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[CountAlex]

Hello, weary traveler! You are about to witness the story of Likot Udendeb, the wackiest soapmaker dwarf. This story is of questionable quality. It is accompanied with digital engravings. (Most) craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is covered with passable translation.

In other words, that's long interactive story originating in small Russian imageboard about dwarfs and their lives. It's ongoing, and your requests and commands to character(s) are gladly accepted.
Remarks and corrections to translation are more than welcome.
Hope you'll enjoy the ride.

Little bait for more interest.

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Another teaser if you are still in doubt.

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Althouth game is located at other site, you can join by leaving your suggestions and ideas at this topic or here. Everything will be delivered to GMs.

In case any pictures are missing feel free to tell me and I will fix it.

[CountAlex]

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First thread original

Offers and requests of players are cursive.

So, here we go:

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You wake up in (suddenly) your room instead of some Armok forsaken place. Travels in deserts and goblin forests turned out to be just dreams, created by your autistic imagination.

After you recover, you remember that today is not only important, but one of the most unpleasant days of your life. By the decision of the Queen you have to leave your usual home and, with company of six other "luckies," embark on a distant expedition for the foundation of a new fortress.

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Go get drunk!


Apparently, someone locked the door to your room from inside. Interesting, who could have done that?

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Take a look at muralengraving on the wall.


Engraved on the wall is the masterful rendition of Bomul Shomil.
Bomul Shomil raises Dongitestil, artifact bucket with the image of Dongitestil, artifact bucket. Bomul Shomil seems triumphant.

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Break down the door by throwing sock.


Sock hit the door with a crunch and stuck on the lock bar. .Seems you don't have enough rage to use it like battering ram.

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Open door. Put on the sock. Arm self with a spoon and go to meeting hall. Get to canteen and have a meal, mean, drink.



You've decided to overcome your autistic spirit and finally open your room's door. Before leaving you've decided to equip with spoon and sock but then took thought where you should go first: meeting hall, canteen or booze stockpile.

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Inspect the room, checking  your stocks. If there is any outerwear-equip it



Of all the stocks found in the room there is only mushroom spawn remaining after yesterday's dinner. No outerwear and, for the matter, cabinet to store it in your room.

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Exit the room and look where we found ourselves. Before leaving arm yourself with wooden bar



Taking the lock for some reason, you left the room and looked around. You are in the hallway of your apartment block where you lived most part of your adult life. Here is almost nothing to look at.

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Also, it would be nice to strain your memory and remember plannig of our fortress, what there is and where.


Inscription, left to right(Russian):
-You weren't there 4 years;
-Booze;
-Food;
-Dining hall;
-Well.

Without much straining, you've remembered all the halls and corridors where you've been at least once. On the list: poor housing 1x2, local booze cellar, pantry, canteen, and the meeting hall at the well. You don't know about the rest of the fortress.

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Come to get drunk.
Get meal, mean, drink.
Satisfy our physical needs.
For this get to bar(booze pile)



The idea that it would not hurt to drink something stronger was on your mind since awakening. So, it's your task #1 right now.
Bared ass crazy run past you, yelling something in an incomprehensible language.



Upon entering the cellar, you find the last barrel of dwarven wine. It seems something is still splashing at the bottom .

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Check out barell's content



At the bottom of the barrel is left just enough booze to ill you up. Alcohol has added strength and markedly improved
well-being but gave no joy at all. Because it's the same damn dwarven wine again! Made from the same
damn plunp helmets and cooked by the same damned brewer!

You recieve +1 bad thought. Along with the thought that you now have to leave your home, you have a total of 2 bad thoughts. 5 bad thoughts lead you to tantrum, so now you gotta act more carefully.

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Also, take a paper from the back and take a look what's written on it



On the paper you see crookedly written scrawling formed from runic dwarwen letters: LIKOT UDENDEB - ONINOAGAK. In closest translation it sounds like "Likot SoapEater-anal elf". Taking into account the fact that you are that Likot SoapEater, and there is no another with such in the entire fortress-it definitely means someone deliberately trying to annoy you. +1 bad thought.

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Come to armor and weapon stockpiles, equip and arm respectively, Also, if there is coin room-use the occasion to stop and to fill pockets with gold.

You don't know where is armory and treasury. Even if you know, soapmaker livivng in low cost appartaments is ulikely to be allowed.

Go to fortress ruler(or whoever responsible) to know about expedition details

You have never seen this ruler(Queen, actually-she's in charge here), and you have no idea where here throne room is or where she does meetings with visitors. And about the expedition will be announced in the evening at the well, where seven founders will meet .

Try to date some dwarfgirl and persuade her to coitus

There is nobody around, so not sooner than in the evening at the welll. Tne only one you can try to persuade is bare ass psycho who is running around here.

Get nude and run through the corridors, shouting something in an incomprehensible language (we will not stand out - maybe there that's how it is accepted here).

Nudism is now quite fashionable, especially in the new fortresses, with the unsteady economy. But exhibitionism in our forterss is under the strict prohibition-all violators are to be immediately put in solitary confinement, or thrown into the danger room. So running aroung with bare "joys" is too risky-maybe someone could see and turn us in.

Ask a psycho, what the hell is his problem.
It's pointless. That psycho faces of all the signs of manic-depressive insanity-stark raving mad, exactly, any dwarf can define it even without medicine education. His problem most probable is fail of his strange mood. Well, he didn't get turtle shell, uncut lapis lazuli or something like that... So he flew off the rails.

Try to remember with whom I was in conflict recently. Also take a closer look on this crooked handwriting, perhaps, I know who did it?

Well, seems, woth no one... You don't even have some real acquaintances, actually. And you've no idea how non-existent handwriting of non-existent acquaintances looks like. So it's still a deep secret who wrote that...

These and many other thoughts swarm in your head while you sit in the corner, digesting the wine. You feel lousy. You become more and more aware of the fact that in all the years that you've lived here, you amassed no acquaintances nor friends, never worked, and in fact have never deviated from the footworn path Bed-Food-Bed.

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Wash the mug in the well to cheer up a bit
Would not hurt. But first you decided to

look on engravings



On the left wall there are two messily carved rising crescent-symbol of your fortress.
The entire front wall is portrait of Ubur Limulenog-deceased husband of Queen.



Rinsing your face, you step away from the depression. You came up with ideas what to do till evening, however you still have no clear plan for the day.

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Go to the shop, look at the small animals. Buy plump helmet spawn, name it Ananas ^{(t.n.: Pineapple)}



You already have plump helmet spawn - it's in your room. Putting it in your cap and caressing it gives you a good thought and settles your nerves a bit.
Your newly-acquired pet in your cap has changed your appearance a little for the worse. But its benefits greatly exceed the discomfort. Now you only have two bad thoughts, and tantrum is less likely.



The newly-acquired pet in your cap has changed your appearance for the worse.

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Use the spoon to winkle a lock out of the door - it might be useful. l



After carefully examination of door's both sides you find nothing like a lock. The only thing it was 'locked' with is the wooden board you've been dragging all morning.

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Search for a room with no dwarf inside and enter (break down the door if needed). Search for some loot in there



Suddenly, you feel the waking of unknown forces from the depths. You see a vision - right behind the wall in the next room there is definitely something that rightfully belongs to you and no one else, and you just have to take it. Dwarven special clairvoyance has been quiet for the last four years, and you're surprised to feel these divination abilities again.

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REGAIN SECOND SOCK NOW

Oh yeah, it's a great sock! Don't even have to break down the door to get this gem.

Find out how it got into another room.

It didn't get in other room. Maybe it was always there, but the sock became yours just now.

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On the way to the dining room make sure statue is about the same plot like our room's engraving, take a look at engravings around bedrooms Fuuuu-face style one near well.



1. Yeah, It is the same. Bomul "Wooden Stave" Sholil, whose carved mug grins at you every morning in your bedroom. And the bucket's the same.
2.Some of the everyday's life stories of the fortress.  Ubur Limulenlog removes Urist Mekurigril from the position of capitain of the guard. Urist did not give it much importance.
3.This is Tok Buketotil. Tok is surrounded by mosquitoes. Tok looks terrified.

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Pull out chicken feather from pillow.
Take the calendar from the door, check out what's the date today




After reading "How to quickly clutter inventory for dummies" you've realized that you ABSOLUTELY NEED calendar and a chicken feather.

About the date - today is the 24th of Opal. The 23rd of Opal is marked with red on the calendar. Something happened yesterday, something important for owner of this room.

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Jump to bed, strike a menacing pose.



You strike a menacing pose.
Wow, that was a fuckin' waste of time.

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Realize you're hungry.
Go to the dining room for lunch
Get grub and booze, and go to the meeting hall
Go to store food and whip yourself emergency reserve for the trip. Just in case.
Maybe it's time to have a bite, wine probably caused our appetite to wake up, maybe it'll raise our mood.




About time. It's already noon, and you have had anything to eat yet. After making a bag out of bed sheets, you put your stuff inside, hang it on the spoon, and moved in the direction of the pantry. But you hesitate in front of the door, and wonder if it's worth it to go inside.

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Morons, don't go to pile, don't you see miasma in there! You'll get bad thought. Rather take a look at the bucket.




Looking for a good reason to go into the miasma room, you decide to take a look at the bucket. Reviewing it carefully, you don't find anything unusual or exciting, it's just a washing bucket - noticeably smaller then THE BUCKET you've seen on engravings and statues. Unfortunately, you didn't get a good thought.

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If it the bucket from the engraving, removed from the chain, put on the head, cover with cap to hide

Bucket simply won't fit on the head.  And it's doubtful that it's actually an artifact...

Maybe we just dwarfcraft something of board and bucket at once! It's so funny!

With a little imagination, you dwarfcraft a bucket and board HELICOPTAAAAH and leave this shit near the well.

Take pillowcase, soak it with wine remains from the barrel, wind on the face and enter into a pile room

Having put the wet pillowcase on your face, you prepare to open the door to the pantry.



Dramatically flung open the door, you suprisingly have found for yourself that ...



... miasma not only gets under the mask, but also brutally hurts your eyes! Even after taking all the necessary precautions, you've still underestimated the danger of this horrible, caustic substance.
Even a brutal dwarf like you instantly limps like a sissy.

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Shut the door. Dip tearful face into the well. Go look for grub in the dining room.
Open the door and let miasma out. Let the whole fortress joy.




Barely dragging yourself out of a purple cloud, you tried to shut the door blindly but failed to catch it with your hand. Well, you let it ventilate while you limp to the well.



Grimacing like a randy baboon, you tried to spew a stream of vomit. Fortunately, due to the fact that wine digests and works into you quickly enough, you didn't spoil the well water with your beautiful inner world.

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Wait until it's ventilated and then finally take something to devour. BTW check if there is somebody dead inside.



When the air has cleared, you go inside and examine the contents of the barrels. Three of them are full of plump helmets, on the bottom of a fourth you find a few pieces of salted crundle meat, and a stack of trays in the corner holds rotten roast made out of minced dwarven wine. It seems that it was that roast which spoiled the local atmosphere. You've put some meat and mushrooms in a bag and gone to the dining hall to eat.

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Well, if we're going, keep going



Really, keep going. On the way you disassemble HELICOPTAAH and enter the canteen. It's quite dirty, but you find a clean-looking table and chair. With this meal, you have reduced the number of bad thoughts to two.

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Go to the west. Why not, time to change things in our live.



