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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 873628" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Chapter 43, “Hargash the Mighty”, July 10th, 1019, 12:30 P.M.</strong> </p><p></p><p>During lunch the group discuss that Kindor had asked them to go visit Orc Chieftain. They decide to send the human members of the group, Furynick, Timothy and Vincenzo. The trio decide to use one of the wagons rather than the good carriage, and travel to the west outer city to the Half-orc’s Tooth Tavern and Inn. The Inn is a fair sized wooden structure along the main west road, in a section of the city consisting of armorer and weapon shops. Next to the inn is a large stone sword smith shop displaying the sign “Gruumsh’s Swords”. </p><p></p><p>They secure the wagon and enter the building. It is rather loud inside, with sturdy but well worn furnishings, and the whole place reeks of beer. Vincenzo comments that “the place has old world charm to it”. Timothy just gives him a disgusted look in reply. There are currently around thirty patrons in the building, including a table with a group of eight orcs. Furynick tells the two clerics “Better let me handle this,” and he walks over to the bar, with them following behind him. The half-orc fighter tending bar gives the two tall human clerics a suspicious glance and then says to Furynick “Yeah, whadda ya’want?” “Looking for an orc chief named Hargash,” the scruffy fighter replies. </p><p></p><p>At the mention of Hargash’s name all eight orcs stand, and one heads over to the bar. This orc is wearing scale mail, and has three weapons hanging from his belt. He approaches Furynick in a threatening manner, and exclaims “Why you want Hargash?” “You him?” Fury replies. “No, me be Korlod, one of Hargash two lieutenants,” the orc replies. Fury says “Well, I came here to welcome him to the city. I’m working with the auction he came here for.” The orc yells over to one of his companions “Go tell the Mighty Hargash someone important here to see.” An orc charges upstairs. Furynick engages Korlod in small talk, saying that it is good to see other brave warriors.” </p><p></p><p>The room then echoes from the sound of a pair of massive boots stomping down the stairs. The party looks up to see a huge orc, standing at least six-and-a-half feet tall. Heavy armor covers over his muscular frame. His gleaming white tusks have been capped with silver and his face is covered with several scars. He is holding a very large sword in his hand, with a shield hanging from his other arm. He appears to be the human equivalent of middle-age, which is something that Fury and his two companions have never seen before in an orc warrior. While he is clearly an epitome of intimidation there is also something disarming about the slight smile and soft but piercing eyes that are staring down at them. </p><p></p><p><em>[DM’s Note: A picture of Hargash was shown to the players, namely the cover drawing from <u>Dragon Magazine</u> #275.] The full specs and history of Hargash can be found at the following Rogues Gallery message thread:</em> <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29357" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29357</a></p><p></p><p>The orc walks directly up to Furynick, and points to Fury’s eye patch, asking “Did you get that in battle?” Furynick replies “Yeah, that and a whole lot more.” Hargash cocks his head to the side, and points to a deep scar above his left eyebrow, saying “Any like this?” Furynick unfastens the armor covering his collarbone, and shows the scar from a prior near-fatal wound. Hargash counters by unfastening his left bracer and unstraps the remaining armor from his left leave, showing a deep cut running down most of his arm. This game of one-upmanship continues for another quarter-hour, which each removing more armor to display various wounds. Vincenzo whispers over to Timothy “If either of them start to remove their pants I’m leaving.” </p><p></p><p>They eventually finish, and one of the orcs from the other table comes over to help Hargash get back into his armor. Hargash gestures to a nearby table and asks Furynick to join him for some drinks. Fury sits down with the orc chief as Timothy and Vincenzo remain standing. The orc assistant is sent to the bar, and comes back with four mugs of ale. The orc continues to ignore the two clerics, putting a pair of mugs in front of each seated fighter. </p><p></p><p>Hargash points to the clerics and asks Furynick “Why do you have those goody-two-shoes types for your bodyguards?” Fury replies “You can never be two careful, and they are both tall and powerful.” He then gestures to Vincenzo, and adds “Plus the big one can be funny.” Hargash acknowledges that clerical guards are indeed very useful, and that he wouldn’t currently be his clan’s chief without the support of the clan’s shaman. “So how big is your tribe?” Furynick asks. The orc answers “Around 150 brave warriors. All of the orc tribes within a days travel of our lair have either joined my Throat Ripper Clan, or suffered the consequences.” </p><p></p><p>They continue mostly small talk about weapons and fighting, discovering that they are both the at the same fighter proficiency level (6th). A few rounds of beer later Fury asks “So, why did you decide to come to this auction?” Hargash replies “We heard that there would be some interesting weapons, and I thought this might be a good time to upgrade some of ours.” Furynick tells him “Yep, there are. But you should stay aware from the Rock Hammer, between me and you, it’s a piece of junk.” </p><p></p><p>Hargash then asks if there will be opportunities for him to interact with the various other big shots who have arrived at the auction. Vinnie and Timothy exchange worried glances at that question. Fury replies “Yeah, there should be some time just before the auction. So, exactly how did you hear about the auction?” Hargash answers “Some guys who we caught and killed told us.” Vincenzo mutters to Timothy “Nobody reads newspapers any more these days” </p><p></p><p>“You do that often?” Fury asks next. Hargash says “The clan used to. Made all its money attacking whoever they could. When I came into power that changed, the Throat Rippers then started targeting only rich merchant caravans. Instead of just keeping whatever we found I began trading with the human communities, upgrading the weapons and armor of my troops. We still go after the occasional caravan, but most of our money now comes from monthly tribute paid to us by the humans.”</p><p></p><p>Furynick comments “I gotta say, you’re not like any other orc I’ve ever run into.” Vincenzo interjects “Yeah, this orc is still alive.” Vincenzo’s comment causes the entire bar to fall into a hushed silence, with nobody sure how Hargash will react. The orc chief remains silent and glares up towards the plump cleric. The tension in the room increases, until the orc warrior bursts out laughing and then slaps Furynick on the back. A now relieved Furynick says “See, I told you he was funny.” Hargash chuckles, then states “And truthful too I’d wager. Don’t worry, I’ve killed quite a few orcs during my life too, so won’t hold it against you.”</p><p></p><p>The conversation then turns to family. Hargash says that his three wives have given him nine sons, adding “My oldest is really one to be proud of. He’s still very young and has already killed two of his siblings.” Furynick says “Good that he lives up to your expectations.” Fury comments “I’ve never had much time for dames.” He then gestures to Vincenzo and says “But the big guy here, he has ten children, and with only one wife.” “Good for you,” Hargash tells the cleric. </p><p></p><p>Having been spoken to directly, Vincenzo decides it is safe to asks “So, how exactly did you guys get here?” Hargash explains says they hitched a ride on a Black Mark Pirate ship, which dropped them off outside of town last night. It will come back to pick them up next week. Furynick says “Black Mark Pirates? Sounds familiar.” Timothy speaks for the first time, saying “They are based on a man-made island 700 miles south of the continent. Their ships used to ravage this land, until around 75 years ago, when Aldorn was King and he negotiated a truce. They’ve generally avoided the continent since then, one exception being three years ago when a team from one of their ships decided to compete in the Farnsburg Fair.” “Okay, so that’s where I remember them from,” Furynick answers. </p><p></p><p>Furynick finishes the meeting, telling Hargash “It was great talking with you. I’m afraid I have to be heading back, lots to do for the auction, you know.” Hargash says “We’ll be there. I paid 8,000 gold for the privilege, and want to get our money’s worth. I guess my other 10 warriors will have to wait outside during it. Furynick replies “That shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll get you great seats. Just mention my name.” The three humans then depart. </p><p></p><p>Timothy informs Furynick that the auras for both Hargash and his lieutenant Korlod indicated Lawful Evil alignment. Fury says “No real surprise there. He seemed to be exactly who he claimed to be.” Vincenzo adds “Yes, but he is considerably more polite and articulate than you would expect from an orc leader. We had better keep a very close eye on him.”</p><p></p><p>They return to the auction house, and fill the party in on the meeting. Narg speculates that there will be quite a few guards and servants waiting around outside, and will probably block all traffic on the street. It is suggested that the entourages and carriages could all be parked in the open land to the north where the hospital will be built. Mojo says “Oh yeah, we’ll just tell them to go play in the vacant lot.” Narg says “Wonderful! We can set up a beer tent for them while they wait.” Fiona sarcastically comments “Great idea. Not only are we putting orcs, dwarf and elvan fighters together in the same place, but we’re then going to get them drunk. I’m sure that won’t lead to any problems.