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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 2361675" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>What lies underneath</strong></p><p></p><p>Gronar and Paquito enter through the blasted out side entrance, they note that without the trolls constant presence, the burning piles of refuse have mostly dwindled to a small campfire size. </p><p></p><p>Paquito begins to round up the dead bodies and place them in the center of the fort. He collects sixteen medium sized humanoids that could have once been elves, but are now nothing more than glorified charcoal puppets. </p><p></p><p>Gronar begins prodding around the still standing structures of the fort, his first destination is an empty barracks. The condition of the room lead Gronar to believe they evacuated it in a hurry. Gronar pulls the few foot lockers he finds out into the open to smash open later. </p><p></p><p>Korg and Finrod rejoin their companions inside the fort, they both head for the partially collapsed church near the main gate. They find an alarming discovery, two burnt bodies were roasted while they struggled with each other. One is a priest, burnt robes and melted prayer beads give it away, the other body is that of a troll burned black and heated to a fragile crispiness. </p><p></p><p>Finrod calls Paqutio over to have him share his thoughts on the discovery of this troll.</p><p></p><p>"Well, either the normal trolls came first followed by the fire ones, or they attacked at the same time. I think my final determination will depend on how many more burnt troll bodies we find amidst the rubble. No?"</p><p></p><p>"Elfy still think this elfy place?" Korg asks</p><p></p><p>"Yes I am sure of it, see that scorched writing above the main gate? It's elvish for <em>In service of the queen, I shall not fail.</em>" Finrod replies</p><p></p><p>"Well, either they weren't in service of the queen, or they horribly failed to live up to that promise. No?" Paquito counters</p><p></p><p>Finrod ignores Paquito and leaves the church, heading for a building with a smashed coat of arms still hanging to the door. He enters the captain's quarters, and begins to search a desk near the rear of the building.</p><p></p><p>Gronar heads to the kennel and asks if he should let the canines go free.</p><p></p><p>"Bad idea, they'll just as likely try to chew on you, as they would flee this place. Who knows how long they've been without food. No?" Paquito answers</p><p></p><p>"Hey Paquito, count how many elven bodies Gronar stacked up out there!" Finrod shouts from the captain's barracks.</p><p></p><p>"Including you?" Paquito yells back before turning to count the piled bodies.</p><p></p><p>"Gronar think there is three elfys and two porkys in pile." Gronar says proudly</p><p></p><p>Paquito gives him a confused look before shouting out "twelve" as the answer, then staring down the hill giant</p><p></p><p>"Twelve? Gronar think Pokey not know how to count." Gronar accuses the minotuar</p><p></p><p>"Korg will smite counting and Nurture Pokey." Korg shouts</p><p></p><p>"Stay away from me. No?" Paquito immediately replies</p><p></p><p>Finrod exits the captain's barracks and exclaims that there must be some survivors or some captives, as the captain's ledger indicates a company of twenty-five as of yesterday.</p><p></p><p>"Darn! We miss party Korg. Elfy take us here too slow." Gronar complains as he dejectedly kicks the dirt beneath him.</p><p></p><p>Snow begins to fall and the wind kicks up through the fort, the numerous holes in the walls make an unnatural whistling sound as the air whips through and around the structure.</p><p></p><p>"Maybe we should find shelter here tonight? No?" Paquito suggests</p><p></p><p>"Gronar not care, Gronar go find big pile of gold elfys was hiding." The hill giant comments </p><p></p><p>Paquito shrugs as Gronar walks away, and then casts <em>detect magic</em> and immediately picks up several readings in the church in front of him. Smiling to himself, Paquito makes sure his inner joy is not noticed by Korg or Finrod as he slowly enters the church.</p><p></p><p>After ransacking two standing structures, Gronar begins hacking the buildings apart in frustration over the lack of gold remaining. Finrod offers to show the hill giants to the kitchen and they both heartedly agree to accompany the elf.