The Accordlands

I believe i may have my work cut out for me in an elderly Nothrog cook. While Nothrogs are inherently evil, this guy seemed like he was ready to retire from his life of sin and settle down and live a life of at least neutrality, if not good. I hope that during our trip down the mountain I can convince him to repent. He could perhaps serve penance as a cook in a temple.


Anyways, we managed to shut the door and escape out a back passageway into what appears to be the heart of the ancient dwarven temple. We passed many great works of stone murals, as well as 6 interesting statues that later wound up being the key to unlocking the aid of a dwarven warrior spirit who helped us during our large battle. In the rear of the temple was a small group of Nothrog, very easy to dispatch. In the far rear of the temple we came upon the Nothrog cook, roasting some boar. He seemed very eager to surrender, in stark contrast to the other Nothrogs we had encountered. The cook seems to be one of the lowliest positions in Nothrog society. We tied him up and went to find the leader of their group, to capture or to kill. The cook also informed us that there was another dwarven prisoner, who had also been beaten in order to try and extract information.

We first burst into the study of the Nothrog, giving him the chance to surrender, or else he would have to surrender his life. He chose the latter. Then we rescued a dwarven cleric named Barricade (though he really seems like a Barrister rather than a Barricade). After he had the chance to eat and rest, he restored our sight and our health, he also proved to be invaluable in the coming battle.

The three dwarves used the writings on the paper that we found to unlock first the 6 statues, and then a powerful dwarven spirit protector. The clerics cast many buffing spells, which helped us when we then charged into the room to defeat the dragon. The battle went much better this time, the dragon had backed itself into a corner, making it easy to defeat.

Now it is time to return to Stoneyvale