3. Dwarven Hold Attacked

Dwarven Hold Attacked


  • After particularly disastrous events, the Hold has been collapsed to prevent the Duergar from obtaining it. Daria has taken the remaining dwarves to Norwick where they live in refugee status and speak of deciding upon a new leader to lead them into the future. The Hold itself is damaged, and every entrance collapsed. It seems that during a small scale attack on the lower level, assassins snuck in through the upper level and eliminated the guards and came in through a gate hurried adventurers left open. The lower level was held by adventurers until the upper level fell, at which point the lower level was collapsed and an evacuation ordered by Caling (?) and Roslyn. The remaining dwarves seek leadership and guidance.


  • Kusil Skullboil has been found murdered in his office, stabbed in the neck artery with a letter opener. A set of Moradins guard uniform was missing from the armor rack, bloody footprints lead out the door.


  • A certain grumpy female dwarf, Zafaria Cebbranka, can be seen very often underground in the defensive line together with the Moradin's Hammers and Clangeddin's Axes. Even with the recent loses and casualties, Zafaria's determination is focused on defending the Hold, without rest or hesitation, as one of the Shields among her kin that she swore to protect when she was made Samman of the Hold.


  • Captured prisoners were interrogated by Kusil Skullboil, they all claim to have not seen 'the selector' during their escape, wether they are collectively lying or telling the truth is uncertain at this time. Clerics will be dispatched to get to the heart of the matter after they finish dealing with the injured.


  • Koirin of the Dwarven Temple has requested that in these troubled times the gate be closed. He also let's it be known that he is seeking whomever left the gate open for questioning in response to the latest attacks.


  • *Another attack on the hold, as invisible assailants were able to walk right in through an open gate and plant and ignite powderkegs throughout the town. Several locals were killed in the explosions and the assailants managed to escape.

    The back side of the prison was damaged heavily killing a few prisoners and releasing others, all prisoners were rounded up quickly however one escaped.

    The Dwarf convict known as Harnobel "the Selector" Lector, a master of disguise and persuasion who takes pleasure in luring his victims into a false sense of security before he tortures and murders them in a most gruesome way.
    Young female dwarves especially are requested to be very wary of strangers and are encouraged to stay in groups until the criminal is apprehended.*


  • The battlements passage has been collapsed and the mill has been sabotaged. Duergar came in from the Rawlins Side where the defenses are weak and set firse. The flour in the mill ignited and exploded destroying the mill and starting fires to the surrounding structure as well explosives were used at the passage to inside the hold to delay reinforcements. Z hearing the explosion from his house was on the scene immediately and was able to put out the fires but the Duergar responsible had already done its job and left. The guard estimate it might take a few days to safely clear the rubble, in the mean time ropes have been attached to allow access. The guards are spread thin as they now realise they have yet another front to watch.

    Fanira Gravelsapper was the only casualty


  • Thorin spreads word around that he plans to lead a long run mission of gathering resources needed for repairing the damage after the Duergar attack. This will include gathering metal, wood, hides and some other tasks. Whoever wishes to help is to seek Thorin or any other member of the Council of Moradin for more detailed information.


  • *Z points out that some of the fallen Duergar are not natural and should be studied for information.

    He does whatever he can to help the Hold recover from the latest attack. Helping "replant" the mushroom crops, hunting and gathering food to make up for the lost mushrooms, summoning earth elementals to repair damage done to the cave system, etc.*


  • A large Duergar force assaulted the Dwarven hold after using explosives to open and collapse various tunnels below. One guard and Mirt the Mushroomgroomer have been killed and the mushroom garden was completely destroyed by the blasts. Z, Silver, and Thorin luckily were nearby and managed to significantly weaken the Duergar force before it reached the hold where they were able to finish them off....after the battle, more explosions could be heard throughout the tunnels but no further sign of a Duergar attack

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    Upon seeing the carnage from the attack, General Theaon returns to the Bluff to ask any of the Legion troops and Silver Dragoons stationed at the western entrance if they saw who the assailants were.


  • Starla walked around looking for anything invisible and concluded since the gate was still barred it had to be magic to start the fire on the top of the hold. Probably fireballs. She also concluded she could do that kind of damage with three fireballs.


  • Some adventurers, including Aniril, Caling, Thorin, Artie, Z, Starla, Calia look at the burning fort. Try and put fires out and assist as best they can.

    They also visit the Dwarven Hold entrance in Norwick to alert the Axes there, and see if anything can be done.