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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 994277" data-attributes="member: 7737">I’m way behind on this story hour, so in an effort to get it caught up, I will switch styles. Instead of imitating my long-winded better, (contact), I will now imitate my shorter-winded better, James McMurray.Brogun was accosted by Lord Axim of Ryme, commander of King Alin IV’s personal bodyguard, and his retinue of Knights of the White Mountain. They scrutinized Brogun to make sure he was neither evil nor something other than what he appeared. When the dwarf questioned this rough treatment, Lord Axim told him that a <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=912833#post912833" target="_blank">Helghast</a> had been spotted entering the city.“A Helghast!” exclaimed Brogun. That must be the creature he had fought in the forest outside the Tunnel of Tarnalin, the same one the Noodnics had referred to as a Blackscreamerz.Brogun told Lord Axim of his confrontation, and the nobleman questioned him closely to determine the whereabouts of the spear Brogun had removed from the Helghast’s chest.“Er, yes. The spear. I, umm…. Well, you see, it’s just that….” Brogun sighed. “I left it behind in the forest.”“You WHAT?!” thundered Lord Axim. He was flabbergasted. It turned out that the spear was more than a simple weapon. It was, in fact, the fabled Shard of Gareth, a fragment of the holy tree sacred to the Herbalish Druids. A lone Knight of the White Mountain had been transporting the spear to Hammerdal – for what reason, Axim would not reveal. He ordered Brogun to say nothing of the Shard of Gareth, nor to speak of the presence of a shapeshifting undead assassin in the city. “We cannot risk a panic,” the lord said sternly.At last, Brogun was released to make his way into Hammerdal proper. He sought out the whereabouts of the master smith Zaccarias Zabar, who was staying at the Inn of the Golden Badger. The dwarven cleric made his way there, where he got painfully drunk on Bor Brew and took part in a game of Squashgiak, a raucous and dangerous boulder-rolling contest.Brogun made contact with Zaccarias and traded him the wand and magic net taken from the ciquali, plus some gold, in return for the smith’s agreement to craft a magical waraxe. The two dwarves also discussed Brogun’s recent adventures and drank yet more Bor Brew together.The next morning, Brogun was on his way out of the Golden Badger when he ran into some familiar-looking Knights and an extremely angry Lord Axim.“I gave you a simple order,” he hissed, “and you violated it. You are under arrest for crimes against the security of Durenor.” The lord’s men clapped Brogun in chains and hauled him away.It turned out that Axim was wroth because Brogun had spoken of both the Helghast and the Shard of Gareth to Zaccarias. The two dwarves were taken before Eluchir,  Truthspeaker of St.Haleón. [Picture Cardinal Richelieu as portrayed by Charlton Heston’s in The Three Musketeers: a scarily intense religious leader with vast personal and political power.]After being subjected to a barrage of divination spells, Brogun and Zaccarias were both quested “neither to speak of nor write about the Shard of Gareth.” It was also impressed upon them that further discussion of the Helghast would be ill advised (although they were not actually magically compelled on that account). Finally, the enraged Lord Axim banished Brogun from the realm of Durenor.Fortunately, Narakh, the local ranking priest of Kirabá was able to intervene on Brogun’s behalf. “Pay no attention to that windbag Axim. He blusters, but he will overcome his rage. Already he has forgiven Zabar and invited him to take up residence in Ryme, where the smith’s presence will greatly enhance the lord’s reputation.” Narakh snorted. “All men of power can be bought off with influence, Brogun. Do not forget this.”The two followers of Kirabá prayed together, and Narakh impressed upon Brogun the importance of remaining pure in deed as well as thought – for example, one must not use evil means for good ends, no matter how tempting the prospect. “We are the weapons of the Father of Battle. We must be as sharp and as bright as the finest blade. No blemishes must mar our steel.”Finally, Narakh advised Brogun that another of their church, one Thrommel Redstone, was overdue to report on his efforts to spread the faith in the small Sommlending town of Bellhold. The cleric had also received a sending from Dellarocca asking him to join them in Holmgard in time for the Feast of Fehmarn. So it was the Brogun Rhumenheim set off westwards for Sommerlund.</blockquote>

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