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Teko d20=9
Saturday May 27th, 2000 6:31:59 AM
Teko stands silent and trembling. The dragon was a little too close. And a little too angry. The look on his face is one of a person who does not want to be here anymore. He struggles to maintain his footing - and to regain his composure.

Tericus(posion immunity) d20=13
Saturday May 27th, 2000 2:23:59 PM
not effective by the least by Trantellia's outburst, Tericus just stares at her as she enters the water. "Such a gracful creature." he mutters to himself, then he turns to Noonan. "Thank you for the kind words, but your friend Gareth doesnt seem to have your faith in me. But ill go over and see if one of my songs cant calm her down a bit." Tericus walks over to the edge of the water, pulls out his flute, and begins to play a slow, soothing tune, hoping that it will calm and please Trantellia

DM (JKlinger)
Monday May 29th, 2000 5:42:59 AM
As things calm down, the glow worms begin to dimly light the cavern. Fish scatter from Tericus as he approaches the lake's edge, but they too calm down after a few seconds. Saire checks the water. The lake is the temperature definitely cold, but not too cold to be a problem -- unless something unforeseen happens to keep you in the water.

Gareth d20=16
Monday May 29th, 2000 6:56:59 AM
The warrior mentions softly to Tericus as he moves to play his lute. "It is not my lack of confidence in you but my complete, tested, and tried confidence in Nonam that makes me suggest he speak for us. He was also able to speak with her before without raising her hackles. It is merely a choice. Not a vote of no confidence. I hope you can see that (Cha)."

Kibo d20+2=11
Monday May 29th, 2000 3:17:59 PM
Kibo shakes his head at the near-death experience, but keeps his mouth shut. He goes over and checks out the fish.

Nonam (stoneskinned)
Monday May 29th, 2000 5:03:59 PM
Nonam speaks softly, "Trantellia, you must remember that I told you some of my companions would offend you with their words. However, they shall speak to you no more. I will be the party's spokesman whenever you wish to return."

Onrad d20=6
Monday May 29th, 2000 9:24:59 PM
Onrad, overhearing Nonam's words (perception of 6), nods to him and smiles. He silently mouths the words, > Then he, having stretched, lies down to get what rest he can. As he positions himself, he turns to Gareth and softly says, "We should go as soon as possible, my friend." Onrad closes his eyes willing himself to rest.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 12:55:59 AM
Tericus continues to play his flute, praying to Terisalia that its calming Trantellia down

Saire [displaced d20=1
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 2:40:59 AM
Saire is scared stiff.

Jus (1 Stoneskin, Fly)
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 4:31:59 AM
Jus returns to his studies, hoping all this commotion hasn't ruined the opportunity to learn spells.

Teko
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 5:20:59 AM
Teko, if he can calm down enough from the dragon's display of power, will pull out his spell books again, hoping that he has time to learn something worthwhile.

DM (JKlinger)
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 2:27:59 PM
The cave is quiet except for the noise the party makes. Although Nonam and Tericus try to pacify Trantellia, she has yet to reappear. The mages begin to study, preparing their spells.

Jus
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 2:34:59 PM
Jus glances up from his studies, "How long is everyone willing to wait for us to memorize spells. This will take a while. And I'd really like to let Nonam rest if we can. Oh, and if someone can figure out the time, I'd really appreciate it. I'd like to, but," holding up his spellbook, "I've really got to work on this."

Nonam (stoneskinned)
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 5:56:59 PM
"It would take me at least an hour to nap and some time to memorize spells after that." Nonam looks at Tericus and tries to draw his attention to Saire and Teko. "She'll come when she's ready. See to our friends." Then Nonam sits down crosslegged by the lake to wait and rest.

Onrad
Tuesday May 30th, 2000 8:28:59 PM
Onrad getting restless and more nervous the longer he stays here says, "Stop talking about it and get on with it. Nonam, take a nap. I'll see that no one but me bothers you while you're asleep." When the requisite dirty look comes, he'll add, "Well, ok. I'll leave ya alone too."

Teko
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 3:23:59 AM
"I'll continue to study until our host returns. However long that may be." Teko drops his head and looks down over an open book.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 5:45:59 AM
stops playing for a moment. "Theres not much I can do for them Noonan. All we can do is wait until the effect wears off." then he turns his attention back to the lake. he begins playing again softly, losing himself in his music

Kibo
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 2:39:59 PM
"Now, if she went down into that pool, I'm willing to bet she's slipped into the compound...for what purpose, who knows?" Kibo turns back from facing the water, and decides to take a defensive position near the opening to this cave.

DM (JKlinger) d20=3
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 3:05:59 PM
Time passes. Everything is quiet and Trantellia never returned. Onrad is alerted when he hears footsteps enter the cavern. A lone drow enters carrying a large sack.

Krait
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 3:11:59 PM
The male drow is close to the strongest humanoid you've ever seen. His bulk exceeds Gareth, possibly giving Valdor healthy competition. Strange though, he doesn't wear armor and has numerous small pouches and pockets around his body -- the spell casters easily recognize these as components. In an voice unconcerned of any reaction you may have to his appearance, the drow speaks, "Trantellia said she "won't grace certain members of the party" with her presence. She also said to tell you, Nonam, Teko, and Kibo, that your actions are why I was sent." The drow lets go of the sack and stretches, his muscles rippling in response. After cracking his knuckles for good measure, the drow continues, "Well, let's get to it then." He then drops to one knee and opens the sack. "I'm Sumatran Krait; go by Krait. Trantellia seems to think you're gonna come back and show her somethin'. She's willing to give you some aid for the favor." Reaching in, Krait grabs hold of an object. With the item still in the sack he asks, "So, you gonna do it?"

Nonam
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 5:37:59 PM
Before the drow speaks, Nonam is on his feet with firewand in hand. Seeing no hostile intent, the wizard waits and hears the Krait's message. He replies, "If by that you mean, 'Are we going to return to display the ring?' then the answer is yes."