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 873628, member: 8530"] [B]Chapter 43, “Hargash the Mighty”, July 10th, 1019, 12:30 P.M.[/B] During lunch the group discuss that Kindor had asked them to go visit Orc Chieftain. They decide to send the human members of the group, Furynick, Timothy and Vincenzo. The trio decide to use one of the wagons rather than the good carriage, and travel to the west outer city to the Half-orc’s Tooth Tavern and Inn. The Inn is a fair sized wooden structure along the main west road, in a section of the city consisting of armorer and weapon shops. Next to the inn is a large stone sword smith shop displaying the sign “Gruumsh’s Swords”. They secure the wagon and enter the building. It is rather loud inside, with sturdy but well worn furnishings, and the whole place reeks of beer. Vincenzo comments that “the place has old world charm to it”. Timothy just gives him a disgusted look in reply. There are currently around thirty patrons in the building, including a table with a group of eight orcs. Furynick tells the two clerics “Better let me handle this,” and he walks over to the bar, with them following behind him. The half-orc fighter tending bar gives the two tall human clerics a suspicious glance and then says to Furynick “Yeah, whadda ya’want?” “Looking for an orc chief named Hargash,” the scruffy fighter replies. At the mention of Hargash’s name all eight orcs stand, and one heads over to the bar. This orc is wearing scale mail, and has three weapons hanging from his belt. He approaches Furynick in a threatening manner, and exclaims “Why you want Hargash?” “You him?” Fury replies. “No, me be Korlod, one of Hargash two lieutenants,” the orc replies. Fury says “Well, I came here to welcome him to the city. I’m working with the auction he came here for.” The orc yells over to one of his companions “Go tell the Mighty Hargash someone important here to see.” An orc charges upstairs. Furynick engages Korlod in small talk, saying that it is good to see other brave warriors.” The room then echoes from the sound of a pair of massive boots stomping down the stairs. The party looks up to see a huge orc, standing at least six-and-a-half feet tall. Heavy armor covers over his muscular frame. His gleaming white tusks have been capped with silver and his face is covered with several scars. He is holding a very large sword in his hand, with a shield hanging from his other arm. He appears to be the human equivalent of middle-age, which is something that Fury and his two companions have never seen before in an orc warrior. While he is clearly an epitome of intimidation there is also something disarming about the slight smile and soft but piercing eyes that are staring down at them. [I][DM’s Note: A picture of Hargash was shown to the players, namely the cover drawing from [U]Dragon Magazine[/U] #275.] The full specs and history of Hargash can be found at the following Rogues Gallery message thread:[/I] [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29357[/url] The orc walks directly up to Furynick, and points to Fury’s eye patch, asking “Did you get that in battle?” Furynick replies “Yeah, that and a whole lot more.” Hargash cocks his head to the side, and points to a deep scar above his left eyebrow, saying “Any like this?” Furynick unfastens the armor covering his collarbone, and shows the scar from a prior near-fatal wound. Hargash counters by unfastening his left bracer and unstraps the remaining armor from his left leave, showing a deep cut running down most of his arm. This game of one-upmanship continues for another quarter-hour, which each removing more armor to display various wounds. Vincenzo whispers over to Timothy “If either of them start to remove their pants I’m leaving.” They eventually finish, and one of the orcs from the other table comes over to help Hargash get back into his armor. Hargash gestures to a nearby table and asks Furynick to join him for some drinks. Fury sits down with the orc chief as Timothy and Vincenzo remain standing. The orc assistant is sent to the bar, and comes back with four mugs of ale. The orc continues to ignore the two clerics, putting a pair of mugs in front of each seated fighter. Hargash points to the clerics and asks Furynick “Why do you have those goody-two-shoes types for your bodyguards?” Fury replies “You can never be two careful, and they are both tall and powerful.” He then gestures to Vincenzo, and adds “Plus the big one can be funny.” Hargash acknowledges that clerical guards are indeed very useful, and that he wouldn’t currently be his clan’s chief without the support of the clan’s shaman. “So how big is your tribe?” Furynick asks. The orc answers “Around 150 brave warriors. All of the orc tribes within a days travel of our lair have either joined