</p><p></p><p>Finrod points out the kitchen and Gronar bashes the door in. The salty smell of cured pork fills the air and the two giants shove Finrod out of the way as the both attempt to race through the open portal at the same time. Weakened from the earlier assault by the trolls, the kitchen collapses in on itself from the charging giants.</p><p></p><p>After securing six sides of pork apiece, the giants smash their way out of the kitchen, and embrace the sitting Finrod.</p><p></p><p>"Gronar like Elfy, Gronar will make sure no more stinky trolls hurt Elfy." The hill giant relates</p><p></p><p>"Korg will make Elfy good pair of loincloths." Korg nods and smiles as he sticks his meat with his spear like a kabob and then holds it over a smoldering fire. </p><p></p><p>"Hey Korg, you still know trick to find magic stuff?" Gronar asks is large friend</p><p></p><p>"Yes, Korg know how to do that. Gronar want Korg to check for magic things in this?" Korg asks pointing at the fort.</p><p></p><p>Gronar nods his head and waits for Korg to complete the spell. Korg gets multiple readings to his left.</p><p></p><p>"That way is lots of things." Korg points in the direction of Paquito</p><p></p><p>The two giants walk towards the church, they acknowledge the minotaur as they pass him. Then Korg stops and spins around.</p><p></p><p>"Now things are that way." Korg looks up and 'sees' the items hidden in Paquito's backpack. "Pokey has magic things."</p><p></p><p>Gronar's demeanor goes from excited to jealousy as he bull rushes the minotaur knocking him to the ground face first. </p><p></p><p>"Pokey take magic things Gronar was looking for!" Gronar angrily accuses Paquito</p><p></p><p>Coughing the dirt from his lungs, Paquito turns over to face the hill giant.</p><p></p><p>"Surely you do not think I would stoop so inferior as to predicate this abominable offense on one as pituitarily engorged as yourself? No?" Paquito answers</p><p></p><p>"Pokey make Gronar head and ears hurt. Give Gronar magic things!" Gronar demands</p><p></p><p>"But of course, I did not know you had the magical ability to hold cursed objects and render them neutralized. Forgive me for my predisposition to larceny. No?" Paquito replied</p><p></p><p>"Cursed?" Gronar paused now, he knew the word meant something bad</p><p></p><p>Finrod sat watching the spectacle unfold in front of him, secretly hoping the giants would pound Paquito into beef jerky. He noticed an increase in temperature behind him, and looking back over his shoulder saw a small fire erupt into a fountain of flame. Shielding he eyes, he spots the outline of a troll with eyes like burnt embers.</p><p></p><p>"Uh guys." Finrod says as he points to the troll.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 2361675, member: 11574"] [b]What lies underneath[/b] Gronar and Paquito enter through the blasted out side entrance, they note that without the trolls constant presence, the burning piles of refuse have mostly dwindled to a small campfire size. Paquito begins to round up the dead bodies and place them in the center of the fort. He collects sixteen medium sized humanoids that could have once been elves, but are now nothing more than glorified charcoal puppets. Gronar begins prodding around the still standing structures of the fort, his first destination is an empty barracks. The condition of the room lead Gronar to believe they evacuated it in a hurry. Gronar pulls the few foot lockers he finds out into the open to smash open later. Korg and Finrod rejoin their companions inside the fort, they both head for the partially collapsed church near the main gate. They find an alarming discovery, two burnt bodies were roasted while they struggled with each other. One is a priest, burnt robes and melted prayer beads give it away, the other body is that of a troll burned black and heated to a fragile crispiness. Finrod calls Paqutio over to have him share his thoughts on the discovery of this troll. "Well, either the normal trolls came first followed by the fire ones, or they attacked at the same time. I think my final determination will depend on how many more burnt troll bodies we find amidst the rubble. No?" "Elfy still think this elfy place?" Korg asks "Yes I am sure of it, see that scorched writing above the main gate? It's elvish for [I]In service of the queen, I shall not fail.