Chapter 11: Korrvigsguard's Path

General Summary

Aftermath in Kinsmead - Everyone gets 300 gold from human Mayor Liliana Morthis
The cable cars will be repaired in 4 days or so.
The remaining soldiers including Loraxora move the boulder that leads to Korrvigsguards' path.
Once the boulder is moved a golden arch with an etching of two dwarven men looking at each other is shown.
KORRVIGSGUARDS' PATH

When they enter Korrvigsguard, they leave the cave to enter what looks live an extremely busy market. The whole space is filled with this light that looks like sunlight but colors are a little bit more saturated than in the outside world.
Your heads naturally look up beyond the marketplace before you and you see the expanse of a massive mountain that has been hollowed out and turned into a city. From wall to wall there are cable cars built so citizens can go from district to district of the city at ease. Massive pipes hug the walls of the mountain that carry the exhaust of every home and business up and out of the top of the mountain. On top of the mountain is a massive glowing gemstone that radiates light much like the suns. At the base of the market are two large structures, one, in the middle of the base with many cable cars coming and going from the location looks like a massive copper colloseum, beyond that, a large rather human in rendering statue of a dwarf with both hands on a large hammer.
Of the tons of people moving around them, some have stopped and stared at them, some even have weapons drawn.
When they get out of that, they pass through the threshold of the cave and an old Stone Golem comes to life and walks towards them, offering assistance and introducing itself as Guide 131.
If they choose to go with or without Guide 131, they pass through the Market Place known as The Trade Yard, a grouping of shacks and stalls with vendors from all around the world. It’s hard to move around.
Guide 131 or DM asks if they want to go to any stalls
If they go to a magic place, they run into a cloaked figure bartering for a glamor amulet. If they pass a perception check of 15 they see that the cloaked figure is a young Hobgoblin. If they pass an arcane check of 10 they see that the Hobgoblin is using magic to avoid being seen. If Uul roles a 10 he notices that it is Ky-Lee the Unhittable.
If they see Ky-Lee, Lee will hesitate to run but ask what Uul is doing here and inform him that Voh is furious that you are still alive. He did not think it was true that he was alive. He can offer to help The Kings by alerting Voh that he is in Korrvigsguard and that they will meet at Heaven’s Path.
The closer to the stadium they get, the more posters for fighters they see as well as merchandise like toys and even shirts. All of the posters have "Korrvigsguard's Champions!" on them, but some feature a Tiefling using Hellish Rebuke to blow away warriors, A Goliath stomping on a human's head, a heavily cloaked man with a massive Greatsword across his back, a clawed arm emanating light. Most of the posters look brand new and depict a person hanging from the side of a wall with a sweeping cloak of fur around his body like a cape leading up to a help that looks like the head of a ram with the name "Belbez" all over it. There is a lot of Belbez merch.
As they pass the copper arena they see the Goliath in the massive mirrors held above the arena. The Goliath has the head of a sphinx in his arm as the crowd cheers DYAPU-GAV DYAPU-GAV DYAPU-GAV. The Goliath snaps the Sphinx's neck and the crowd cheers.

As they get to the massive statue they realize that it is actually a palace. No guards.

If asked about a lack of guards, Guide 131 will inform them of Law of Lam Torad requiring every citizen of Korrvigsguard to know at least one form of Dwarven Fighting Style. Guide 131 will say that recently the dwarves have a new security system installed named "The Knower" that allows them to know exactly where and when significant crimes will happen in Korrvigsguard.
The halls of the palace are very wide and lit with glowing gemstones. The palace is full of nobles, mostly Dwarves but some humans and Orcs talking amongst themselves. The center of the throneroom stands another Statue of Korrvigsguard and at the base where the hammer is, a throne that sits a dwarf with a long gray beard and rubies and saphires placed between the weaves. He has a smile on his lightly wrinkled face as he talks to a Genesi to his right, a smile on his face.

When they talk to Korrvigsguard IV they are also introduced to his daughter Varnoula and his courtmage Ignition.
Korrvigsguard IV tells The Kings that he already was proposed for the alliegence by Circle of Chilvid. "Leopold already sent someone with the same request, an Aarakorkra fellow with a scarred up wing. I told him the same thing I'm gonna tell you. Dwarven law states that no non dwarf can propose any sort of law or binding contract that effects the dwarves! I'm sorry lads. I really am. But we're a people of tradition. Now...if you become Onol Nazush then we can talk."
If they agree, IV hops off his thone and cheers "They're going to take the Trials!!!" and blows into a massive horn. Everyone can hear cheering from the outside.
They use the underground path to the Copper Arena by Guide 131 or Varnola who explains the rules of the Trials and that they may choose one Champion as their “Guide” and that any of the champions in the room including those who are not there can choose to fight against them in the final stage of the Trial if they believe that they are not deserving of the title of “Onol Nazush“
They are brought to the Champions room and introduced by Chivl who brings them to the Champions who are currently in the room.
"You see a Lizard folk who reads a book, two swords hanging by his sides. A Tiefling sits and prays while burning incense around her. An Elf in the red cloak of the school of illusion chats with a young human man who wears noble's clothing. A dwarf woman lits weights by her station. In the corner is a cloaked man.
When they choose one they are brought to a large copper plate that, 15 feet above them will rise to greet the MASSIVE cheering crowd above.

TRIALS:

Notes

Kings of Leon Tram maybe later.
Now hates Ryuk's dad
Budrash has Hook Horror Corpse on his back, threw it to the boulder lord.
Bayez wants Ryuk's pendant

Report Date

16 Jun 2018