Onrad
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 9:34:59 PM
Onrad rises to his feet respectfully, his hands nervously prowling the area of his sword hilts until he identifies himself. He looks carefully at this drow warrior looking for any signs of house designation, etc. He wonders if this drow is also not what he appears to be and has another form. Well at least he's not naked!

Saire [displaced
Wednesday May 31st, 2000 10:10:59 PM
Saire turns slightly to watch the drow enter, but Saire is still far too overcome with fear to be coherant. He looks almost dazed.

Teko
Thursday June 1st, 2000 2:21:59 AM
To the new drow, Teko says, "Within the limits of my ability and conscience, I will do as she requests."

Tericus
Thursday June 1st, 2000 5:48:59 AM
after hearing what Krait says, Tericus realizes that his playing may actually be the cause why Trantellia hasnt come back, so he stops playing and moves next to Onrad, keeping an eye on Krait

Kibo
Thursday June 1st, 2000 5:53:59 AM
The scout scowls as Nonam reveals the type of object to the drow. Hearing Teko's conditional statement gets him more on edge, as he realizes that such caginess is bound to make matters worse. Stepping forward, Kibo bows to the drow and says, "Yes, we will do it, if there be breath in us to see it to its conclusion. Please relay my gratitude in the consideration we have been shown, first by her presence, and now by your aid."

Jus
Thursday June 1st, 2000 7:14:59 AM
Jus is very wary of this stranger, wondering if he is indeed from Trantellia. But she would probably come take care him if he wasn't -- just a guess, but Jus doesn't think this dragon would allow someone to falsely claim to be her spokesman. Although wary of bringing the ring to the dragon, Jus will go along with the rest of the party and nods his ascent to Krait.

Gareth
Thursday June 1st, 2000 10:38:59 PM
The warrior stands to receive the drow. He says nothing but nods as Nonam speaks. Glaring at Kibo for speaking as Nonam was designated to do so. He watches the drow closely - but looks on with interest and curiosity. Dragons always have such interesting things...

DM (JKlinger)
Friday June 2nd, 2000 1:00:59 AM
With the arrival of Krait, the remaining vestiges of fear from the dragon's rage fades from the affected party members. Krait's arrival comes at a good time. Nonam is rested and spells have been memorized [time elapsed is under discussion among the DMs].

Krait d20=2
Friday June 2nd, 2000 1:11:59 AM
Seeing some of the party members initially reach for their weapons [r=perception], Krait raises his hands in peace, forgetting the sack for now. "Sorry, just doing my job. Didn't mean to cause problems." Relaxing a little, Krait hopes he can get some of his curiosities satisfied. "I don't know what up, but there's an awful lot of action tonight. Like that bit with the Lords of Diamonds. What's going down?"

Kibo
Friday June 2nd, 2000 2:51:59 PM
Wondering how this drow got down here, Kibo decides to casually walk a little bit apart from the rest of the group, glancing around to see if anyone else is lurking in the shadows.

Saire [displaced
Saturday June 3rd, 2000 10:26:59 PM
Saire is aware of what is going on around him now. "What about the Lords of Diamonds?" Saire begins to walk forward to see what is in the bag.

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev) d20=14
Sunday June 4th, 2000 6:57:59 PM
Not suprised by Krait's mention of other things happening - and Onrad's reminder that dragons hear everything in their lair (Int), the warrior decides that the dragon is once again fishing for information and that he should respond because the drow is allegedly speaking for himself and not Trantellia. "Some guy came up and said something about the Lord's of Diamonds, but that's about all we know about them and what they're up to. What does a drow care about those guys? Do they come down here much?"

Nonam
Sunday June 4th, 2000 9:01:59 PM
Nonam replies, "You mean Menzoberrenzan isn't always like this?" (Was Nonam included in the memorization part of the last dm post?)

Onrad
Sunday June 4th, 2000 9:15:59 PM
Trying to set the example without saying anything, Onrad nods at Tericus instrument and smiles thanks. He then moves to Teko and silently puts his hand on Teko's shoulder. He hopes Teko gets the message to keep quiet. He now tries to play the part of silent encourager. He moves to Saire and turning him away from the new drow begins going through his pack showing him the labels of the potions he has just in case someone needs to know later. He smiles at Saire and tries to ease his fears while keeping his own fears and frustration at being here for so long at bay. As he notices that Nonam is now rested and seemingly has memorized his spells, he nods to Gareth that perhaps it's time to move out.

Teko
Monday June 5th, 2000 2:01:59 AM
As Onrad place his hand upon Teko, Teko looks at Onrad with a brief, questioning smile, but otherwise says nothing. He finishes his spellwork and waits patiently for things to unfold.

Saire [displaced
Monday June 5th, 2000 2:30:59 AM
Onrad grabs Saire's attention, but maybe that wasn't such a good idea, seeing as how Saire's mother was a gnome. Saire happily goes through the pack, reading the labels of the potions, and pulling anything else out that seems of interest. Even when Onrad slaps his hands, he moves on to something else of interest. "Wow Onrad, where did you get all this neat stuff? I don't have anything like this."

Tericus(posion immunity)
Monday June 5th, 2000 2:38:59 AM
thinking to himself, is it wise to accept gifts from strangers, Tericus waits and sees what the drow has to offer them

Jus (1 Stoneskin)
Monday June 5th, 2000 3:26:59 AM
Jus wanders over to Onrad, to see what Saire and he are doing. As Saire begins pulling things out, Jus happily gets involved. "Wow! Where did you get all these potions, Onrad? I didn't find near this many -- you must've bought them all, didn't you?"

DM (JKlinger) d20=3 d20=5 d20=12
Monday June 5th, 2000 9:28:59 AM
Kibo catches a movement down one of the caves against the way. He's fairly certain it was another drow, and may have even been more than one. Still a bit away, Saire can see into the top of the sack. he sees what appears to be a stick, and a highly polished wooden box.

Krait*
Monday June 5th, 2000 9:43:59 AM
"Menzo is always rough to upsiders, if I take ya right, mage. But I'm talkin bout a human sqealing bout some conspiracy. Something, or someone killed him quick, but not before he said the Diamonds were down here. Now we find you. Like I said, Menzo is rough, but we fight ourselves; having upsiders in the fight is getting some powerful people riled."

