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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Viking Bastard" data-source="post: 2574" data-attributes="member: 509">When the immigrants from Gromnburg first arrived they took over an practically abandoned part of town formerly known as the Burnt District (originally it was known as the Harrgard district as the Gnomes of Harrgard ran a gunpowder factory there, but after a rather nasty accident involving one of the factory workers, a hot cup of coffe and a torch, the factory blew up and took the whole district with it. After that it became the home of all the homeless people that even the scum of the other Lower Wards didn't want). The Gromnburgians started by burning all the bums, beggars and other homeless people (even though officially the Merchant Guild frowned at that event, they never did anything about it since they were in reality acctually rather happy about getting rid of those social problems once and for all) and then they tore the whole district down and rebuilt it.Now, Little Gromnburg is probably the cleanest place of the lower wards. It's also the only part of the city that's built out of wood in any real volume, the Gromnburgians believe that black stone is the sign of corruption of the devil. The old church is the only building that the Little Gromnburg locals didn't tear down, seeing that even if it was built by the corrupt foreigners it was still the house of God. They don't use it though, and built their own church a couple of blocks away.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When the party enters Little Gromnburg they are greeted by nothing but hostility. "Go back to yer home witches!" People just stand in the distance and stare at them, some mumbling prayers or exorcism, but most just hurl curses at them. "Ya can't corrupt us ye filthy pigs!"Stickler just finds this rather laughable. "Maybe we should go away from this place before they grab the torches and hayforks. It's the kinda thing they'd do."Someone screams, a woman's voice. "Nooo! My baby!! The witch's got my baby!" A hysterical young woman runs in the party's direction. "Somebody help me!!" She crumbles down into the muddy street crying. "Somebody... ::sob:: took my baby..." A crowd starts to form in a circle around her, all staring, but none offers aid.The party makes it's way through the crowd and Incognito helps her up. "Who took your baby?""The witch... ::sob:: ...in the old church. I...I told her not to play in front of the church... ::sob:: ...but she did it anyway, like someone had put a spell on her... then... he came out and grabbed her... ::sob:: ""He?""..the witch! I've seen him before, he lives in the church I think..." Suddenly she realizes that the players are not of her kin. "Ye all are not one of us! Corrupt pigs!"Incognito slaps the woman who falls back down into the muddy street. "We pigs are the only ones who seem to be willing to save your girl, so watch it!" He grabs his pistol and turns to Kurk and Stickler, "Are you ready guys?"Kurk kicks open the front doors of the old church and they storm in.</blockquote>

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