Now, since you're no loger hungry and no longer plagued by the need for booze, it's possible to explore the area - to the west, where you haven't been these last few years. You vaguely recall that that's the main part of the fortress.



You remember this place. It's the place you found your red sock four years ago, with your dwarven telepathy. But where this ladder and hatch leads - you don't really remember. You even forgot which way you came from when you were just settling in.

[CountAlex]

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Read the inscription



POROSHOK NE VHODI _{(t.n. This is label used for dry extinguishing areas means "Powder-stay out", sounds pretty strange in Russian)}
Label is typed with regular runes but no idea what this language is. Maybe some service code, useful for military and miners only.

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Go up



The floor above is another living area with similar planning dug out in the middle of magnetite cluster long time ago. Here poor dwarfs live. I. e. lived-right now magnetite walls dug out in most of the rooms. Looks like the fortress really needed more iron as soon as possible that they started to demolish living areas instead of searching somewhere else. 

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Yell "HEEEY! ANYBODY HERE!" a few times
Examine living rooms, maybe there is something



After yelling twice in the direction of destroyed corridors, you didn't receive any response and started searching in the ruins. Between heaps of stones and dust you've found an party invite ticket for celebration of the opening of the new magma manufactory. Date-23 of Opal. Looks like you missed the fun, and you probably would probably be upset if you were a party dwarf.

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Listen. If we hear something - go to a noise. Maybe we'll find high boot or even GAUNLET



You listened hard, but again didn't heard anything. But after a couple minutes of wandering around the ruins, you heard the rumble quite distinctly and felt shaking under the feet. This is cave-in.  If you were an above-ground man, you could think "Oh, whatever, they happen by themselves from time to time". But because you're a dwarf, you absolutely sure that cave-ins caused by dwarves in 99% of cases and happen by themselves extremely rare. So it's signal somebody is digging there in the deep.

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Try to remember why we are so sure that expedition day is today. When were we announced about it?
Recall why we know meeting is today



You couldn't remember him name when he introduced himself to you. That was one of nobles. He came up to you five days ago and called self either as manager, or as peasant guild leader, and notified us with bad news that Motherland finally remembered modest Lokot Udebdeb who wasn't grabbed into military after some error in the fortress citizens records. It's time to fix an annoying mistake but most fish cleaners, soapmakers and other scum of your migration wave already matured to the level of professional crossbowdwarfes you'll be pretty useless in army. The only vacancy for you is to be one of seven founders of new fort in the west near Unthinkable Mountains.

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Open hatch and look inside. But don't enter!
Put paper in wallet and quickly run down to hatch, and, if there is nothing scareful seen/heard, go down.
Don't forget to secure hatch with wooden bar to be faster during escape.



Looks like someone locked hatch from inside. Interesting, who could it be?
No, seriously-it's locked  Probably, it's nessesary to find ways around to get on lower floor.

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Keep climbing up
Search for way upward to reach the surface, there is probably someone hanging around
There is no way up on dug out level, right?



There is only a couple of footboards left on the place where stairs up used to be on the dug out level. The staircase was intentionally broken by somebody. Thoughts you've left Mountainhome alone settle harder and harder in your head and if it was not for your phlegmatic temperament, you would already start panic.

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Then it's time to check what's in the east of the well



You're back on your floor and went to the east. There are other poor peasants' streets, and not all of the rooms occupied.

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Enter the room with the sleepind dwarf. If it's locked - knock to the door. Loudly. With the spoon



You have you checked rooms, all were open and empty, except the one - it has some nasty loud snoring and it was locked from inside. After several banging at the door with the spoon you've been expecting for reaction. There was a rustle of fuss on the bed and quiet bawdry inside, then somebody climbed off bed and stomped toward the door.



Pushing the lock bolt, the owner of the room came to you. For some reason you feel that a dwarf is not very happy with the rapid awakening. He looks at you and waits for
explanation.

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Tell him that manager calls to his office.



You blurted out first thing that came into your head:
-Manager calls you to his office!
And to your surprise, he replied:
-Know without your help! - and went toward the bar with a nervous pace.

But first, lets introduce ourself and then ask the name and occupation of bluesocked - well, become acquainted properly, or he would think that's another psycho in front of him.
Ask him if he knows what the heck is going on in the fortress.
Also, ask him whether he is a member of the expedition.
If he's gonna bully (because of sudden invasion of his chambers), justify it to our concern about what is happening in the fortress, in particular, its abandonment.
Announce that he is the only sane dwarf we met for all day.


You followed him.
- I am Likot Soapeater, i'm here... - You've started but the companion abruptly interrupted:
- I can not reciprocate! - and glared sternly with baggy eyes.
Quite expecting this turn in conversation, you've started to explain:
- You see, there is something strange going on in the fortress since morning, everybody gone... Well, it kinda worried me... All in all, you're the first sane dwarf, whom I meet today. .
Your companion ignored you.
You continued:
- Do you know what is going on now in the fortress? And whether this is related to today's departure of the expedition? And yes, can I ask, maybe you are one of seven travelers?
Dwarf paused, took a deep breath and turned in you:
- Dear Soapmaker, would you be so kind to keep quiet for a while, my head aches even without you.  But no, you just needed to make a damn elfen drum out of my door and then drown me in a stream of meaningless questions.
Then he changed his tone:
- What do you want from me, then?

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Stop annoying the mason. Let him wake up and assess the situation



You have decided to pause for a while, and silently accompany him to the warehouse. But when you approached you remembered that you missed one small detail:
Is there some alcohol left in barrel? Otherwise we'll catch a hard fist with a face.

But you've drunk the last barrel!  And if this boar will drink water from the well instead of wine, he'll sober up and become completely enraged. Here you have taken the most reasonable solution: get away.

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Well, screw that beardy. If he woke up in such a bad spirit + awaked by annoying dwarf, it's better to go in the opposite direction, let him blow off steam on bare-ass.f. Or we would have to collect the teeth from the floor.



Taking a defensive position in the depth of a residential area, you were waiting. The storm didn't took long to start, and soon you heard screams, bawdry and crushes of breaking furniture.

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I hope we are locked in the mason's room?
Watch the trash in the corner near the door.



When the noise died out, you got out of your shelter and looked around. It wasn't mason's room, because he had wooden door, not stone one. In trash in he corner you've found small uncut pyrite. It's hard even to call it decorative-too rough and small but can be usefull so you've picked it up.

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You've took a chance and decided to return to the well and to assess the magnitude of the tragedy. Some doors were not in place иге laid in the corridors, well bucket with a rope disappeared somewhere, and well itself was quiet... not in its best condition. Culprit of all this chaos stood there as if nothing had happened and calmly thumb unlit pipe.
- Wow - he said to you. - Got a light there? Lost my flint somewhere.
Well, this one settles down as quick as throwing a tantrum. We ought to be careful with him.

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That's where pyrite will be useful, lets lend it to him.

- Here - you passed him the stone. You wanted to add that yoг don't smoke, but then changed your mind as this redneck can think  you do not need that pyrite and will not return the stone. No way.

While the violent one is busy with the fueling pipe and smoking-try to  quietly  unhook or read a note on his back

While mason fiercely batters flint with chisel, igniting tinder, you decide to study a piece of paper on his back.  "TOK BUKETOTIL ONINOAGAK". Not a long message, written in the same handwriting and the same ink as in your paper. You have decided to leave it hanging on mason's back so that he wouldn't see you with this piece of paper and think you're the one who wrote it.

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Tok Buketotil and this blusocked mason are the same person? Ask him but not "in the face" (like, "hey, is it you carved there, surrounded by mosquitos?")
Also ask if he is part of the expedition team.



Tok extinguished a fire, returned pyrite to you and inhaled smoldering spores of towercap.
- Is it you so vividly portrayed here? - You poked your finger in the engraving on the wall. - Looks similar.
- My job. What, like? Have given me the will, I would carve the entire fortress with masterpieces. And, yet, this is my only creation.-Tok annoyance replied.
- So you're engraver?
- Hereditary. Just not recognized. What about you?- blue-socked asked. And added: - Oh yes, what were you trying to ask me in the hallway? I do not remember a damn thing.
- Yes, I just woke up this morning, went out, and nobody around. Then I went to the canteen, and there is also empty. Wanted to go on the floors - it turned out that the hatch down is shut, and upper floor is a mess, with a path up cut as well...
- It's miners. -Tok nterrupted.
- What?
- That they dug. And dragged away the ore somewhere down and locked up.
- And what does it all mean?
- Absolutely no idea. - A mason shrugged. - They hauled the ore down the stairs yesterday, just after the party. And now we are isolated from the rest of the fortress.
- And what is that, a quarantine? There is a beast with a syndrome roams the fortress, and they try to protect the healthy ones from infected that way?
- Armok knows. I was not dedicated either. If we are lucky, we'll get answers to the questions in the evening on the meeting.
-So then it means you've been choosen for expedition too.- You guessed.
-Yep-Tok confirmed and  again inhaled mushrooms smoke.

[CountAlex]

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Ask if he has any ideas what to do until the evening.
Is it possible to get through the well hole to the lower level, where miners are locked up?



Without regard for you being interested or not, Tok has began to tell you about his childhood among surface swamps and describe in detals his haterd of mosquitoes. Listening to him with half an ear, you, to disattract of his guff, started to look at the lower floor through well. Right under you another well, you can see water on it's bottom. If you had a rope, you could go down there.



Oh,here's the rope!

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Catch up and overtake and pick up the rope

Crazy one runs faster than both of you. Noticeably faster.

When the crazy will run past us next time-make him trip up, so that he fall



Lurking around the corner, you have waited until the bucket thief will show up from around the corner. At the right moment you ran out and stepped on the dragging rope. Mad felt with a clatter and passed out.



You went down the rope to the floor below. It has similar layout, except untied stockpiles and hospital instead of canteen.

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Steal stuff from the hospital



You've grabbed 2 bags of threads, cloth and soap. May be useful in expedition. After checking the rest of the hospital, you'fe only found splints and crutches and more threads and soap. To maraud even more you've decided to look at the food stock but as soon as you walked towards the exit, you heard shuffling steps and grunting from behind the door.



Black hairy dwarf with butcher slicer went into the hospital, carrying on his back another dwarf, with a shaved neck and face bandaged.

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Ask the black dwarf, what is he going to do with the clean-shaven one and why is he in such poor condition ("Oh Armok! I hope he's all right?")
Keep a safe distance, just in case



On your question about the health of the bald, black-haired replied that he got a fracture, and he will live if you leave the hospital right now. Bonesetter reinforced his polite request with just as polite patting of his knee with a backside of his cleaver. Weighty argument in his right hand prompted you leave hospital immediately.

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See if there is any paper on back of green-sock-dwarf with a known content. If there's none - ask if there was one earlier. 



Leaving, you managed to see on the back of a doctor. Now you know his name-Meng Mamgozodur. You haven't seen paper on baldy's back thought - perhaps it was already removed. You would ask Meng whether his patient had any letters on his back.

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Well, it's time to look around the food pile, by the way.
Lets go examine the food stocks as it was planned before Meng appeared.




Leaving the butcher and baldy for a while, you headed to the stockpile. There were the same plumphelmets and crundle pieces, however, there were also a couple barrels of dwarven wine.  You invited Tok to sip some wine but he refused, saying that he can't stand that plumphelmet wine anymore. You stuffed bags with food, so there was no free place left.

