The science
fantasy campaign continues! (see the session 1 write-up here)
The
characters are:
Psamtek,
the psionic Grey pilot (Halfling 3)
Keteus, the
dark prophet or something (Magic-User 3 with Space Age Sorcery spells)
After
exiting the sanctuary of ETERNAL-6000, the duo took some time to examine the
World around them, using the binoculars pilfered from the stocks of the
sanctuary.
Off in the
far-far distance, they noted a floating isle, a large chunk of earth with
mountains and perhaps ruins on top of it. It seemed to move on its own
volition.
They tried
to scout out the way down to the city, but that was not easy. They did get a
better understanding of the valley below, though: a river flows through it from
east to west, empties into the sea. The city stands on the river and is made up
of five large ziggurats/step pyramids: one in the middle, four on each corner.
After this reconnaissance,
the party started their descent. Pretty soon they got lost between the rocks
and in the narrow canyons.
After some
time, they reached a larger flat area with an interesting feature: a GIANT
SKULL embedded in the cliff-face! Small offerings (flowers, cups, simple pieces
of jewelry) had been lain out before the skull on a stone platform.
Psamtek
threw up a grappling hook and climbed up to the left eye socket. Beyond, they
saw a small grotto with a pool of water inside. They climbed in and noticed
many inscriptions carved into the inside of the skull. Keteus joined them and
read the inscriptions: most of them were vows and prayers to the MOUNTAIN
MOTHER. They didn’t touch any of the offerings and continued the way down the
mountain.
They were
still quite lost, and couldn’t find a way directly down towards the city.
However, this off-the-beaten-path journey led them to another interesting
discovery.
They
noticed the sounds of metal against rock and soon reached an open-air quarry.
The workforce was about 30 people, who chipped away tirelessly at the black
basalt. The chunks of stone were then collected by a giant robotic walker and
loaded onto a double-tracked vehicle… PULLED BY GIANT QUADREPEDAL LIZARDS!
These brontosauri had some sort of mechanisms attached to their heads, probably
for control.
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Dinotopia! |
Psamtek and
Keteus descended into the quarry.
The workers
didn’t seem to notice them. The robotic vehicle, however, turned towards them,
opened its back hatch. A large, tattooed, four-armed person got out from
inside.