Bruenor & Meng II: The Liberation Of The Fortress
YOU'RE HERE AGAIN?? yesterday was the only day you would get a story out of me! ooh, is that the gingerbread? find a seat anywhere, and I'll be with you shortly.
Get yourself ready for a wild ride, with so many twists and turns, you'll be spinnin' in circles! now, where did we last leave off? ah, right! The Liberation Of The Mine, by Bruenor Battlehammer (that's me!). when we got back to the village, meng and I were hailed as heroes. we received five hundred gold pieces on top of what we mined. we were asked to liberate another structure, a fortress that had been taken over by human marauders. we were able to get inside, thanks to Meng's lock picks. we slipped into the shadows. we silently decided to ambush the marauders in the next room over. meng led the way, slippin' through shadows and strikin' down the occasional marauder that happened to pass our way. we reached the room, and slipped inside. it seemed to be a lounge. sofas and chairs were strewn about. in the corner, a bowl of fruit sat untouched. and three guards were standin' with their halberds drawn.
I charged, swinging my warhammer to thwack the first guard upside the head. I slashed at the second with my axe, and the guard retaliated by swingin' his halberd at me. he missed. meng, on the other hand, was fencin' with the third guard, piercin' him repeatedly in the stomach. guard number three fell, and I bonked the first one on the head with my warhammer. he crumpled. I thwacked the second guard upside the head with my warhammer, and he went flyin'. he banged his head against the wall, and crumpled. we stood triumphant over our fallen foes. I said, "well! I guess we better search the room, eh?" meng nodded, his look calculatin'. "yeah. let's do it," he said. we searched the room. we found ten longswords and five sets of plate armour in a treasure chest. we each grabbed a longsword and a set of plate armour. we then walked out, encumbered with armour like heavily armed mummies. we staggered into a room, and our minds were blown.
in front of us, a crystal laid on a pedestal in the middle of the room. a plaque said, 'here lies the amulet of the marauder tribe of Icewind Dale. when triggered, this amulet will leech the life from all marauders in icewind dale.' me and meng looked at each other. we activated it. bright light radiated from the amulet. we walked out, knowin' we had completed our quest of liberatin' the fortress.