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After that turn up toward the hatch and see if there is a path even lower, seeing there are living quarters here again.



Staircase is going further down, the hatch is open, so you might as well start to explore the lower floors.



Residential floors are over.  Deeper goes only service tunnels, mines and probably passages to caverns. The central passage is quite spacious, and along the wall spiral staircase goes down. After approximately thirtieth step they are broken out by someone again.

Now you know for sure that you cut off from the rest of fortress by some staircase destroying enthusiasts.

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Get a cage from the ladder, inspect it, if there is nothing value then try to throw it into a lever to push it.

Oh, look who we have here!

This is but a... ..

MOSQUITO!

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Knock down the mosquito with a jet of urine
Cover the cage with a cloth and get it out of the way



You've seen how Tok seriously dug into his pants to get antimosquito "weapon", and you decide to get ahead of him, hiding the cell. You
 covered cage with pillowcase and removed it from sight.

Get yourself a pet mosquito.

You can't tame mosquito-you already have a pet. Tok can't pet him-he'll just piss on it.

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Unlock the hatch upstairs. Throw bags of good to your floor's nearby room (i.e., your room). Defer a bit of it to knapsack. Take rope from the well.
Remind Tok about manager and if he has not dumped it yet, get there to know what did he actually want.



When Tok got recovered, you opened the hatch and went upstairs to the room to throw the bags for a while.  A surprise was waiting for you there - a fresh engraving on the wall, painted with something red. What bastard dared to get into your room? What a scum dared to spoil the engraving? And anyway, who could get unnoticed into your room during your absence? Is that psycho?

[CountAlex]

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The note!



This is a list of members of the expedition "Worthy road."
You see three already familar names in the list so this is precisely your group's list, and fears that group named "Anal elf" did not confirm. Nevertheless, the paper looks alarming- - it's lined through and there are even crosses in front of some of the erased names. And, of course, the most menacing is your name smeared with red.

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I think we need to grab our bags and get back to Meng.
On way back check if the stunned psycho is awake. And if he's alive at all.
 


Psycho was lying in the same position you left him in. Putting a finger on the artery, you felt the pulse so he's alive but got strong concussion

Take rope from well.
Deassemble well and take mechanisms.


But you couldn't get the mechanisms - looks like they fell down to very bottom when Tok destroyed the well.

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Strain memory and recall who is this Shorast LionBait



On the way to hospital Tok recalled that Shorast Kurelgeshak is name of the manager to which he hadn't come today. There is no way to manager's office since it's located on upper levels and there is no path there. But when you've come back to the hospital, you realized that there is no need to look for manager in office.

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Ask the manager if we are actually sent to an expedition?
Why is fortress so abadoned?
Does he know ways form fortress to surface?
What's going on outside right now?
What that lever down there is linked to?
What's behind the door near the lever?
Where does that stairway down lead to?
Why is it destroyed?
Where can we found miner with pick?
Did the manager placed crosses opposite the names? If yes, what do they mean?
Where did manager came from just now?
Ask doctor/butcher where did he get the injured guy.
What(who) happened with with him?
Is it still dangerous out there?(goblins? kobolds? ambush/siege?)
Is it dangerous to stay in the fortress right now?(Has the thief been discovered?)
Who's that maniac who painted our room and glued papers with "ONINO AGAK" on the backs of the expedition members?


- ...and here the go. - Shorast ended his phrase. - And we almost decided to go and look for you.
- You're the manager, right? - You asked.
- Definitely. - He replied. - You want to say something to me.
- Yeah. - Confirmed Tok. - What's this expedition is all about and how it relates to what is happening now in the Mountainhome?
- Not related at all. - Said the manager. - The expedition was planned a long time ago on the orders of the Queen as occupational therapy for some of not so industrious dwarves. Frankly, originally it was actually a plan to reduce the number of useless members in the fortress, but now the purposes of expedition have changed.
- So, after all, what happened? - You asked.
- I already dedicated Meng here, and it seems that you are still not up to date. We are under siege. Half of Guards are torned to pieces, and those who survived are in ambush on the upper floors. It happened yesterday, just as the celebration began in the new magma manufactories. Upon hearing the alarm about the attack, the panic began, sometimes even broke out into hysterics, military began to feverishly run around the floors, collecting equipment, periodically cursing each other and waving their fists.
- It's called Tantrum Spiral, in smart words. - Meng added.
- Yes, but why are the stairs broken? In this strange way of protecting ourselves we are cut off from the outside world! - you noticed.
- They say the threat does not come from surface alone. There are rumors of a smoke monster from the caverns, they also say that those who saw him died suddenly, and those who were in contact with those suddenly dead quickly died, too. It's the miners who started to put barriers and divide fortress into autonomous territories. Moreover, no one gave them such  order, they chose themself a leaderand immured in one of the burrows without permit, dragging ore, gems and a lot of food and wine stocks in there. They have there now something like a bunker, inside of which they organized a "Miner's People Republic." Well, what a nonsense, eh? In any case, they acted treacherously towards the rest of the fortress.
- Well done. Savvy guys, quickly realized what was happening. - Tok objected.
- What? But they are crazy! - Almost shouted the manager.-They are immoral chauvinists. You should have seen how they call the nobles "f***ing parasites", and and all holders of non-miners professions they treat not even like slaves! They had the idea that only dwarf miner is worthy to be called dwarf,they gabbed about all sorts of nonsense like true socialism, purity of blood and other rubbish. Well done, you say? So go there!  Of course, if you are comfortable with the role of a door mat, or ... or anal elf. By the way, you still didn't take off this disgrace from your back!
Shorast reached out and plucked a piece of paper from the Tok's back.



Shorast crumpled piece of paper and threw it away. Tok looked at the manager puzzledly, then to you, and opened his mouth to express outrage, but you interrupted.
- So downstairs lead to smelters and caves, right?
- Well, yes. - Shorast said. - I thought you already know, you live here for a long time.
- Yeah. - lied you. - But I do not know what behind that door with a lever.
- There is danger room, torture room. You do not even need to know this, especially now, since we are not going to that area.
- I see. By the way, where did Meng bring this baldy from? Aren't we cut off from the rest of the fortress?
- I'm Vomym Fyfsysym.- Baldy mumbled through the bandage.
- He says his name is Bomel Kithisin. - Translated Meng. - I've got him from landslide in the tinnel.
- What tinnel?
- We are digging evacuation tunnel on the other side of the mountain. There Anil is swinging with pick now, it is almost finished. - Shorast explained.
- Evacuation? That is, we do not go to the expedition but leave the fortress?
- In a way, but not exactly.There are still a lot of alive people in the fortress who will stay here and, probably, survive and rebuild it. . But nobody canceled the expedition and there still have to be seven of us to hit the road. - said the manager.
- Oh yeah. - You got a piece from the bag with a list of the group - What happened to those whose names are crossed out, and what do the crosses mean?
- Oh, you found it! - The manager took the piece of paper from you. - It's simple. Crossed out means withdrawn from expedition. Olin joined the rebel miners and plugged with them. Kurel was seen yesterday covered with bloody sores floating in the underground river, he was lost week ago. Sigun now somewhere on the upper floors, I don't even know if he is alive. Zefon, while walking on the surface, was the very first victim of the goblins' attack.t . But I didn't crossed out your name. I can not even guess who did it and why.
- There is the same symbol drawn across the wall in my room as here. Maybe you know what is this symbol?
- I do not know - Shorast shrugged.-- On the other hand, it means that there is someone else on our floors. And we just need a seventh member of the expedition.
- Seventh? But there's three of us left.
- I thought you already realized that I'll go with you. Bomel goes too, we can't leave him here. And a miner Anil Avuzangish with us too, because he was not allowed in the "Miner's People Republic."
- Not allowed? But why? He's a miner.
- You'll see. For now we need to find this joker who shoved us his messages. - Shorast adjusted backpack over his shoulder. - And convice him join us. Because we can't go sixfold in anycase.
-Traditions, traditions ... Maybe for just once you can ignore them? - Meng said.
- Hyhymhm. - Added Bomel.



- Never! - Shorast grimaced ​​a dramatic mug and began quoting the Armok's commandments - ...and if [their] number is seven, the grace divine will be sent to them, they will imbued with the power of the earth, and their fortress [will be] forever eternal. But if [their] number is six or [their] number is eight, a punishment and misfortune will haunt. Five is out of questions.
- Okay,  convinced. Lets go look for that maniac.
 You and Tok turned around and left the hospital, the manager followed you.

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About a qurter of first thread left, and 7 more threads left. Future threads are more dramatical and with more tense plot, not like this with horror-movie stile... mostly.

[CountAlex]

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1. Come back to our floor.
2. Two of us(Meng and Bome for examplel) shall stay keeping watch near the stairs, and, if someone is found, try to hold him and call others.
3.  Two of us (Likot and Tok) start sweeping the entire floor, looking into every room. Again, if they find anyone - hold him an raise an alarm (shout).
4. At the same time one dwarf (Shorast) goes from one group to another regularly and asks if they've got someone. Also, if something happened with one of the groups he must inform the second one. If something happens with himself i.e. one of the groups will not receive messages for from him a long time - than it should move back to stairs.
5. After cathing of anal elf (or anyone else, besides that naked crank) and signaling, all the groups come together on position where he was found (at positions where the signal was filed).




-Hmm, that's what we'll do. - said Shorast after listening to you.  We'll put Meng to guard on the second floor stairwell, and you two start checking the area.



Wasting more than an hour, you didn't find anyone but psycho on all three floors. Delving in other dwarfs' things, Tok nearthed a rock mini-forge somewhere and took it, and you have found wooden earrings. It's time to report back to manager that the search failed, so we'll have to take the psycho as seventh member.

So after all, who would it be? Crazy? Unlikely.  He could not write a meaningful message on the walls, even if he is pretender, he'is too realistic. Tok?No, he was nearby almost all the time, besides he got a note on his back himself. Manager? Hmm, maybe. Anyway, he wandered around somewhere all that time, and piece of paper lying on the floor belongs to him, so there are more evidence against Shorast more than againist anyone else. Bomel?  Also possible, he is just such a suspicious fella. It will not be especially big surprise if it would turn out that his leg is healthy and there's no beard under the bandage on his face... However, you were unable to build any precise theories, you are in a dead end, Holmes.

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Stand still, and see that the ghost will do.
KICK DAMNED GHOST IN DA FACE WITH DA LEG IN F***ING DAMN RAGE!!1111


Emm... What kis tha...
Wait a minute, there's nobody there. Apparently, it's just a cave draft waves a cloud of dust...



Nevertheless, the incident scared you a bit. Seeing a ghost has brought both of you a bad thought.
Total bad thoughts: Likot 2 out of 5, Tok 1 out of 4 . Note: the Tok's count is shorter because of his temperament, but it was dropped to zero after tantrum. When you befriended both of you got a good thought but Tok lost his good thought due to the mosquito. Then there was a ghost.

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Wipe your eyes, look around one more time, and retreat with haste.
Nobody said they should be normal, right? So take bared ass psycho.



