Moloch part 32, a date at the Halls of hill giant chief Nosnra

The group spend there night in there magical tower, assessing its integrity, carrying fire risk assessments and checking the means of escape.   Getting up early Milo prepares a hearty breakfast before ushering the party out the door even as A114 is still oiling himself up for the long wet day this looks like being   The group set off at hearty pace set by Milo, giving his usual gentle of words of encouragement - "come on you lazy bastards, get a move on, we have important business to deal with and claims to press"   Approaching the Hill giants halls with trepidation the group are ushered up to the huge 20 foot high front doors towering over the party, by Milo in his haste to conclude this bussiness, while the party's attempts to plan are over ridden by his brushness.   Zinzir loudly calls using mighty magic to augment his volume control as his initial hails are met with silence, to be replied to by al deep booming voice, "Fuck off - nobody's at home"   After some noise, a drunk hill giant opens the front door, before looking down at the squeaking Milo and also at one Zinzir who is trying to big himself up.   Being let in with demands to see the king - which is met by drunk laughter - and I am sure our "Lord" will see you "important folk", the group are taken into the Great hall.   Walking up the initial wide passageway or Hall, the group are stunned to see a gathering and breakfast come party in full flight, with Nosnra, his wife, the Sub chief, a Cloud giant, 3 stone giants and some 22 hill giants in full flow. They are being waited on by 8 Ogres and countless Orc's wandering through and a pet cave bear sitting in the corner of the room.   Zinzir steps forward with his message from the Vfnir lord of Edoras to Nosnra to start negotiations, while Milo peeps up asking for there subservience. Winding up the hill giants they give Milo a beer ( cup is large holding 4 pints)   He downs the pint while issuing more instructions, while the party watch in a mix of awe and horror knowing what is likely to transpire - likely them being the next course.   The Cloud giant casts detect magic on Milo, which Zinzir recognises, before he kicks Milo, clear across the floor with a nat 20. Goal. Milo, sitting concussed rolls a nag 20 to save versus the being currently using his body and brain....waking up from a bad dream Milo looks out and says - where am I as he looks up off the floor at masses of giants, and takes a mighty gulp of air..   Milo is now feeling inspired...inspiration point   Zinzir casts detect magic and notes that there is the necromancy spell om Milo, and that a spirit had possessed Milo....who, what, when, why, how???   Still Zinzir holds his nerve, and apologises and thanks the cloud giant for his assistance - while his brain whirls, it occurred when fighting the dark elves at Buhr Widu - who and what was controlling him.....   Milo meanwhile seems to feel deflated as an opportunity that could have helped him create or open a gate has been lost....what...   Still Zinzir carries on,   10,000gp, land, food, materials, The king can promise a lot for peace and joint prosperity...   Nosnra counters, humans are like rodents or cock roaches, multiplying and infesting the world,   Zinzir calms him - what would you see as an offer that we could take back..   25,000 gp per year, No access to the Bvoont forest, help building a new stronghold by Buhr Widu, and the lake, and slaves to help in the construction and maintenance...   Zinzir comes back with the counter offer about access to the forest for logging and hunting for the 25,000 gp - a lease agreement...and help to build the new stronghold, but people to be paid, not slaves, almost agreed, but Nosnra will meet his council and decide   Zinzir feels inspired by this event getting an inspiration point   The party join the crowd before then being shown to their quarters, watched by 2 ogres   In conversation they here of Vorgansharax the green dragon to the north, that the Hill giants consider the dark Elves as allies and traders, though possibly not to be fully trusted, but they are getting goods from them including armour and weapons, wine and other goodies...and that they have prisoners including a Vfnir merchant, a Vfnir engineer an Elf, and a Dwarf in there prisons   They also find out that the Stone giant are engineers expanding the lower levels - for what and why??   Jazzjar then turns into a mouse and with a rat from Arranis - they travel the keep till they find the stairs down to the dungeons level, finding more giants, more stone giants, excavasions and the prisoner's   Jazzjar feels inspired getting an inspiration point   Meanwhile through all this Arranis dreams of Aegenor the High elven king, encouraging him to mingle with human lords, suggesting he takes a number of lords in.   However your dream is interrupted, as you see a crack of pure darkness, in a mirror in an ante chamber behind him, the room to who, an elf... like an opening is being opened and there are beings crying out to get through.    You focus on this crack, and you see more cracks, 13 x 13 cracks it seems....each seems to be an opening to a different location....one close to Kane...

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