Just Another Day in High Hold Pass
by Agger IronKin

It just started raining again, which suited me fine washin away the blood and the stench o' dead gnolls. There were but a few brave or stupid enough ta stand beside me on the ledge overlookin the pass, mostly darkones and not fer trustin.

So it went, the gnolls would charge and get beatin back time and again. Many fell to the Inkies foul spells and dirty blades. It be just after such a charge that many lay dead at me feet, gnolls and dark ones alike, meself waz batterd and bruised and only one other, a dark warrior and powerfull at that held the ledge with me.

Not darin ta rest I be keepin a lively watch on me surroundins, and just as I be turnin me head the foulest of the beasts suddenly charged me. The beast spoke its name in its glutteral tounge tellin me that it be Vexen Mucktail that waz ta be me doom, and I be sayin a hasty prayer ta Brell and charge right in knowin fer sure that if death should come I be meetin it head on.

It was a glorious fight and I be drenched in blood, both me own and the Mucktails', it was then when the dark one struck, a mighty warrior but with little honor, he finished the dog man from behind and stole me glory.

There be nothin I could do ta change things now, sos I be sayin to the dark one that he should be gettin off me kill and lemme get ta lootin, fer ya see this dark one could not loot the fabeld weapon o'Muck, the Polished Granite Tomahawk, fer he already had one.

It was a standoff wit the dark one tellin me that it could be mine if only I could give him a treasure in return, the greed o'his race is well know and not fer a sum less then 150 platinum would he release me kill and gimme what be mine.

Now I knows that I be a loyal Dwarf ta Brell, and make no mistake that he was surrin smilin on me then, fer at that moment, a dirty dogface come 'round the corner and bit the dark one right on 'is skinny arse, hehe.

Well never thinks that I don't see a sign from Brell when it be right in me face. I grabbed the dead Muck and got me loot jus like I woulda done iffin the darkone minded 'is place, and lo and behold Brell grants me a weapon o'great power and show me his favor!

Just another day in High Hold pass is all.

"For The Hammer"