naturally suspicious of the hag and questioned her closely. She admitted having a sister who had made a bargain with the Lord of this place, to supply him with “gifts” as she put it. However, the green hag said she preferred the water and to come and go as she pleased. Following some further discussion, the adventurers decided to go, after receiving advice from the hag to beware the final guardian of stone, if they would travel the route to the throne room. Darrow, Dermot and Shanni returned to the crossroads and Darrow suggested they at least peek into the corridor with the stone man, since that seemed to be the way they had to go. They saw nothing near the secret entry door, so headed back towards the corridor with the crushed bodies. However, once they had passed through the first door, it sprung shut behind them at the same time the slab door ahead rose from its floor recess, blocking them in. Shanni and Dermot cursed, as the sound of thudding started again and the ranger observed they had forgotten to spike the first door open. Shanni went to open the slab door ahead of them and dropped to the floor like a stone, as she had done before. After a moment, she roused herself, groaning and shaking her head, getting up slowly. They then moved ahead past the slab door, Shanni setting some traps down the corridor as they passed. The three waited in the room at the end, which was noisy for some unseen reason, but they could still feel if not hear the stone thuds, as the creature slowly advanced. They considered various plans to trick or avoid it and decided to confront it in the corridor, after they heard it open the slab door. Darrow, Dermot and Shanni first waited for it to set off the traps the rogue had placed, then attacked. Darrow planted himself directly in front of the huge stone form, using his short height to his advantage as he repeatedly swept the creature's legs out from under it, sending it crashing to the floor. His two companions did the best work they could against the stone form, but it was like hitting a wall, Dermot shouted. Eventually he and Shanni used their elemental magical weapons and supply of alchemist’s fire to good effect, stabbing and hacking at the creature’s joints until it finally crumbled. Nobody had been hurt badly, although Darrow ruefully observed that his axe Haelgrim couldn’t bite into the thing at all. The three moved back into the main corridor where the creature had come from and found a large metal door at the end. Shanni suspiciously checked the door and noticed a curious design, that of a wicked-appearing helmet, at its center. Swallowing hard, she opened the door and they peered into what appeared to be a darkened throne room. Darrow declared that was the point where they should wait for Aerikoth. [/QUOTE]
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