SO...
It would seem we had been tasked to find an outlaw who may have struck down one who came before us? Just as our un met companion
Uggi had been. This was a task we would finish with glee.
While I had been intent on seeking another human warrior and departing, such actions could wait. A Dwarf had to be avenged!
We had been told the outlaw still dwelt within the town walls.
We searched several abandoned stores he had been sighted at, and even ventured down into the catacombs beneath the temple. We came upon a few ill trained and un worthy bandits that we struck down. But no sign of Snodub.
After almost a day of searching I began to doubt things. Everyone I spoke to said he was within the town, yet no where could we find him... I would never shrink from a fight, but how could I fight if I could not find our target?
Eventually, and with a heavy heart we returned to the Farmer, prepared to admit defeat. Yet it seemed not to be. Upon seeing us we were embraced!
He seemed overjoyed that "We" had killed Snodub!
I looked around for a moment. Dosheb was of no help in pondering this strange matter and so I again spoek to the Farmer.
'Whom has told you this news? That we slain the outlaw?"
He instructed us to a local guard who had told him, a female Human not far from us. Determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, we came upon a small house and entered. Inside the first thing that caught my eye was a Large Silver spear, still stained with the blood of a goblin!
The home we were in was small and I could see a Human and some children around, I asked who the owner of the spear was and to my surprise the Woman raised her hand. She said her name was
Dag Muthisimo and that it was indeed she who slew the outlaw...
the kills of dag
She told us she did not wish to take credit for such a task, and had told the guards we had done the deed. I think for a moment and ask if the goblin outlaw had anything "Strange' on his person. Dag seemed as if expecting the question and handed us a Dwarfish scroll. It was indeed the
Same Scroll That both I, and my fallen companion
Uggi had been given.
Surely this was no accident; fate had put her into our lives. And, a Sear, that she wielded a Spear, the same as Dosheb had once held. Already I could seem him staring at it, like a lost friend. His eyes already seemed calmer.
I spoke to Dag, I knew I would ask much, but I felt Fate had picked her to join with us.!
I was overjoyed when she agreed. She grabbed her spear, said her farewell to family, and soon we made ready.
Now we made ready for the final leg of our trip. Many I spoke to know of no other settlements between here and the Mountain Home we sought. Meat we could get from the wild, but other sustenance we might not see again.
The gold I had taken from the bandits indeed served us well; we purchased a large amount of fresh fruit and other items to nourish us. More indeed then we could carry.
It was then I did something I felt I should have done from our start... We were ot the first to travel this way, and would surely not be the last. Others would follow us. I took would supplies I could and gave them to Dag's family with instruction that should any Dwarf follow us; they were welcome to the food. I also left a message saying that somewhere here, was the body of
Phones Starchampion and like the corpse of Uggi, that they too should be taken to the home...
We set off the next day for what would be our final Journey. From this point on, as far as we knew, there would be no more towns, no more people, no one until we reached the mountain home.
We hiked for about a day. Dosheb seemed to calm as he walked side by side with Dag. Weather it was by being next to a Human, or next to a Spear again I could not say.
heading out into wilderness
Another day passed, Dosheb and Dag hunted together game. Often they would vanish from my sight all together, but always they returned and seemed in good spirits.
By the end of the second day, we came over a small crest of hills and before us lay Mountains. REAL Mountains!
I felt a stirring in my heart, as though I was indeed coming home!
We passed along the foot of the mountains; streams and rivers flowed from the base. The farther we went down the hotter it became as well. Not just from winter going into spring, but the very lands grew hot. Even at night the air was still warm, rivers no longer froze and often we had to hike up high into the mountains to find a place where we could cross around them.
During one such trip along a river, we came to a field that had a strange bluish hue to it. The trees were strange as well and looked like great white Feathers.
Dag said she had hold stories of such places, that Elves and Unicorns sometimes inhabited such lands. I Looked fearful at this news, clutching my Sword tightly. Dag seemed confused that I would be fearful of such things. Truly Humans have much to learn...