[/I]" Finrod replies "Well, either they weren't in service of the queen, or they horribly failed to live up to that promise. No?" Paquito counters Finrod ignores Paquito and leaves the church, heading for a building with a smashed coat of arms still hanging to the door. He enters the captain's quarters, and begins to search a desk near the rear of the building. Gronar heads to the kennel and asks if he should let the canines go free. "Bad idea, they'll just as likely try to chew on you, as they would flee this place. Who knows how long they've been without food. No?" Paquito answers "Hey Paquito, count how many elven bodies Gronar stacked up out there!" Finrod shouts from the captain's barracks. "Including you?" Paquito yells back before turning to count the piled bodies. "Gronar think there is three elfys and two porkys in pile." Gronar says proudly Paquito gives him a confused look before shouting out "twelve" as the answer, then staring down the hill giant "Twelve? Gronar think Pokey not know how to count." Gronar accuses the minotuar "Korg will smite counting and Nurture Pokey." Korg shouts "Stay away from me. No?" Paquito immediately replies Finrod exits the captain's barracks and exclaims that there must be some survivors or some captives, as the captain's ledger indicates a company of twenty-five as of yesterday. "Darn! We miss party Korg. Elfy take us here too slow." Gronar complains as he dejectedly kicks the dirt beneath him. Snow begins to fall and the wind kicks up through the fort, the numerous holes in the walls make an unnatural whistling sound as the air whips through and around the structure. "Maybe we should find shelter here tonight? No?" Paquito suggests "Gronar not care, Gronar go find big pile of gold elfys was hiding." The hill giant comments Paquito shrugs as Gronar walks away, and then casts [I]detect magic[/I] and immediately picks up several readings in the church in front of him. Smiling to himself, Paquito makes sure his inner joy is not noticed by Korg or Finrod as he slowly enters the church. After ransacking two standing structures, Gronar begins hacking the buildings apart in frustration over the lack of gold remaining. Finrod offers to show the hill giants to the kitchen and they both heartedly agree to accompany the elf. Finrod points out the kitchen and Gronar bashes the door in. The salty smell of cured pork fills the air and the two giants shove Finrod out of the way as the both attempt to race through the open portal at the same time. Weakened from the earlier assault by the trolls, the kitchen collapses in on itself from the charging giants. After securing six sides of pork apiece, the giants smash their way out of the kitchen, and embrace the sitting Finrod. "Gronar like Elfy, Gronar will make sure no more stinky trolls hurt Elfy." The hill giant relates "Korg will make Elfy good pair of loincloths." Korg nods and smiles as he sticks his meat with his spear like a kabob and then holds it over a smoldering fire. "Hey Korg, you still know trick to find magic stuff?" Gronar asks is large friend "Yes, Korg know how to do that. Gronar want Korg to check for magic things in this?" Korg asks pointing at the fort. Gronar nods his head and waits for Korg to complete the spell. Korg gets multiple readings to his left. "That way is lots of things." Korg points in the direction of Paquito The two giants walk towards the church, they acknowledge the minotaur as they pass him. Then Korg stops and spins around. "Now things are that way." Korg looks up and 'sees' the items hidden in Paquito's backpack. "Pokey has magic things." Gronar's demeanor goes from excited to jealousy as he bull rushes the minotaur knocking him to the ground face first. "Pokey take magic things Gronar was looking for!" Gronar angrily accuses Paquito Coughing the dirt from his lungs, Paquito turns over to face the hill giant. "Surely you do not think I would stoop so inferior as to predicate this abominable offense on one as pituitarily engorged as yourself? No?" Paquito answers "Pokey make Gronar head and ears hurt. Give Gronar magic things!" Gronar demands "But of course, I did not know you had the magical ability to hold cursed objects and render them neutralized. Forgive me for my predisposition to larceny. No?" Paquito replied "Cursed?" Gronar paused now, he knew the word meant something bad Finrod sat watching the spectacle unfold in front of him, secretly hoping the giants would pound Paquito into beef jerky. He noticed an increase in temperature behind him, and looking back over his shoulder saw a small fire erupt into a fountain of flame. Shielding he eyes, he spots the outline of a troll with eyes like burnt embers. "Uh guys." Finrod says as he points to the troll. [/QUOTE]
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