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<blockquote data-quote="Cinerarium" data-source="post: 952908" data-attributes="member: 9349"><p><strong>Hammer 9, Late in the Evening</strong></p><p></p><p>Tymora smiled on us this evening, giving us a path to follow out of our quandary. A young, somewhat homely woman approached us at Harlan’s. It’s a rare commoner that approaches such an odd group as ours, especially at a place like Harlan’s, so I was immediately intrigued. Kazir seemed to recognize her, so I let him take the lead (and admittedly, I was somewhat into my cups at the time, and started on crawling my way back to the surface – damn Fineon!).</p><p></p><p>She introduced herself as Miralda, and Kazir nodded in recognition. She asked us, if we could, to accompany her to her Lord’s estate in the Coinsward, where Lord Macon had a job for us. </p><p></p><p>Kazir and the others had apparently served Lord Macon before I met them in the swamps. Lord Macon’s daughter Vixia had married a Lorrie, it seems, and her other suitors had threatened a riot at the wedding. Lord Macon had hired Kazir and his associates to ensure the peace of the wedding, that Vixia and the Lorrie, Certando, might enter into matrimony happily. </p><p></p><p>Since then, it seems, Lord Macon had fallen on hard times. Several of his caravans had never reached their destinations, presumably taken in recrimination for allowing his daughter to marry a Lorrie. I had heard some of Lord Macon’s story in my last tenday in Harren, and Kazir filled me in on the rest, as he, Fineon, and I made our way to Lord Macon’s demesnes. Along the way, the fog lifted from my brain somewhat, and I readied myself to meet with a noble who, unlike the others we had met so far, might actually not be angry with us.</p><p></p><p>I felt some excitement as we entered the estate. The fine rugs and furnishings reminded me of my father’s smaller home in Cymeria, and the comfortable surroundings automatically set me at ease. I could picture myself as a youth, curled up by the hearth reading in a home much like this while my aunt in the kitchen oversaw the servants preparing dinner. </p><p></p><p>Presently we were shown into Lord Macon’s study. He appeared dreadfully in need of sleep, but otherwise in fine spirits as he looked up from a scroll he had been studying. “Welcome! Ah, Kazir, I am glad that Miralda was able to find you. I see you have new companions?”</p><p></p><p>Kazir nodded, studying Macon and the surroundings before responding. “Yes, Lord Macon. This is Goetryn Pater d’Cymeria, and Fineon Elvenkin. For what do we owe the pleasure of this meeting?”</p><p></p><p>Macon absentmindedly picked up the parchment he had been studying. “Excellent, well, as you know, I had some… difficulties… getting my caravans through, but I’d promised I’d hire you again once I had the means. Well, I finally got some of my wool through to Longsnow [a Valudian frontier town], and I am now happy to say that I would like to place you under employment again.” He fidgeted with the parchment, glancing down to it with an almost childlike excitement on his face.</p><p></p><p>“We would be honored to hear your proposal, Lord Macon,” I said, glancing slightly at the parchment to draw his attention there.</p><p></p><p>I should mention at this point that I am getting somewhat self-conscious of my own diplomatic skills. The robes we discovered in the tomb of Luvio – may Ridley’s soul find rest in Milil’s halls – have given me some gifts in this skill. I’ve always prided myself on my ability to form quick relationships with people, but especially after my performance a few nights past in the Orchard Grove Cemetery, I begin to feel the full power of the robes taking effect. At any rate, I apologize for the diversion.</p><p></p><p>“Yes – this parchment… you’re observant, master Pater. I have recently come into possession of what I believe is a map to an old dwarven fortress in the mountains northeast of Harren. And not just any fortress,” he paused dramatically, inhaling as he looked at each of us, the firelight glinting in his dark eyes, “the fortress Khundrakar, home of Durgeddin himself!”