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429 AC The Chosen of Reorx Book I The Chosen Chapter Eighteen:
The Heart Chamber
By: Dungeon Master Date: October 3, 2024, 12:23 am
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[center]Chosen of Reorx
Book One
Chapter Eighteen: The Heart Chamber[/center]
Southwest Ansalon
Southern Ergoth
Last Gaard Mountains
Foghaven Vale
The Stone Dragon
It’s said that Death comes in threes. Unfortunately, it is true
today.
Barek Stormhammer went out as a hero. He left behind his War
Hammer hoping his teammates when take it home to his family.
Those that are left-
Torin Stonebeard
Slade Grimblade
Bale Ironforge
Vorimir Stoneaxe
Ragrim Shattershield
Ephraim Avery
Chance The Dragon Knight
Now they are seven.
Down from Nine.
They move ahead, the elation of winning the arm to this now
empty feeling, not quite numb. They all carry the pain with
them, Barek Stormhammer was well-liked by the others. He got
hot-headed at times, but he was ever helpful. Ragrim
Shattershield has taken it hard. They knew each other back in
Thorbardin.
The large bird noises are back and Chance warns them the Kyrie
are high-strung. “They serve Chislev. They will let us pass,
don’t cause any problems.”
The Hidden Vale
A kyrie Warhawk, an aggressive seeming bird man stops them from
progressing into the Vale, until they see Chance, the silver
Knight.
The Kyrie part for the Silver Knight and the Dwarves to advance.
Several of them come to Bale and look at his arm. They look at
Bale and look at the arm.
King Skydancer of the Aara-Kocra tribe Welcomes the Silver
Knight. The King sees Bale and he tells his guards to escort the
Silver Knight and his companions to the Secret Entrance.
They reach the The only entrance from the Hidden Vale into the
Dragon is through a door located along the Stone Dragon’s spine.
The Door needs to be fixed. It is damaged, and barely on the
hinges. Chance leads them inside.
Chance tells them this was, is the Temple
The corridor ahead of them opens into a wide area of worship
with a high ceiling. The shrine is forty feet deep, with
passages leading east and west.
Benches line the walls, and at the far end is a small altar
beneath a huge tapestry. The tapestry depicts a warrior in armor
of shining silver, a mighty dragon sitting regally behind him,
and a constellation in the black sky.
Empty Rooms (Priest Rooms)
Stone Guardians
This is a large, ornately carved room. Two huge statues stand
before each arched room entrance, shimmering as if exposed to
great heat. A pile of broken stone lies by the northern passage.
In the north wall, there is a door and a well in the northeast
corner with a hole in the ceiling above it.
The Lower Gallery
Entrance Foyer
The Balcony
The full mural of the Dragonwar Gallery can be seen from this
balcony, which looks out over the stairs
Gallery of Dragonwars. It starts to the left, as did the one in
Pax Tharkas. Great, evil dragons descend from the sky,
destroying a mighty city similar to Tarsis. The devastation
fills the first panel. The central panel is a map of the
interior of the Stone Dragon, noting its various levels as Head,
Throat, Shrine, and Heart.
To the right of the central panel, the carnage continues, but
this time dragons of silver and gold rise up to fight the evil
dragons, armed with dragonlances. Men on foot have smaller
lances. In the final scene, the evil dragons are routed, but not
without cost: Huma lies mortally wounded, cradled in the arms of
a great silver dragon that sheds tears for his passing.
Chance leads them past many rooms, most have been looted, but
Vorimir Stoneaxe finds stone gold bricks in a room. He passes it
over to Ragrim Shattershield who turns it around in his hands.
“Gold paint. This is a brick of steel. They gather up the bricks
stack them and load them into their packs. The bricks are worth
2000 stl each. They also each weigh 20 pounds.
The Guardian of the Lances becomes animated and is stopped by
the Silver Knight. Chance tells the Guardian that Bale is the
bearer of the Silver Arm of Ergoth. “Show some respect.”
The Guardian sees the arm and stands down back into place.
Chance takes them through the Oaken doors down a very long
spiraling staircase that eventually opens into a very large
room. The room is quiet, as they enter the torches start to
light as one approaches.
Everything was cold and dark. They have lanterns they get lit
and see five large furnaces that are dark as the rest of the
hall.
Chance is in dismay. The Furnaces are supposed to be always in
operation. It is volcanic in nature.
