A6: Eaten by a T-Rex and the Laughing Gorge

6 July (Flamerule): Once again we seek shelter to wait out a tropical storm.

7 July (Flamerule): Maybe if our birdman guide had been flying overhead we would have seen it sooner. But the flush of birds from the treetops proceed the crashing and stomping approach of a tyrannosaurus. Once again Daisee thinking she can make friends with an outstretched hand...that is almost bitten off!  

Too late to run, we stand and fight. Blade and spells versus sharp snapping teeth. Sudieman's armor saving him from being crushed by the powerful jaws, but that didn't stop the T-rex from swallowing him whole! A concerned earnest to kill the beast before it ran off with our cleric. More hacking and slashing, to include the blade tip suddenly appearing from the beast's gullet; Sudieman cutting his way out. Then silence as the beast fell.

We wonder if we'll face the thing again as an undead considering the 'death curse' upon the world.

8 July: Laughter echoes from all sides, growing in volume. So loud it drowns out the sound of the river flowing below a bridge. The stone bridge spans a gaping chasm. Our birdman guide Nephyre tells the history of this area, "The chasm below is  called Ataaz Muhaha; the bridge is called the ‘Monkey Bridge’. Both the canyon and the bridge were named for the monkeys that inhabited the canyon, who were known to chatter and shriek continually. The gorge echoing their cries, reverberating as gloating laughter."

Most challenging is the broken span on the other end. Our guide Hephye flies across to offer rope to aid our crossing. However, we are stopped by the statue built in the middle of the bridge. As Dyxon leads the way past it, it lashes out almost knocking the monk over the railing. A magical guardian! But our wizard Kevar notices the maze drawn at the statue base. A memory of the door inside the Camp Righteous statue, he traces the maze and is allowed passage. We each follow suit past the statue then on to the rope across the broken span.

9 July: Frost giant enters camp, named Thaw Graves. Sudie distracts him by asking, “Have you found him yet? We meet your brothers also looking for Artus. We’re still looking.” Giant leaves satisfied.