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2/20/1420

Underhill

by Caoimhe Lutgehr

We was it oan th' road again, me, Smitty, Timn an' a newer coopon Dwufe, th' only other dwarf in th' camp asides Farrek fa hud bin thee sheets when we went tae fin' heem tae lae, sae we thooght it best he sleep it aff. A wee coople ay days awa' frae camp a scootin' ceilidh hud foond a tower an' camped thaur. A body ay them said they saw ghosts abit an' jist abit tint his min' ower it, sae, bein' th' guid friends tae th' fowk 'at we ur, we went tae gang check it it fur heem.
 
We come upon th' tower towards forenicht an' decide tae camp inside sae as tae entice th' spirits we was thaur tae fin'. Mebbe if they cam efter us while they thooght we waur it we coods be rid ay them an' hae a trek back tae camp fur an easy reward. Efter poorin' ower th' tower fur onie clues as tae whit is was, ur wa they hud seen fit tae build a lookit tower behin' a brae we settled in fur th' nicht. Th' only hin' we hud managed tae fin' was 'at th' fluir ay th' tower hud a magical duir in it 'at nane ay us coods figure hoo tae open. Ah was hopin' th' ghosts coods enlighten us but as mah watch shift cam tae an end an' Ah went fur some shuteye Ah was startin' tae hink 'at scit was a bampot jist loch lae ay his ceilidh thooght.
 
It main ay bin coz quine Teyva hud a soft spot fur heem, but while we waur aw it Dwufe mit a body ay them ghosts an' convinced it tae lit us intae th' undergroond room. Ah only caught a glimpse ay 'er when Ah woke but she woods hae bin a noble an' handsome dwarf in life. Wi' 'er disappearance we decided tae heed doon intae th' duir wi' a warnin' frae dwufe 'at we waur in fur a barnie wi' a guid number ay undeid.
 
My mukker was reit when we waur only a cuttie way in we waur awreddy fightin' th' creatures aff. They went doon quick, an' we went further in tae fin' a whole city was bein' built haur. It was quite impressife. We gart a quick search ay th' buildings tryin' tae identify th' fowk 'at lived thaur, sae we woods be able tae send wuid tae their families. A body ay th' clans 'at we turned up , Brokenstain, hud had their bairns graw alongside me an' Ah considered 'en kin tae us. Ah woods need tae write them an' mah clan tae see fa it hud bin. We waur forced tae rush uir searches coz th' undeid we hud killed doon th' close seemed tae be under a curse 'at kept reanimatin' them. We rushed aheid tae fin' th' a body fa kept summonin' them sae we coods kill it an' be dain wi' them.
 
We foond th' monster an' wasted nae time in fightin' 'er. She was an evil vampire hen 'at hud used th' villagers as sacrifices tae attempt tae make herself a lich. We sit oan 'er fest an' dealt wi' 'er ghools, but when e'en efter she died th' magic was still thaur tryin' tae brin' them aw back. Oan 'er alter thaur she kept a bluid red glowin' staine 'at looked tae be steeped in mirk magics. Withit pure thinkin' abit it Smitty shattered th' staine an' a mirk win' blew it knockin' puir timn it. We heard th' sool ay 'at vampire laughin' as it was released. We cleansed th' area an' sit th' sools free but we hud sit 'er free tay. When we got timn tae regain his senses we gart uir way back tae camp an' took a rest until uir next job cam up. Ah sooght tae write tae mah home’s close ay archi'es an' gie them th' bark ay uir fa'en brethren.

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