Nonam
Monday June 5th, 2000 6:14:59 PM
In response to Krait's last statement, Nonam says, "Oops." Then he waits a moment and says, "What do you have for us?"

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev) d20=19
Monday June 5th, 2000 7:09:59 PM
The warrior does not respond immediately but keeps a questioning inquisitive look on his face. He looks for any sign of a house insignia on Krait. If found and it is not one he knows about he tries to identify anything in his experience down here that might lend an idea as to who they are - but cannot (Missed Int). He also begins scanning the area for others. "The Lords of Diamonds are an unknown quantity to us. We are not working with them nor know what they're up to. Nobody ever does. It seems odd to me that you are aligned with a dragon that is clearly at odds with a very powerful house. Why are you working with her?"

Onrad
Monday June 5th, 2000 9:28:59 PM
Onrad slaps at Jus and Saire as if they are children in a candy shop. He gives them a look and then a head nod in the directions the dragon left hoping they understand that it's not good to talk of magical treasures in the presence of a dragon. Surely she knows what the party has, at least for the most part, but we don't have to rub her "ear" in it. He patiently lets both of them see what's there and where he puts it. He knows Jus is dependable when push comes to shove and wouldn't steal or "borrow" from a friend without reason. He assumes the same from Saire. Then he gives Gareth a urgent nod toward the lake and motions that it's time to get going very soon.

Kibo d100=40 d100=2
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 2:44:59 AM
Kibo immediately alerts Nonam, via the telephatic ring, about the presence of other drow, ending with the thought, "This smells like a setup. I'm going to go see if I can't collar this lurking cat." Kibo then slips into the shadows, attempting to sneak up on the hidden drow. [made ability rolls to hide in shadows and move silently] He also goes ahead and activates his Silence from the boots.

Teko
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 4:45:59 AM
Teko keeps quiet and watches the drow, waiting to see what rabbits he pulls out the hat.

Jus (1 Stoneskin)
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 4:49:59 AM
Jus sticks his tongue out at Onrad and gives a loud rasberry. The noise he makes brings to mind the glow worms. Jus wanders over to the lake and begins claps his hands together once -- leaving Onrad to repack his bag. Wondering how loud the noise must be to dim the glow worms, he repeats this, getting louder each time.

DM (JKlinger)*
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 9:03:59 AM
Kibo slips into the cave, expertly using the shadows to conceal himself. The cave extends forward for about 60' before turning, with cracks and crevices every few feet on each side. The cave is quite dark, enabling Kibo to use his infravision to see a humanoid in an natural alcove concentrating on something he's holding. The stranger is either oblivious to, or unconcerned of, Kibo's approach. There is also heat coming out of another crevice about 20' further down the cave on the other side.

Krait*
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 9:10:59 AM
Seeing that the party won't give him any useful answers, Krait shrugs with mild frustration. Motioning Nonam over, Krait answers Gareth as he picks up the sack, "And why are you now working with her? We all have our reasons." Noticing Gareth's glance at his insignia, Krait smiles, "House Baenre, if you want ta know. Chew on that a while why don't ya?" Still chuckling Krait begins pulling things out of his sack. He approaches Bishop first, handing him a nondescript black object, "Glad to get rid of that." He then pulls out a book containing prepared sheafs of paper. "Sign here please, where it says 'received by'." Moving on to Teko, Krait hands him a wand, and a potion. Krait pulls out yet another book and leafs through the book to a certain page. Pulling gently at the page, Krait says, "Pop" and the page detaches from the book. Doing this again and handing both pages to Teko, Krait says to everyone "If ya get any pages, read it. It has descriptions of the items you're gettin. Don't forget to get them back to me before ya leave the cave." Moving to Tericus, Krait pulls out a Mace (which looks much to big to have fit in the sack), and a antique reed flute. "Pop" goes a page for Tericus. To Jus: a wand, an amulet and two of the pages. To Nonam: a thick book with an inlaid cover and heavy bindings, an amulet, and two pages. To Onrad: a ring, a small round piece of glass, and two pages. Coming up to Saire, Krait says, pulling out a bracelet, "Now this is nice. Say the word written on the side here, and you got a chess set." Krait does so and indeed the charm on the bracelet expands into a full size chess set. "Well, anyhow, I'll let you read the rest," Krait says, "Pop"ping another page from his book. Turning to Gareth, Krait hands him a palm sized metal box with a hinged lid. "There's a glass globe in here that you can throw at someone. I'm to tell you that you should use this on the Matron -- but only if you have to. It's up to you when or if, but don't be casual about it. And don't ask me what it does, 'cause Trants never told me." Krait reaches back into his sack and pulls out some daggers and a sheath. Looking around he gives a little frown. "Were's the other one? Kibo, I think his name was. I can't release these until he signs for them. Oh, yea, that reminds me. Please sign the book that your priest there has," Krait points to Bishop, "to show ya got your goodies."

Tericus(posion immunity)
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 10:57:59 AM
after Krait gives him the mace and flute, Tericus eyes them both a bit wearely. lifting the mace, he swings it a couple of times, trying to get use to its weight. after a few moments, he puts it down and examines the flute, then reads the page he was given, seeing if it will give him any info on the items he's received

Kibo (Silenced) d20=3
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 2:39:59 PM
Kibo relays his findings to Nonam, via the ring, and adds, "I'm going to pay the nearest one a visit, unless you deem otherwise." With that, Kibo slips up behind the engrossed humanoid and tries to grab whatever the item is that his attention is focused on [failed THACO roll], but stumbles on some unseen rock, and barely catches his balance. Praying that the silence field will forestall spell-casting, Kibo stays nearby, to prevent an alarm from being sounded. He glances over his shoulder at the other heat-source, to see if it has moved.