- Here! We found someone.-You presented a psycho to manager.
- What's wrong with him? Why is he naked and with a bucket on his head? Is he even alive?
- Ah, it's a local nut. - you explained. - Ran through the corridors without looking on the way, he stumbled and passed out. While he is unconscious he's even more convenient to handle, so we can take him with us, he won't object. By the way, what does you bible say about involvement of crazies in an expedition?
- Hmm. There's no direst taboo in the text, but... Although...-Shorast stared into space and thought for a moment. - On the other hand, we don't have much choice here, so we'll take him. In addition, he is blessed, and dementia is counted as a gift that eliminates the distress, given to martyrs by Armok... Yes, the gods are unlikely to become angry if we take him with us. It's decided.
- I wonder if you know who is this dwarf? Have you seen him before?
- Remove the bucket from his head, and maybe I can help identify him. - said the manager.



You tried to remove the bucket from the psycho's head, but you failed. Apparently the already small bucket crumpled after hitting the floor and stuck even more tightly on his head.
- I can't do it.
- Well then. - Shorast sighed. - Then leave him as he is for a while. Let's call him Lides until we know his real name.
You agreed with the new nickname of psycho, loaded his bared ass on the bed in the hospital and went to collect the remaining belongings.

On the surface, the evening draws closer.

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Use Tok's hammer and chisel or Meng's slicer. Roll up Lides with bed sheets preliminarily in case he'll suddenly wake up from pain.
In the extreme case make an observation slit
 


Looking for a way to remove the bucket from Lides' head you looked over a lot of variants that came into your mind, including upside down shaking, cutting off with slicer and perforation of the bucket with chisel.. All this bouncing could at best case does not lead to anything, but also could deprive the crank his scalp or even head. Even if there was a normal mechanic among you, he still would need a thinner and stronger cutter, a saw could answer the purpose, and some oil for lubrication wouldn't hurt as well. Generally, the only useful thing you could do was to make a couple of holes for eyes.

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Still need to learn from Shorast if we have food and booze, and what kind of things are planned to take with us on an expedition in general. And to ask whether we move out today or spend the night first? If we spend the night here, when where, in our chambers or in one room for more safety?



It's time for a meeting. The six of you are gathered, the seventh, according to the manager, was already briefed and waits for the rest above with a wagon. Most of the luggage is already loaded into the wagon, so you only take personal belongings and warm clothes. You move out today, and you'll spend the night at the old tavern five miles from the fortress.

Shorast reminded you once again that there are goblins on the surface. For this reason, the expedition's route have to be changed and re-calculated. You have exactly five weeks to reach the arrival point before it's first of Granite. Manager showed you the whole map so you could see your destination.
Now lets draw a new route. Which way should we go?



Labels on map: from the left up to the right down.
River.
(with cross and arrow)-Designation
(five sides fortress)-Hunan town.
Tundra.
Taiga.
Mountainhome(fortress in the mountains)
Goblins?
Passage
(in red circle) Wagon
Elven thicket(in the trees)
(lower lefter)Swamp
(tower)-Goblins

Conferring, you achieved some sort of agreement.
First, we clearly won't go through the goblin horde.
Second, the way through the tundra, even though it's shorter, could be unbearably cold now since it's winter. Besides, it's not a fact that to go through tundra is safer - they say werewolves and sasquatches are in there. There are no less chances to croak in tundra then from meeting goblins.
Third, there are elves at the south. The prospect of meeting with pointy-ears immediately caused a rejection from the majority of team members, but the manager assured you all that we have the best relations with the elves right now. Well, enough good so they do not hunt us and shoot us in the head if we get closer to their forest. However, visiting them can still be fatal, so Elven Retreat must be passed quickly and quietly.
Behind the forest lays a swamp which could be avoided in three ways: going south, along the mountains, or straight over ice. Going south is clearly not a way, because the road will become much longer and it's too close to green-asses' snake nest. Going on ice is more risky, but it can be much faster than going through rocks and ruts in northern wetlands.
And finally, we'll decide whether to go to the town or not on the way. Not only we don't know what's happening in the town right now, in a couple of weeks until we arrive there anything can happen. So lets not propose anything in advance.



Shorast hid the map and told everyone to go to the tunnel. We leave. Those who do not have warm clothes will get them in a wagon.
All stocks of food, booze, and the seeds are already loaded and waiting outside.



You went for a pretty long time in a dark and narrow tunnel. Making your way between the boulders, you moved to an exit until you ran into a dead end. Manager knocked the wall four times, and the stone slab, which blocked the entrance, begun to move.

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The creature that opened the path resembled a dwarf only slightly. He was almost one head higher that all of you, and because of that his head seemed disproportionately small (for a dwarf). If it wasn't for beard you'd take him for a human.

Make the most friendly face and say hello to the creature as well as introduce self.
Let him think that we didn't suspect anything. .

- Do not be afraid, it is Anil, he is a dwarf. - calmed us Shorast. Anil now will lead us to the wagon.
The big one nodded silently and motioned to follow him.

End of the first thread.
Hope you're enjoing all this.

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Bonus picture

[CountAlex]

And here is second thread coming!

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Original thread

In previous series thread:
Yo with the company of six dwarves successfully evacuated from the captured fortress. Your expedtion has to depart toward west Untinkable Mountains for foundation of new settlement and it seems nothing can stop you. But like it always happens if something bad is possible it occurs.

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-What is it? Horse?-You pointed to the animal standing near wagon. - Is it gonna draft wagon?





White goose is standing gracefully upright in front of you. Draft animals able to drag the wagon do not even smell here(well, literally). Even no hoofs marks on close ground.
Manager shivered nervously and looked questioningly at Anil. He just shrugged his shoulders and with snapping tongue and waving his arms began to explain something silently to Shorast. Miner's doggie for some reason known only to it began to whine and scoff on goose.
After some discussion, Shorast stated:
-Actually, here was a mule. We were going to harness goose as a second animal for the wagon, well, you know, all that tradition, with the wagon to be two animals.-Manager grinned ruefully and snorted.-Now the mule is gone. Just without a trace.
The whole group of these words fell into a stupor andplunged into confusion, what to do now? Everybody stare at manager, expecting him to offer just any idea.

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Can a mule STAND ON THE OTHER SIDE of the wagon?



Well of course! Why we just have not guessed! You have already gathered to shout "Oh here you are, bastard!" and drag mule back to the wagon but alas. Here is no animal. But you have found a crumpled curve dagger, horned helmet and a little weird engraving on the stone.

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Maybe harness Anil to a cart and let him drag?
And, if he does not fit the definition of "animal", then you can harness doggie with him.



He can drag the wagon but he'll be exhausted within half an hour, and even earlier. In case of wagon pulling strhgth doesn't matter but endurance, with which Armok unfortunatly deprived bipeds.

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Veeeeeery carefully inspect surrounding area



Your harsh dwarven heels are already freezing to walk on the frozen rocks. Manager gave you felt boots, hat and jacket from the stock in the wagon. By the way, yes, no stranger there. All the supplies are in place.

You got dressed and decided to go in search of four, miner stays to look after the crippled. You have few variants where to go to.
First, back to the fortress - go through a tunnel or go through the passage and enter through the gate. Second, you can go to the tavern, where we're going to sleep - even though it is unlikely to meet the appropriate animals, as soon as tavern abandoned  and it's stall is empty.
Third, further behind the tavern is a human village, where the cattle is likely to be, however, walk to the settlement will have five times longer than to the tavern and you'll back only at the morning.
Well, the fourth option, the most stupid and unreliable-go to the hills, catch wild goats and rams and attempt attempt to harness them to the wagon.

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I suggest going to the countryside, why not?



You have decided to inspect the tavern on the south, and if you'll find nothing you'll keep going towards the village. After about an hour of walking you see three small buildings, one of which has a lights and fired oven. There is somebody. Apparently, building on the left - the owners' house, central one is inn, stall is in the right.

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In the hotel - ask questions: the situation in the area, do they have animals, iа they reply negative-kick their asses, steal everithing stealable and go to town to sell it.



Empty. There is nobody, just a lot of dust and cobwebs.

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Get tothe stable, if there is a horse or a couple-steal 'em.
Carefully inspect the stables but don't do something for now.



The lock on the gate broken, the doors are ajar. When you looked inside, it was dark like inside gnome's butt, and very quiet. If there were animals, they would be heard.

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Stealthy look at the window of house with lights.



And here are the owners. They sit and play cards. Fortunately, they are pretty passionate about it so you were not noticed.

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Look at the window of other room.



There is a staircase to the attic floor. You can try to get here through the roof, but this would require a ladder.

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Check inn and stables  more attentive, and preferably with no rustle



In the search of the ladder you again entered to the stables. At this time some noise was madeб and when you've been checking corners, stables seemed no more empty. Your fuss has been with met displeasured gurgling growl and  six  red-eye views from different corners of the stables.

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Carefully move backward and leave stables. Then try to secure gate somehow so these do not crawle out of there.



You decided not to make any sudden movements so as not to provoke these carnivorous amphibians. Retreating back, you came out of the stall, and find no other way to secure gates like with the spoon.

[CountAlex]

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It is necessary to check out the hotel -there under the carpet may be the hatch into the cellar which may be connected to other house cellar, as i've seen, there is hatch to the cellar in back room of main house. If we get there -it's easy to pull weapons put right behind the door.
You can take a look at the picture on the wall in the hotel. Clown, huh? Flip the picture and see if there is something under it.



You've come back to the inn. With close look at the picture you've noticed that the eyes of the drawn  creature suspiciously empty. There are literally two black holes.

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Under the carpet may be the hatch into the cellar



Voila, found the hatch.

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A pictureseems to be hanging on a string, so you can try to take ut and look at the back side.
Inspect the cabinet inside and the wall behind him



If you look into the eyes of the picture, it seems that there is a void. However, the light does not hit there and nothing inside you can see. Noticing that the picture is hanging on a string, you took off it. But to your surprise there are no holes in the wall, moreover there are no holeson the back of the canvas.
A curious thing. You will be able explore, when a minute will drop out.

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And why do we actually needed a ladder? There are also four sturdy dwarves who easily withstand the weight of each other, and the rope. I hope it's not in the wagon? So build the pyramid, lightest will climb on the window and secure rope at the attic. And voila, the whole party in the house.




You've decided to waste no more time for looking of ladder and move to action. Incidentally, you got no rope here so you decided to string up and perform incredible acrobatic trick for dwarves-to build a pyramid. Only one will climd, so he'll be the only hope.

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There are three spears by the wall and a shield. Perhaps somewhere here is third one.



In a completely unnatural position there is body on the second floor belonging ещ extremely drunk goblin, almost choking in his own vomit.

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Pull up engraver on the 2nd floor and look around in this room.
Search the goblin, then go down the stair and try stealthy steal spears through the door and share 'em (there are seems to be 3) and one who got no spear will take stool. Anв if goblins will notice us stealing spears-grab its, rush to attic and flush through the window.



You've managed to pull in Tok too. Meng and Shorast still waiting outside while you look around the attic. There's nothing except picture on the wall, stool and body. Goblin is not dangerous, so you decided that you do not need to kill him. Now. After searching a goblin, you found nothing but an empty bottle.

A close-up view of picture if possible?

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We go down slowly, looking first wherever we go, not to run into someone on accident.



You've decided not to deal with drunk one right now and go straithly for the spears. Trying not to squeak steps, you and Tock went down to the ground floor. Faces of Meng and Shorast were seen in the window. All was quiet for now.

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We go still steal a spear.



Very cautiously opened the door, you glanced inside and saw goblins passionated with game and drinks. The smell in the room clearly verified drunken state of them like voices too. Acting is extremely neat, you managed to pull off all three spears and a shield, then you locked the door and got good thought, Snatcher skill +1.

