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Flooded Ruins - Preview
🕑 Added 2020-05-06 01:19:13 +0000 UTCAn Enemy in Need Preview:
What should have been an easy trek through the wilderness has unexpectedly become grueling and bothersome. The vegetation is twisted and thick and a low fog has crept in, reducing visibility to no more than a few dozen feet. The rain started hours ago and has not relented; all but the toughest of boots have long since soaked through. The mind can wander to dark places against the soundscape of the ceaseless buzzing of flies and the repetitive squishing of feet. Suddenly, a strong and unpleasant acidic scent fills the nostrils, and yet it is almost a welcome break from the sensory monotony. The party pushes forward to find a partial clearing in the woods. A flooded basin holds the ruined structures of a settlement abandoned. The mystery of the acidic smell is a short one — a young black dragon rests on a crumbled roof that pokes out from the water. His wing is bent at an odd angle and impaled by an impossibly large spear, one bigger than any mortal race could hold. He slowly raises his head and exhales in a strained puff of stinging smoke that pours from his nostrils. ".....help me", he says.
