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Sergeant Vanef Hollgofson was grateful that his journey back home would soon be over. For the last few days he and his squad had been on patrol, now they were returning to base to a warm bowl of spicy llama stew with some fried potatoes and vegetables and a mug of cool Kvas, followed by a warm bath and a bed with a roof over it. As well as having a set of walls around it. A couple of times there had been attacks on the town by a force of Gosho warriors. These were both raids and, a couple of times, full scale attacks. Even worse would be the threat of a Dark Elvish attack. That was only four kilometers away, but he figured that his men could need a breather before getting back to base. The area where they settled was at a hill near the coastline. While his men could use it, he was interested in what laid on top of that hill. While they settled in a ring around it, he walked to the top to see the Obelisk which rested there.

It was quite an unusual artifact, standing about eight meters tall and unlike anything else in this area. The Blanket Men made homes of wood, thatch, llama wool cloth and clay. Mostly they built small conical and dome shaped homes, framework shelters and longhouses with semi-cylindrical roofs. At most they used rough stones to build their forges and ovens and used flagstones as flooring and to line their storage pit. They did not build imposing stone monoliths like this one, especially since it was made of granite tipped with obsidian, which Discovery said could not be found in these parts. Nor did they use the glyphs carved into it's side. Members of the Shol and Klebba tribes would sometimes come by to pray here and offer small offerings on a small alter. But even they did not admit that they built it. From what could be gained about it, several generations ago, the gods set it atop this hill from their flying boats or houses or whatever.

According to the Mages, this was a powerful item. It gave off a great deal of magic. According to the locals, a couple people tried to break it. What happened to them varied from individual to individual to individual, as well as the teller. Some turned to dust, some caught fire, others were tossed aside like ragdolls and a few accounts had would be vandals soon afterwards develop jagged teeth, gnarled clawlike fingernails, fur, quills, scales, tails, bloodshot eyes, constant salivation, bloodlust and animalistic behavior, which led to them either being put down or running off into the woods. The lucky ones lost an arm or managed to roll out the blaze with only second and third degree burns. Though apparently healing mages could better apply their trade in it's vicinity. If they were left unmolested they could be mildly beneficial, but they could defend themselves.

Even more strange was that it was not alone. Along the coast to the north and south were more of these stone markers that were more or less identical. Discovery had noted that each one was positioned 21.72 kilometers apart from the next in the line as the crow flies. None of them were more than about a hundred meters from the coast. He wonder about it for a little while as he examined this strange artifact for about twenty minutes. Then he decided to get a move on and make for the Colony. A few of his men had been a bit uneasy about this, but they would get over it.
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Sergeant Vanef Hollgofson was grateful that his journey back home would soon be over. For the last few days he and his squad had been on patrol, now they were returning to base to a warm bowl of spicy llama stew with some fried potatoes and vegetables and a mug of cool Kvas, followed by a warm bath and a bed with a roof over it. As well as having a set of walls around it. A couple of times there had been attacks on the town by a force of Gosho warriors. These were both raids and, a couple of times, full scale attacks. Even worse would be the threat of a Dark Elvish attack. That was only four kilometers away, but he figured that his men could need a breather before getting back to base. The area where they settled was at a hill near the coastline. While his men could use it, he was interested in what laid on top of that hill. While they settled in a ring around it, he walked to the top to see the Obelisk which rested there.

It was quite an unusual artifact, standing about eight meters tall and unlike anything else in this area. The Blanket Men made homes of wood, thatch, llama wool cloth and clay. Mostly they built small conical and dome shaped homes, framework shelters and longhouses with semi-cylindrical roofs. At most they used rough stones to build their forges and ovens and used flagstones as flooring and to line their storage pit. They did not build imposing stone monoliths like this one, especially since it was made of granite tipped with obsidian, which Discovery said could not be found in these parts. Nor did they use the glyphs carved into it's side. Members of the Shol and Klebba tribes would sometimes come by to pray here and offer small offerings on a small alter. But even they did not admit that they built it. From what could be gained about it, several generations ago, the gods set it atop this hill from their flying boats or houses or whatever.

According to the Mages, this was a powerful item. It gave off a great deal of magic. According to the locals, a couple people tried to break it. What happened to them varied from individual to individual to individual, as well as the teller. Some turned to dust, some caught fire, others were tossed aside like ragdolls and a few accounts had would be vandals soon afterwards develop jagged teeth, gnarled clawlike fingernails, fur, quills, scales, tails, bloodshot eyes, constant salivation, bloodlust and animalistic behavior, which led to them either being put down or running off into the woods. The lucky ones lost an arm or managed to roll out the blaze with only second and third degree burns. Though apparently healing mages could better apply their trade in it's vicinity. If they were left unmolested they could be mildly beneficial, but they could defend themselves.

Even more strange was that it was not alone. Along the coast to the north and south were more of these stone markers that were more or less identical. Discovery had noted that each one was positioned 21.72 kilometers apart from the next in the line as the crow flies. None of them were more than about a hundred meters from the coast. He wonder about it for a little while as he examined this strange artifact for about twenty minutes. Then he decided to get a move on and make for the Colony. A few of his men had been a bit uneasy about this, but they would get over it.
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