Nonam
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 5:55:59 PM
Nonam thinks to Kibo, "If that dragon wanted us dead, then we be dead. She would have eaten me by myself and then gotten the rest of you while you were sleeping. You should come back and pick up your items. Some of them look interesting." Then Nonam quickly reads his page before its his turn to sign the book. He smiles thinly and places the amulet around his neck. Almost immediately, Nonam seems a little more important as if he's destined for greatness. Then the mage places the book in his large outer robe pocket where it seemingly disappears. He mumbles something like, "Have to read that later." Once he's signed the book, he returns his pages, "Tell Trantellia that we appreciate her generosity. Her gifts far exceed our worthiness."

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev)
Tuesday June 6th, 2000 6:59:59 PM
The warrior takes the box and puts and X for his signature. He mutters embarassingly "I've never signed my name before...". When complete he prepares to leave. Turning to the big drow he asks "So you are working against your own house. Interesting. Anything specific you want us to do while we're in? I'm not opposed to helping if it helps us too.".

Saire [displaced
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 2:50:59 AM
Saire quickly scribbles his name on the paper, too excited to read thin small print. "Wow Krait that's really cool, I love chess. But what am I supposed to do to the matron with it? Lure her into a mean game of chess, then the others sneak up on her. Hehe... that's silly."

Jus (1 Stoneskin) d20=6
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 8:34:59 AM
Jus reads the paper, then rereads it again. "Wow. I mean.... Wow." He has a momentary thought that this job must be a lot more dangerous than he's ever thought before [why else would a dragon give his stuff like this]. But the thought quickly disappears as he begins daydreaming of the excitement ahead. Handing the two sheets back to Krait, Jus signs his name to the receipt book in an expansive flowing script. "Hey guys, can we get going now? I mean, I'd like to try these out soon." Managing to remember Krait asking about Kibo (rolled), Jus adds, "I dunno where Kibo is, maybe he had to take a nature break -- but I sure hope he gets back soon. Nonam can find out." Jus then runs over to Nonam to see what he got. "Hey wait!", Jus pouts when Nonam hands Krait the pages back before he had a chance to read them. "So what did you get? Oh, and where's Kibo. And when are we going to leave?"

Krait
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 11:51:59 AM
"Working against my own house, you say?" Krait says, considering Gareth's words. "I guess you could see it that way." With a crooked smile, Krait adds, "I'm sure a small group like yourselves always agree and are in harmony, huh?" Krait cocks his head to one side as if he hears something, and then resumes talking. "Let's find your friend and get ya goin'. Trant says she doesn't want to draw any more attention down here."

DM (JKlinger)
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 12:08:59 PM
Kibo misses the drow badly in his hairy toed blunder. The drow seems to awaken from a trance, blinking his eyes rapidly. After the barest of pauses, the drows eyes widen when he realizes Kibo is there. With a quick step into the middle of the corridor, the drow screams down the hallway away from the rest of the party -- except no sound is heard due to the fortunate presence of Kibo's silence spell. With a silent curse, the drow pockets the item he was holding, pulls a dagger from his belt, and turns back to face Kibo once again. With a feral grin, the drow quickly casts a spell, plunging the cave into a magical darkness.

DM (JKlinger)
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 12:10:59 PM
Everyone roll perception to see if you notice a subtle but sudden change in the darkness 20' down the cave. If made, roll another perception to see if you could tell what caught your eye.

Krait d20=19
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 12:52:59 PM
Krait (not noticing the darkness down the hallway) walks to the water's edge and pulls a stick from one of his pockets. Dropping it onto the edge of the water, it expands into a medium sized raft. "Take this to the other side. After the short swim under the wall, you'll see glow worms in an opening above you. Use the ropes I have there to climb to the bottom of the well. If you have other means to get up, use them, otherwise you gotta climb the well's stone walls for about 10'. There'll be a wooden cover, but just push through it and you'll be back in the dungeon. Good luck; I hope to see you on your return."

Tericus(posion immunity) d20=9 d20=1
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 4:41:59 PM
while examining his new items, Tericus notices something different about the tunnel. walking nearer, he realizes that its gotten unnaturally dark ."Hey Noonan, I think somethings wrong over here. This darkness isnt natural." he says, stopping about 20 ft away from the tunnel

Nonam d20=9 d20=16
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 5:17:59 PM
Nonam says quickly, "I know. I've been watching. There's was a drow over there spying on us. Kibo was going to creep up on it. Then it got dark. Kibo's probably in trouble. Gareth, you might want to go help him." To Kibo via the ring, "Gareth's coming." Then to Krait with an angry look, "Do you know anything about this?"

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev) d20=3 d20=13
Wednesday June 7th, 2000 10:51:59 PM
The warrior notices the darkness (Int). Before Nonam finishes his sentence he is in route to intervene. He draws his sword and says in a loud whisper - get rid of the darkness so I can see him. He runs straight into the darkenss (if movement rate allows) relying on his blind fighting skills to aid him - not knowing Kibo is silenced. He does not readily notice he cannot hear yet (Int).

Saire [displaced d20=3 d20=11
Thursday June 8th, 2000 2:42:59 AM
Saire notices a waver in the caves natural light, and realizes its location. He squints to see if his infravision can reveal anything, and is a bit suprised to see Gareth bounding off. A party member snaps and Krait; and Saire realizes that if Krait is involved, there's only a couple around to ward him off. Saire grits his teeth and cowers low; pulling his sword out to poke anyone trying to so something funny.

Jus (1 Stoneskin) d20=20
Thursday June 8th, 2000 8:16:59 AM
Jus is perfectly oblivious to the change in lighting down the tunnel. Luckily, everyone points it out. He pulls off his bow and runs to the tunnel's opening. Listening carefully, he tries to make out any sounds of battle.

Kibo (Silenced) d100=49 d100=36
Thursday June 8th, 2000 2:48:59 PM
Realizing that Nonam is aware of the situation, and wondering how the drow cast the darkness spell, Kibo decides to take advantage of it (he figures he can see as well as the drow) by slipping off, rather than facing this enemy. He uses his skills to head done the hall to the other heat source he spotted earlier, planning on backstabbing that individual. [Made all skill checks].

Teko d20=6 d20=9
Friday June 9th, 2000 1:58:59 AM
Teko sees the source of the darker darkness and follows Gareth, staying back about 10 or 20 feet.

