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	* [[Ilmarinen]] - an Elven Air Mage and skirmisher - [[User:Dennis\|Dennis]]		* [[Ilmarinen]] - an Elven Air Mage and skirmisher - [[User:Dennis\|Dennis]]
	* [[Titus]] - a human Wiccan and Ranger - [[New Andrew]], retired tired.		* [[Titus]] - a human Wiccan and Ranger - [[New Andrew]], retired tired.
	* [[Grizelda]] - reformed Wiccan giantess, now a Rune mage - [[Jacqui]]		* [[Grizelda]] - reformed Wiccan giantess, now a Rune mage - [[User:Jacqui\|Jacqui]]
	* [[Flash]] - a shapechanger Fighter/Fire mage - [[Raimund]], retired dead		* [[Flash]] - a shapechanger Fighter/Fire mage - [[Raimund]], retired dead
	* [[Nightquill]] - an Elven Dark Celestial - [[Raimund]]		* [[Nightquill]] - an Elven Dark Celestial - [[Raimund]]

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	In the morning we head up to the Ziggurat. Each floor is about 15ft high and is build out of black wood, but it has stone dowels holding it together. You would expect it eat away at the wood, and for the flexing of the structure to beak the stone. WHy it doesn't fall over in the next breeze I don't know. It has strange carvings on it. Some of the strange beasts have obsidian eyes. The base is a diamond shape. Behind the ziggurat is a triangular shape with rows and planks of the same dark wood at an angle. Lathron ponders if it is a star field. If we enter at a particular point between the planks and walk along the row when the shadow is at the right point, we will be able to travel into the Master of Hand's step pyramid. 10:30 in the morning is the time to do this, so that's when we do it.		In the morning we head up to the Ziggurat. Each floor is about 15ft high and is build out of black wood, but it has stone dowels holding it together. You would expect it eat away at the wood, and for the flexing of the structure to beak the stone. WHy it doesn't fall over in the next breeze I don't know. It has strange carvings on it. Some of the strange beasts have obsidian eyes. The base is a diamond shape. Behind the ziggurat is a triangular shape with rows and planks of the same dark wood at an angle. Lathron ponders if it is a star field. If we enter at a particular point between the planks and walk along the row when the shadow is at the right point, we will be able to travel into the Master of Hand's step pyramid. 10:30 in the morning is the time to do this, so that's when we do it.

	We see a corridor with stone floors, walls and ceiling - a different type of stone - basalt. We see sconses in the shadow and we can't see anything in them, and yet it is not pitch black. We can see 75 feet. Flash can see a faint glow from all around with his infravision. I see a very faint magical order which is slightly reminiscent of a trap/ward/curse. We move forward and travel on for 50 ft and see a T-intersection 75 feet ahead. We send Flash to reconnoitre. He looks back and can't see us, but we can see him. We follow on up and when we get within 10ft he can see us again. While he can't see us he can see crystals in the sconces which disappear when we are with him. We head to the right and after a while (125 ft) the corridor turns ~~90Â°~~ to the left. As we got to the apex of the corner the corridor gets narrower so the shape is not quite square even though the corners appear square. Another 125 ft to a Y intersection. ~~75Â°~~ turn to the right and ~~120Â°~~ turn to the left. At this point the corridor widens and becomes much higher. We are going very slightly up to the right, to the left is going down. We decide we still want to be going up and head right. Go another 125 ft. Flash who is ahead looks back at the party, and sees a humungous spider folding out of the wall.		We see a corridor with stone floors, walls and ceiling - a different type of stone - basalt. We see sconses in the shadow and we can't see anything in them, and yet it is not pitch black. We can see 75 feet. Flash can see a faint glow from all around with his infravision. I see a very faint magical order which is slightly reminiscent of a trap/ward/curse. We move forward and travel on for 50 ft and see a T-intersection 75 feet ahead. We send Flash to reconnoitre. He looks back and can't see us, but we can see him. We follow on up and when we get within 10ft he can see us again. While he can't see us he can see crystals in the sconces which disappear when we are with him. We head to the right and after a while (125 ft) the corridor turns 90° to the left. As we got to the apex of the corner the corridor gets narrower so the shape is not quite square even though the corners appear square. Another 125 ft to a Y intersection. 75° turn to the right and 120° turn to the left. At this point the corridor widens and becomes much higher. We are going very slightly up to the right, to the left is going down. We decide we still want to be going up and head right. Go another 125 ft. Flash who is ahead looks back at the party, and sees a humungous spider folding out of the wall.

	He fails to warn the party, but instead prepares a spell. The spider attacks Grizelda. Another much smaller (but still pretty large) one attacks Ronin. Another spider comes up out of the floor preparing a spell. Grizelda resists the poison (but will feel some effects later) but Ronin is poisoned - no effect yet! The little spider tries to impregnate Ronin. Lathron kills the dinner plate sized one with a single blow. Flash fears Ilmarinen who screams like a girl. One of the spiders runs away. Grizelda is eviscerated (but fortunately has a bandage that will fix it). Lathron kills the other one. I punch Flash.		He fails to warn the party, but instead prepares a spell. The spider attacks Grizelda. Another much smaller (but still pretty large) one attacks Ronin. Another spider comes up out of the floor preparing a spell. Grizelda resists the poison (but will feel some effects later) but Ronin is poisoned - no effect yet! The little spider tries to impregnate Ronin. Lathron kills the dinner plate sized one with a single blow. Flash fears Ilmarinen who screams like a girl. One of the spiders runs away. Grizelda is eviscerated (but fortunately has a bandage that will fix it). Lathron kills the other one. I punch Flash.
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	Grizelda sees the spirits of children wandering the corridors.		Grizelda sees the spirits of children wandering the corridors.