</p><p></p><p>At this I could not help but gasp slightly and raise my eyebrows. I quickly noticed that Kazir and Fineon were looking at me expectantly. “Durgeddin,” I began, looking at Lord Macon for his permission to continue, “was a master dwarven smith. He was known – I would have thought widely – for his hatred of orcs. I believe he was once a member of the Silverhand clan who lost his family in an orc raid. He swore vengeance, and seeing that his fellow dwarves were reluctant to seek revenge, broke away from the clan with a small band of his followers and apprentices. He and his miners were said to have widened out a natural cave and turned it into a fortress, Khundrakar or Stone Tooth, from which they launched numerous raids on the on the humanoids in the region. From what travelers recount, his men were responsible for the slaughter of entire clans of orc and goblinkind, including their females and children. Eventually, so the story goes, ogres and orcs discovered his hiding hole and slew Durgeddin and all of his followers.”</p><p></p><p>Lord Macon nodded, apparently pleased to hear I knew a part of his story. “Indeed master Pater, indeed. Now, from all reports, Durgeddin’s weapons and armor are some of the finest ever made during this Age, and the few artifacts I have seen attest to this fact. If this map is correct – and I think it is – there is surely even more left in his stronghold.”</p><p></p><p>“Sure,” Fineon interrupted, “but there are probably even more orcs and ogres.”</p><p></p><p>Macon grinned. “And so we come to it. I would like to hire you to find out whether this map is true. I’ll pay you just to find out whether the fortress exists as the map claims – and if you enter, I’d ask to purchase anything valuable you find within. Of course, if you wish, you can sell to someone else, but I’d ask to have the first chance to make an offer. It’s a no lose situation.”</p><p></p><p>Before Fineon could speak again, I caught the Lord’s attention. “Your offer is very interesting. Might my companions and I talk about it privately for a moment?”</p><p></p><p>“Of course,” Macon replied, and left the room, map in hand. We quickly discussed the offer and decided to accept it. At this point, we had nothing to lose – and little to gain by staying in the Sevencity. A nice distraction for a tenday or so, to lay low and hope that the enemy stopped watching over us. With any luck, we would make this Lord Macon a trusted ally, and get some small fortune out of the deal. I was particularly worried about our survival chances in a fortress presumably overrun with ogres and their lot, but in the face of Fineon’s optimism and bravado I found it hard to mount a counterargument. Even Kazir seemed eager to go. We agreed to take up Lord Macon’s quest. He gave us the map and a hearty five hundred crowns each, and we retired to the Temple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cinerarium, post: 952908, member: 9349"] [B]Hammer 9, Late in the Evening[/B] Tymora smiled on us this evening, giving us a path to follow out of our quandary. A young, somewhat homely woman approached us at Harlan’s. It’s a rare commoner that approaches such an odd group as ours, especially at a place like Harlan’s, so I was immediately intrigued. Kazir seemed to recognize her, so I let him take the lead (and admittedly, I was somewhat into my cups at the time, and started on crawling my way back to the surface – damn Fineon!). She introduced herself as Miralda, and Kazir nodded in recognition. She asked us, if we could, to accompany her to her Lord’s estate in the Coinsward, where Lord Macon had a job for us. Kazir and the others had apparently served Lord Macon before I met them in the swamps. Lord Macon’s daughter Vixia had married a Lorrie, it seems, and her other suitors had threatened a riot at the wedding. Lord Macon had hired Kazir and his associates to ensure the peace of the wedding, that Vixia and the Lorrie, Certando, might enter into matrimony happily. Since then, it seems, Lord Macon had fallen on hard times. Several of his caravans had never reached their destinations, presumably taken in recrimination for allowing his daughter to marry a Lorrie. I had heard some of Lord Macon’s story in my last tenday in Harren, and Kazir filled me in on the rest, as he, Fineon, and I made our way to Lord Macon’s demesnes. Along the way, the fog lifted from my brain somewhat, and I readied myself to meet with a noble who, unlike the others we had met so far, might actually not be angry with us. I felt some excitement as we entered the estate. The fine rugs and furnishings reminded me of my father’s smaller home in Cymeria, and the comfortable surroundings automatically set me at ease. I could picture myself as a youth, curled up by the hearth reading in a home much like this while my aunt in the kitchen oversaw the servants preparing dinner. Presently we were shown into Lord Macon’s study. He appeared dreadfully in need of sleep, but otherwise in fine spirits as he looked up from a scroll he had been