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Arm with a stool and a bottle (glass rosette?)



Once armed with spears both arms are busy. Stool though can be pulled on head like a helmet. At least some protection. Meng and Shorast loomed from the window that the door is still locked from the inside and the braves have to act theirselves. The window was also bristled with oakum, and scored a nail strips, since the onset of the winter.

There are in orginal thread a lot of debates on how to proceed, about how will it be related to dwarfen ethic toattaack and to kill goblins without reason, about positives of diplomacy etc. I don't gonna translate all this load of text so just keep reading what GM decided to do in next post. Thanks for attention.

[CountAlex]

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Pull the spear out of the window and let folks climb with it
Nuuuh, basement and shed will be explored later.
Give one spear through the attic window to Shorast and get ready for the assault.
Take galss pot from the table, mug from the floor ant put them on the ladder steps, add a bottle too.
Let's arm Shorast with odd spear and he'll knock the door and try to speak with greens.
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It was too hard to drag rest of the party inside without making noise. So one spear was given to Shorast. Hatch to the basement, though attracted freshness, but stoically was left for dessert, because the primary threat was sitting right outside the door. Just in case a spiral staircase was turned into a crap-trap if drunk one will wake up. It was also decided to start with attemtp to act peacefully, and the manager took the role of negotiator. Meng stood a few steps at the ready, and Shorast knocked on the door.



Drunken voices got silent inside. Could be heard as one of the goblins scrapped his chair from the table and came with uneven steps to the door.
-Whudda...-He opened and stared at guest with drunk eyes. -Who are you?
Shorast pretended calm:
- Greetings.
Behind the back of first second yelled:
-Whooooa's der?
- Quiet you! - First turned back.-Stop yelling, moron.-He turned back to the dwarf and almost fell, clutching the jamb.

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Bring the harvest to Armok!
No goblin-no problem.
Arm with spears and meet guests strikes in the belly.
Kill two of them.
Beat gobletards with stolen spears!
Kick asses to these goblins!
Goblins are distracted and will get a spear in the back.
Poking them with a spear until they bleed to death.
(Observe in the door slit) quickly but quietly attack in the back.
Dwarf pride strikes with a spear right to face!
Yeah, finish em. Spike in face.
Kill goblobitches in wild hell fire feeling.
Trust goblins? No way!
Perhaps these two can be easily defeated.
Take joy in slaughter!




Shorast whistled and at the same moment thrust a spear in the throat of the interlocutor. Meng jumped out from the corner and cut off what he reached. Arm. Tok and Likot attacked from behind second drunk. Likot hit the edge of the face, ripped it off completely, Buketotil pierced heart. A few heartbeats later, everyone got a good thought in the name of Armok. Goblin in the door collapsed to the floor, second was nailed to the table.

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A-a-a-a-aaargh blood gore death!!!11111



This is madness ... Blood. It's everywhere.
With a little departure from the combat courage you become disgusted by what you've just dove thought they were just a goblins.
The amount of blood  could bring any to insanity. Look, Meng even begins to roll his eyes and wheeze. Wow how it is, the doctor - and afraids of the blood sight! His nervous rather weak.

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In my opinion, he's sneezing



Outside suddenly got heard shouts and screams of Shorast and the roar of Meng. You have been thinking that all is lost Goblins were not three but more, and your comrades stumbled upon a sober team of evil greenassed. But when you jumped out you've a strange scene: manager tumbled down kicking butcher and hardly trying to pour the contents of a tube down to his mouth.

What does all this mean?

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Quickly rush to help him -he's the leader of the expedition, however.
1. Settle the issue with the Meng
2. Tie up to the goblin on second floor with guts.
3. Check the basement


You ran up and helped to immobilize convulsioning doctor. Manager hasn't waiting for the questioning and begun:
-It's sedative. He gets seizures, it happens. In the fortress I was always keeping eyes on him and his time to take medications, and here's missed point... This is because of the blood, he can not stand the smell. But great as specialist, so - appointed to be a doctor, nothing can be done, be a doctor.
A little rested, Mamgozodur regained consciousness and looked at comrades. Shorast hurried to pick him up:
-Well, that's all right now! Let's tie up the goblin upstairs and drag him to the tavern, at least there are no blood spatters.
You are immediately reminded of:
-We got no rope. How to tie, then?
-Guts! - Buketotil joked.
- And even so, -manager supported -Go.



Meng is leaving outside in the cold, you three have returned to the house. Tok and shorast have begun to rip goblin near the table, and you at this time have gone to check basement. At the bottom were only the big barrels of wine but the smell says clear it's all soure, spoiled and turned into shit. Nothing more in the basement. Jerked, you closed the hatch and released a spiral staircase of the bottle-trap-wasn't useful. Kurelgeshak and Tok climbed, tied a drunken with bloody guts and the sack him down. You joined too and carried him to the inn with six arms.
It was cold, dark, scary here. Throwing captive on the floor in the lobby near the hatch, you all have settled back and waited. It would be worthwhile here inflame the fireplace, or vice versa would not be worth. Other rooms upstairs were empty and not noticeable. Also here is basement, but it was too dark to go there.
Swallowing frost, drunk stirred.
Goblin ishowed signs of life, but he still  was overdrunk. He'll sober no sooner then to the morning so no need to handle him for a while.



Ran into the house for a candle, you have decided to explore the basement of the hotel. Tok has come after, you've come down, and there is quite a different situation - an underground passage! Judging by the direction it leads ... back to the fortress! Draught tended the flame of a candle, and there in the distance, it seems to be a dim light. Called Shorast to look, you three have begun to stare and try to hear anything.
- I wonder .. - Muttered the manager - it's doublty dug by the hoteliers.
- Or they are where the light is? Still digging - Buketotil chuckled
- Let's find out - you glanced at the two - whether we fear the dungeons?.
Meng remained at the top with one of the spears guarding the prisoner.

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Move, do not make noise, better extinguish the candle
Let the tunnel will be explored by only two, not three
In any way must go there and figure out

Staying in a dark tunnel without a drop of light was not very tempting idea. Perspective stumble / fall / sink isn't enjoyable, herefore it was decided to carry the candle proudly, like a torch, and spit on the masking. Due to last decided to walk three of us instead of two-if you have to fight-Shorast and Tok will wield spears, while you will hold the candle and try not to extinguish it, darkness still.
So, you have moved forward. Nothing interesting around. Empty bowel of tunnel stretched relatively straight. The only thing that is unusual, is the size of it-dvarwes don't need such diameter.


About an hour later you've got to the place. Here, the tunnel narrows to normal dwarven size, and here are mounted vertical steel bars. And close behind it ... dwarf! He certainly saw the visitors from afar and is now waiting until they come close:
- Hey! Yes this is Shorast Kurelgeshak! Hello litter lath!
- Olin Adagfeb! Damn deserter! - Snorted manager - so it's still your excavation?
- Our, our ... And you pray Armok for leaving alive today and not raped by the goblins! We can organize if you want. We are now with the goblins on the short leg. (Tr. n. in good relations) And I think if we strongly ask for, they will find attractive even a bastard like you!
All have been stunned a bit.
- On the short leg? - Shorast gasped - with goblins?
Olin laughed:
Let me tell you about what happened here, at least I'll glance at your mug, haha! Let's start with what we had long thought of sort how to to put to the expense all of your "Noooobles".  We are a small Masonic society, and we were unable to tolerate more bureaucracy and corruption! So we hatched this plan for years. One day, digging deeper, we found a cave in which dwelt the ancient smoke monster. Unknown to all, we put a lot of effort to lasso it and capture. Now we had a powerful weapon to fight the enemies. With the power. But it was not enough . Then we decided to conclude an alliance with the goblins. We promised them the fortress, if they come here and kill everyone!
Their troops, of course, also would not be enough to manage with all of our army, but combined with a smoky monster, they worked as expected. It turned out that the monster was easier to raise from his cave to the surface through the system in natural voids than gnaw back to the fortress through stones. So we dug this wide tunnel to smuggle him from  outside to fort. You see, on your left, planted a hole? We dragged it here. Now we are locked and waiting when the monster will deal with goblins ... or vice versa. Haha, they do not know about him! But in general everything is going the way we wished - the power is no more, no queen, no nobles, no any  riffraff soap-boilers.
All succeeded, Shorast. So it goes

Here is the end of second thread.

[CountAlex]

And here is third thread.

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They are fucking traitors. They must be kick-assed



You made a sharp attack with a spear, trying to get this ugly traitor face selling behind the bars. But alas! You overestimate your speardwarf skills, this is not killing a drunken goblin from behind. Easily cowered away from your attack, Olin arrogantly touched spearhead and smugly neighed, commented on your action:
- Ahah, I see you liked my wonderful fable. Well, never mind, come again, I'm always happy to tell you interesting news, I'm sure I will have them accumulated to the time. And now, farewell to brave cheesemakers with sharp sticks. I wish you dead on the first goblin ambush. - And he turned and stomped toward the fortress.
-What a freak,-Tok said.

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Remove the  bars. Dismantle the clutch in a side tunnel. Place the bars for 10 tiles closer to the exit. PROFIT! And leave to build new fortress with preference and dvarwen ladies



-Definitely a freak. - Shorast confirmed when a bastard with axe disappeared behind the tunnel bend.
- These traitors must pay for their deeds. For the sake of Armok, we will punish them!
After some discussion, you have decided that the most ruthless way of execution of the apostate will be deflation of the notorious monster right into the lair of the revolutionaries. To do this you'll disassemble closed up hole and, after bars broke down, close up way out behind selfs.

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Definitely back on surface



Somehow like this ... And now we leave.

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The return trip took twice less time as a candle burning out rapidly, threatening to leave you in the pitch darkness so you had to flee. Miraculouslynot stumbled and not knocked the flame you've reached the stairs, which have at least a bit of light penetrated the room upstairs.
- We got ... Praise to Armok ... - Tok mumbled, pulling bars with your help.
Shorast was angry. You too.
Finally, all three of you came into a inn lobby where Meng guarded awaked goblin. A little breath, and after consulting with the others you once again ran into another house, this time for the clothes from the corpses for the goblin not to freeze.



Shorast began negotiations with the captive:
-Your name?
Goblin was a little confused, scared, but most of all he was sick from a hangover:
- Ah .. ya ... I do not remember.
-How are you?
-I feel rotten why?
- The fact that we have killed your friends and you are now our captive. We know that you're the trainer of mount toads. We need them to pull a wagon. And so we need you.-Manager as if by accident clicked with a finger an edge of spear.-But only if you agree to work for us.-He handed the spear to Tok.-In general, we do not need unnecessary mouths. So think about it and give an answer... Your toads will do what we need?
Goblin sat, blinked for a while:
-Yes,of course  can ! Why not be able to?
- How exactly do you control them?
He again gathered his thoughts:
- Well ... I stroke, slap, beat, or sometimes give bit of meat ... but I need hands for this or they gobble myself!
The dwarves exchanged glances.
- Okay. Here are clothing. Now we'll untie you for a while and you'll dress. Then, restrained, you will go with us to the toads. If you'll think of escaping -we'll kill you. Clear?
- Clear ... - He sighed.

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On the mantelpiece lay rimless glasses, candlesticks without candles, and a box with a wooden ring inside. The grille was made of pig iron.

