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Skandos looks rather puzzled at Sonix's disappearance. "Drugs are bad," he mutters. (((Community message!)))

He turned to face Bathizar. He was not disturbed by the sight of a shadow consuming its owner - he had seen places where that was a daily sport for the citizens.

"And you are?" Skandos asks? "Not one of those stupid rebel leaders, whom I expect is rallying slaves to his army to overthrow this prison?"

Skandos had heard of rumours that there had been several prisoners who were attempting to plot coups over the past few days, rather like prison gangs. They tended to gather up the strongest lot and the most powerful magical creatures. Skandos tended to avoid all these - he was not stupid to assume anyone a leader in his place. His cellmate was one who tried - and he was now shivering in mental shock in the corner of the cell, he assumed.

"I'll see you around," Skandos said to Vadriel. "I assume you can deal with him. I am going to find Sonix. I think he is the key to escaping here." Skandos concentrates and a giant bear appears in front of him. "Meet Vandror, a mindless, loyal, slave bear of mine. I'm not used to fighting - Vandror does that for me." Covering his wound, he runs off after Sonix.

((I think we should, for a while, dump monsters, obstacles and plot twists every few posts. Nobody should do one twice in a row. Since I assume we are separated for the time being, perhaps J'kar and Sonic_Moronic can, er, exchange handshakes and either follow me or go somewhere else.

We should also have some sort of neutral battling system without going too far into Dungeons and Dragons-style battling - keep it simple! I am no fan of both myself and J'kar doing one-hit-KOs every time we meet something - both of us have weaknesses (J'kar? ...) and the creatures we meet are not normal - we should not one-hit-KO other prisoners unless in certain circumstances.))

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