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Nkosi | Nkosi dives to the side in an attempt to dodge the disgusting flesh, and dodges the deflating and descending flesh, stumbling out the door with Anton. |
Stephan | Stephan, glancing up as the creature falls, tries to leap out the door with Nkosi. Time seems to be his ally this time, as he quickly throws himself out the door as the creature begins 'melting'. |
Karyna | Karyna and Softpaw move to get out from under the falling creature. Both manage to find a niche in the wall to avoid the falling monstrosity. |
Thurgood | Thurgood barely manages to land on his feet. For a moment, there is an expression of satisfaction on his face, just before the creature engulfs him, knocking him to the floor. |
Karyna | Karyna moves over the creature, walking on it as it lands. She finds the spot where Thurgood is either fighting the blanket-like horror, or where she saw him land. Using her sword, she cuts through the hide of the creature (holding her breath in case there are spores or some such) to give Thurgood a way out. |
DM | The scent of its begining decomposition makes her glad she is holding her breath. She sees the struggling heap that is Thurgood, and quickly cuts him free of the now spongy monstrosity. |
Thurgood | Thurgood struggles free, taking a deep breath - something he immediately
regrets.
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Nkosi | As he watches Thurgood emerge victorious, Nkosi looks around to see if the creature's apparent death has had any effect on the "cocoons" or the ghouls. |
DM | The ghouls were destroyed by Stephan, but the Cocoons are still attached to the ceiling. The silk attaching them to the ceiling seems to slowly be unraveling, gently lowering them to the ground. |
Syn | "Oh My...." and the phrase was cut off with the sound of someone
getting sick. There is a sound of some shuffling and then a
muffled "Ok... That was a big mistake. The stench here is unbearable
and thank goodness I did not have a big lunch."
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Stephan | Stephan turns after he picks himself up from the floor and looks in. He looks around at the creature spread out before him, and his allies struggling in its remains.
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DM | The Cocoons have begun to descend from the ceiling, the creature is
dead and decomposing at your feet, but somehow you feel as though this
is just the begining of something much deeper. This creature is not a
creature of nature. Someone, somewhere created it, and the parasites
as well.
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Thurgood | Thurgood staggers forward, dripping goo as he walks. He unhooks his cloak and tosses it aside. He presses the tip of his sword, which is left remarkably clean, against the surface of one of the cocoons. "Open it up?" |
Nkosi | "Yes," says Nkosi, getting his dagger ready to cut one as well. "I also think we should find a secure position within these walls. If the journal is correct, a vampire may be waiting outside, and I currently have no spells left to cast. Do you have any suggestions, Thurgood?" |
Karyna | "What about reconsecrating this place?" Karyna motions to the chapel around them. "It was once a holy place and might be able to be again. It would at least give us some defense against the vampire, if he indeed is coming back." The young ranger/cleric nocked an arrow, waiting for the cocoon to be opened. |
Nkosi | Nkosi nods. "An excellent idea. However, we would likely need to find one of the monastery's inhabitants alive first to perform the necessary ceremony. We shall soon see what lies in the cocoons -- perhaps Anubis has not yet escorted them to the Land of the Dead..." He begins to cut carefully at one of the cocoons with his dagger. |
DM | The threads of the cocoon are tough and fiberous, it takes moments
before the re is enough of a cut to discover what lies within.
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Thurgood | Thurgood assists Nkosi in further cutting open the cocoon, checking for
the presence of any other creatures.
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DM | There is a larval parasite attached to his neck. |
Thurgood | Thurgood points out the parasite to the others.
He looks at Nkosi.
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Nkosi | Nkosi looks carefully at the parasite. |
DM | At this point it is hard to tell, without touching or completely
removing the parasite, whetehr the creature has burrowed inside the neck or is simply attached.
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Stephan | "Do you think a healing spell would work?" Stephan says. |
Slim | "I don't know, but it wouldn't hurt," replies Slim |
Nkosi | Nodding at Slim's suggestion of fire, Nkosi looks to see if he has anything small that can be lit and brought near the parasite. |
DM | He does indeed have some candles, and after he lights them they cast a pale halo of light into the ruined chapel. Aside from the light from the red stainglass windows, it is the only light in the place. |
Nkosi | As he glances at the twisting shadows created by the candlelight, a haunted look briefly appears on Nkosi's face. Composing himself, he brings the flame of the candle closer to the parasite. He looks at those closest and says, "Please be ready to hold this man down. He -- or the creature -- may react violently. And be careful: The parasite could flee and attempt to find a new host."
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Thurgood | Thurgood lies his sword down, so as to better hold the man, and lifts him up to make the parasite easier to reach. "Hold your blades ready." |
DM | As the flame presses against the slug like creature there is a loud
whine, as though it is screaming in agony. The smell of its putrid
fleshy assaults your nostrils in a black cloud. The thing curls in on
itself, dropping ike a bloated leech from the mans neck. It twitches
on the ground, then moves no more.
