Rift Improves

So far the game has taken a turn for the better.  I’m able to run the game much smoother than the first event.  I decided to roll a warrior calling, with Reaver being my main tree.  It’s a DoT tank… thing.  The damage is pretty nice even when paired with a shield.  I wish the hands for the dwarves weren’t so big.  I feel apish sometimes, but since dwarves were available for me to play I had to do it.  I’m going to partake in more rifts this time around in an attempt to fully divulge their experiences.

More thoughts to come…

- Thrangis

Temporary Conditions

It’s been three days now in this hole.  Biggel, Trak, and Gilbrin are all that remain with me…  We lost Kergo in the first wave that hit us.  Bloody chuffin’ grobs!  For the most part we ain’t hurt too bad; a few scrapes and bruisin’, but we’re alive.  We have enough food to last us a fortnight.  Grabbing whatever supplies we could as we ran worked out for the best.

I think I may have dropped Cornelius at some point during the struggle.  I snuck back to the train car yesterday, but found nothin’.  The others want to try and make it back to the depot… I can’t leave Cornelius behind.  Even if he is just a book.  I’m certain now that the grobs swiped him along with everything else they looted.  I’m not going to force these guys to come with me, but I sure could use their help if I plan on getting Cornelius back…

- Thrangis “The Red” Hammersmith

Burn Away Lies

Thrangis: Who might you be?

Witch Hunter: That is none of your concern dwarf.  You must come with me.

Thrangis: I don’t have time for this, I need to be headin’ to the docks.

Witch Hunter: The docks you say?  My, this does place you in a peculiar situation.  Exiting the property of suspected heretical practitioners and already making for the docks.  To escape the fiery retribution of Sigmar no doubt!

Thrangis: Escape the… what are you blatherin’ on about!

Witch Hunter: Listen here dwarf!  I’ve seen the effects chaos has on the simple and defenseless.  If you think I’ll be fooled into letting potential traces of this taint escape my clutches, you are mistaken.

Thrangis: Put that thing away before you singe me beard!  You daft manling!  I ain’t got nothin’ to do with none of this chaos business.

Witch Hunter: We shall see.  I will have an inspection inside this premise, if I find anything of intrigue then we’ll certainly have something to discuss.

Thrangis: Bu… I just… You don’t want to go in there.  There’s nothin’ worth seein’.  I was just looking for some -

Witch Hunter: Silence!  Wait here.

Thrangis: What should I do?!  He’s going to find the demons and then we’ll be burned as witches.

Cornelius: We can’t run off.  We’ll have more than just this individual to deal with if we do. Be ready to dispatch him if it comes to that.

Thrangis: Kill him? Are you mad?

Cornelius: Shh, he’s coming back.

Thrangis: Of all the chuffin’ luck!  I should have just picked up another pint!

Witch Hunter: …

Thrangis: Look, I was just -

Witch Hunter: It is not my responsibility to apprehend thieves.  Though, why you would want to steal from such a dirty and impoverished home is beyond me.  I see no workings of heresy, nor signs of chaos in this area.  If I had been a knight, you’d be seeing the inside of a cell right now.  Good bye dwarf, pray our paths do not cross again.

Thrangis: What is Grungni’s name is going on?

Cornelius: Perhaps that aura you gave off earlier had something to do with it.

Thrangis: I’m startin’ to get a headache.  Let’s just get to the docks, I have no more cares for this.  I need to get out of this deranged city o’ men.

- Thrangis “The Red” Hammersmith -

"Listen here dwarf!"

Daughters of Passion

Thrangis: Most o’ these homes are either locked are collapsing upon themselves.

Cornelius: The bright wizards were courteous enough to warn the local residents of the dangers in abiding so close to the Academy.  Alas, the power hungry fools are too intoxicated by the red wind to notice they can hardly control their own abilities.  The remnants you see before you is the result of those who… overindulged in their pursuits.  I’m curious how many wizards it took to remodel this area.

Thrangis: …Grungni’s spit.  I knew these manlings were nothin’ but fools and madmen!  Me ancestors were right to have so much distaste for the winds o’ magic.  It’s a blight upon the fools who dabble in it.

Cornelius: Are you not trying to find a particular dwarf who dabbles in these ‘blights’?

Thrangis: I… uh… I… I got me own reasons!  You know that!

Cornelius: Quite.  The winds of magic are not at fault here, but rather the simpletons who wield it recklessly.

Thrangis: Kind o’ like a greenskin messin’ around with some dwarven powder.

Cornelius: Something like that.  Let’s check another door Thrangis.

Thrangis: Aye, maybe someone will speak up about these missin’ shipments.

Fancy Lady: Mmm, hi there love.  Care for a’ evening unda tha sheets?

