Well, i am over. I am currently making a fortress.
Diary Of Moldath Brokenmind. (15th timber)
It finally happened. I had to fled the mountainhome. Bastards.
A little explanation is needed, I think. After all, this is the first page of my new diary.
I am (well, was) soldier of Woundhalls. But I as never really popular there. Maybe I am bit to lonely, or I do not talk much to the other dwarfs.Or maybe because I never agreed with the Overseer.
Anyway, I had a grudge from some years ago with a fellow dwarf. I broke his bed or something in a tantrum. Actually, I do not remember how it began.
Finally, two weeks ago he was elected as mayor, and suddenly I found myself accused of mandate violation. Because apparently, should have been making large gems instead of my military duties. Nonsense. But the other dwarves agreed out of fear, and i a was condemned.
To twenty hammer strikes. With a masterwork silver warhammer. A Death sentence.
Fortunately, I am not a fool. I ambushed and killed the Hammerer in one of the lower levels, and thenfled through the caverns. The only thing I really regret is that I lost my armor and my diary. I only brought an iron sword and some Supplies.
Now that I can calmly think about it, I am glad that this happened. I was tired of the old life.
Always the same patrols, where nothing ever happens. Always the same plum helmet wine
And - dog meat roast-. No enemies to kill, no glory to gain. Woundhalls is almost cut from
The surface and protected by impassable traps. Cowards.
So now is my chance to do something great. Today I have get back to the surface. I walked to a nearly human hamlet, called Cageprophets. Fortunately, I know how to speak andread the human language, because I was a broker before being a soldier.
I Chat with the locals. Apparently, they have never seen one of my kind. I ask if I can help them somehow.
Their answers terrify me.
Apparently, the Overseer words about the outside world being a totally F***ed place are true,
And not just the old man delusions. Just in this village, I am told that they have problems with
Four bandit gangs, that dragons roam freely nearly, and that the bogeymen (what are those, wonder) kill everybody who goes out at night.
One of the villagers, a swordwoman called Kothvir, tells me that one of the bandit groups is directed by a necromancer, a warlord called Athri cloudpets. Interesting. I convince her to guide me to that place.
16th Timber.
When traveling to the necromancer camp, Kothvir and I found a lair. Of course,
We went in.
The foul stench of death came out. The place was full of garbage and bodies, mostly elfs.
Then Nganiz whealtybranded the treasures of gold appeared.
(dragon presenting image).
The dragon spit a fireball. I thouth that I was dead, and I protected myself with my shield,
In a reflex.
Miraculously, the shield blocked the hellfire. Actually, I am quite surprised. I thought
That Dragonfire was so hot that it could melt steel, yet the shield doesn’t suffered any
Damage. Maybe the legends are exaggerated
After that initial moment of terror, we attacked the dragon at once. The fight was long, since
Our iron swords were incapable of damaging the beast organs, but finally we managed to
Bled it to death.
I butchered the beast, ate some of his meat and take the skull as a trophy. I take an egg
As well.
17th
A tragedy strikes.
We arrived to the warlord camp. I suggested to sneak in, but Kothvir ignored me and charged
Head on, maybe eager to revenge all the wrongs that Cloudpets caused.
One of the bandits attacked her with a bronze whip, and cut through his skull, killing
Her instantly.
Then I charged them, and I feels something astounding.
Is know that the dwarfs are connected by blood to the gods. This by shown in our craftdwarves
Moods, which allow them to create wonders.
But soldiers have their own mood.
I feel it today, for the first time. The power of Armok going through my veins. It was
Quick, and amazing, an when it was over I was covered in my enemies blood.
Is a shame that I could’t save Kothvir, though.
I loot the bandit camp. I found some armor, too large for me, and a couple gems.
The warlod carried a VERY heavy malachite slab with him. I take that too.
17th
I am reborn.
I have read the slab. No, not exactly that. Is more like, the slab secrets performed my skull
And forced themselves in my brain.
Instanly , all the tiredness of this days disappeared. I don’t need to eat, nor to drink
Now. The limitations of mere mortals are behind me.
An that is the lesser change.
Now, I can see the flows of life and death in the air. I can rise the dead with a slap of
My fingers.
So tempting.
But I refuse to do it. Not for now, at least.
I want not to turn myself to evil.
I left the camp and start traveling south.
18th timber
I saw the bogeymen last night. They are small, stange humanoids. Some had antennae and one eye, another lidless eyes and wings. They are constanly cackling and insulting.
They were fast. But not enough. I killed them one by one, until the cackling disappeared.
18th timber
I arrived to the luxury of diamons this morning. Is a dragon lair that the villager talked
Me about.
While searching for the entrance. I heard a roar. I turned myself to see
A dragon charging towards me and breathing fire.
I did as last time and protected myself with the steel shield, then attacked.
I cut a motor nerve of the dragon, and he falled to the ground. I started beating it, and I was
Secure of victory when I heard sound behind me - Another dragon, attacking from the back!
I block the new wave of dragonfire, but this dragon attacked quicky, taking my left arm in the mouth and not leaving it. I suffered great pain and lost the shield.
Fortunately I was able to finish both dragons before they spited more fire.
I take both skulls.
19th timber
I found a way to use the shield and the sword in only one hand. My dragon killing career continues.
I reached two new lairs today. The dragons there where dead, though, slain by another
Adventurer.
Even so, i take the skulls. I find a steel helm as well, just of my size.
I visited a castle . The lord here commended my efforts and told me where to find another dragon.
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