The Forge of Fury

[IronWolf]

Sensing Hinderpick needed a little more help with negotiations he moved further up the stairs to be heard more clearly as he spoke in dwarves as well "Allow us audience to help bring these halls to greatness once again.

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Diplomacy -- 19|

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[HolyMan]

"HA! Greatness you say, HA!" a male dwarf says<edit: in common> stepping out from the far side of the last column. He wears a chain shirt and carries a thick-bladed short sword in one hand. His beard is snow white and his skin is a dull grey and as he motions two others both armed with crossbows step out from behind their hiding places. Their weapons loaded and pointed at the group.

"We have been here a few months and have seen no greatness. But then again the halls to the north are infested with the restless dead so we just sealed them off. You will find nothing here to interest you... unless."

The dark dwarf looks at the group with an appraising eye. "Unless you wish to try and wrestle the black dragon's hoard from her. HA! HA! Now that would be a sight to see."

 

[Walking Dad]

Auris

"The part about the dragon sounds very interestiong. Would you be so nice to show us the way." Auris asks genuinely happy.

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I assume he spoke common towards the group.

active spell: Mage Armor

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Auris D'Leroy
AC 18 (T17, FF13), HP 48/48, F +5,R+7,W+6

Spells: 6/7 , 5/5
Electric Ray: 5/6 (+6, 1d6+2)

Sorcerer Spells Known:
DC = 10 + spell level + 3
0 (6): Acid Splash, Detect Magic, Read Magic, Dancing Lights, Disrupt Undead, Mage Hand
1 (3): Mage Armor, Magic Missle, Shield, Sleep - Burning Hands (electric)
2 (1): Glitterdust, Flaming sphere - Scorching Ray (electric)

Wand: 49/50

Effects: -

XP: 10,296


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[sunshadow21]

"Just how big of a dragon are we talking here?" Hinderpick's interest is piqued, but he is still cautious. The sight of duergar is unsettling, but between the restless undead and the mention of a black dragon, they are the least of his worries at the moment.

 

[IronWolf]

Sabern keeps his shield up as he watches the crossbow armed dwarves step out from hiding mentally noting their positions. "Restless undead? The former dwarves of this great hall or others? Sabern asks.

 

[HolyMan]

"Well boyz, looks like we got some genuine adventurer types here." The dwarf says bring a laugh from the two others. "Not sure about who those dead belong to just know they aren't friendly."

"And the dragon be smalls not even as big as a dire boar. But to one like ye I think it could gulp you down in one bite." He says looking at Auris. "Well if you wants to go and get killed either choice is a good one. But to go through our halls you will have to pay."

Looking the group up and down as if to seeing how much he can get for passage he then says, "Twenty gold fer each of you to go into the Halls of the Undead, or fifty gold if ye want to brave the Lair of the Dragon. HA HA!" With that he and the other two break out in a small fit of laughter.

 

[IronWolf]

"Charging tolls to those who seek to slay or put to rest the very things you have sealed off or hide from? Please, consider what you are asking once again.

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Diplomacy - 8
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[HolyMan]

"Well there be four of ye and over a dozen of us in total. So I think we can ask ye to be paying to move through our territory. But if you won't pay, go back the way you came or try and fight your way through."

The two dwarves raise their crossbows menacingly. The dwarf doing the talking rest his had on the hilt of the short sword at his belt. The hammering still sounds to the south (surely someone else is here).

 

[sunshadow21]

Hinderpick simply shrugs, and charges forward at the leader with his axe, putting it directly in the leader's chest, mere inches from the fool's heart, treating the Duergar as little more than bugs standing between him and his real goal.

 

[IronWolf]

Sabern shrugs as Hinderpick rushes ahead and soon follows suit calling behind him "Gerlari, Auris, we'll be needing you!"

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Sabern charges ahead with mace and shield. Not sure if I can reach them, but the low init should give me time to add some actions....

init -- 9
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