studying. “Welcome! Ah, Kazir, I am glad that Miralda was able to find you. I see you have new companions?” Kazir nodded, studying Macon and the surroundings before responding. “Yes, Lord Macon. This is Goetryn Pater d’Cymeria, and Fineon Elvenkin. For what do we owe the pleasure of this meeting?” Macon absentmindedly picked up the parchment he had been studying. “Excellent, well, as you know, I had some… difficulties… getting my caravans through, but I’d promised I’d hire you again once I had the means. Well, I finally got some of my wool through to Longsnow [a Valudian frontier town], and I am now happy to say that I would like to place you under employment again.” He fidgeted with the parchment, glancing down to it with an almost childlike excitement on his face. “We would be honored to hear your proposal, Lord Macon,” I said, glancing slightly at the parchment to draw his attention there. I should mention at this point that I am getting somewhat self-conscious of my own diplomatic skills. The robes we discovered in the tomb of Luvio – may Ridley’s soul find rest in Milil’s halls – have given me some gifts in this skill. I’ve always prided myself on my ability to form quick relationships with people, but especially after my performance a few nights past in the Orchard Grove Cemetery, I begin to feel the full power of the robes taking effect. At any rate, I apologize for the diversion. “Yes – this parchment… you’re observant, master Pater. I have recently come into possession of what I believe is a map to an old dwarven fortress in the mountains northeast of Harren. And not just any fortress,” he paused dramatically, inhaling as he looked at each of us, the firelight glinting in his dark eyes, “the fortress Khundrakar, home of Durgeddin himself!” At this I could not help but gasp slightly and raise my eyebrows. I quickly noticed that Kazir and Fineon were looking at me expectantly. “Durgeddin,” I began, looking at Lord Macon for his permission to continue, “was a master dwarven smith. He was known – I would have thought widely – for his hatred of orcs. I believe he was once a member of the Silverhand clan who lost his family in an orc raid. He swore vengeance, and seeing that his fellow dwarves were reluctant to seek revenge, broke away from the clan with a small band of his followers and apprentices. He and his miners were said to have widened out a natural cave and turned it into a fortress, Khundrakar or Stone Tooth, from which they launched numerous raids on the on the humanoids in the region. From what travelers recount, his men were responsible for the slaughter of entire clans of orc and goblinkind, including their females and children. Eventually, so the story goes, ogres and orcs discovered his hiding hole and slew Durgeddin and all of his followers.” Lord Macon nodded, apparently pleased to hear I knew a part of his story. “Indeed master Pater, indeed. Now, from all reports, Durgeddin’s weapons and armor are some of the finest ever made during this Age, and the few artifacts I have seen attest to this fact. If this map is correct – and I think it is – there is surely even more left in his stronghold.” “Sure,” Fineon interrupted, “but there are probably even more orcs and ogres.” Macon grinned. “And so we come to it. I would like to hire you to find out whether this map is true. I’ll pay you just to find out whether the fortress exists as the map claims – and if you enter, I’d ask to purchase anything valuable you find within. Of course, if you wish, you can sell to someone else, but I’d ask to have the first chance to make an offer. It’s a no lose situation.” Before Fineon could speak again, I caught the Lord’s attention. “Your offer is very interesting. Might my companions and I talk about it privately for a moment?” “Of course,” Macon replied, and left the room, map in hand. We quickly discussed the offer and decided to accept it. At this point, we had nothing to lose – and little to gain by staying in the Sevencity. A nice distraction for a tenday or so, to lay low and hope that the enemy stopped watching over us. With any luck, we would make this Lord Macon a trusted ally, and get some small fortune out of the deal. I was particularly worried about our survival chances in a fortress presumably overrun with ogres and their lot, but in the face of Fineon’s optimism and bravado I found it hard to mount a counterargument. Even Kazir seemed eager to go. We agreed to take up Lord Macon’s quest. He gave us the map and a hearty five hundred crowns each, and we retired to the Temple. [/QUOTE]
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