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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7155924" data-attributes="member: 6777052">Cholmondeley took immediate command. He first turned to the head druid. "Gentlemen, I apologise for interrupting your meal, but we are all under threat.""Sorry lad, but we're old school druids, true neutral. We don't get involved."Cholmondeley pointed up to the roof of the single-storey building. It was thatch, supported by oak beams. "See that? Oak beams? Don't you just hate the abuse of sacred oaks?""Well, yes, if you put it that way, it's an abomination. Should never be allowed.""Then remove the whole roof. Go ahead. Whatever spells you have, use them to get rid of it completely right now and let the good honest sunshine in. Can you do it?""Now you're talking," said the head druid grimly. "Come on lads, wands out!"Meanwhile, Foghorn had lifted down Mr Choppy Chop from its place above the bar and was swishing it about, rather dangerously if the truth be told, getting the feel of its power. He hadn't used it in earnest since Thor had 'improved' it.Sister Jericho stayed behind the bar, preparing bandages and mentally rehearsing a few spells that might be useful against evil dwarves popping up out of the ground. If push came to shove she was invulnerable herself, so she could draw the duergar attacks and protect her friends that way. Meanwhile, she cast Beacon of Hope as a warm-up.Gucci and ze goblinz offered to join in. The liked a good scrap, as long as it went their way and involved a lot of dodging. Cholmondeley told them to upturn the tables around the outside of the room and hide behind them, ready to jump out and ambush any duergar that came their way.Ronni, Keyes and Knife were nowhere to be seen. There hadn't been time to raise Knife, so she was still dead and couldn't be killed again; Cholmondeley had to assume that the other two could look after themselves, or at least keep out of trouble if need be.Char-Ging spoke to the Duke. "Looks like I'm not going to make it the meeting after all. I can cast Move Earth if it helps?" Cholmondeley thought quickly and asked her to keep it ready and wait for his command. He wasn't sure, yet, how many duergar miners to expect in the first wave but he would need to deal with them quickly before they could call in reinforcements. If he sealed the opening too soon he wouldn't know what was going on underground but if he waited too long they could be overwhelmed by sheer numbers. He consulted Pur-Ging. "How many and how deep?" But before Pur-Ging had time to reply, the middle of the floor collapsed and a mighty voice boomed out: ROLL FOR INITIATIVE!</blockquote>

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