Paphos Plaza Remnant

You ander around a bit and get a feel for the area then find a quieter building you might be able to rest in but decide to return to the residential remnant to sleep. Returning in the morning you notice the are is much more crowded and the number of people continues to grow as the you near noon.

There are even more of the black armored guarda around the auction block but the glowing dome on in has shrunk down to be a small orb about 4' in diameter enclosing something within. The auction starts around mid mroning selling off odd bits and pieces, some artistic, others archeological, some books, and a few magic items of odd an unusual nature But all the items being auctioned off go for thousands of gold at the least.

Then at noon a squad of the black armored guards escords a man to the platform and he begins casting a spell as the autioneer informs the crowd that it was time for the main event. An artifact or emense power would be auctioned.

The black guards are heavily armored and carry a fain sense of magic. They seem to be ethere lean orcs, or heavily muscled hobgoblins or humans.

Due to the press of bodies the gobins have given up on any attempt to isolate their little club house but have manages to be able to keep th interior to themselves.

The energy of the crowd has increased and you notice a shift where others seem like you in that they want to be present but not too close. Others look to be taking up strategic positions. As the final auction begins it seems that this items is more for those in the know as its details are not expounded on. All you can see is a metal cube about 2 '.

The auctioneer anounces And now for our final item we ask that only the serious members speak up. To ensure this is the case we will only respond to those that hold and bid plate which must have ben purchased prior to this event. At thie time we wil have the item verified by an independant party known and respected by many who know them. He then bows to a figure in the crown.

You see an elven female ascend the stairs. She moves up to the box with 3 of the black guard surrounding her and the box as she slides open a small pannel on the top and peering in before chanting several spells. After completing this she nods to the auctioneer and signs a sheet of paper before turning to adress the crowd. The artifact has been verified and has a Order essence.

After that the auction begin with a bid of 100,100 god and incraments in bids of 10,000. You notice several serious participant that stand out. A contingent of hobgoblins that is comprised heavily of priests, clerics, and other clergy but have dozens of heavily armored soldiers with them. There is also a group of orcs, but they defer to a human in dark finery but functional cloths. There is also a mixed group of humanoid that makes you think of the freeholds. However after the bid exceeds 250k all the others give up and after a couple exciting minutes the dark clothed man wins the bid.

As the man and his orcs move to claim their prize there is a massive crashing sound and the entire plaza shudders. The sky above has massive cracks spider web over the entire area. The cracks spread and then pieces of the shattered sky begin dropping, revealing a massive black draconic form peering down through the gaps



I have come for my prize! Flee fools and pests

The voice booms throughout the plaza filling your ears and mind, diggingdown to trigger a primal fear within your hears. Roll a save test, 2d6, or become filled with fear and driven to flee

The dome over the plaza shatters under the dragons claws and he drops onto the wall and rooftops at the south end of the area, droping his forelegs down into the plaza as its long neck extends towards the auction block. As this happends chaos erupts as several forces unleash magic and arrows at the masive beast while most of the crowd sreams and runs in fear.

Arc prepares to leap into the sky but a tug form Skeeve is enough to remind him of his companions. Though the urge to flee is strong he also does not want to abandon his friends . . .

The metal chest is at least 3 foot cubed so Skeeve doubts his magic would be strong enough to bring it with you in a blink maneuver, though he could try to hurl it.

Circling the hut to get out of the fight you make to the back of the building and back to the far corner just fine but is is here that you encounter a snag. While Arc is able to calm somewhat enough to hand over his potion of invisibility just the sight of the dragon hindquarters and tail sends him back into a panik as stories of a dragona legendary senses makes him sure that if they "sneak up behind it" to get closer to the door the dragon will know and lash out with breath or spiked tail. Both Kaarik and Arc need to make a Save or be forced close enough to enter the room

As you move around the building Aizashi notes that the fight over the box is escalating and it is still in the plaza. Kaarik is only all to eager to point out that with the dragon entering deeper into the plaza the gates to the south and or west are a viable escape path!

Moving ahead for now Skeeve reaches the door after moving past the swishing tail but knocked against the building by a shifting claws 2 damage to Skeeve, only to find it barred shut and the goblins within scream in fear as he slams into the building.