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Ah, Ilnoth, a cursed planet in the Asoli System. Dark and dangerous, as the gods wanted it to be.
Everybody gather around!
Ilnoth, the darkened planet, a terrible place, yet the place of many emergency shelters. If you think about it, it is the perfect place to take refuge if you know what to do- it is always night out, the landscapes are vast and mountainous, and the planet is roamed by deadly monsters.
Let me tell you a story....
A couple of troops investigating a recent death in the Giornoi caves. Three explorers had miraculously vanished while exploring a new part of the caves, which was previously locked off by a cave-in. As they went into the last recorded area of the research team, they heard faint whimpers, as if somebody had just expended all their energy crying, but hadn't solved their inner turmoil. They slowly went around corners, accompanied by an ever-louder sound of cracking and popping.
As they turned the corner, the tall humanoid creature was finishing its meal. It was an 8-foot tall predator. It's faint whimpering and nose blows used to detect incoming prey echoed off the cavern walls. The sickle-shaped claws and fingers looked like they were made for slashing prey into bits. The creature was skinny. Its black skin let forth to the shapes of bones and ribs. The now lifeless body of the last explorer to be eaten was illuminated by a small purple light, seemingly coming from the creature's head. And then... it turned around. Its head was relatively smooth, with a slight discrepancy being let forth by the jaw of the creature. It's small, purple eyes soon met the gaze of the rescue team. It dropped it's meal, leaving it to rot on the floor. The thing put its hands up to its face, still hunched over.
It all started off with a growl. The team backed away, trying to call for backup. The creature's growling grew higher in pitch and volume ending in not a howl, or a roar...
but a deafening scream...
It began to run at the troops, arms outstretched forward and its screams accompanied by the original growl, somehow. They opened fire towards the incoming threat. The shots that landed led to darkened smog from the creature's body, yet no damage.
It soon got its hands on one of the troops. With one movement, the creature was lifting the soldier by the neck, even with it's one, twig- wide arm. It used its right hand to easily pluck out the soldier's eyes. Then, with 3 well-placed stabs, it took out his beating heart, which was soon dropped onto the dusty floor for a new kill. One by one, they all succumbed to the same fate.
When reinforcements came, all that was left was a pile of broken bones, bloodied eyes, and a dusty, still-beating heart...
I am Lord Alyx Mercya the 7th of The Unralith Empire. I present to you the latest Frontier of our empire and a challenge. I invite you, friend, or foe to survive on the cursed planet of Ilnoth. Bring your 2 best men and survive in the harsh landscapes. Prepare for alliances with other groups... but so betrayal, as only one can prevail. May the Void be in your favor, whomever you might be.