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I guess the Man sacrifices could just run off screaming into the night.
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That'll work.
About the sacrifices: Silm, page 273 (bottom):
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Thereafter the fire and smoke went up without ceasing; for the power of Sauron daily increased, and in that temple, with spilling of blood and great wickedness, men made sacrifice to Melkor that he would release them from death. And most often from among the Faithful they chose their victims..."
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Sounds to me like extended torture (spilling of blood and great wickedness) followed by burning. I'll send you what I've written for the night before the rescue in a PM. And actually, I forgot about the burning part; if they cremated the bodies completely, what need for graves? "Certified whoops." Maybe they weren't that dogmatic about it... maybe they still bury the charred skeletons? Too bad I didn't think about that a long, long time ago. Too late now.
So check your PM for that post. Comments welcome.
(edit) the paragraph above that in the Silm is a pretty detailed description of the temple, which you would want for the dragon's eye view. You going inside? Or staying out in the fresh air?
It's tempting to say, Aww, go inside! But then, wouldn't something THAT spectacular have made it into the Alkallabeth? "Except for that one night where a black dragon with a whilte stripe flew in and made off with the sacrifices. Where did it come from? And why didn't it settle for pony meat, more easily had outdoors?" [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Oh, and the walls are fifty feet thick, so the tunnel to get in might be a bit cramped. Guess I'd better edit my own post for that too.
[ October 12, 2002: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]