	We continue upwards to a narrowing turn. Corridor is more steeply up (~~15Â°~~), but Ronin thinks it is shallower than I do. Then another turn now going up at ~~30Â°~~, but Ronin thinks it is no steeper. We carry on to another narrowing turn. And then to a gateway. In front of the gateway there are 4 blunts. They are about 70 ft away. We look for another way to go.		We continue upwards to a narrowing turn. Corridor is more steeply up (15°), but Ronin thinks it is shallower than I do. Then another turn now going up at 30°, but Ronin thinks it is no steeper. We carry on to another narrowing turn. And then to a gateway. In front of the gateway there are 4 blunts. They are about 70 ft away. We look for another way to go.

	Tage finds a long lived sentient secret door! Flash throws a stone at it and it runs away. Murder fills my heart. We hear skittering approaching from the rear.		Tage finds a long lived sentient secret door! Flash throws a stone at it and it runs away. Murder fills my heart. We hear skittering approaching from the rear.

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	:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'6" demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.		:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'6" demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.
	:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.		:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.
	: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension ~~â€“~~ some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of "Devouring". Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.		: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension - some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of "Devouring". Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.

	;The Paths of Sheol		;The Paths of Sheol
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	;Travelling in the Astral		;Travelling in the Astral
	:In the Astral it is misty, you can dimly see archetypes of the place you are at and places nearby. There are no particular routes ~~â€“~~ instead you navigate by intent. It usually takes 1 hour to get anywhere on the same plane (even different planets). Getting to the edge of the Abyss takes one full day. This differs from the Void, which many also call the [[Astral_Plane\|Astral]].		:In the Astral it is misty, you can dimly see archetypes of the place you are at and places nearby. There are no particular routes - instead you navigate by intent. It usually takes 1 hour to get anywhere on the same plane (even different planets). Getting to the edge of the Abyss takes one full day. This differs from the Void, which many also call the [[Astral_Plane\|Astral]].

	;Caravans		;Caravans
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	;Wells and Mills		;Wells and Mills
	:A Well is a source of a Power ~~â€“~~ e.g. a Well of Fire. The owner, by sacrificing some fo the lifeforce, gains a supply of that power which is refreshed annually. A Mill is similar. Le Comte has a Mill of White.		:A Well is a source of a Power - e.g. a Well of Fire. The owner, by sacrificing some fo the lifeforce, gains a supply of that power which is refreshed annually. A Mill is similar. Le Comte has a Mill of White.

	;Actorios Stones		;Actorios Stones

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	:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'6" demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.		:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'6" demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.
	:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.		:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.
	: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension â€“ some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of ~~â€œDevouring~~". Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.		: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension â€“ some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of "Devouring". Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.

	;The Paths of Sheol		;The Paths of Sheol

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	;The Abyss		;The Abyss
	:The Abyss is a flat featureless plain covered by eternal night (darkness 80%). The sky is rent by a huge crack, from which crimson light edges through. The land is filled with wandering bands of daemons, creatures of chaos with ITNs but no GTN, as they do not belong to any genera. If seven or more people are within 1000 yards of each other in the Abyss, then daemons are summoned by the presence of life. Encountering another group of travellers in the Abyss can be extremely dangerous. While you neither hunger nor thirst in the Abyss, regular meals help with energy and breaking up the monotonous journey. Sleep and rest are necessary, and of course dangerous.		:The Abyss is a flat featureless plain covered by eternal night (darkness 80%). The sky is rent by a huge crack, from which crimson light edges through. The land is filled with wandering bands of daemons, creatures of chaos with ITNs but no GTN, as they do not belong to any genera. If seven or more people are within 1000 yards of each other in the Abyss, then daemons are summoned by the presence of life. Encountering another group of travellers in the Abyss can be extremely dangerous. While you neither hunger nor thirst in the Abyss, regular meals help with energy and breaking up the monotonous journey. Sleep and rest are necessary, and of course dangerous.
	:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'~~6â€~~ demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.		:Particular entities to avoid in the Abyss include the Lady of the Abyss, who is insane by chaos daemon standards. The scream of horses and clatter of carriage wheels is the only warning the Lady approaches, and advice is to flee at maximum pace, for its not just devils who take the hindmost. The Chaos Wind is a rainbow-streaked storm which shreds powerful locals and travellers alike. Carnage is a 30' wide red metal demon with wide spinning blades in front of a lobster-like body. Rampage is a 7'6" demon who runs fast, and doubles his mass every step he takes, resetting every 5 seconds; it is better to run up to him than be run over, but better yet never to have seen him at all.
	:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.		:The border between the Abyss and the Astral is a mile-high butte dropping into the Abyss. The border between the Abyss and [[The Lands of Chaos]] is a steep slop, at the bottom of which is a wall, guarded by a garrison town, through which passes an archway covered in glyphs and runes. The road passes through this archway and up to House Kerberoth three-quarters of the way up the precipice.
	: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension â€“ some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of ~~â€œDevouringâ€~~. Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.		: Daemons are creatures of chaos, with mo moral dimension â€“ some are good, many bad, some pleasant, many dangerous. They are not from Hell, nor Unholy (unlike evil devils from Hell). You can reduce or break them, but not kill them. Once broken, other daemons (or others?) may consume than to gain their power, through the talent of â€œDevouring". Daemons hold grudges, as once reduced, that power is never recovered, no matter how powerful the daemon later becomes.

	;The Paths of Sheol		;The Paths of Sheol

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