my Throat Ripper Clan, or suffered the consequences.” They continue mostly small talk about weapons and fighting, discovering that they are both the at the same fighter proficiency level (6th). A few rounds of beer later Fury asks “So, why did you decide to come to this auction?” Hargash replies “We heard that there would be some interesting weapons, and I thought this might be a good time to upgrade some of ours.” Furynick tells him “Yep, there are. But you should stay aware from the Rock Hammer, between me and you, it’s a piece of junk.” Hargash then asks if there will be opportunities for him to interact with the various other big shots who have arrived at the auction. Vinnie and Timothy exchange worried glances at that question. Fury replies “Yeah, there should be some time just before the auction. So, exactly how did you hear about the auction?” Hargash answers “Some guys who we caught and killed told us.” Vincenzo mutters to Timothy “Nobody reads newspapers any more these days” “You do that often?” Fury asks next. Hargash says “The clan used to. Made all its money attacking whoever they could. When I came into power that changed, the Throat Rippers then started targeting only rich merchant caravans. Instead of just keeping whatever we found I began trading with the human communities, upgrading the weapons and armor of my troops. We still go after the occasional caravan, but most of our money now comes from monthly tribute paid to us by the humans.” Furynick comments “I gotta say, you’re not like any other orc I’ve ever run into.” Vincenzo interjects “Yeah, this orc is still alive.” Vincenzo’s comment causes the entire bar to fall into a hushed silence, with nobody sure how Hargash will react. The orc chief remains silent and glares up towards the plump cleric. The tension in the room increases, until the orc warrior bursts out laughing and then slaps Furynick on the back. A now relieved Furynick says “See, I told you he was funny.” Hargash chuckles, then states “And truthful too I’d wager. Don’t worry, I’ve killed quite a few orcs during my life too, so won’t hold it against you.” The conversation then turns to family. Hargash says that his three wives have given him nine sons, adding “My oldest is really one to be proud of. He’s still very young and has already killed two of his siblings.” Furynick says “Good that he lives up to your expectations.” Fury comments “I’ve never had much time for dames.” He then gestures to Vincenzo and says “But the big guy here, he has ten children, and with only one wife.” “Good for you,” Hargash tells the cleric. Having been spoken to directly, Vincenzo decides it is safe to asks “So, how exactly did you guys get here?” Hargash explains says they hitched a ride on a Black Mark Pirate ship, which dropped them off outside of town last night. It will come back to pick them up next week. Furynick says “Black Mark Pirates? Sounds familiar.” Timothy speaks for the first time, saying “They are based on a man-made island 700 miles south of the continent. Their ships used to ravage this land, until around 75 years ago, when Aldorn was King and he negotiated a truce. They’ve generally avoided the continent since then, one exception being three years ago when a team from one of their ships decided to compete in the Farnsburg Fair.” “Okay, so that’s where I remember them from,” Furynick answers. Furynick finishes the meeting, telling Hargash “It was great talking with you. I’m afraid I have to be heading back, lots to do for the auction, you know.” Hargash says “We’ll be there. I paid 8,000 gold for the privilege, and want to get our money’s worth. I guess my other 10 warriors will have to wait outside during it. Furynick replies “That shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll get you great seats. Just mention my name.” The three humans then depart. Timothy informs Furynick that the auras for both Hargash and his lieutenant Korlod indicated Lawful Evil alignment. Fury says “No real surprise there. He seemed to be exactly who he claimed to be.” Vincenzo adds “Yes, but he is considerably more polite and articulate than you would expect from an orc leader. We had better keep a very close eye on him.” They return to the auction house, and fill the party in on the meeting. Narg speculates that there will be quite a few guards and servants waiting around outside, and will probably block all traffic on the street. It is suggested that the entourages and carriages could all be parked in the open land to the north where the hospital will be built. Mojo says “Oh yeah, we’ll just tell them to go play in the vacant lot.” Narg says “Wonderful! We can set up a beer tent for them while they wait.” Fiona sarcastically comments “Great idea. Not only are we putting orcs, dwarf and elvan fighters together in the same place, but we’re then going to get them drunk. I’m sure that won’t lead to any problems.” [/QUOTE]
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