[AzRaeL StoRmBlaDe]

The two soared high into the air on the backs of the pegasus, and in no time they could tell they were in the area of effect of the demon. The land from a mile out from the base of the mountains looked like it was dying. the few trees that were alive were withered and hunched looking like they fought their way up through soil as hard as stone, and graps for what sunlight shone through a sky filled with black clouds. The land was covered in a black ash, and even the rivers once the clearest water, now ran black with sludge. The whole area stank of death and decay. They knew that this demon must be stopped at all costs, and they knew that this task was not going to be easy. "This is no normal tanar'i. this msut be ademon of immense power to be able to affect the entire land like this. What could be the source of its power? and how can we stop it once we find it?" Dantes asked these questions not really expecting a response, and the mortified look on Andrys' face said he was not going to be getting one soon. They flew all over the mountains looking for where the creature might have its lair, and naught was to be seen but death. Dead and dying animals lay all along the mountain. Hideous legions and growths all over their bodies. The adventurers found a number of caves where the creature could be lurking, and they decided to investigate several of them the following morning, after making camp for the night. They decided to discuss where they thought the beast might be hiding. there were 3 caves big enough to hold the creaute. one was on the north face, it was very difficult to get to on foot. the other was on a ledge high on the west face of the mountain, which would also be very difficult a climb. The final location was on the South face and it was deep in a crevaise very near the summit. "so which of these locations do you think we should check out first?" Dantes asked between puffs on his pipe