Dwarves of Alaron 4: Underground Underworld
Operation Parameters
| Date | 1492 DR, 28 Nightal (16/12/2022) |
| Soldiers | Aujirgix, Sylvie, Sketch, Tide |
| Status | |
| Casualties | None |
Objective
Go and resolve the issue with the creature in the cave blocking access to dwarven territories.Observations
Notable People:* Zygzax the Very Very Wise: Intentionally poorly disguised agent of the Raven. Attempting to sway the fort to reject the proposal to be brought about by the Jims
* The Broker: The face of the organization of the dwarves that does business with the Raven. Does not use or want names, only titles and business.
Notable Discoveries:
* The local agents of the Raven are in a panic. They are looking for a way to prevent the loss of the territory to someone the Jims are likely to back.
* They have threatened to burn Caer Callidyrr if the Raven is deposed from her position by this newcomer.
* The Dwarves have a similar group in charge of "grey" matters within their territories. They are willing to provide access to the Dwarves for adequate payment. Adequate payment being a batch of the grenades that can annihilate anything in their radius.
* An alternate access method has been established to enter the dwarven territories via a secret tunnel stored behind the nest of a massive, angry bird.
Follow up
*Determine a method to open the door to the tunnel without the assistance of the Raven's forces.*Establish communications with proper dwarven society either via the organization that was met or by exploring the tunnel network behind the secret door without an escort.
Preparation Details
Explosives provided by Zorky.Operation Details
Given scroll case by Byron. Zorky not present.Scroll indicated we should go to the dwarven tunnels found in a previous outing and deal with the creature there.
Zygzax the Very Very Wise met us in outpost. Offered to show us alternate way to dwarven territory. - We accepted
Zygzax guided us to a different section of the western cliffs north of the original outing. The exact path was hard to trace due to his winding guidance.
We were told of a beacon that needed to be lit upon arrival and a giant bird that would come to snuff it out. He also mentioned a sizable bounty on the bird.
Upon ascending the cliff face to the mouth of the tunnel, we found a massive bird nest. This nest is the beacon that is to be lit.
We lit the beacon and the bird came to snuff the fire. Fighting broke out due to several poor attempts to hide amongst the terrain by our soldiers.
Zygzax blew a horn at one point which caused the door to open.
I used some of the explosives zorky provided to blast the bird's nest apart in the hopes of forcing it to retreat as we made a mad dash for the door.
We closed the door and travelled down the tunnels until we reached a small settlement. We were directed to a house on the outside edge and instructed in basic dwarven etiquette.
The dwarves inside were business partners of the Raven and we were made to sit in the front room while they fetched someone. That person was "The Broker"
He offered us a business relationship. Gold and information for the disintegration grenades made by the Jims.
He mentioned that his organization learned of these devices when one was sold to him at the waystation by a soldier before it was destroyed.
We were then escorted out of the tunnels blindfolded.
The exit was concerningly close to the northern outpost, less than half a mile south, though its precise location is unknown due to the blindfolding.