We made our way to a large Cave where we made camp for the night
I awoke in the middle of the night to a horrible sight!
Cyclops had also made it's home in the cave and was upon us!!!
At first I was not sure of what I saw, for it seemed as though Dag and Dosheb had already been fighting. They seemed not to be wearing much of their clothing and Dosheb was holding his Loincloth!
I made a quick attack at the beast with my Axe that just cut a glancing blow upon the beast. It turned and charged at me knocking me down! As I did so, Dosheb once more seemed to enter into some sort of Madness!
Both he and Dag had been interrupted by the Cyclopes and it had grieved him deeply!
Moving quicker then I could see he attacked the one eyed beast, punching it with his aged Loincloth over and over!
Every time I tried to get in closer I was knocked away between the two Humans who attacked over and over!
Suddenly there was a crack and the beast lay still, yet not dead. Unconscious it fell before us, and I would not give it the chance of attacking us again!!!
The three of us now all attacked it, hoping to delve a fatal blow to it's head!
Spear, Battle Axe, and (apparently) Loincloths where all hammered over and over into the beasts Skull!
AT least it seemed death had claimed it and it moved no more.
I looked at the nearly naked Humans, curious of what they had been doing before the attack. Dag seemed not to look me in the eyes, but hurriedly put her clothing back on. Dosheb, perhaps still lost in his Madness, did nothing, remaining all but nude. It was not until morning that he had clothed himself again... Save for his loin cloth which he held as though it were a newly forged spear...
We hiked out from the valley along a river to drink and wash off. The heat was growing intense now and it beat down upon us like a Hammer. We found ourselves having to stop more and more to drink, and we decided to simply follow the river for as long as it took us, lest we wonder away and run out of water in the heat.
Two more days passed, the time spent killing beasts and snakes for meat. The provisions we had taken with us and been either consumed or rotted and we had nothing left to consume but game.
Another few days passed, our movement becoming slower as the land grew hot. Ever we followed the river until... Until one day...
The river we had followed fell over a cliff and down below we could see Dwarves.
There was no Mountain Home, No great city... No food no place to rest.
Only you two, who I have told my story too"
The Dwarves
Melkor and
Nish both looked up from the camp fire and nodded.
"So it was with us, nothing to find, as if we are expected to build the city ourselves" Nish spoke as he poked at the fire. Melkor spoke up next.
"And what of the Humans? I did not see them after the first day."
"I spoke to them last night. After so long with me, it woudl seem once I reached my goal they departed. I hope Deshob may find peace, and that Dag may find her way back to her family. Both were mighty Warriors worthy of song!"
The other two Dwarves nodded in agreement, behind them laid the small makeshift shrine of the bodies of the fallen. Nish looked at it and stood up.
"And what of now? You have joined us here, but will there be more?"
Orky looked down at the scrolls in his hands, the one that started him on his quest.
"There will be, We can only wait for them..."
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And THUS does the saga come to the end!
A few notes on the quest!
*As far as I know, I had NO hand in killing Snodub, who killed Phones. I actually think I saw "Snodub" on the way into town, cause I only remember seeing ONE goblin above ground. The only thing I can think of, is by starting the quest he suddenly became "Hostile" and The human gaurd was just next him and struck him down before us.
*I looked around for Phones body, but did not find it, I hope that perhaps someone else may pick it up. Maybe Phones has a better location on it.
*For future travelers, anyone passing through, do a quick search and you'll find (hopefully) piles of berries food and other items to use in an abandoned house. Also there’s a lot of gear below the Temple from people we killed, if you are brave enough to look around.
*On the Cyclopes attack... I Have NO IDEA how Deshob came to be holding a Loin Cloth, I am not sure if it was his or not... But he killed a LOT of people with it!
Also FINAL COUNTS for Dosheb and Orky:
Final Kills for Orky
Final Kills for Dosheb
How we shape up in History in our civilization.
A final note.
At the very end of things, Dosheb turned out to be so much of a Bad Ass, that he became a Hero to the "Watchful Rags" themselves. The only Human to do so thus far!
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