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A picture with holes, GM, let's explore it!
First, you need to deal with that strange drawning, I was intrigued by these holes,
I would have those holes poked with something for the sake of interest



While goblin fiddled with the clothes, you borrowed Tok's pipe and out of curiosity poked it in empty sockets in the picture. However, mouthepiece hasn't baulked something just like passed it trough. But there nothing appeared from reverse side, it's pretty surprised both of you. After some doubts you decided to look into these holes with your own eyes. Inside nothing was visible, although it felt kind of volume. As if you peering into some dark room.

[CountAlex]

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Pick up the loot for the further barter and carry goblolo to toads. Tie up his legs in that way he can make only small steps and bowels from both legs kept by dwarfs.

Captive dressed clothing of his dead fellows. His hands were freed from the bondage, and his feet were tied on the contrary.It was decided to grab glasses, picture, box, grille and steel rods to the wagon plunging em to the toads. Still gotta overhelm toads.
Bringing a trainer to barn and took a spoon, you are moved to a respectful distance.



Goblin at first hesitated, then began to whistle, smack lips, slap his leg. Quitly croaking, toads appeared. Slightly excited by by the presence of strangers, they crept fearfully to the owner.
-That's good!-talked up goblin.-Good fellows ... Here, here ... Get caress...
A couple of minutes of "talk" later, toads such calmed down and growled not so menacing.
Shorast called out to captive:
-They should let us closer. It is necessary to load the catch.
- You, then? Now it is unlikely. Stranger smell,  stranger voice, stranger look ... Yes, and how to secure stuff here? Better to bind everything from behind and let one simply pull dragged, nuh?
- Maybe so, - manager looked at the stuff.-Bars and grille can be dragged along the ground, others we'll bring ourself.
By doing so, everything finally went back.


Morning is approaching. The walking to the wagon took a lot longer this time. First, go up the hill and secondly loaded with loot, captive and his animals. Apparently, you are already close.




-THIS IS SMOKE MONSTER! - Tok yelled.
Only when you come to place of departure, you've suddenly found things happening here are f***ed up. It seems this шыnot the monster itself, but only its paw squeezed through the hole tunnel. The monster itself stayed inside, this however does not prevent him to grab a wagon and try to shake out the dwarves. Movement of the tentacles were very clumsy therefore it hasn't turned over our cart. From above scared Anil looked out, mumbling something. Lides and Bomel were there too, apparently.
All four dwarves and goblin caught the bad thought and to have fallen into the fear. Goblin though quickly suppressed per-second weakness, and turned to toads, which started to get nervous, and instantly began to calm them sothey do not gobble up someone out of fear (him). It seems the fact that he is at least a little familiar with military affairs, gave him strength of nerves. Dwarves continued hysteria, bulge eyes at each other, the monster in the sky, at the hands ...

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Spear slipped under the the slab as a lever, dwarf lifts a stone, the other pushes.
A couple of dwarves bolder move the boulder, and the remains attempt to pull wagon with the rope close to the ground.
Play a game of tug with a monster sothe cart will fall below.
Drop on the tentacle the anvil



After a few seconds panic stopped - the manager treated all with encouraging slaps.
- Likot, quickly follow me! And two of you grab that rope and pull to the ground! Not enough yet to have our wagon wheels break up! AAAARRR!!
It's like Shorast got pre-tantrum condition. He grabbed you and three spears and dragged to push boulder. Meng and Tok, affected by this spirit, clutched the the rope and began to bend beast to the ground.
- We must pull out ours! - shouted doctor ...-to someone.
NO! - Refused Shorast.-Bomel can't to go down, and Lides can't be made to! Let them stay there. HEY ANIL! Throw the anvil to the beast!
The big dwarf nodded, rummaged a bit, hung it over the side.
- HERE! - You nodded to the "root" of the tentacle was going to be pinched with a stone.
Anil threw the bar right to the passage, you and Kurelgeshak immediately pulled your socks up, pushing the boulder with all the forces.
Anvil has not passed through the smoke, and as if stumbled against invisible body, sidestepped. Stone also strongly pressed the "arm", but no more. Tentacle waned, dropping a wagon almost to the ground, but continued to hold it firmly.

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Tie a rope to the toads, and let them pull while the entire party pounding the arm.
Let goblin with the toads pull and the rest hammering to the hand:miner with a pick, the doctor - with his slicer, speardwarfes - with spears.




You started with all available weapons punish the "hand" while goblin, with the command of Shorast, already tied a ropes thrown by Anil to toads. Grasp the monster has weakened under such pressure and the cart is slowly slipping out of his smoky claws. Goblin himself seems to be interested in leaving this place as soon as possible so led the animals very enthusiastically. Then out of the tunnel there was a loud roar of a monster who understands that prey escapes. Toads got even more nervous of this and pulled with a vengeance. Spears pierced the invisible flesh, Slicer chopped, a pick driven into ... Then the smoke convulsed, threw the wagon and drawn back into the tunnel along with two with spears stuck. Dwarves instantly grabbed the remaining goods - the anvil, candlestick, box, grille, bars, a dog  and a goose, and ran after the cart, which goblin already tried to to stop with soothing toads. A little further, all sunk at last. Wagon checked for any damage, passengers, too, were such normal, except for Lides swaddled like a baby by Anil and Bomel yet when the party went to the village.
So, now you can breathe a sigh quieter. The wagon was going and everyone was safe.



So, you hit the road. According to the planned route, the next stop is the elven grove but first it was necessary to drive back the same village, after all the road was one, and meat for the toads to be reserved, they deserved it. The bodies of goblins were useful in this.
The stop was brief.
After a couple hours of driving from the village, the sun has risen high enough, and dwarves start nausea one after the other. Shorast explained that the abolition of the cave adaptation. Nothing can be done - only suffer. And vomit.
Tok burst first. Then the manager ... Wagon was lasted with intermittent trail of vomit. Anil held longest-surpassed even Bomel who also held with all his forces, hastily unwinding the bandages on the mug-barely had time to lean over the side. But at least managed. But Lides hasn't even tried - he burst right in the cart even though the benefit of a bucket on his head had kept a tight stream and he just smeared himself.

Little by little, struck up a conversation with the goblin:
- Well, do you remember the name of your own?
- What? - Turned one - Yeah, I remember. Ostoks Kozmutog call me.
- Do not be angry that we had to feed your friends to toads...
-Oh, it would be foolish not to do. Do not go to waste the meat in actual fact. And the toads really like eyes and cartilages ...
Tok puked again.
- ... And the fact that you murdered them - well, anything can happen.
A couple of minutes, all was silent. Then goblin turned back:
- This is what I thought, there seems our siege yours? Fight there, dying ... That's where the meat would be get! We'd got some to devour...
- Ffuuu ... We do not eat the dead ...
- Why?
Meng poked Shorast in the ribs:
_Shut him up, or i'll make him dead!
Manager reassured the doctor with gesture.
- You, Ostoks, just go on in silence, okay? Do not talk about such things.
He shrugged his shoulders.
Up to the grove still remained three hours.

[CountAlex]

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Long or soon ... You have reached the elven thicket.
Despite the fact that's the end of Opal - here in the valley is significantly warmer than in the mountains you came from.
The are were with leaves, even yellow.



Entering, - stated the manager, seeing a green ribbon on one of the trunks - There is their label.
- It is necessary to prepare goblin ahead of time.- Meng said. -Before "surprise" meeting with the eareds to prevent inadvertently killing.
He turned, grinning:
- But through the grove a whole army passed, and all only smiled.
- A? - Meng did not understand.
-No one likes elfes, right? They prohibit you cut trees and for example kill animals to us, eat each other... well, and much more. They need to compensate such demandings in order to prevent the aggression from everyone. So they try to satisfy as possible, if it does not concern them personally. We were going to fight with you. and they just smile and keep quiet. Wanna live-make compromises.
The dwarves exchanged glances.

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Worth take some steps to disguise the goblin.
Just hide under the junk in the wagon for some time.
But I would hid the goblin.
If we'll meet the elves -offer trading. At the same time we might learn from them what's expecting us in the swamp.


You're a little afraid of meeting with the elves:
- Hey, Goblin! Is not it better for you to hide.
Tok supported:
- Here is where to go, and we will cover from above.
Shorast stroked his beard:
- Since we decide to hide goblin elves, what to do with the toads? They are something we can't disguise.
- Toads are our, we have tamed them, and now use, - put Meng.
Here Bomel joined:
-Ewwws www wot wwwck wst www www. Wwwwow wwwwime ooo wwwse.
-Elves will not attack just like that, says. Now time of peace. That is true in general.



Then the voice gave Ostoks:
- We'll see just right now.
- Haaaaalt!-Elfess appeared on the road, showing a calm gesture to stop.
Coachman obeyed. Toads growled at the stranger, and the goblin immediately clicked his tongueю
- Good day, stranger, you cross the boundary of our domain and I need to check what you carry.
Tok put spear right close to the goblin's back. Manager nodded and called Meng to jump out. Both jumped off behind the wagon and took attention of frontier guard.
- Passengers are driven by our friend. I mean us. Good day, and you, too.
The elfess looked at pair:
- Dwarves? ... and the Goblin? ... - She slowed down the tone - Is all right?
- Yes, perfectly - reassured Kurelgeshak - He hired worker and takes us to the place of foundation of the new fortress.
Eared incredulously looked at the toads:
- New? ... There is a rumor saying that Mountain Home is under siege ...Are you from there?
- From there, yeah. But we safely beat off the siege and sent an expedition, that is us, to develop a civilization on.
- It is gratifying to see such an attitude. As well as this unusual collaboration-She nodded to the coachman, - Elves always tried to instill the peaceful coexistence of all around. A life without murders and violence. For neither man nor dwarves nor goblins neither kill each other, nor kill animals nor kill the trees, you know? Everything in nature is in harmony, everything is alive...must to respect and appreciate this life. In any form.
Dwarves nodded silently. Do not let Armok these speeches slip into a condemnation of a wooden cart.
- But it should be, you are in a hurry - came to her senses guard.- This road leads south through the very Grove. Over there, in the heart of the forest, it crosses another road, from east to west. Where are you going exactly?
Shorast unfolded a map:
- Here. To the Unthinkable Mountains.
- Ach ... - You ready to move over the ice? Indeed now the most cold ... You do not look that the forest is green - the trees we have are special. Warm-trunked. Swamps are rather frozen. So that's what-you are unusual company and if you'll go straight through the growthst, will get a bunch of questions at every step. I can accompany you to the swamp, saving from questions of everyone you'll meet.
Shorast and Meng exchanged glances:
- And what would cost this service?
- What are you, I will not take charge.
Manager shrugged his shoulders:
- Go. But how do you leave the border post?
The elf smiled
- You do not think that I am the only guard here?
She turned aside and whistled like a bird.
Response came as the hooting of an owl from three sides.
- First of all I inspect a wagon, and then sit down next to your employee.
Meng and Shorast stepped aside to let her pass.
- Good day to all ... - Heard from inside.
Everyone has heard the conversation and Tok had time to hide the spear at the depth of wagon.
- So, what we have here? The seeds ... wine ... tools ... Oh, steel rods! ... Spear ... hmm, just one? Haha, well, - She looked outside, - All right, we can go.
Dwarves once again exchanged glances.