DM (JKlinger)* d20=16 d20=1 d20=9
Friday June 9th, 2000 2:22:59 AM
Kibo manages to creep undetected to the crevice. Hiding in the recess is a drow, watching the other way for any unexpected visitors (call him the sentry). Unfortunate for the drow, he doesn't notice the silence descend around him as Kibo approaches (failed perception). The drow is in complete surprise when Kibo makes his backstab attempt [Kibo, roll to hit and damage]. Right after Kibo leaves, the drow that cast darkness (call him the caster) takes off the same direction. Unconcerned that his compatriot may be in danger, the drow tries to escape before the rest of The Three arrive. Gareth barrels into the darkness. Unable to see or hear, he can't determine where anyone is. However, when Kibo with his silence sneaks off [unbenownst to Gareth], Gareth hears someone start running away from him. Gareth has the opportunity to strike at this target (at -2), but he has to decide if it's Kibo or the Drow -- or to strike regardless. (You can use a perception roll if you can figure out a way to tell in the dark). In the main chamber, two drow seem to appear from nowhere. Running from the walls were they were hidden, one attacks Nonam, the other Krait. Drow Assassin #1 Holding a wicked knife with a curving blade, the Assassin lunges at Nonam. In his haste, the drow slips on the damp floor and drops his blade (a1 - fumble!). Drow Assassin #2 Using a two-pronged dagger, this Assassin takes a wide-armed swing at Krait; hoping to scratch with his blade and turn towards another opponent. Misjudging the distance, the dagger whisks by Krait without connecting (a9).

Tericus(posion immunity)
Friday June 9th, 2000 2:44:59 AM
seeing Gareth rush headlong into the darkness, Tericus casts a light spell in the area of the magical darkness, dispelling its effects. then, when he sees the 2 drow appear suddenly, he jumps back a bit, but seeing the warrior drop his dagger,he desides to wait where hes at to see who might need his help more.

Onrad (seeing Lantern, poison immune) d20=19 d8+6=9
Friday June 9th, 2000 5:57:59 AM
Onrad reacting quickly assesses that Drow #2 is detained for a moment and quickly decides to go for Drow #2. He closes quickly and does a called shot to the assassins wrist to disarm his weapon which is obviously poison. He hits! (rolled a 19 hitting AC-7) Onrad tries to angle the hit so that the dagger flies into the nearby water. He does 9 hpd to the drow. Onrad's face focuses on the hands of the assassin to see how hurt the wrist is.

DM (JKlinger)
Friday June 9th, 2000 6:04:59 AM
NOTE: caster: AC 4, sentry: AC 2, assassins: AC 1

Jus (1 Stoneskin) 2d20(11+12)-2=21 2d6(5+2)+2=9
Friday June 9th, 2000 6:10:59 AM
Jus turns toward around and fires his bow twice at Assassin #1, being careful not to hit his compatriots (-2 to hit each die - a11 and a12 rolled). Both arrows strike true, embedding themselves firmly in the drow (d9 total).

Gareth (Poison Imm. [levi now expired]) [by Jerry] d20=6 d20=4 d20=16 2d4(1+1)+10=12 2d4(1+2)+10=13
Friday June 9th, 2000 6:12:59 AM
Gareth, unable to tell the difference between the drow and Kibo instead (Perception of 6) races through the darkness after the footsteps. When Tericus' spell causes the chamber to alight, he'll attack if possible (Disregard if impossible) striking two-handed and hitting AC3 and AC-9 for 12 and 13 hpd respectively. He maintains silence either way focusing on sounds and the breeze of those passing him in the dark and using his Ring of the Drow to see if it's not magically dark after Tericus' spell. Gareth is ruthless--totally focused on this intrusion and what it means if the drow of House Baenre have penetrated this area.

Krait
Friday June 9th, 2000 3:30:59 PM
Krait yells to Nonam as he turns to look down the hallway, "I know nothing of this! Don't let any of them escape!" Thanking his god for the timing of Tericus' spell, Krait is able to see Gareth strike the back of the Drow. If he can cast a spell before the drow escapes, Krait causes a Wall of Iron to appear across the tunnel (as far in front of the fleeing drow as possible).

Kibo (Silenced) d20=1 d20=11
Saturday June 10th, 2000 11:34:59 PM
By all that is good and holy, it appears that the gods have conspired to the ruination of the scout! Kibo somehow manages to catch his blade on a low hanging section of stone, causing the blade to rip free of his hand and drop to the floor. The only saving grace is the effect of the silence field in hiding the sound of the dropped weapon. Foregoing the chance of another fumble, the halfling throws himself at the sentry, hoping to knock him down...

Nonam (7stoneskins) d3+18=20
Sunday June 11th, 2000 4:41:59 PM
Searing flames shoot out of Nonam's fingertips and engulf Assassin #1 (and only ass#1) [burning hands,20pts/sv for 1/2]. Nonam shows no emotion whatsoever. It's like he suddenly turned into a spellcasting machine.

Saire [displaced
Sunday June 11th, 2000 10:11:59 PM
Saire notices that drow #1 is getting walloped good. So he turns his attnetion to drow #2. Saire reaches over his shoudler, grabs the coiled rope and launches it in the air, "Rope! Entangle him!" [pointing at drow#2] Saire runs forward to drow 2

Teko 4d4(3+2+2+2)+4=13
Monday June 12th, 2000 2:29:59 AM
Teko casts an Improved Phantasmal Force of Magic Missle, hitting Drow#1 if hasn't fallen, otherwise hitting Drow#2.

