[Fiction] Scorched Earth

[Mapper]

This was a time that would be remembered by only a few who survived it. And it was not clear if there would be more than a handful of those at most. Gorlub stretched his arms and legs wearily, affected as he was by the sickness, and he put down the book and made sure it could be found, but that it wasn't too obvious.

It was time to move and time to disobey orders otherwise the War would certainly be lost.

High Command needed to know what had transpired here over these last few days.

Gorlub was an unlikely hero. But he strapped on his armour weakly, picked up his pack and left the scene of desolation.

Taken from the EM Website.

 

[Irvyn]

A report left on the Duke's desk

*small scroll sealed with an elaborate S symbol*

Your Grace,
In haste: as requested I checked the area around the orc mines and the cave itself. I did not spend long within the cave, as instructed. The box appears to remain untouched and now seems to be having the desired effects. Just inside the entrance to the cave I found a document, of which I have made a copy:

The Sickening
by Unknown

It seems to be spreading further across the two caves. Lots of illness and lots of misery as they begin to fight amongst themselves for the few scraps of food which are left to be eaten. The engineers have not been able to move the strange box which seems to be the cause of our plight.

We would wish to evacuate all the rest of the engineers and specialist workers but orders from “Big Bob” are that we must stay here and find the source of our misery and utilise it against our foes the dreaded humans. The magics and power contained within this box are simply awesome.

Any food within a few feet of it goes off within minutes and if you even stand near it for any length of time you begin to feel physically sick.

Then the vomiting and the rest start.

There are only a few of us left outside the workshop and we are banned from even going in there.

But from the sounds coming from inside there it will not be long now I suspect.

I am one of the last left now and I am going to disobey orders and try and remove some of the devices and take them to our headquarters. I am not sure we can recover from this as it has sapped the very morale of many of the New Order who are beginning to question the one who claims to have created us.

For now I can only say this to any who come across this place.

Do not stay here long for if you do you shall die.

Whilst there I encountered Lady Flame and showed the document to her. She requested that I pass on her regards and also her advice that the sewers should be checked, as the writer of the above document states that he will be transporting some of the devices there.
Respectfully yours,
*signed with a code name*