Chronicle of the Chaos Cart Carnage

A published work by Zacatepec. First Published 30 March 615.

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Chronicle of the Chaos Cart Carnage

by Master Zacatepec Atoyac (Headmaster of Atoyac Center for Bardic Learning from 612 to present)

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North of the Avandria, in a kingdom so starving,

Poor farmers with their corn laden cart were a’traveling.

When the earth erupted, in a shower of stone,

and a creature devoured the family, flesh and bone.

The tillers sated the insectoid feeder,

but it was not the monster who was the leader.

Hailing from the plane so chaotic,

an elemental quite neurotic.

Summoned to punish and to harm and to harass

Those that to it’s master were ever so crass.

And so it waited.

Trap baited.

Hunger inflated.

Destiny fated.

For when the heroes came upon the deceptively serene scene

A lone elemental, dancing around them did preen.

A harmless spell at them it did first cast

For it’s purpose in the field they dare asked.

And when the heroes wandered near to the wagon

Creatures appeared, as fierce as a dragon.

Spewing forth acid and dragging those inert

into their burrows to consume their dessert.

The agent of chaos was soon defeated

But not before Lugg’s hat was deleted.

The monsters were cleared

Mayor disappeared

Faustinus’ smeared

Villagers cheered

The return of the food much needed.