DM (JKlinger)* d100=87 d20=14 d20=12 d100=54 d20=3 d20=5 d20=16 d20=3 d3=2
Monday June 12th, 2000 7:57:59 AM
The assassins don't stand a chance against the coordinated attacks of The Three. Onrad's well placed shot into assassin #2's wrist causes the drow to drop his weapon when his hand goes numb (damage roll of 87%). Saire's rope then quickly entangles the assassin, immobilizing him from further action. The other assassin's luck falls the same. Jus' shots peg the assassin as he picks up his fallen blade. Turning, the assassin gets blasted by Nonam burning hands. The drow manages to jump outside the flames before they can do all their damage (save 14), only to be hit by Teko's Illusionary Magic Missiles. The drow unfortunately fails to see their falseness (missed save 12) and falls unconscience from the illusionary damage (made system shock 54%). Down the hall things go much better for the Drow. Since he was running while the darkness was still in effect, Gareth's hesitation let's the drow disengage without giving Gareth an attack opportunity. Likewise, Krait sees that his Wall of Iron would be too late, effectively cutting off the hallway after the Drow has left (from previous posts, cave turns at 60'; can keep spell if desired). The sentry can't help but notice Kibo's failed back stab attempt, let alone the image of his drow compatriot running down the hallway. The sentry spins around pulling out a small handful of darts. Throwing two darts at Kibo and two at Gareth, he withdraws half his movement down the cave. ::Curses! Who did this dice roller, anyway!:: Kibo's luck is holding after all, as both darts meant for him miss their target's badly (a3:ac13 a5:ac10). One of the darts sent towards Gareth manages to hit its mark (a16:ac-1 a3:ac12), doing a dart's minor damage (2 hp) but infusing Gareth's blood with yet another poison (save if poison immunity not still in effect -- and what is giving the immunity?). The running drow is around the corner and can no longer be seen.

Kibo (Silenced) d20=12
Monday June 12th, 2000 3:25:59 PM
With the sentry so close and moving at half-speed, Kibo decides to attempt a tackle, intending to keep the silence field on the drow as long as possible.

Nonam (7stoneskins)
Monday June 12th, 2000 4:34:59 PM
Nonam snaps his wrist and a dagger appears in his right hand. He kneels down and slashes the unconcious assassin #1's throat. He looks over at the one in Saire's rope and says, "Save that one for questions." Then the mage gets up and starts running toward Kibo and the others.

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev) d20=15 d20=6 d20=6 d8+10=18 d8+10=13
Monday June 12th, 2000 7:10:59 PM
The warrior races after the fleeing drow, not waiting for anything. He is unaffected by the poison (sv if needed) and focuses only on catching the fleeing drow. As he runs he disappears from sight and pulls over his shield and speak "Quiet". When he turns the corner he is completely silent and invisible. If he can close on the drow he strikes (AC 1 & AC1 for 31 DMG).

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev)
Monday June 12th, 2000 10:15:59 PM
[OOC: Gareth has poison immunity for 24 hours from the time they left the Well of Darkness. I saved in case it's been longer than that - but I don't think it has. DMs need to decide how much time has passed. Also, he used his ring to go invisible.]

Onrad (Poison Immunity)
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 2:08:59 AM
Onrad breathes a sigh of relief and relaxes. He turns to the drow they defended and the irony of what the party has just done hits him. " Well Drow, let's find out what this guy knows. He steps over to Drow #2 and shows no emotion. Onrad figures this guy will be ready to die. Some other method will have to be found, such as ways sorcerous. He looks longingly at the water, anxious to be on with the task at hand.

Tericus(posion immunity) d20=17 d6+7=12
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 2:50:59 AM
Tericus, seeing that the sentry isnt engaged with anyone, loads his sling with a magical stone and flings it at him, hitting ac -1 for 12 pts of damage. then he loads his sling again, waiting for a chance to strike again

Teko 4d4(4+2+1+3)+4=14
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 3:13:59 AM
Teko heads after Gareth and peeks around the corner to see what's happening. If it's just Gareth and the single Drow, and Gareth hasn't taken out the Drow yet, Teko will have at it with another Improved Illusory Magic Missle spell, doing 14 points of damage.

Jus (1 Stoneskin0 d20+1=9 d20+1=18 2d6(4+1)+2=7
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 10:23:59 AM
Careful in his shot again, to make sure he doesn't his Kibo, Jus lets two arrows loose towards the sentry. Both arrows hit for 7 points of damage.

Krait
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 10:24:59 AM
Krait runs down the hall after Gareth, hoping the drow didn't get away.

DM (JKlinger)
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 10:31:59 AM
Kibo doesn't manage to tackle the drow, but does get close enough to cover him within the silence spell. Tericus' excellent placement with his shot whizzes by Kibo and strikes the drow; Jus' arrows follow close behind. The drow is still alive and still fighting. Gareth rounds the corner and sees no one. The cave branches at 20' and continues to branch into caves of various sizes. No sounds can be heard over the combat behind him. Krait and Teko see no one when they round the corner, both the drow and Gareth are apparently gone.

Drow Sentry d20=17 d3=1 d20=1 d20=13 d3=1
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 10:41:59 AM
In hopes he can quickly even the odds, the drow launches a dart at each of his nearby opponents. The one launched at Kibo hits for 1 point of damage (a17:ac-2 d1). As he begins to launch a dart at Tericus, the dart breaks (a1:fumble) causing him to lose his next shot. The forth and final dart is thrown Teko and scores a hit (a13:ac2 d1). Kibo and Teko must save vs. poison or collapse.

Krait d20+2=4 d20+2=22 d20+2=3 d8+3=11
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 11:06:59 AM
Allowing a moment's hesitation to communicate with Trantiella, Krait turns back and attacks the sentry missing his first attack (a4:ac9). Between swings, Krait yells to those nearby, "Trant's busy with others, but she'll help me find and kill the runner in a few minutes. Let's dispatch the drow and then get you going -- they probably know your plans now." Hacking at the drow again, Krait's next attack is well placed (a20:critical), but Krait can't take advantage of the critical hit (a3:ac10 d11). Again Krait yells, "And make sure none of you touch those assassins, whether dead or alive -- I can almost guarantee it would be bad news!"

Kibo (Silenced) d20=12 d20=16
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 3:04:59 PM
Kibo shrugs off the effects of the poison, and oblivious to the warning to not touch the enemy (due to the Silence) once again attempts to tackle the enemy [hits unmodified AC 1 - disregard armor?] and struggles to pull the drow's legs out from under him.

