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It is essential that all is in readiness for
the attempted destruction of the
golem. Once the golem falls, you will
have an extremely brief window of
opportunity to accomplish this goal.
If, for whatever reason, you do not
believe you will be able to destroy the
golem utterly within a few minutes of
its fall, then you must flee immedi-
ately. If you do not, be prepared to
face a fresh and unharmed foe, while
your party is almost assuredly pos-
sessed of serious injuries. Fighting a
golem under such conditions will
inevitably result in failure, and in failing
there is certain death for you and your
companions.
,-.a*-
. . . As Jeffrey biocked a final,
swiping blow by the golern, the
creature slumped forward-its
awful, terrorizing laughter echoing
in our ears.
Three of my companions lay on
the ground, wounded but
miraculously still aliue. Damien, of
course, was dead. Only Serena,
Jeffrey, and I had any fight left
when the golem fell. Immediately,
we withdrew our phials of acid. We
carefully poured the contents over
the creature, then stepped away
from the fumes, dragging our com-
panions to their feet. We would not
know for a few minutes whether we
had acted quickly enough. I bade
Serena to help the others oulside-
and to flee, if necessary. The three of
us remaining waited. I cannot tell
you how deeply it shook me to see
the golem's hand rise, but it seem
we were just in time, as it moved no
more after that.
When we were certain of its
death, we burned what little
remained of the gibbering golem so
that there would be no chance of its
being reanimated once more.
As a final note, I am happy to
report that Jeffrey has joined the
Hand and is currently studying to
be a mage. We need such young
people to take up the fight against
euil, for none of us will live forever.
--+-G--
When the madness and terror of the
fight is concluded, you must tend to
the wounded and bury the dead. If you
have been so fortunate and skilled to
have utterly destroyed your foe, you
should be very proud of your great
accomplishment.
Unfortunately, this sort of total
victory is a rarity when fighting the
Created. So do not be chagrined if you
have but temporarily driven off the
creature. This too is a worthy
accomplishment when faced with such
a deadly foe as the golem.
As a final word to you, my readers, I
wish to salute you for your dedication
and sacrifice in the service of others. It
is no small thing to strive to be a force
of light in the face of such fiendish,
burning evil as is embodied in the
Created!