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by mushgnome » Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:04 am
Dougal and Kiplyn open the first two footlockers. Looking over each other's shoulders, they can see that the contents of each are identical and packed with military precision. At the bottom of the footlocker are a spare spider-robe and some underclothes (neatly folded). Resting on top of the clothes are two items of interest: a bar and a bag. The bar looks like a big, foil-wrapped candy bar. It's about a foot long, four inches wide (tapering toward the top, in a trapezoidal profile), and two inches thick. And it's heavy! About 30 pounds. On the foil wrapper is a wax seal with the impression of a spider, encircled by words in a runic alphabet. The bag can be worn around the waist or over one shoulder (like a fanny pack or messenger bag). It is made from the same silk as the robes and embroidered with a spider sigil. Our curious burgle-hobbets peek inside the spider-satchels and find these items: 50 feet of lightweight silk rope, tinderbox, bone smoking-pipe, pouch of mystery herb (with a spider logo on the pouch).
Oh yes, and there's one more thing: Each of the folded robes has a card peeking out of the pocket. It's a laminated card, like a playing card or tarot card. On one side is the spider sigil and the words HAIL SPYDER. And on the flip side:
1st Rule: You do not talk about SPYDER CLUB.
2nd Rule: You DO NOT talk about SPYDER CLUB!!
3rd Rule: EFF the LAW!!! The Law benefits the weak at the expense of the strong (like us).
4th Rule: EFF the HUMANS!!! What have they every done for us??
5th Rule: Kill them and take their loot! Feed their livestock to the SPYDERS!
6th Rule: BIG SPYDERS can by found by delving deeper.
7th Rule: If this is your first time at SPYDER CLUB, you must DELVE DEEPER!
Kiplyn and Dougal. (Great name for a Boston law firm!) Will they continue down the line, opening each footlocker, or do they turn their attention elsewhere?
[f=59]
Stern (
Strong Hero, MV 9′′, AC 3, HD 4, hp 20, FC 4 men/hero, SV F4, L)[/f]