Nonam (7stoneskins) 5d4(3+1+1+4+1)+5=15
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 4:49:59 PM
Nonam stops running when he hears Krait and casts a magic missile at the sentry as Kibo drags him down. The missiles all find their target and magically avoid Kibo (15pts). Nonam turns around and heads back to the edge of the lake.

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev)
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 8:06:59 PM
The warrior curses as he rounds the corner and sees nothing. He releases his silence and freezes. Hoping to hear the drow using his heightened sense of hearing.

Saire [displaced
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 9:19:59 PM
Saire hears Kraits instructions not to touch the drow. So, he grabs his waterskin, and if that drow begins moving his lips to cast a spell, Saire will squirt water in to his mouth until the drow gags. HOLDING

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev) d20=4
Tuesday June 13th, 2000 10:07:59 PM
[Perception by 8]

Teko d20=12 d100=80
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 12:39:59 AM
Teko - with roll of 12+3=15 - presumably saves vs the poison. Teko moves to the fork in the cave, listening for any sign of which way Gareth (and the drow that he was chasing) might have gone. Unless, there are obvious sounds being made from the fork, he hears nothing.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 2:46:59 AM
seeing that either the drow are dead or engaged, Tericus scans the area, making sure there isnt anyone else planning any surprises

Jus (1 Stoneskin) d20=10 d20=20 d20=12 3d6(1+4+3)+3=11
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 1:00:59 PM
Jus, extra careful in his shot to avoid Kibo (-4 attacks), launches two more arrows at the drow. Both arrows hit (a6:ac0, a20:critical), the second buries itself deep, ripping through the drow's flesh (a8:ac-2 d11 total)

DM (JKlinger)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 1:05:59 PM
The drow sentry falls from Kibo's grapple. Krait and Jus' blows, and Nonam spell are enough to finish him off. The remaining assassin hears the sounds of battle die off. He goes limp. The rope is now entangling yet another dead drow.

Krait
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 1:09:59 PM
Krait looks around, cautious but hopeful that no more enemy is around. "We're gonna try and scry for that last drow; leave him to us. You guys get out of here while you still can." Krait starts running, then quick pauses. Flipping through one of his books, he says "Pop" a couple of times, then drops the pages, some daggers, and a sheath. "Return the pages after you're done, Kibo!" With that, he resumes his run down the cave ignoring any words the party may say. He disappears before taking the first turn, invisible and silent.

Jus (1 Stoneskin)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 1:10:59 PM
Jus glances over the sentry, careful not to touch anything, but looking for rings or items of interest. He then goes over to the raft and gets on, waiting for the others to join him.

DM (JKlinger)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 3:40:59 PM
DM (JKlinger) note: The dead drow all have a blank, black insignia. There is no obvious items on the sentry, other than a collection of darts. The assassins, however, are all carrying the dagger they attacked with and several vials of green ichor on the front of their belts. The vials and clothes of the assassins appear to have an oily sheen on them, and the clothes have a peculiar bitter smell to them. The Rope of Entanglement has collected a similar light green oily sheen from the drow it encompases.

Nonam (7stoneskins)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 4:09:59 PM
Wading out into the lake, the wizard yells hopefully loud enough for Gareth to hear, "Gentlemen, let's go!"

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 6:37:59 PM
Not hearing anything from the halls, the warrior returns to the cavern. From the air the party hears him. "I didn't catch him guys, he disappeared and went silent. I'd say we get gone now.". With that he boards the raft which will take them across to the well entrance.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Wednesday June 14th, 2000 7:18:59 PM
"Yeah, lets get out of here before we have another army breathing down out necks." Tericus says as he moves towards the rafts and boards them

Onrad
Thursday June 15th, 2000 7:56:59 AM
Still not convinced Krait was not somehow involved the dextrous swordsman hops on the raft. "There's a mystery here, but I think it best we move fast.". When everyone is aboard he directs the raft to the opposite side of the lake.

DM (JKlinger) d100=9
Friday June 16th, 2000 6:12:59 AM
The party takes the raft to the other side of the cavern. Fastened on the wall just above the surface of the water are three thick guide ropes, leading the way into the cave entrance below and the well beyond. Following Krait's directions, you easily make it through the underwater cave and up to the room above the well. It is still dark and decrepit -- and now cold in your wet clothes. This section of the dungeon is in the same shape as the caves below; walls are partially collapsed, and doors have rotted from their frames. Carefully following a cleared path among the rooms of rubble, the party emerges into a chamber with the walkway leading to a well kept door on the far wall. Listening carefully, Kibo can easily hear shouts on the other side of the door (rolled DN=9%). The voices come and go but their source is far away. [Saire, what did you do with your rope? Kibo, did you take or leave Krait's daggers?]

BLU BOY d3=2
Sunday June 18th, 2000 1:58:59 AM
HIT

Nonam (7stoneskins)
Sunday June 18th, 2000 6:12:59 PM
Nonam casts a heat cantrip on his clothes in order to try to dry them out after he gets ashore.

Gareth (Poison Imm., lev, Invisible)
Sunday June 18th, 2000 6:44:59 PM
The warrior pulls his shield to the ready position - prepared to go silent. He whispers "How do we get by undetected? Perhaps we can go a ways before having to try the sign or passowrd. I can silently open the door if necessary.". He waits for Kibo's signal.

Onrad (Poison Imm., lev)
Sunday June 18th, 2000 7:32:59 PM
positions himself behind Kibo and waits for the scout to give the go ahead signal.

Tericus(posion immunity) d20=6
Monday June 19th, 2000 1:01:59 AM
concentrating on listening to the voices, Tericus tries to count how many different voices he hears, hoping to figure out how many drow are waiting for them(made per. check by 11)

Teko d100=83
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 12:06:59 AM
Teko will check for traps/alarms on the door, hopefully with success (rolls 83).

Jus (1 Stoneskin)
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 2:03:59 AM
Jus prepares his bow, excitement visibly pouring out of his hasty actions. Whispering, he says, "Well, Teko, what do you think? Can we go now?"

