<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=53854.msg2789520#msg2789520">Quote from: Tagan on 28-02-2010, 15:49:47</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">((Omake moment.))<br/><br/>Kasumi smiles.  "Good work everyone!  Now that we have your new pet, Sam, let's go on and face the machine!"<br/><br/>Leading them around the dwindling ranks of undead, Kasumi and the rest finally come upon the terrible machine.  It's grinding parts are made from human teeth, through it's coolant systems, real blood pumps.  An uneathly, evil aura surrounds the thing, purple and black, and each grind of it's bone filled gears is a scream of a tormented soul.<br/><br/>It also happens to be 4 inches tall.<br/><br/>Staring at it a long moment, Kasumi raises one eyebrow, then stomps it into dust.<br/><br/>"Well, I hear Sharn is lovely this time of year!"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The odd fantasy passed, and the Tyrant Lizard walked out of the illusion of the same.  For once, the plan went off perfectly with no complications.  The monster affectionately nuzzled Sam with its rotting flesh, and she was able to notice that its body had actually been very well preserved.  Apparently the soldiers in the facility felt that they didn't want to deal with the stench of 10 tons of rotting flesh any more than they already did.<br/><br/>As Ith'ika stalked around, she made first contact with the machine.  It was a monstrosity of black iron, sticking up out of the ground like a tumor.  It ground into the earth, and every so often disgorged a skeleton or a zombie, which got up and walked into a gathered squad of intelligent Karrnathi undead to be ripped to shreds.  The machine radiated shadow, and seemed to be gathering the power of the gods themselves.<br/><br/>(All divine magic functions at -3 caster level within 30 feet of the Eldrich machine, while all saves vs. necromancy suffer a -2 penalty.  Within 30 feet of the machine, characters can control twice as many HD of undead.)<br/><br/>A hatch stuck out on the face of the machine, as it pushed its way into the earth of the lower levels.  The hatch was locked from the inside, and covered by what was obviously the external blister of a spell turret.