Sanguinity

Rohim's surgery, welding operation takes about an hour. Afterwards, the creature seems to have been patched so the cold center ceases to melt in the warm air, even as cooler as it is in the cave.

When you leave, it follows you, like an abstract duck.

Raezhon has been silent thus far, watching as the strange scene unfolds before her. Now that the operation is a success and the tin duck is following Rohim like in that kids' story, she finally finds her words. "So... what just happened? I mean... I know what just just happened, but...." She manages to close her mouth and get her brain back online, then continues. "Who or what is this little guy and what happened to him?"

The metallic being echoes, "Happened just happened him," as it waddles behind you.

Rohim shrugs. "Not quite sure either way. It got hurt and must have used the altar piece to try and heal itself. I got curious if a normal metal would work better and I got carried away a bit. Anyway, it look better now, and harmless enough. Oh! It even talks! Sort of..."

Rohim strechs his sore muscles from the fighting and focusing for a moment, before heading back up with the new piece.

No more tracks.

This may be the first time that Kaseeh showcases any intense emotion, empathizing as he does with the creature. Being a fusion of flesh and machine, he is shocked to see himself potentially in that position in the future. The sheer emotion paralyzes him so bad he never gets a chance to speak up in time against removing the red object, but afterwards he frantically digs through his stuff to find the bag of tools and spare parts he uses to take care of himself and closes in to assist Rohim in helping the metallic creature.

Aduan makes a sound deep in his throat that sounds as if he's befuddled by the existence of the metal creature. After a moment he just shrugs and follows the others.

When everyone is back at the altar, Rohim shows the metallic piece they found :"We found this, and this guy, down the cliff. Any idea what it is?

Also, you mentioned sacrifice for your god. What do you mean by sacrifice exactly? What are thoses gods? Anything useful they can do for us?"

Rodia has completed the repairs and the device hums with a soft, sing-song voice, except, no that sound is coming from somewhere else.

Rodia says that Sanguinity blesses them, protects theit villages, gives them prosperity. She is very vague on the details but is ready to send you through one at a time. She doesn't know what that red metal piece is.

You feel it a call of some kind. The voice draws you to the altar. You want to go. You need to go.

You may fight off the growing anxiety with a level 3 Intellect Defense roll. (That's no reason for this roll, ignore.)

She begins the ritual. The ritual that Rodia performs requires her to hold the device with both hands and move it in a complicated pattern while uttering a few words in a tongue that is unknown to any of you. Then she clicks the two pieces together three times, and the device comes to life.

She offers to send the PCs through one at a time, and then follow. Characters who agree to go will be shrouded in dazzling blue sparks and lightning and then completely disappear.



You travel through the device, they arrive on the far butte, which is bare except for a floating stone structure. Beneath this structure, in a deep indent in the ground, hatchlings lie in wait. There appear to be thousands of the creatures, some still in the process of hatching, others not yet hatched.

Rodia screams, clearly shocked by what you are seeing. This isn't at all what she was expecting to see. She had implied Sanguinity would be a single creature.

In the pit with them are at least two bodies that have been stripped of flesh, and Molan, who appears to be still alive.The PCs also find Tesir who is clearly under the strange power of the brood’s telepathy. There are signs of a struggle, and it seems clear that Tesir stripped Molan of his clothes, tied his arms and legs, and tossed him into the pit to be eaten. Tesir ambushes the incoming PCs, attempting to do the same to them.



Initiative please, difficulty 3

Initiative

Gack!

Init

The first three are caught unawares, although it is Raezhon that catches the mad man's eye.

Kaseeh beats the difficulty and can act before the mad priest starts mauling Raezhon.

Assuming the brood below has some way to mentally control its prey and lure it in, Kaseeh draws his sword and shield in what seems to be an automated, instinctive motion but tries to pull his blows or hit the mad priest with the blunt edge of his broadsword in hopes of taking him out of the fight without outright killing him. "Knock 'im out so we can go down and save the other one!" he shouts out to his companions as he lays the blows to his target.

Tesir madly rushes toward Raezhon, ignoring Kaseeh who whacks his with the flat of the blade.

Raezhon needs to make a Speed Defense check, difficulty 3, or take 3 damage and everyone can act.