The Awakening…

A few weeks back, I had (once again) attempted to start up a play-by-email campaign with some guys I know. I had just read through Underdark, and was really looking forward to running a game in the setting. Trying to get them motivated, I presented them with this introductory email post.

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Beneath the earth, something stirred.

“Kas?” a deep voice rumbled. “KAS?!”

“Yes, my lord?” the hooded creature said, bowing deeply over the dark pit. From below, the voice bellowed up. “The time has come, Kas…”

“Already, my lord?” Kas asked, pulling his hood further over his face. “But my lord, we have only begun our subtle manipulations of the surface-dwellers.”

“I grow tired of waiting, Kas,” the voice said. Kas could hear the agony in the voice. One of immense suffering and pain. “The gods must pay for their transgressions against me. Their children will bear the brunt of my fury.”

Kas slowly backed away from the pit. He could feel the dark energy building up out of the deep hole. The figure within the pit began his ascent.

“I will remake the world as I see fit, a place of pain and sorrow for the children of the gods.”

For the first time, Kas saw the face of his dark master. He was driven to madness in an instant. He let out an inhuman shriek. “Look upon my work, ye mighty… And despair…”

The King that Crawls emerged from his pit, prepared to bring forth the world’s destruction.