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Elf, if she remains a member of her entity, can not lie
You sure can speak her out and take ith us, she'll guard the fortress.
It is unlikely that she will stay long with us, so you should find out everything you can.
Just move on.
Show her goose. And she is ours!
Screw her!
Put her ass to the embrasure
It's f***ing robbers!
Politely refuse eared woman. Even if she'll show boobs.
She's decoy-duck! Not from elfes. "Believe", take away, torture.
F**k this pussy and her good intentions.




Shorast asked elf to get off the wagon for a minute to consult with others.
Opinions were divided about whether to deal with the elves or not.Some said that it is necessary to take elf because of boobs, her knowledge of the area and just for political reasons, others, however, offered to get rid of her by any way.
Then you are offered to vote. Shorast, Anil and Bomel voted to take the elf, Meng, Tok and you - voted against. Alas, but vote solved nothing too. If Lides was now in his right mind, his voice would be decisive.
- Oh, throw your democracy to the demons! -Tok said. I can not stand for a spirit of these long-eareds, they stink pitch and sawdust.
- Do not like her. - supported Meng. - Elves are not so good. For the first time I see that they not only let someone close to their woods, but also call for a visit. Not for the good that's all.
- In that case, I, as leader of the expedition, must make a decision. - Shorast declared.- We will be very careful. But we will go into the forest with the elf, we have no choice. She's not alone, and we are unlikely to provide at least some resistance. So assume that we are hostages.
- Whaaaa, am i hostaged by elfes too? - The goblin butted, turning to you. - I'm already hostage but your not elfen!
- Ostoks, you are now doublу hostage. - Said the manager. - But this does not relieve you from our task, get it?
- No question at all ... - Goblin turned and began to look indifferent gaze into the distance on a dirt path leading into the heart of the elven forest.

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Every time somewhere in the world cute animal killed or tree cut-elf shits a log.
Put her ass to the embrasure, and in front of her face feed toads with kittens in order so she fires logs like ballista.



Once again, you catch yourself thinking that in your mind  some strange voices inhabit, offering just a brilliant idea.

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- Excuse me, dear, - Elfen voice from outside interrupted the dispute.-Not like i overheard... simply it was easy to hear. - She looked inside, - So, no matter how you treat my company and ... the smell of ... But you do not think that I'm comin you dash aside uncontrollably in our woods? Consider me a burden, but without me you will not go further.
Shorast helped her climb:
How many dwarves, so many opinions, you understand. I think we can all be grateful guests to stay for the duration of forced visit and we will not make you problems.
- Oh, wonderful! - She fluttered and settled on the floor - And you shall in no case be hostages. How could you even think about this? But here is your employee ... it's true that you hold him by force?
Shorast opened his mouth, then interrupted by the goblin:
- This form of speech, my dear. I lost card to shorths and debtor now, understand? Work debt out.
- Yes, I just asked. Here we go.
Ostoks snapped the reins and the cart rolled. Immideatly Anil's dog and goose felt out from the bags. Seeing the visitor, they began to walk around and look at her. Dwarves were a little confused:
- Ummm ... - Shorast hesitated, - all right?
- Yes. Why? What is it?
He looked around the interior of wagon:
- Wood ... drums ... boxes ... We have a few ... dead wood, so to speak.
- Oh, this is - dismissed companion - Do not worry. Many, you know, many people believe that we are unrestrained fanatics, crazy on the idea of the inviolability of the forest. I admit we have a fairly rigid principles governing the issue, but we still live in the real world. There are things that can't be  mase any other way but with the wood. Barrels, wagon ... my bow! Elves cherish the idea of rational use of this material, because the wood - is flesh, meat of living trees. It would be like to create a barrel of meat and skin of biped!
Ostoks chuckled.
- Yeah ... - eared Continued - Our philosophy is not too popular, I know. But there where we are going, no hard-core ultra-Orthodox, so you can relax.
It is a relief for us - the manager sighed.
And do you have healer? - Meng said - You collect herbs? Berries ... We need to help our fellow's mind.
- Healers are ... What's wrong with him?
- Head-damaged!
-  Lost his mind- you have added.
- Well ... mind can be healed only with time and rest ... probably ... I do not know, talk to the druids when we'll come.
- Is it allowed?
- Of course. We will stop for ... inegotiations and trade.-She already was stroking the dog and the goose just sat there.
Toh, who sat frowning all the time finally came to life:
- Wish we have what to trade, then ...
- Indeed - supported Kurelgeshak - We can offer very little.
- I've seen the steel bars ... it's great for us. After all, we do not dig, so the metal is quite valuable here.
- I have a iron rim - Toh got glasses from cap's visor.
- And the candle - you have added.
- All it'll do for the exchange - eared nodded.
Manager calmed down a bit:
- How do things you have here? What's new?
- In general, you know, the winter ... low season. No sow, no plowing, no harvests ... People sit out on warm homes, no one does not go anywhere and does not get in trouble. No news to happen from.  They say, however, that in the city a big celebration planned. Maybe you will even get there, by the way.
-And you yourself?
- We. huh? No complains. But we are more observers than active participants in this event, so we have a little interesting going on.
You have grown rougher in the stomach. It would not hurt to fill belly after long bursting on the way.
- Is it possible to get some food due the way? Some fruit, berries?
- All was collected along the road, and you should not go deep to the Grove. Wait until we arrive, okay? It will be better.
Dwarves sighed in frustration.

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- Uh ... guys guys ... can - Mumbled Goblin - Heeeere... Suuuch...
Tok turned into an open gap and immediately jumped deep into the wagon. Elf all the way twittered about everything, almost no one could insert and  take the word, but now when everything suddenly fell silent - was heard the distant din, the shouts, the sounds of battle. Dwarves with the attendant looked out.
F**k up is already here. Seems that it just did followed on the heels of the company and appeared everywhere in a couple of steps ahead of them.


- Oooaaaawhatis - eared scared, immediately sprinkling tears - No no no ... How does it ... from ... But why?
One thing was clear: elves slaughtered elves. There are those who peaked hoods, and those who dressed simpler. It must be those that are regulars here have been simpler, and others are foreigners.
- It can't beeeeee!-this... howling. - There's my father! There is in the dry tree! Where large stained glass light window lights!  There is his laboratory, he's Alchemist... Please! - she clung the first available ... Ostoks - He's still there! Help him out! SAAAAAAVE HIM!

End of the third thread.

[CountAlex]

Aaaand fourth thread coming in.

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You come to life with the head splitting of the terrible pain on the bottom of a pit. You do not remember your name, who and where you are, just like totally can't understand how you got here. And you really want to eat and drink.

All this is very, very strange ... You begin to feel that occurs with you not the first time - but it's true or not, you again can not remember. This frightening gap in memory is very confusing you, and you have quite a long time just lying on the straw, puzzled squinting eyes and staring at the soil ground.
You have slept on the floor, you get a bad thought. Headache adds yet another bad thought. Total bad thoughts: 2 out of 5

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Make sure that only the head aches, and the rest of the body functioning normally.
Make sure that the arms and legs intact.

When you began to stand up, you find that you have apart headache also hurt in knees and left side. Perhaps you hurt yourself when felt here.

First of all look up.
Listen to what is going on upside.



Above only leaves rustle. If there is someone, it behaves quite carefully and you can not its his footsteps.

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Ttime to search yourself for things that remained. Check the freshness of the apple, if good, then have breakfast. Dig an arrow from the wall.
You just need to check whether all the socks in place.



You realize that you aretoo hastily carried away with escape plannig and decided to more closely examine your own content. Under the cap plump helmet spawn was found, left felt boot kept the wooden earrings and ring. And in the right felt boot showed a red ...
Suddenly you have been pierced by the memories, the whole bunch erupted from a gray shroud! You remember everything. Who you were, how you lived, what happened in the last days and how you came to the elven forest. But the memory ended abruptly at the moment when you saw the carnage. And as if there was something ... but for now the memory would not let you on.

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Pull ourselves on the boards, pulling away the middle / raise it
The surest solution is still digging holes and climb quietly to the surface
Run the f**k out!



Biting not-rotten apple part and not getting any good thought with this, you decide that it is time to understand what happened. Digging tongs with arrowhead in the soil, you climbed up and pushed the heavy boards. It turned out -that's remains of your own vehicle. Nearby lay other parts of it, and even some of the supplies. Somehow the cart exploded, blown passengers in the sides, and you seem to accidentally fell into the pit, which serves as either a trap, or prison ... Clearly not for you.
No one is seen around. Or heard. Apparently the battle was over, the bodies taken away ... But who won was unclear ... As well where your comrades are.

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Reclaim the spoon which is dragged along
Take a spoon and a spear.
Inspect wreckage and trash wallows around ... gotta take something from supplies that were in the wagon.



Just picking your soapboil spoon out of the grass you've immediately remembered a brief argue and the general opinion that the alchemist to be saved. How the hooded elves immediately noticed the wagon, and attacked, and the goblin spurred toads and you rushed right through to the laboratory. Tok wielded the spear, piercing hoodeds, elfess shot with her bow, Anil struck with a pick, and you - with this spoon. Effect of surprise played at your scores and you managed to kill as many as a dozen enemies, while the other elves, apparently friendly, continued to fight back, too. The wagon was already pretty close to a dead tree, as for no reason at all just exploded in a cloud of blue-green. You remembered how all were flipped ... and then you woke up in the pit.
Looking around you can't find traces of bodies. There are no weapons too. Among the wagon "ribs" seems non-wrecked barrel ... Amazing. You went to check.

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Let's look at a wagon and search for loot.
NAME A SPOON!


You got the idea that the spoon already seen enough to get a proper name, but exactly which - it's necessary to think more.



Going to the wagon, you've seen strange drawings around it. It was blood! And lines were performed after the pieces have fallen here. Few stamped around, you do not immediately decided to go inside the circle, but as it turned out, nothing terrible has happened. Unfortunately, barrels were breached. Supplies are also not remained - the entire contents of bags scattered around the area. Of the more or less useful you found: boots, mittens, Tok's hat. Still of course boards, rags and other trashbut now it could hardly help.
Looking around, you realize that you are not far from a dead tree where rhe laboratory of alchemist is.

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Name spoon Ustoskob Angrir Kin (Angryspoon the Crusher of Oaks)
Of harm's way erase the edge of sign, "meaning" Likot
Just in case erase the part, yes. And go to the house of alchemist
Shout once tto fellows, wait a bit in stealth, and without leaving stealth-infantry mode, come to the house of alchemist




You have decided to name your weapon "Angryspoon the Crusher of Oaks." From awareness of owning such a weapon you descended with a good thought.

However Angryspoon would not be hurt with cleaning the blood, brain slices and the crumbs of skulls. You carefully wiped all with the fabric of wagon and the wiper with it's same some places of bloody drawning. Who knows what? Now it would be wise to attempt find someone of your comrades.



- Ah-ah-ah-hey! Who is he-e-e-ere! - You hid in nearby bushes and waited a bit, but there was no answerб and you carefully went to a dead tree. Already in its roots where steps upstair began, you've heard a rustling, but did not manage to hide- naked elf ran by, muttering in an incomprehensible language.

[CountAlex]

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Rise up, look around carefully.



