Last Stand of the Dorinthians (Chapter 4- The Second Invasion)

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Nikolos looks at Caramip, and a faint smile crosses his features. "I doubt these creatures are the weapon the elves want us to release. We dealt with a number of them without undue trouble, and there is a whole orcish nation out there. No, these creatures are just a pack of murderers being punished for their crimes. They just had the misfortune to be punished by jailers too kind and gentle to understand what would happen to those they imprisoned. I don't intend to release them, and I would ask that none of you consider it, either. They deserve every bit of anguish they've received, and more besides."

 

[Fenris]

"Then what or who is the Lord of the Mountain Nikolos? Is it this apparition that keeps appearing? As for releasing them, these things are an abomination. Whether they could serve our purpose or not, they shall not see the light of day." says Dartis

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Nikolos glances at the apparition, then at Dartis. "Whatever the Lord of the Mountain is, it is big enough to need the huge passageways in this place to pass through, and it was mean and noteworthy enough to cause the winged elves to devote time to portraying it while being slaughtered by the Locusi. Maybe Silas' ghostly friend can enlighten you more about him."

 

[Fenris]

Nikolos glances at the apparition, then at Dartis. "Whatever the Lord of the Mountain is, it is big enough to need the huge passageways in this place to pass through, and it was mean and noteworthy enough to cause the winged elves to devote time to portraying it while being slaughtered by the Locusi. Maybe Silas' ghostly friend can enlighten you more about him."

"I would have thought the tunnels were made by the elves, before the coming of the Lord of the Mountain."

 

[GlassEye]

Silas looks hesitatingly back at the apparition. "I can only understand a little of what he's saying; I can't speak to him." He looks over at Caramip. "And we're going to have to deal with them if we release them or not. He's threatening our destruction if we don't release them. So there are apparantly more of them in these tunnels somewhere. Will it even be possible to release the Lord of the Mountain without releasing these 'Locusi'?"

 

[Nephtys]

"...As for releasing them, these things are an abomination. Whether they could serve our purpose or not, they shall not see the light of day." says Dartis

Barok smiles sarcastically, "Yes, much better that we should fight them than letting our enemies destroy them. Why should we make anything less difficult than it has to be? I'm sure this lord of the mountain is a perfectly morally outstanding abomination that's much more deserving to see the light of day than these unfortunate soldiers who have already spent millennia paying for their crimes."
"Gods! At least they were human once, killing their enemies in a war much like we are. Don't they deserve some compassion, if their usefulness to our cause isn't enough for you?"

 

[Blarkon Dragonslayer]

Nikolos looks over at Barok and grins tightly, some of his normal cheerful demeanor returning. "So, do they deserve compassion for hunting down and murdering a race so benevolent and peaceful they wouldn't even kill to preserve themselves, though it was obviously in their power to do so, or do they deserve compassion for doing their best to kill all of us the moment they saw us?"

 

[Nephtys]

Barok shrugs,
"I'm sure they had their reasons. Besides, the fact that they're so eager to attack those they happen to encounter is pretty much an advantage as long as they'll be attacking someone else. There are a lot of orcs around, you know. And that so called benevolent and peaceful race... What do we really know of them except that they are the only, biased, source of the history of their own demise? All we know for sure about their virtues is that they set this cruel and torturous trap against these human beings and condemned them to undeath. Necromancy is not usually considered a benevolent art."

"Even if they were not useful to us I think they've served their time by now. Their punishment has been far worse than their crime. Few murderers have suffered as much as they have."

 

[Bloodweaver1]

Caramip Ashhearth

“Wait a minute.” Exclaims Caramip in a worried tone. “You think there is more of these cursed ‘things’ in here?” Asks the small Gnome without really expecting an answer, “Great.” She mumbles with a sigh and an obvious depressed look on her face. Why can’t the dead just stay dead…

 

[GlassEye]

"Yes, I do think there are more here. Maybe quite a few. And the longer we do not do what they want us to do, the angrier they will get." Silas looks at Barok, a look of concentration on his face. "I don't agree with your arguments but I do agree with your conclusion." He turns to include the rest of the group in his arguments. "We came here to release an unknown entity upon the orcs in hope that it will cause havoc amongst them. How is this any different? Also, by not releasing them, we will find ourselves faced by an enemy who may succeed in preventing us from our mission. And if we delay much longer this decision will be made for us." He looks briefly at the apparition.