It has been a dry rainless summer in Numeria. Some fear that with the fall of Kenabres to the North a year ago that the Worldwound is expanding, but most look closer to home, blaming the Technic League if they need a scapegoat. Torch has been okay though, the wealth of Skymetal worked in the city providing the town with enough money to pay its taxes and feed the town.<br/><br/>But now Torch's torch has gone out.<br/><br/>Just has the summer rains have dried up, so has the town's lifeblood. People are going missing to try and solve the mystery, but no one has been able to do so yet. For this common purpose you have banded together to find your friends and solve the mystery. Knowing that Val Baine has put out a reward and offered some help with a homebase for anyone searching for here adopted father, you seek her out at Khonnir's foundry.<br/><br/>As you approach the smithery's main double doors, you hear a scream from within!<br/><br/>Flinging the doors open, you can't see Val, but on the far side of the room, you can see the metal beast that Khonnir brought back from under the Black Hill has reactivated!<br/><br/>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/1a/Screen_Shot_2014-08-29_at_7.50.15_AM.png)<br/><br/>The construct is 5 feet tall and made of a gray and white substance that looks similar to metal, but isn't. It has three spider-like legs and a human-like torso, arms ,and head, with one blazing “eye” in the center of its head and a four-fingered hand on each arm. Its right hand is partially shattered, and you can see electricity arcing off of it. It makes load grinding sounds as it moves, and parts of it protective shell are missing, through which you can see wires and gears. Currently the creature is trying to tear apart the corner of the wall and pays no attention to the fact you have entered the room.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">map</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/00/Screen_Shot_2014-08-29_at_7.33.41_AM.png)</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OCC</div><div class="spoiler_body">To speed things up, I've rolled initiative for you already. I will let you know who and how many PCs may take action at any given time. You do not have to act in the same order each round. This will let people post in the order that they are online instead of having to wait around for someone to log in. It speeds up combat a lot.<br/><br/>Three PCs may act.</div></div>