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<blockquote data-quote="spacehulkster" data-source="post: 3004689" data-attributes="member: 13070"><p><strong>Evil has a New Face</strong></p><p></p><p>“Evil” has a New Face….</p><p></p><p>This update was written by Hairy Minotaur, enjoy!</p><p></p><p>The guards stiffened their backs as the trio got closer to the gate. From this distance, it appeared as though from the width of the body that a blacksmith was herding two young children towards the gate. The first child came up to the man's waist and it's head was brightly adorned with yellows and shades of orange. The other child barely rose above the man's knee, but walked on with the determination of a soldier nonetheless.</p><p></p><p>"Halt. State your business." Sven called out.</p><p></p><p>"Today is your lucky day, for I have arrived to solve your quizzical quarry quandary." The child with the bright hat spoke up. Only it wasn't a hat, it was it's hair! And it wasn't a child but some oddly colored dwarf who spoke with a thick accent.</p><p></p><p>"Excuse me? You'll have to speak slower." Sven announced.</p><p></p><p>"Every man has their place in the world, today is your lucky day. For it seems your place is to usher me within these city walls so that I may initiate investigations with regards to your mine issues." The dwarf continued.</p><p></p><p>Still heavily confused the soldier eyed the other two individuals; the smaller one was another dwarf only this one appeared more as a common dwarf might. His rugged face was scarred with a life spent for years weathering the harsh tundra of the northern realms.</p><p>The "blacksmith" stood straight as the soldier brought his gaze to his level, this added another two feet to the already massive girth of the man. Sven had heard stories of hill giants and if this man wasn't one of those creatures, then he really had no interest in fighting one to the death.</p><p></p><p>"Sergeant!" Sven yelled out as his trained nose told him something about this trio smelled funny. </p><p></p><p>A middle-aged man whose belly had long since lost many battles with the bottle, waddled out of the gatehouse and approached the gate guards.</p><p></p><p>"What seems to be thy problem 'ere Sven, these'a gentlemans causin' a ruckus?" The sergeant spoke with a slight slur of a morning ale.</p><p></p><p>"We are here to help with the miner disappearances." The littlest one intoned. </p><p>"Well why aint ya be'a saying so's, your gonna be needin' ta speak wif the Bruil family 'bout that." The sergeant answered as Sven looked on with disdain towards the yellow dwarf who's hair appeared to sway gently upon an unseen breeze.</p><p></p><p>"You here to help him too?" Sven asked the yellow dwarf. </p><p></p><p>The dwarf nodded in agreement and the two dwarves were waived on towards the city proper. </p><p></p><p>"Now you there, what be bringin' ya to my town?" The sergeant asked the giant of a man, his face cowled and slopped down to afford it the greatest amount of shadow in the afternoon sun.</p><p></p><p>"Me want in." A low rumbling voice boomed from the shadows of the cowl.</p><p></p><p>"Well, I not be th.." The sergeant stopped as he felt his belt suddenly get lighter, his hands quickly went to his belt and finding the buckle still in place straining against his stomach, his hands widened their search and found his coin pouch missing. </p><p></p><p>The sergeant quickly spun on his heels and came face to face with the yellow dwarf. The sergeant's lips curled in a snarl as the dwarf held the sergeant's coin pouch extended in his right hand towards the sergeant.</p><p></p><p>"You dropped this, I thought it only prudent that I should return it before someone of a less honorable nature pilfered it from you permanently." The dwarf spoke.</p><p></p><p>The sergeant ripped the pouch from the hand of the dwarf and quickly began to reattach it to his belt. The sergeant watched the dwarf turn and head in towards the gate before turning around to speak with the hooded man again.</p><p></p><p>Another individual walked up behind the man, this one was human, usually a welcome sight though not in this case as the man wore his telltale red robe as a badge of honor declaring for all who laid eyes on his that he was a man of Thay.</p><p>The sergeant motioned for the guards to block the Thayan's path as he continued to speak with the large man. </p><p></p><p>"What bizness do ya be havin' wif me town?" The sergeant slurred.</p><p> </p><p>"Me want in!" The man pointed at the town.</p><p></p><p>"I find this impediment to my progress most disheartening, I would have thought the mere notion of you people being enslaved would have brought out the manners in you dirt farmers. I can see by your reactions however that it's going to take a lifetime of servitude to break you of this nasty habit." The Thayan spoke to the two guards that now blocked his progress. </p><p></p><p>"I ain't going be lettin' ya in me town laddie." The sergeant spoke to the large man who stepped up to peer straight down at the sergeant, his chest bumping into the sergeant's nose with every forced breath the man took.</p><p></p><p>The soldiers, seeing this intimidating action, broke off from impeding the Thayan's passage and surrounded the large man.</p><p></p><p>The sergeant heard an arcane word come from behind him and as he turned to see from where it came from, he caught the motions of his two soldiers as they plummeted to the ground in a deep sleep. He finished turning and stared into the eyes of the yellow dwarf again. </p><p></p><p>"You dropped this again." The dwarf said as he held out the sergeant's coin purse again. </p><p>Bewildered and confused the sergeant took the purse and looked back at his soldiers splayed upon the ground, then watched as the hulking man strode diligently past him and towards the gate. The sergeant raised his hand in protest, but was cut off by the yellow dwarf. </p><p></p><p>"Oh he's with me, I'd take care of your men though, they look awful." Spoke the dwarf.</p><p></p><p>"You'll be'a lookin' out for him then?" The sergeant asked as he pointed at the quickly disappearing hulk. </p><p></p><p>"No need, he's so big you can't miss him." The dwarf smiled as he fell into line behind the orog and the Thayan wizard, who smiled briefly at the chaos he had wrought.</p><p></p><p>"Why did you try to take his pouch twice? Surely even though you are small in stature, a brain of sufficient size resides between your inferior ears, there you would be able to ascertain that a man of experienced years would not fall for such an amateurish move." The Thayan inquired of the yellow dwarf.