DM d100=11
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 2:15:59 AM
As Nonam's clothes steam dry, Teko checks out the exit. No traps are found on this huge door. The handle is very simple, without any ornamentation or visible locks. The door itself is almost 10 feet high and close to 7 feet wide. Tericus, with one ear against the doorway's hairline crack, is overwhelmed trying to count all the drow he hears. However, there are many voices (you would estimate around a dozen) shouting commands heard above the rest of the din. It sounds like a melee is in progress; Tericus is easily able to estimate its distance at over 100 feet beyond the door [rolled perception for Tericus (wrong die), equivalent to a 2].

Tericus(posion immunity)
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 9:29:59 AM
glances back at the others "Theres alot of people in there, and it sounds like a fight is going on." then he looks at Noonan and Gareth. "Do we wait it out, or do we go in?"

Nonam (7stoneskins)
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 5:22:59 PM
"We've probably waited long enough, we should probably go invisible and hit it."

Gareth (Invisible, Poison Imm., lev) d20=1
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 6:09:59 PM
"OK then. Could be one of the other groups Sturtavent sent down here. Or Millithor. Let's find out...". The warrior quickly puts up his shield, grabs the handle, and pulls open the door (strength by 17/00!). Unless locked, the huge door poses little trouble for the muscular human. Once open he moves through and over to the side, where he draws his sword and waits for the others to get through. When the last one is through, he closes the door as silently as possible behind everyone, whispering (if no drow are near) "We don't want to leave a trail I wouldn't think.".

Onrad (Invisible, Poison Imm., lev)
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 6:19:59 PM
As Onrad hears Gareth begin pulling on the door, he draws his swords and fades from sight. With a seasoned warrior's stare and battle focus, he grinds out "Let's get to it.".

Saire [sorry for the tardy]
Tuesday June 20th, 2000 9:38:59 PM
Saire made sure that he carefully dragged his rope behind them as they rafted across the lake. Hoping the clean cold water will dilute the poison. When Saire enters through the door he turns invisble.

Teko
Wednesday June 21st, 2000 12:18:59 AM
"Here we go then...", Teko says, and before stepping into and through the doorway, casts Invisibility on himself.

Jus (1 Stoneskin)
Wednesday June 21st, 2000 6:40:59 AM
Before Gareth opens the door, Jus quickly whispers, "Sorry guys, but I thought you should know... The only thing I have left for stealth is my Improved Invisibility spells. They're nice, but only last for a short while. Whoever sets the pace beyond that door, please keep it in mind. Oh! We should try and gather at ever hallway turn so we can decide which way to go -- after all, we're all going to be hard to see." Watching everyone fade from view, Jus collects himself then casts Improved Invisibility before the door is opened.

DM (JKlinger)*
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 4:06:05 AM

The door swings easily and silently when Gareth shuts the door. As it shuts, the door appears to disappear. If you pause to try and find the door, part of you is already convinced there isn't a door there to be found -- you know there isn't a door there, so why look? Another part of you knows you just came through, but you still have trouble even thinking about it [two save vs. spells are required to have a chance of looking for the secret door again].

Ahead of you is a long, empty hallway. There are four branches from the hallway, three of which are ahead to either side of the hall.

To the right, a 20' hallway ends in a stairway heading down to the sounds of a large combat that only those outside of silence spells can hear. From your vantage, you can't see the bottom of the stairs, but you can see the top of several drow archers firing their bows downward. Across what appears to be a very large drop are more drow, firing and casting spells downward. Looking down into the fight makes you dizzy as the combat area is continually thrown into total blackness and quickly back into light.

The hallway you are in is immersed in red light as several fireballs explode in the midst of the drow; many fall, but many more are there to take their place.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 11:03:20 AM
popping a stone into his mouth, Tericus is the first one to move through the door. moving as quietly as he can, he moves to the first corner and watches the drow fight for a bit until he thinks all his companions have moved

Nonam (7stoneskins,invisible) d20=2 d20=5
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 11:03:21 AM
Nonam casts invisibility on himself before moving, and the mage completely loses track of the door after it's closed. Once in the hallway he whispers, "Quickly, to the first doorway." After whispering he uses his catstaff to allow him to move silently, and he hurries down the hall.

Onrad (Invisible, Poison Imm., lev)
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 12:57:31 PM
Looking quickly at the battle and wanting to avoid it, Onrad quickly and carefully makes his way to the first hallway with Nonam.

Gareth (Invisible, Poison Imm., lev) d20=9 d20=1 d20=1 d20=5
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 1:02:41 PM
Disappointed that he does not get to help kill any drow, the warrior takes a good look at the fighting army and then moves on to the first hallway. He pulls over his shield again, goes silent, and looks around the corner. The warrior has no hope of ever finding the door again and hopes they can find their way back to the deep drakes' lair (failed twice). He does, however, notice the house from which the drow hail - just to make sure they are from Baenre (last roll was accidental).

Saire [invisible/displaced] d20=19 d20=14
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 1:02:42 PM
Saire takes note of where the secret door is, then he dashes down the hallway to the first door way on the right.

Teko d20=9 d20=11
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 1:29:14 PM
Teko remembers the door, but moves forward. He moves to the first hallway.

Tericus(posion immunity)
Thursday June 22nd, 2000 7:48:13 PM
(the stone made me invisible, i forgot to type it in)

Jus (1 Stoneskin, Improved Invisibility cast at Dragon Door) d20=12
Friday June 23rd, 2000 12:33:02 AM
Jus wonder's which way everyone is going to go. It would be fun to join the fight and start pushing drow over the edge, but the ol' gruff Gareth would probably complain about that. "Hmmm, I wonder if Gareth would consider that fair combat", Jus wonders to himself. "Nah, he wouldn't care." About to head to the stairs in his distraction, Jus manages to remember their goal. Turning back around he heads over to the first hallway, making a tiny, tiny squeak to let others know he's around (if no drow are seen, that is).

DM (JKlinger)
Friday June 23rd, 2000 12:33:03 AM
A small troop of drow come out of the stairway and split up, some going down the left (western) hallway, and some down the far (northern) hallway that turns to the right. They all seem ready for battle and pass you without a notice. Otherwise, both hallways you see are clear.

The light is fitful at best, but you can make out most of the hallways at this location.

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