The Tales of Blood Bay
Ay'up, lemme' tell ya a story.
We be in tha' sixth century of tha' Kingdom Age.
King Farril I, of tha' human's Kingdom of Karandir, has landed 'imself in some bother. Tha' Orcish tribes to tha' north of his peoples, have been riled up into uniting under a single banner, like. They invaded Karandir, and brought with 'em flame 'n death. Thousands of them poor big folk were burnt alive, raped and pillaged into the ground. King Farril 'sposed to be a good'n, but he be a poor commander, 'cus so far tha' humans ain't done much fightin' back, like.
That's why Mountain King Ugani, the Gods bless his name, has sent us 'ere to die.
Blood Bay it's called, aye, a poor name by any count. It's a bay sure enough, nestled on Karandir's borderlands. See, the Orcs have advanced hundreds of miles south, and are pressin' them humans pretty 'ard 'round their capital city. So our great King's reasoning is quite simple, see? We land way behind the Orcs, and start stirring up trouble for 'em - force 'em to split their forces, like.
But there's also another reason we're dyin' on this foreign beach.
The mountains that encircle Blood Bay are said to be rich with a lotta minerals and coal. We Dwarves are thinkin' maybe we can set up here, and save the tall folk in the process. Only problem is, them Orcs seem to have read our minds, and they're waitin' for us.
Maybe we can persuade 'em to move, eh?
No lad, or lass, I don't need to know yer name. I don't need to know yer past, present or yer future. I don't gimme much damns whether ya got tits or not, and I don't care much whether you're a Dwarf. We use all we can get these days, oh aye, from snobby Elven mages, to sinister Gnomish warlocks. Whatever it takes, see, to bolster tha' ranks.
You're under our Great King's authority, and have taken your oath to serve unto death. That's good enough for old me. Spare me the sob stories 'o yer upbringing, and by the Gods, cover up that cleavage eh? This is a war, not a whore house.
So er, grab yer blade, and let's claim ourselves a colony, and save a peoples, eh?
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