</p><p></p><p>"I wanted it, I don't have one of those. His breeches looked nice too, maybe I'll get me a pair 'fore we leave this place."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spacehulkster, post: 3004689, member: 13070"] [b]Evil has a New Face[/b] “Evil” has a New Face…. This update was written by Hairy Minotaur, enjoy! The guards stiffened their backs as the trio got closer to the gate. From this distance, it appeared as though from the width of the body that a blacksmith was herding two young children towards the gate. The first child came up to the man's waist and it's head was brightly adorned with yellows and shades of orange. The other child barely rose above the man's knee, but walked on with the determination of a soldier nonetheless. "Halt. State your business." Sven called out. "Today is your lucky day, for I have arrived to solve your quizzical quarry quandary." The child with the bright hat spoke up. Only it wasn't a hat, it was it's hair! And it wasn't a child but some oddly colored dwarf who spoke with a thick accent. "Excuse me? You'll have to speak slower." Sven announced. "Every man has their place in the world, today is your lucky day. For it seems your place is to usher me within these city walls so that I may initiate investigations with regards to your mine issues." The dwarf continued. Still heavily confused the soldier eyed the other two individuals; the smaller one was another dwarf only this one appeared more as a common dwarf might. His rugged face was scarred with a life spent for years weathering the harsh tundra of the northern realms. The "blacksmith" stood straight as the soldier brought his gaze to his level, this added another two feet to the already massive girth of the man. Sven had heard stories of hill giants and if this man wasn't one of those creatures, then he really had no interest in fighting one to the death. "Sergeant!" Sven yelled out as his trained nose told him something about this trio smelled funny. A middle-aged man whose belly had long since lost many battles with the bottle, waddled out of the gatehouse and approached the gate guards. "What seems to be thy problem 'ere Sven, these'a gentlemans causin' a ruckus?" The sergeant spoke with a slight slur of a morning ale. "We are here to help with the miner disappearances." The littlest one intoned. "Well why aint ya be'a saying so's, your gonna be needin' ta speak wif the Bruil family 'bout that." The sergeant answered as Sven looked on with disdain towards the yellow dwarf who's hair appeared to sway gently upon an unseen breeze. "You here to help him too?" Sven asked the yellow dwarf. The dwarf nodded in agreement and the two dwarves were waived on towards the city proper. "Now you there, what be bringin' ya to my town?" The sergeant asked the giant of a man, his face cowled and slopped down to afford it the greatest amount of shadow in the afternoon sun. "Me want in." A low rumbling voice boomed from the shadows of the cowl. "Well, I not be th.." The sergeant stopped as he felt his belt suddenly get lighter, his hands quickly went to his belt and finding the buckle still in place straining against his stomach, his hands widened their search and found his coin pouch missing. The sergeant quickly spun on his heels and came face to face with the yellow dwarf. The sergeant's lips curled in a snarl as the dwarf held the sergeant's coin pouch extended in his right hand towards the sergeant. "You dropped this, I thought it only prudent that I should return it before someone of a less honorable nature pilfered it from you permanently." The dwarf spoke. The sergeant ripped the pouch from the hand of the dwarf and quickly began to reattach it to his belt. The sergeant watched the dwarf turn and head in towards the gate before turning around to speak with the hooded man again. Another individual walked up behind the man, this one was human, usually a welcome sight though not in this case as the man wore his telltale red robe as a badge of honor declaring for all who laid eyes on his that he was a man of Thay. The sergeant motioned for the guards to block the Thayan's path as he continued to speak with the large man. "What bizness do ya be havin' wif me town?" The sergeant slurred. "Me want in!" The man pointed at the town. "I find this impediment to my progress most disheartening, I would have thought the mere notion of you people being enslaved would have brought out the manners in you dirt farmers. I can see by your reactions however that it's going to take a lifetime of servitude to break you of this nasty habit." The Thayan spoke to the two guards that now blocked his progress. "I ain't going be lettin' ya in me town laddie." The sergeant spoke to the large man who stepped up to peer straight down at the sergeant, his chest bumping into the sergeant's nose with every forced breath the man took. The soldiers, seeing this intimidating action, broke off from impeding the Thayan's passage and surrounded the large man. The sergeant heard an arcane word come from behind him and as he turned to see from where it came from, he caught the motions of his two soldiers as they plummeted to the ground in a deep sleep. He finished turning and stared into the eyes of the yellow dwarf again. "You dropped this again." The dwarf said as he held out the sergeant's coin purse again. Bewildered and confused the sergeant took the purse and looked back at his soldiers splayed upon the ground, then watched as the hulking man strode diligently past him and towards the gate. The sergeant raised his hand in protest, but was cut off by the yellow dwarf. "Oh he's with me, I'd take care of your men though, they look awful." Spoke the dwarf. "You'll be'a lookin' out for him then?" The sergeant asked as he pointed at the quickly disappearing hulk. "No need, he's so big you can't miss him." The dwarf smiled as he fell into line behind the orog and the Thayan wizard, who smiled briefly at the chaos he had wrought. "Why did you try to take his pouch twice? Surely even though you are small in stature, a brain of sufficient size resides between your inferior ears, there you would be able to ascertain that a man of experienced years would not fall for such an amateurish move." The Thayan inquired of the yellow dwarf. "I wanted it, I don't have one of those. His breeches looked nice too, maybe I'll get me a pair 'fore we leave this place." [/QUOTE]
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