Ephraim Avery, the Priest of Sirrion takes a look. The mass of
Ice pressing down on Ergoth for Forty years then, the sudden
reduction of the Ice sheet has… he feels his God’s presence as
they produce the spark necessary to get the furnaces back up and
operating again.
The Furnaces of Ergoth
The Room soon radiates a warm red glow. They need to get the
chimneys open to begin to work. Slade wants to make sure they
are alone but promises not to go far.
Bale walks around until he sees the Magnificat Anvil. Tongs lie
to one side, but there is no hammer. An inscription winds around
the base.
[center]The inscription reads:
With Silver Arm and Silver Pool
And Hammer to forge Wrym’s doom
Dragons hid these mighty tools
The last True Pool lies in this room
The Arm is lost to an unknown fate
The Hammer lies past Dwarvengate[/center]
Chance tells them “The anvil is made of meteoritic iron—star
metal—and cannot be chipped or shattered. One Moment”
Scales clatter on the floor. Chances tells it “Go home!”
It disappears back to the Dome of Creation.
Chase has them look at what substance they will be using. The
Dwarves and the Preist of Sirrion walk over and look at the
swirling pool.
Pool of Dragonmetal
Within a great well near the back of this alcove is a pool of
molten metal, cool to the touch. It is the last known pure
source of dragonmetal on Krynn, the only substance that can
forge the Dragonlance. The material can be used to forge other
magical weapons and armor, but only Dragonlance has special
properties against dragons.
Bale asks Chance “Do you know how to make a Dragonlance?”
The Silver Dragon says he does not, but he points to the arm,
and says, “it knows.”
Slade comes back and says it seems like they are alone.
Torin says I think we are going to be here for a while, we are
going to need provision in just under a week. So, we will have
to worry about that. Slade, find us someplace around here we can
sleep nearby.
Vorimir Stoneaxe and Ragrim Shattershield come over to Bale and
tell him they will help him with whatever he needs.
Bale says, “Let’s get to work.”
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429 AC The Chosen of Reorx Book I The Chosen Chapter Nineteen:
Forging of the Dragonlances
By: Dungeon Master Date: October 3, 2024, 12:29 am
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[center]Chosen of Reorx
Book One
Chapter Nineteen: Forging of the Dragonlances [/center]
Southwest Ansalon
Last Gaard Mountains
Foghaven Vale
The Stone Dragon
The Heart Room
429 AC Dry Heat (Late July)
It has been a time since Torin Stonebeard handled his Hammer,
which he forged in dedication to Reorx. It is a Masterwork that
Torin has been carrying with him the entire trip from Kayolin.
He has not used it to commit a violent act, he hands it to Bale
to use to Forge the Dragonlances.
As soon as he takes the Hammer, Bale knows Torin is right. He is
supposed to use this Hammer.
The Hammer blows create sparks as he works the Dragonmetal.
Ragrim and Vorimir help Bale forge the Dragonlaces of legend.
Meanwhile, Ephraim, Chase, Torin, and Slade travel to Castle
Eastlewatch to get food and supplies, but also to make contact
with the Knights of Solamnia. Lord Efram uth Tromar is the
current Lord of Castle Eastwatch. The news of the Forging of
Dragonlances spread among the Knights. Messengers are sent to
Sancrist straight away.
They consult about the mount involved with the saddle used with
the Mounted Dragonlance.
A Company of Knights is sent into the Vale to accompany the
companions back to the Stone Mountain along with a wagon of
supplies.
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429 AC The Chosen of Reorx Book I The Chosen Chapter Twenty: Fr
iends
By: Dungeon Master Date: October 3, 2024, 12:31 am
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[center]Chosen of Reorx
Book One
Chapter Twenty: Friends[/center]
Southwest Ansalon
Southern Ergoth
Foghaven Vale
The Heart Chamber of the Stone Dragon,
Hammer strike after hammer strike, they turn the lance over and
the hammer comes down.
Vorimir Stoneaxe is startled when he sees two strangers. He gets
Shattershield and Bale’s attention and points to the newcomers.
Bale stops and takes in the sight. He knew soot was on his face,
sweat drenched his undershirt, but before him was one of the
most exotically beautiful women he had ever seen. He assumes she
must be a Wild Elf has her wardrobe is less than a normal High
elf would wear. Her most striking features and silver hair. