DnD:AnimalPlanet:Sadian Session Eight
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SESSION EIGHT - 11/15/09
Action Point = 0 Automatic 20 x1 / Action Points x1 [Back-up] / Add'l d20 to any roll
The questions are continued to be asked. Hashan says the Swarm meets in different places and is now part of our swarm. Kohana requests to shore up the door to the sewers & outside of IKEA. A few Make Whole rituals should suffice to secure the sewer door. The rats are very focused Maya after his testing blow. Attracted to a show of force? Strong leader leads. A quick search of the area shows there is nothing of value left after time.
Hashan is directed to lead us to his lair with Shinte and Lucan being his bodyguard. The little bastards is very good at hiding & excellent sneak thieves. Lucan says there are tales of Cousin Rat on the farside of the Bay. We follow but he sets the pace that is a bit faster & moves directly through the rubble vs. the streets. Hashan seems to be very interested in the Sun and it's position. Fears the predators that come at night. Dilong & Jialong are the Lizards we encountered in the parking lot. Hashan asks questions and is a lot smarter than he let's on.
He has never seen People before & when I asked him about Bears, he is envious of Kohana's ability to shapeshift into a bear. Hashan has only traveled no more than a couple of days out from his lair. His lair is on the 3rd floor & while Lucan, Maya, & Inyan make the climb, Shinte & Kohana fall into a shaft into crappy water. Both manage to avoid getting impaled on the rebar.
His lair is VERY small & covered in webbing from ropes to store things. Hashan doesn't have any of the food that makes you smarter. There are some magical items, but no artifacts. He has bits and pieces of paper with misc notes on nearby buildings. Maya tells his swarm to go sleep in their lair.
There are no references to the Rats in the timeline other than cousins. Kohana states that we should send a message back to the Council to share our discovery. The lesser Rats are semi-People, perhaps not full People. They communicate better than little brothers / sisters. Hashan was one of the lesser Rats until he ate the smart food. We compromise on the message and send a note on Rats w/ odd behaviour plus the securing of EEKA.
Morning comes and we wake to greet the dawn. Hashan shows the traits of the People by grooming & other actions. The Swarm shows up with some birds for Maya who eats first & then shares it with the others. A Word of Travel allows us to help keep up with our Rat allies. Hashan leads us N/NE in a zig zag pattern for about two hours. He leds up to a sign w/ U of C Berkley. The area was burned multiple times w/ new growth evident.
We enter the ruins which is dark and wet. In the distance we hear a strange noise that is rhymic but no harmonics. This kicks off as we get closer & Hashan has no idea what it is. The room w/ the food is covered with glass & there is a large door w/ a green light. Kohana & I are close to door & are seized by the urge to eat a chuck of clay. I manage to resist but Kohana eats the clay & begins to have a seizure. Maya & I manage to figure out that he is not poisoned but is seizing for some reason. I toss the brick of food back into the cold room & close the door. Hashan ducks into an airshaft & shimmies away. After a bit Kohana recovers & feels ill. Lucan does the same, in his quest for power. Kohana has the insight that it might not be for People, but for the Rats. Shinte follows suit in a foolish manner & seems to be ill-effected. Inyan takes part as well with no consequences. There is one item left but Maya shows wisdom not to take the last piece.
Upon leaving the building, Kohana screams out "Hashan" & echoes loudly. While I was trying to keep him quiet, he manages to attract unwanted attention. Again.
Kohana has managed to attract a number of Jialong [Crocs), 2 large & 1 huge! Kohana manages to inhibit them for a turn to allow Shinte to attack. They move forward as Maya & Inyan move to intercept them. The smaller ones fall under our might w/ a Word bringing one down. The largest one is more of a probelm. It grabs Inyan who manages to get away before he is dragged off. Maya drives the creature back and nearly grabbed except for a lucky shot by Lucan. But the creature surges forward to grab Maya, then swallows him whole. The Word heals up Inyan and marks the creature for Doom from Maya, who then carves his way out of the creature with a single mighty blow, ending it's life.
Upon our return Hashan's lair to find it collapsed & the mage gone. We return to EEKA for the night & to plan out our next move.
