The sky is dark and grey. Tiny drops of thick rain hit the dark brown soil and turn into an ugly pulp. Feet quickly sink an inch or two into the mud, and a sharp, cold wind tries his best to hurt eyes and skin.
Disoriented for a short moment, Ian, Blackthornes, the Masked Gnoll, Ophelia, Saath and Naruk find themselves in the remains of what must have been a mighty fortress thousands of years ago. The highest walls - built from strong, dark red stones - are no more than a yard high nowadays. Those who look beyond them see the boundaries of a city no more than fifteen yards away.
While the surrounding landscape has countless hills, most of them surrounded by thick mist, the city itself lies on flat ground. There are no outstanding buildings, indeed the existing buildings appear tattered, many of them short before breaking down. Shadowy figures appear here and there, but either the city has few inhabitants, or they are well hidden.
One possible reason is obvious: A group of four vrocks circles above the city, about hundred yards above the ground, probably searching for prey.
Those who look down on the ground notice that there is a soft blue shimmering emanates through the soil that covers the ground - a five-yard circle with the group in its exact center.
Some of the ruin's walls show a few ornaments and statues crafted into them (or what is left of it). To their right, the group sees three gargoyles placed on the top of a wall ruin - probably long after the fortress was destroyed. The gargoyle in the center appears strangely alive; it is an ugly statue, its large wings unfolded and touching the two gargoyles at its side.
To their left, the statue of a marilith glares at them, six stone swords drawn as if ready to kill.
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[OOC: Everyone who played in Part I of this game and made it into this thread
receives a full 10.000 XP for everything they experienced.]