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Thurgood | "This is the Monestary. We just awoken you. I'm Thurgood." |
DM | "There are no monasteries near Pontamaseau!" He exclaims, "Where is this place? The last thing I remember is being set upon by bandits on my way home from the mill!" |
Nkosi | "I know you are frightened, but try to stay calm," says Nkosi. "You were...kidnapped, and brought by unnamed people into this area. What do you remember about the bandits?" |
Karyna | Karyna came nearer to hear the man's tale after getting Softpaw from under the now-dead creature. She kept a careful watch on their perimeter as she listened. |
DM | "I... It happened so fast, I dont remember. I dont feel so well. Is there some place we can go that is away from this stink?" |
Stephan | Stephan looks above to wher ethe creature once was and takes note of the ceiling, seeing if there's anything of interest, such as doors, etc. |
DM | The ceiling is simply bare wooden rafters. There might be a door up there but from where you stand it is difficult to see. |
Nkosi | "Of course," says Nkosi, helping the man gain his footing. "I'll help you over to the side of the room, but then we must free the others." Noticing Syn checking the area, he calls out to her, "Are we safe for the moment? Anything in the hallway?" |
Syn | Syn surveys the scene in the room. She notices that the others seem
to be cutting people out of the pods that were attached to the
creature.
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DM | Syn notices, just beneath the splintered ruin of a shattered lectern, a trap door in the floor. |
Thurgood | Thurgood moves over to the next coccoon, grabbing hold of Anton on the way.
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DM | Slim nods, and heads over to help N'kosi. |
Syn | Syn looks at the trap door and then looks to see what the rest of the
group is doing.
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Karyna | Karyna nods, "Sure. I think the guys have everything else in control." She moves over to the rubble and starts moving debris aside - watching for rats or other vermin in the pile. Better safe than bitten. |
DM | The debris moves easily enough aside, the trap door is well maintained, and looks frequently used. |
DM | Inside the Cocoon is an emaciated husk, the flesh thin and papery,
clinging tightly to bones. It doesnt move, or draw breath. What ever
it was, (male or female, human or elf, is difficult to tell) merely
sits within, sunken eyes closed in death like those of a mummy...
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Thurgood | Thurgoods face has gone quite pale.
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DM | As he does so the creatures eyes suddenly open, and with lightning speed, it grabs his hand and clamps its teeth down on his arm! |
Karybna | Karyna wonders who or what could be using it the trapdoor so much. She searches for any clues. Tracks, fur, skin, clothing, fingerprints... |
DM | No clues present themselves, as she is searching she hears Anton cry out, and Thurgood swear. |
Thurgood |
Half having expected it, Thurgood is nonetheless startled by the speed
of the attack.
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Nkosi | Hearing Thurgood's shout, Nkosi turns away from the cocoon that he and Slim were opening and runs over to help. |
DM |
The creature has grabbed Thurgoods other arm and is pulling 'him in as though it wants
to give him a rotten lipped kiss.
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Thurgood | Thurgood abandons his attempt to pin the creature down, trying to back away from it, pushing it away with all it's might. |
DM | He dodges aside just as something shoots from the creatures mouth, flying over his shoulder and scurrying through the rubble when it lands. |
Karyna | Karyna draws a dagger, and throws it at the creature. |
Nkosi | Nkosi runs over to Thrurgood and tries to pull the creature off of him. |
DM | The creature starts to slump after launching the seed, and a blow From Anton's improvised club powders the head. |
Thurgood | Thurgood pulls back, grabs his sword and turns to face the parasite. |
DM | The Parasite has vanished into the ruble of the pews. |
Syn | As the parasite runs into the rubble, Syn drops the boards she was
moving and moves away from the trap door.
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Nkosi | Nkosi says to Syn, with his typical eerie calm, "I think that what the creature spat out was a seed, or younger form of itself. It's possible that it might not be a threat to us until it grows larger. Still, if you and perhaps Thurgood stand guard, then Karyna, myself, and the others can open the trap door and see what lies beneath." |
Karyna | "Sounds good to me," Karyna replied. |
DM | After a minute or so of no sign of the spawn, Anton looks around nervously and says, "What if there are others? And what of the man we rescued?" He says in a whisper that is perhaps too loud. |
Nkosi | Nkosi glances around uncertainly. He hadn't forgotten the other victims. But, while there may yet be additional survivors among the cocoons, they'll likely be in no shape to defend themselves. No, better to open the trap door, and -- with Osiris' guidance -- destroy the evil that remains. Then they can free the others... |
Thurgood | "What about the other coccoons?" Thurgood says, eyeing the rubble for any signs of the beast. |
DM | The man you just freed from the cocoon looks over at you, but says nothing, but his face says it all. There is fear and horror in his eyes. His face is pale, paler even than when first he came out of the cocoon, and in his eyes you read the fear of death. His eyes flicker oever each of you, and then to the door. And then goes even paler as his eyes flicker to a slight shifting in the rubble right behind Karyna's feet.
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Nkosi | Nkosi rushes forward with his dagger, hoping to pry the creature off Karyna. Perhaps his own flesh will not be the fiend's liking... |
DM | The slender blade slips between the many legged abomination and the woman's flesh and the creature pops free. Its many legs propel it faster than you could imagine and soon it is scurrying up you! |
Nkosi | Nkosi, his eyes widening in horror, calls out, "By Anubis! Help me!" He wraps his free hand in the folds of his thick robe to grab the creature while avoiding its numbing touch, and his other hand jabs at it with his dagger. |
Thurgood | Thurgood stumbles towards Nkosi and makes grab at the creature, but it evades his grip. |
DM | The gods seem to hear Nkosi's plea as his dagger slides home, slaying the creature. |
Nkosi | Nkosi lets the dead thing slide off his wide dagger, then wipes the ichor on his robes. Pausing, he bows and whispers a prayer of thanks to the gods, then turns to the others.
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