[HQ Ignorance] Scene Three: Dilis Swamp

[Erica Hoehn]

Kalen sighs, "There goes my idea of redecorating".  He then
reaches into his bag for his holy hand grenade which he
then throws in the direction of those nasty beasties.

--- Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> 
> Come on people, I need those actions in... Those chaos
> frog critters are looking mighty hungry and they'll go
> for those who hesitate ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> --- Lev Lafayette <lev_lafayette at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Scene Three: Dilis Swamp
> > ------------------------
> > 
> > When the famed Gates of the University shut at
> > twilight, the fellowship congregated the Red Garter
> > Chapel for the oecumenical ceremony; some prayed
> > fervently to the Invisible God, others out of
> > respect
> > and consideration of their atheist hosts. Ureban
> > Anostos was in sorrow over the fate of Moelene and
> > his
> > brother Istevan and was joined by Donalari. All were
> > deep in thought of the dangers that lay ahead, not
> > only of the chaotic beasts that they would have to
> > face but the troubling issue of how to capture a
> > powerful spirit like The Nameless Man.
> > 
> > The following morning a entourage escorted the party
> > to the outskirts of Dilis Swamp. It was clearly a
> > place of disgust and wrong. The miasma felt
> > unnaturally warm, and the brakish waters bubbled as
> > if
> > some fell creatures lurked beneath the opaque
> > waters.
> > Strange mists danced and swayes in the distance. The
> > thick plantlife was clearly abnormal in all regards,
> > and on occassion grasped at the limbs of the group.
> > Occassionally birds and small animals could be seen,
> > each deeply mutated examples of their True forms.
> > 
> > Kalen Ironhand exclaimed that the swamp was a
> > definitive example of the grave dangers of an
> > oversupply of life, that the swamp was obviously an
> > example of what goes wrong when there is too much
> > vegetation, too much water and not enough earth and
> > rock. "What I would be able to do to this place with
> > with some gravel, paving stones and - dare I dream -
> > *concrete*", he remarked.
> > 
> > The fellowship continued deeper into the swamplands
> > using the map provided by the sages of the
> > University.
> > But in the shifting mists and dancing lights, and
> > overhanging foilage, it was clear that the map was
> > of
> > little use. More reliable was Jareena, the healer
> > from
> > Jonating, who had travelled these lands before, and
> > Karala The Spirit Guide, who could detect direction
> > and strength of sources of Power. Indeed, it was
> > only
> > due to this ability that the the party was
> > forewarned
> > by the sudden and rapid appearance of a score of the
> > Vroluti.
> > 
> > Prior descriptions could not save one from the
> > overwhelming disgust that non-chaotics experience
> > when
> > encountering these beasts. Some were like warty
> > frogs
> > with unnatural colours and the horns of goats,
> > others
> > like fish with vestigal hooved legs and poison
> > dripping from their dorsal spines, others carried
> > primitive spears of stone, sinew and wood. Their
> > appearance and smell and most of all the sound -
> > "V-r-r-r-o-LUT! V-r-r-r-oLUT! V-r-r-r-o-LUT!" -
> > revolted all those of True Power. 
> > 
> > But the clearly murderous intent of these creatures
> > of
> > Chaos steeled the nerves of those present. The fight
> > was on. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >
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