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Korian:
The entire thing seems to be made of a natural, fibrous material. If you didn't know better, you'd say this was some kind of plant. The hatch is made from the same material as the rest, but has a wooden frame supporting it. The whole thing seems pretty sturdy to the touch, but their is light coming from the front so it must be thinner there. The thing ... or creature ... or whatever it is ... continues on its way, travelling away from you, but on a curving path. If it is circling around, it is doing so very, very slowly.
The thing's fins shift a bit and its direction shifts a bit to the left. It now looks like it won't pass directly over top of you but about 30 ft. to the east and 30 ft. above you. It's moving about 40 ft. per round. There's something on its side that appears to be writing. Perception DC 15:
The word "Seedscatterer" is written on the side.
That might depend on the freelancers involved.I pre-ordered, but I didn't get the email asking for my vote. Hotmail /shrug. I do want the finished product, not a refund. Leadung a project with freelancers must be like herding cats. Wicht and I both do freelancing regularly and one of us has an excellent reputation for turning in work on time and up to spec. The other one is me.
Sykala & Korian:
The texture, the colour, the shape, and the ribs all resemble things found in nature but never of this size. The thing looks like a giant seed pod. There are definitely additions to the device, however, that are crafted by sentient creatures (unless, of course, the thing is a sentient creature. Seed pods don't usually hum and hover and buzz along at a good pace. Ixius & Korian:
As far as you can tell, there's magic of some sort at work here. It doesn't expend the kind of energy that a non-magical creature would need to expend to move. Refina:
You've seen nothing like this before. It seems otherwordly, but there are planes and planets besides this one. You have not heard of this, but you've heard of things stranger still. Ovirid:
You knowledge of engineering helps you to understand the non-natural additions to this thing, whatever it is. Even from this distance, the rails along the bottom appear scrapped. They remind you of the rails on a sledge for pulling it over snow or sand. Fins and pouchs over the side could be used to adjust its weight.
The monk avoids the quickly-aimed ray from Ixius.
The noise grows louder, sounding like an angry hum.
Over the dunes ...:
Something greyish-brown is coming over the dunes. It's about 100 ft. long and ovular in shape with thick ribs about every 10 ft. It has no discernible face, but the front of it is a different colour. Fins and wooden rails on the bottom suggest it is manmade but for the most part it seems organic. No part of it touches the ground.
Refina and Korian, working together, bring down the first of the four foes. Ovirid connects with his shield.
The man you hit swings his ranseur about with a sweep that hooks your shield smashing it into your other hand and taking your axe out as well. Another uses his ranseur to knock Refina's glaive from her, while a third pokes at Refina but misses.
Ovirid's attack misses. The featherman flanked by Refina and Korian takes two severe hits. He kicks at Refina as does the man beside him. Both miss. One of the feathermen at 3:00 lashes out at his former prisoner, with a hard kick to the chest. The other swings his ranseur out to attack Refina. This one connects.
The sand stops even more suddenly than it began. The source of the wind simply ceases and the flying grains of sand drop to the ground with a 'whish' sound. You are all within the 40 ft. diameter circle formed by the sand with Refina, Sykala, and one of the men you rescued at the center. They are surrounded by the four 'feather-men' who could hear them, but not quite see them. The 'feather-men,' for their part are surrounded by Ixius, Korian, and Ovirid, who were cautiously entering the circle of sand when the sand dropped.
Ixius and Korian:
It is difficult to see beyond 5 ft. in the cloud of sand, but Korian spots some illumination close to the center. Sykala and Refina:
The man Refina is questioning shakes his head. It's hard to see anything beyond 5 ft., but you think you see some two medium sized figures moving near you. Ovirid:
You find the spot at which the feathers were dropped. Despite the wind that has blown over the area, you can see that the men who dropped them walked into the swirling cloud of sand.
Sykala and Refina:
You find each other in the middle of the sand. Refina is trying to escort a man from the center of the circle but he seems hesitant. Ovirid:
The man stumbles out of the dust cloud and rubs his wrists. He turns back towards the cloud and watcjes as another man steps out of the cloud. They nod to each other and one gestures away from the cloud. They continue walking. Ixius and Korian:
Ixius is just about to enter the cloud when he hears Korian calling to him. Korian is approaching from outside of the cloud.
Refina:
You manage to untie two of the men despite barely being able to see them. They head out of the sand on their own, patting your arm to show you which direction they are heading. The third man seems either stuck or terrified or confused. He's moving around too much for you to untie him and resisting your attempts to lead him away.
The wind that kicks up where the feathers drop, carries a gust of stinging sand towards you. It does not damage, but fills the area around you with a cloud of dust that obscures your vision. You cannot see each other and, so, you cannot see where Ovirid and Korian have gone or where Sykala is.
Sykala:
The monks you are watching head straight into the cloud. Ovirid:
You can try to circle around the dust cloud, but you cannot see where your potential targets are. Korian:
If you want to stop concentrating and attack, you can, but you can't see your targets in round 3. You can no longer see their magical auras either.
The feather dropped generates some strong conjuration magic. You also detect some other conjuration magic on and around the four.
Refina attempts to remove the gag in one of the mens mouths. The man lets her and mumbles a 'thanks!' as she does. The four men whose hands were not tied, do not move further towards you. (Two stand back where they were when they heard the death worm. The other pursued Ovirid until they rounded the dune and then stopped about 30 ft. away.)
The three men with hands tied to their spears come charging right into the midst of Refina and Ixius. One has been burnt by Ixius' ray but still lives. They are trying to tell you something, but tan-colored cloths stuffed in their mouths prevent it. Ovirid arrives at about the same time. The two men who were pursuing Ovirid stop when they see he is with Refina and Ixius.
Sykala:
There is nothing unusual about the tracks. Korian:
They are real. When the sound of Korian's death worm hits their ears, three of the group run straight ahead, in the direction of Korian, Ixius and Refina. Their cries are strangled and muffled. Two others turn to fight, raising their ranseurs to spear the worm. Two others break off directly towards Ovirid who is only about 30' away from them to their left. Up until now, they hadn't seemed aware of Ovirid, but they certainly seem to know where he's hiding now. Ovirid and anyone else beating DC 15 Perception:
The three running towards Korian, Ixius, and Refina have their hands tied to their ranseurs.
Trying to goad the guards into some type of action, Korian conjures the very loud sound of a huge slithering creature, the dreaded and fabled death worm slithering up from a dune behind the guards and coming quickly. It then roars voraciously, the sound of it's acid venom creating a violent hiss as it hits the sand. (Will DC15 if they interact with it)
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