From: "M.D. HYDE" <BMB4MDH@SOUTH-01.NOVELL.LEEDS.AC.UK>
Subject: The Groaning Arch
System: Elric!


            THE GROANING ARCH
        A new landmark in Hwamgaarl for Elric!


The groaning arch is a major landmark in the cursed city of Hwamgaarl, on Pan Tang. It is situated near to the Temple-palace of Chaos, toward the centre of the city.

The arch itself is a free-standing structure of a pink flecked obsidian, seen nowhere else on the isle. The arch is plain in design except for the bodies of slaves, demons and animals that seem melted to the stone of the arch. Each of these bodies is very much alive, and though bonded to the stone, twitch and scream in agony incessantly. The watcher also finds that with long periods of watching the arch a distinct feeling of being watched occurs.

The arch is, obviously, a malign creation of a past Theocrat of Pan Tang. It contains a hideously powerful demon that causes the obvious effects.

THE GROANING ARCH, Hideous Demon

CON 40 Description: A large pink flecked stone arch
SIZ 100 in Hwamgaarl. Unbound it appears as
INT 30 a cloud of pink, cloying mist.
POW 35
DEX 13
HP 70

Abilities:

Armour - 20pt stone skin

Adsorb Flesh - This demon has the uncanny ability to consume organic
materials. Any organic material touching the surface of the arch must
make a POW:POW roll, failure means the victim sticks to the surface, a
fumble means the victim instantly takes 1D10 damage. Thereafter the
victim can make another resistance roll once a day. Another failure
causes 1D3 damage to the victim and extreme agony. The only way of
release is either a sucess in the resistance roll or removal of the
body part stuck to the arch.

By Matt Hyde