Into the (Not Silver Tower) Depths, Narratively

(Note: Yolig is here represented by a slightly smaller miniature. It can be assumed that he is ducking, on account of the low ceiling in the tunnels that they are exploring. The tunnels that i must assure you are not Silver Tower)

 

To be honest, Yolig wasn't sure why they were helping the dwarf. But he did know what the song of the stones told him and the stones were telling him that this was the right way to go. They liked it better when he was deep under the ground anyhow. His tiny wizard friend seemed less happy, especially after he broke down a loose brick wall and found what lay beyond.

 

 

 

Strangley carved and brightly lit metallic corridors confronted them. Some strange creatures also confronted them, a bit more directly than the walls did. The walls didn't have swords, after all. The bird man let out a hideous shriek on seeing the companions, and charged. He didn't account for Yolig's fist. Telek, not wanting to leave Yolig fighting alone, chanted a few words, and the humans began to scratch themselves furiously. It was... not quite what she intended to do, but it seemed to help.

 

The oddly garbed humans babbled something about "the golden orb" before Yolig smashed them into paste. Telek filed it under "probably important, and probably bad". Yolig filed it under "gold is shiny." They ventured on.

They next found a much more cozy cave, at least in Yolig's opinion. The stones sang well here, and they seemed to be telling him that a cure for the dwarf was not far away. Sadly, the spiderlike grots who lived there couldn't seem to hear the song, and they poked tiny sticks at Yolig in no uncertain terms.

They regretted doing this, briefly.

There was another large door leading out of the cavern, back into the strange, sharp edged tunnels. Three of the vicious birdmen waited here, along with more of the spidery warriors. The birdmen were stirring a cauldron, and filling bottles with the glowing liquid, but they quickly raised their weapons and squawked out something about the sacred sun, before moving to attack.

The fight that followed was one of the most savage that Yolig had been in. The birdmen were fast and clever, and one of them swooped under his arm as he brought up his trusty rock, and slashed him badly. It might have gone badly for him if Telek hadn't managed to pull off the itching spell again, causing her to stare at her own hands and shake her head. Yolig wasn't sure why, the spell seemed to be a blessing from the stones.

 In the end, they triumphed. Telek stepped over the prone bodies and picked up one of the full bottles, holding it as far from her body as she could. This seemed to be what the stones were telling him would cure the dwarf, but there was only one way to tell. Yolig picked up another bottle, and before Telek could stop him, he smashed it over the unconscious dwarf's head.

(To be Continued)