Thrangis: Err… I must be in the wrong place.  I apologize for the intrusion mis’, I am tryin’ to find some cargo that was stolen recently.  You wouldn’t happen to ‘ave seen anythin’ relating to that would you?

Fancy Lady: … I actually saw sum questionabl’ people bringin’ in sum questionabl’ crates to  this very buildin’.

Thrangis: Really?!  You sure this is the cargo I’m lookin’ for?

Fancy Lady:  Mor’ than likely love.  These were big crates.  If’n you follow me I can take ya to ‘em.  How’s that sound to ya?

Thrangis: That would be… that would be great.

Fancy Lady: Right this way love.

Thrangis:  I don’ like this.

Cornelius: The winds grow dark here.

Fancy Lady: You say sumthin love?

Thrangis: Just a heavy breather, you know us dwarves… heheh…

Fancy Lady: Mmm, yes.  It’s been a long time since we’ve had the pleasure of a dwarf here.  Usually your kind stays out of the slums.

Thrangis:  We?

Fancy Lady: Ah here we are, the crates you were looking for yes?

Thrangis: Why is you accent gone?

Fancy Lady: Oh my, I seem to have gotten eager in our short stroll.  Never mind the change now, young beardling, this will all be over before I find time to explain.  Come sisters!

Thrangis: Ancestors take me!

Cornelius: Abominations!  They must be dealt with.  Sigmar knows what other vile incarnations of Slaanesh linger beneath us.

Demon: He has a magic book!  Let us take it from him once we have our way with his body!

Thrangis: You depraved wretches!  This is your end.  Grungni give me strength to fell these miserable creatures!

Fancy Lady (Demon):  Aghhhhh!  What manner of magic is this!  It burns, burns, burns down to my very being!  Stop!  AGHHHH!!!

Cornelius: What are you doing Thrangis?

Thrangis: Och, I don’t know.  By Grungni’s beard I don’t know!

Cornelius: Well keep it up!  Finish them now!

Thrangis: Right! Graaaagh!

Demon: You will not escape us.  We know of you and your destination young dwarf.  We will… come for you.  Our maker… watches you…. even… knowww…..uhhhhh…

Thrangis: What do we do know?

Cornelius: Let us be done with this search for the cargo.  A reduced fair is not worth the potential threats that may lurk in the rest of this city.  To think that Altdorf has been tainted so…

Thrangis: I agree with ya there.  Let’s be off.

Witch Hunter: What have we here?  A dwarf leaving the establishment of suspected heretics?  Very interesting.

- Thrangis “The Red” Hammersmith -

Grungni give me strength!

A Heroic Pint

Thrangis: None o’ these manlings knows when the next boat leaves for Barak Varr.

Cornelius: Perhaps your chances of success will increase if you find one who is not so inebriated.

Thrangis: Maybe there’s another pub somewh….  By the bloody axes of Grimnir!  That’s Gotrek Gurnisson!

Gotrek: What a grand occassion.  Fancy meeting another dwarf in such a place.  I have been starved of good dwarven company!  What brings you here beardling?

Thrangis: I have a journey to complete, but this is my first time in Altdorf an’ I need to know when the next boat leaves for Barak Varr.

Gotrek: Count your blessings beardling, the next boat departs in only a days time.  Seems they’re trying to finalize their manifest before heading off.  They’ve been running into a bit of trouble though; bands of thieves and rebels against the empire took off with some of their goods. They are trying to round them up before they have to depart, but finding them is proving to be difficult.

Thrangis: Hmm… You sure are well informed.

Gotrek: Well who do you think they asked to try to retrieve their property?  I have bigger things to deal with right now, but you should take a look around the slums.  If you manage to come across any of the missing cargo, the captain of the ship may reduce of the price of your voyage.

Thrangis: Aye, sound advice.  I got a days time to wait anyway, might as well.  Couldn’t hurt to save a few pieces of silver.  Who knows ‘ow long the road I’m on is goin’ to be.

Gotrek: That’s the spirit!  Let me buy you a drink before you go.  By the way, what’s your name again?

Thrangis: Thrangis of the Hammersmith Klan.

Gotrek: Ah, I’ve known a few of the Hammersmiths.  Ran across a slayer named Gibinlun in one of my travels.  He was felling a great den of trolls.

Thrangis: Och, Gibinlun’s a slayer now?  I pray he regains his honor in battle.

Gotrek: Aye, the prayer of any slayer.

Gotrek: Be wary when you wander about in the slums.  There’s more than poverty that grips at the heart of this city.

Thrangis: I’ll stay wary, my thanks for the drink.

Thrangis “The Red” Hammersmith

A great Dwarven hero!