You went up to an incredible number of steps, a couple of times going around a thick trunk, to the laboratory of alchemist and came inside.
- Likot! - Tok shouted joyfully - Alive! Ha-ha!
- Praise to Armok, soapmaker is found ... - Shorast adjusted backpack.
Here are all your friends, as well as the elfess-guard and probably her father. Except goblin.
- Yes, me - you waved hand - What happened there? Why did the wagon exploded?
- I'll explain - Alchemist came down for a couple of steps - On your arrival a tragic misunderstanding came. Matter is that our settlement was attacked by the supreme throne, and you got into the very thick of battle. We won it, by the way, thanks to you in some part ...
 I am Muya Forivara, I'm here kind of like a master, and this is my daughter, Iveta Forivara, loved beautiful flower,- elfess waved from above, - And you must be hungry, come to the table and eat the fruits of the forest, I beg you.
You stomped to fellows, who immediately begun to clap on the shoulder and approvingly grunt. At the platters were berries, mushrooms, fruits, vegetables, salads of various leaves and grasses. In fact it was nice. Guys excitedly talked a half whisper to you lately events:
- Toads made some mess there, of course! Devoured a lot eareds on both sides, but all of them shot finally. Ostoks simply vanished after the blast, just like you. All the others were found fairly quickly and everyone who still stood - ran here, saved dad and then ran back. And you were absent all night, thinking were vaporised by the explosion. And, realize that it was made by alchemist! Huh, he thought that we - this hooded's reinforcement, rush at full speed to kill him! So he threw at us one of his bottles, and not a just one actually ...
- I apologize for it - Alchemist butted frome above - your "chariot of death" was really quite scary.
You have finally sated and the alchemist continued:
- I will place you in a nice tree-house, where all will have enough space. In gratitude for the assistance provided to us, and as compensation, we will give you a new wagon and animals. Later we will discuss case about all sorts of trade and cooperation. You can walk around in the forest freely, people here pleased with any others... unlike... hmmm... I leave you for now. A little later, Iveta will escort you.
 Elf hobbled into one of the back rooms, and his daughter continued messing chemicals upside.

- Oh, by the way our diseased regained consciousness at night - Tok led you to Lides, still wrapped in a sheet, but sane, - This is Seribas Nil, captain of the guard!
Whiskered stretched out his hand, clearing his throat:
- Likot Ubendeb, soapmaker - you shook each others wrist like a dwarfs.
Tok continued:
- No one knows what happened. Fell asleep - was as before, but in the morning - bang! Already in my mind. Miracles.
- I only remember ... - Nil сroaked  - As the siege began ... all my threw the Tantrums.. Well, so did I ... And then I do not remember what happened after.

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Ask mates what they were engaged in here at all, while we were sitting in the pit.
Learn what the pentogramm was under the wagon, look around, maybe Ostoks just lying in the pit.



Nil Seribas, captain of the guard of pissed away mountain home, looked depressed. Awareness of the share of his personal guilt in the fact that hundreds of lives went to the scaffold of Armok covered him gradually. Not managed with the problem, allowed panic, lost control ... A lot of bad thoughts swarmed now in his bald head.
- Nil - you asked - Do you remember how you regained consciousness?
- No-oo ... I remember as a lay amid the wreckage of the wagon at night. Not a single soul around. Then Shorast just noticed me, called ... brought here.
- And what was on the bloody pictures?
- I have not seen pictures. At night it was dark.
- There was only Shorast?
- Only he, yeah. He says looking for ... well, looking for you by the way.
- One?
- One.
- Well, keep rest.
Leaving Nil, you've come closer to Tok.
- Did you see the bloody drawings at the wagon?
- Nope, didn't see Well, in the sense that there was nothing yesterday when all went from there.
- Is it true Shorast went looking for me?
- Well, yes.
- He did. A good manager. Alone at night he went into the unknown ...
- Hmm ... I mean I woke up at night and no Shorast was around ... as well no Lides, I mean Nil ... He probably left for Nil, when he ran away again.
- But Nil said that Shorast was looking for me
- Alone? At night?
You went to the manager:
- Well, then at least did you see the bloody drawings?
- What the drawings? - He chewed an apple.
- Around the wreckage of our wagon. I climbed out of the pit, looked around, and there were circles drawn with blood. Did you see them?
- No, did not see.
- You were there. Saw Nil?
- Saw him.
- He was lying right on it.
Manager shrugged.
- But at least looked for me?
- Yesterday, everyone was busy finish off hooded elfs, then dragged bodies, helping wounded ... expected that you would show up yourself. Today were going to look for you.
You thinking a little.
- So you looked for Nil at the night?
Kurelgeshak nodded.
You decided not to pester him with questions:
- There's our stuff lying around ... gotta pick up.



After finishing the meal, the dwarves have waited until Ivety would finish her business.
- Well, - she said, going down - It's time to show you a temporary shelter. Follow me.
All came from the laboratory, following the attendant.
- It's on a nearby tree. You will have the most spacious house. In fact, in these homes are located only institutions, it is not residential. But in your case ... actually its owners killed by and all who would inherit the too ... but it does not matter, there is your home now. And my house next door, by the way, visit if need something. The doors here don't be locked, as in human or dwarven cities ... just nobody here steals and ... it is unlikely you are wondering, yes?
- And where is the dining room, food store or something like that? - Buketotil asked.
- Uh ... Actually you better do not know. Food will be delivered directly to the house twice a day, morning and evening.
- And your father, can we visit? - you asked - There are questions ... different ... I would like to talk about.
- What sort of questions, then? - Shorast grunted.
- In fact, he is very busy - Ivety turned - more than usual. Your arrival added worries. But maybe he can find time.
You came to the mighty trunk of a tall tree.
- Over there - elfess pointed - exactly in one turn of trunk, your temporary home.
Dwarves were not very happy with the fact that they have to sleep ABOVE the ground. Everyone looked up with ambiguous feelings.

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Wait for elf to turn away and GET THE F**K OUT OF HERE![
We also have a pick! Dig a cave, put things and everyone will be happy.



You are all dutifully went up in granted housing. Ivety convinced that everything is in order and went in her house next door. Left alone, the dwarves immediately met in a circle, nobody like stick in the birdhouse, it was somehow not dwarven. It is very uncomfortable and scary and ... disgusting. It was decided to send Anil down to the roots of the tree and dig a hole, and drag beds there when it is ready. Remains only to come to an agreement about the planning the temporary dwelling.

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Dig hut and move beds there, we dwarves or who?
{Here are dozens of project plannings.}



When the plan was discussed room offers many options: the two room and three room burrows and with the lodge, and with the barracks, and with anything else, to the point that even the thought sounded establish a fortress. right here. Anil some time idly has been watching your creative process, but after a while he's got tired of listening your, of course, constructive debate, and he quietly went down to the roots for just doing his job. Pretty soon it turned out that the discussion of planning was useless, since under the ground just is not enough space for excavation: there are roots, all just overgrown. Tok proposed cut or burn the roots to make space for a bigger room, but you decided that it is appropriate to stop at what is already done.
It remains only to drag beds.

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Liberasts or not, they wouldn't approve root digging.



- Guys, I brought you here sou ... Oh you, my mother is silvaian! This! It's like what? You have... - elfess almost choked with indignation when she saw a hole under the roots and flashing there bearded heads. - Pff ... So, quiet. Father said not in vain  I should not make a step away from you, at no step to move away, bad I have not listened to. And seems i told you at the forest's border that i will follow behind you and will not let you go too far. So do not be offended, but in the forest without my supervision you will not do a single step, today was the first and last time I left you alone with my trees. You and Thor looked at each other and put on the ground the last bed, which is already were going drop in the hole.
Elf took breath again and with calm but demanding tone of voice issued:
- Now i'm expecting for explanation.

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Let the dwarf with the highest negotiator skill - manager will explain that if the dwarf does not live under the ground, he feels just as bad as the elf without trees. "We're here, well, just a bit. Don't worry, ma'am, we don't hurt live trees, and at least we can sleep. When we'll be leaving we'll backfill.

- You see, Mrs. Ivety - Shorast tried to use all the reserves of politeness, which he ever had. - Of course, we bring the most profound apologies, but please look in our situation! You know perfectly well that we - the manager gestured to himself and members of the expedition - the representatives of civilization very different from your. You elves - the people of the forest, you feel hard and not comfortable away from the trees. We dwarves - the people of stone, we have hard without strata of the earth over our head. And seriously, not only morally but and literally physically - we have only recently begun to move away from the cave adaptation ... You want us to settle is not just on the surface of the earth, but also at a considerable distance from it! No, we are not afraid of heights, trust, cliffsin the mountains and dips in the caves are much higher than even the tallest tree in your forest. We simply suffer, understand? Can't you just wait a little until we will leave away and bury our burrow? Especiall that our Anil holds a oick so artfully so not even a single root was scratched.



Shorast kept on talking and talking, not giving the elfess a word. Wondering where he learned such tongue wag? Anyway, your ears were not particularly pleasant with this load of apologies, and you've found something more interesting to do:

Devour soup.



You had to interrupt the meal because of the fact that you have become flooded with usual sense about unfamiliar voices to start talking with you and inspire you to delusional thinking (like elf log-shooting). But this time things were different. Instead of the voices you had a vision, meaning of which you have not understood. You were like in the very smoky monster, whom you had to meet, and toward you purple tentacles stretched from all sides, they writhed and tried to get you, but for some reason could not.

The only thing you have learned - is that your auditory hallucinations are now added another, the visual. Congratulations, your schizophrenia progresses.

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Look at the monster's with both eyes, pressing finger on one of the eyeballs.



You hard stared both eyes and pressed with finger on one of the eyeballs. It's not caused picture bifurcation, but the monster is clearly not pleased.

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Suffocate the nits! Maybe if we wil kill them, a vision will return?
Push the creature to the ground, and beat, bite, tear and tremble down - in short, try to damage in all possible ways.
You can try to tear jaws, clinging to it with hands and pulling in different directions the top and bottom part of the mouth - it is gaping right now.
Do not care possilel hand injuries, it is still a hallucination - wake up, it'll be healed! I hope so.



In the hope of salvation from the darkening blowing you mind, you decided get rid of the monster. Chance to win you have is zero because you're no wrestler, besides a monster has many times more limbs, which it could fight with you. After a brief fight the snake managed to braid and immobilize you, and then she got from somewhere tube with the fluid of suspicious origin and was trying to fed you with this poison. You tried to resist, but at the same time the monster has released out of his body two paws цршср opened your mouth eand overturned there the contents of the tube. Loathsome poisonous slurry flowed through your insides, washing out there recently eaten the soup together with, a feeling, a liver and guts. Along with the proliferation of potions in the body all this schizophrenic nightmare, has become blurred and losing shape and back into the darkness from which he rose ...



- That's the way! - Shorast said, rising from the ground and plugging the flask with stoppered. Hmm ... Rather he woke up, this thing is fast.
- What happened to him? - Ivety asked. Shorast muttered something in reply, but you could not make out the words, because you have not yet come completely into consciousness.
- And you too? - Tok grumbled right in your ear. - First, Meng, and now here you are.
- What kind of soup? He was poisoned, it seems. - Nil asked elf.
- It's a ritual soup of the winner. It is our tradition to boil it after the victory in an important battle, one of the most important ingredients - meat of defeated enemy. No, I do not think that we cooked them, we are not so orthodox, to really butcher and eat sentients. All the bodies are buried, and you have seen it yourself when you helped us to drag its. - Elfess hesitated for a moment and added - It is true that at least formally, but we still honor tradition,  so there can come earlobes.

End of fourth thread.