[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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You're kept waiting a long time, but there is suddenly a great to-do from a certain large warren. The earth explodes around the small entrance, and a troop of especially large Nido emerge, covered in mud. Two Nidorino and two large Nidorina lead the way as smaller Nidoran run on ahead, clearing a path. Behind them, the most overgrown Pokemon yet - a huge, greyish-purple Nidoking with a forest of mossy horns on his head. Every step he takes makes the moss turn to mud and the ground sink around his feet. At his side is a rather smaller Nidoqueen, wearing a load of silver jewelry on her limbs.

They approach, about a hundred feet from the Sword. Nidoking settles down to his haunches and casually rests his hands on his paunchy belly. The ground shakes again, and you all struggle to keep your balance. Nidoking's courtiers remain standing.

Nathan gives the Nido royalty a bow, formally greeting them before posing his explanation of the situation. "Greetings, your majesties. My apologies for disturbing you so suddenly, but we direly need your assistance. The surface world is in danger of being overrun by a Legendary Psychic type, and to save it, we need to acquire the various Artifacts made from the remains of Keenglaive that were hidden deep underground by various means. Unfortunately, this means that we require the use of the Sword that is lodged in that rock over there. As none of us are qualified already, we obviously cannot dislodge it ourselves, but we require it nonetheless. Perhaps we could arrange something?"