D&D Act Two Scene II - Well met in Clayton

The sand storm seems unnatural, the ebbs and flows are too orderly. It extends as far as the eye can see.

A mighty voice breaks the stalemate. It is Vergadain.

"I speak for my own, he is my head cleric, by his own will and my assent. He has a dread task ahead of him, you all know of what I speak. I have a solution which does not break our agreement with the Abomination. Give him the axe of Khurdiz, a small mercy on this poor soul."

The bright light dims, BandyLegs can be seen vibrating incredibly fast, but slows down to normal.

BandyLegs himself slowly loses his grip on the secrets of the world (he retains some things, salt is made of two lethal chemicals, who knew?) and the fabric of magic vanishes from his eyes.

On the ground is the mighty BattleAxe of Khurdiz, unbreakable and light as a feather. Famous in Dwarven myth. Sentient to boot.

"So you going to pick me up pal?" the axe asks.

Necrominus wrote: »

Bandylegs looks at the axe incredulously.

'Ye can speak? O'course I'll pick ye up!'

Bandylegs attempts to lift the axe.

"Nice grip, lower it a bit...lower....that's it lower....

What? No sense of humour? Alright, no worries, but seriously nice grip.

You've a beholder in your group, odd. So you going to introduce me?"

The beholder turns.

"Khimluskialks, call me Kim."

The axe answers.

"Just the Axe of Khurdiz pal. Well full name is Axe of Khurdiz, Breaker of the Forest. "

As the party marches through the desert Kim tells BandyLegs her previous life.

"Well typical beholder upbringing, me and my older brother killed two of our other siblings for diverging from our mother too much genetically. Spent a few years amassing a great lair, took orders from the Hive Mother, my own grandmother.

Big powerful human hero enters the Underdark and kills granny. She kills him though, the blast leaving only a deck of cards he was carrying. The only survivor I try my hand at drawing a card and what do you know, it makes me good. The gods made the cards.

So now I've a lot of guilt for what I've done, especially what my hive did to Zassan. So I think I'll be mayor. Luckily my dwarven hero comes along."

She attempts a smile, but it looks as though she is going to swallow BandyLegs.

"That never works, it was a smile by the way, but seriously thanks."

The group is confronted with a massive sandstorm up ahead.

"I can use my Telekinesis to protect the group, make a bubble the sand can't get through. If you want boss."

sKeith wrote: »

Ekbard attempts to enter the sandstorm mass, shielding his eyes with his hands.

The sand tears at Ekbards skin, a day of this might be a bit much but he is alright for now.

He can see that deep in the storm there is an area where the sand is thicker and spinning more rapidly. That area is also expanding.

Looking around there are dunes, only dunes, for the mile or so he can see.

Necrominus wrote: »

Bandylegs turns to Kim.

'Can ye sense what types of life forms they be? Two of our party struck out on their own....

I think the cave first. Then the other.'

"Sorry don't know what they are. I can only sense them because the storm is evil."

They arrive at the cave entrance.

Necrominus wrote: »

Bandylegs steps inside the cave, looking for who Kim was referring to.

'Evil? What do ye mean, evil, Kim?'

"Made by an evil being. Or maybe the result of one of the ancient spells that changed the world. I don't know."

Inside the cave, the air is intensely warm. Six stones sit in a circle in the center of the cave's entrance. They seem to have been once used as seats.

The skeleton of a man in clerical clothing lies in the corner, he has recently been searched. This entry chamber seems to have a second level, which a set of crude stairs lead up to.

OOC: Obviously a repeat, but it is the same place. More so you don't have to flick back.