3rd Granite
Osta Tormentcoil muttered to himself as he watched cats hunting roachs and rats. He'd been stuck in this Dwarf infested place for over 5 years now and was as determined as ever to see the imposing sight of the Dark Towers again.
There were probably over a dozen Goblins and Kobolds scattered across the room, all captured in Dwarven cages. The idiots had neglected to take their knives and daggers though and that would be their downfall.
Having prepared his allies several days before Osta put his plan into action, tearing one of the bars out of a wood floor weakened by his knifehe slipped quietly through the open space and moved to the nearest trapped Goblin.
Destroying the delicate locking mechanism with his knife proved simple and within moments every prisoner was free and gathered around Osta.
Signalling the group to follow him Osta proceeded to peek around the doorframe and seeing no Dwarves around stepped lightly into the hallway. As the last of the group entered the hallway and Osta tried to get his bearings he saw one of the Kobolds sneaking off toward the nearby intersection.
As the Kobold stopped to peek around the corner his arm flew back down the hallway. The Kobold had the chance to scream in pain before he was torn apart by the War Wolf in the shadows.
Leaving stealth behind Osta pulled his dagger and led his group toward the intersection as several Dwarves came running to investigate the screams. As the one in front saw the rampaging Thieves he screamed "Jailbreak!!" and leapt into battle.
Osta skidded to a halt in terror as he saw one of his fellow Goblins sliced in half by the Dwarf axe and saw dozens of Dwarves swarming into the hallway. Most took one look at the fighting and fled but a couple of weak looking Dwarves charged and quickly cut down 2 more Goblins.
The escape attempt was in complete disarray as the remaining prisoners tried to find a way out. Osta slashed his knife across a Dwarf's back and made for the daylight he could see ahead of him with 2 Kobolds on his heels.
As the brightness blinded them the Kobolds were smashed to the ground by a mace. Osta ran for the gates where he could see another Dwarf running for the gate mechanism. Blindly tossing his knife at the Dwarf he sprinted past the walls and into open territory.
He enjoyed the sight for about a minute before he felt a searing pain in his back. Twisting his head as he fell to his knees he could just see a shiny steel blade through the darkness gathering in his vision before the life left him.
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"About half of them are dead." Hawkfrost reported as Fireheart watched Mothwing tending to Korgan's injured back. "7 were stunned and recaptured. What should we do with them?"
"Toss them into the pit. No sense keeping them caged any longer." Fireheart answered with a grin.
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Discovered that trying to toss caged Goblins/Kobolds into a pit lets them go. 7 dead and 7 others tossed into the currently empty Waterfall cistern.
Hawkfrost killed 1, Bob 2 and the Peasants Inod Keyentrance and Udil Gravebooks both killed 1. Tamunshin got Osta with his new axe.
I'm planning to toss all captured enemies into the cistern now and see how Undead and Goblins will get along
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