Urist loked at Gethor. If anything, he looked paler than before. 'This power is draining him...' he thought. The kobolds escorted them back to the resistance camp, Daggerfurnace. There, they could see all manner of peoples, humans, goblins, lizardmen, elves, dwarves, gremlins, even gnomes. The leader, a large gnome named Ferric, explained.
'For many years, us outcasts have been making camps in the wilderness to base our rebellion. You see, centuries ago, the founding fathers of civilization released a great evil into the world.
'Demons.' Urist responded.
'Aye, dwarf. These creatures rule most civilizations. Only the gremlins and gnomes are free of them.'
'Even the elves have demon rulers?'
'Aye. Why do you think they eat corpses?'#
Urist let him continue.
'But, 50 years ago, a gnomish scholar, Cobalt Ironguard, discovered that the demons of the world were planning a massacre of all the civilizations they ruled. Some believed him and broke off from the mainstream world. Others were exiled and joined us, and now we have camps around the world.'
'Like what happened in Dirgefurnace...'
'I'm sorry?'
'Dirgefurnace was wiped out by a demon.'
'They are enacting their plans...'
'Armok's sake.' muttered Urist. 'So, we are all going to be obliterated by demons. Just dandy.' 'We did find a way to stop them,' responded Ferric. 'We discovered the portal to Hell. It's in Dirgefurnace.' 'So we have to go through that wreck of a place?'
'Yes.'
''Armok help me,' Urist muttered.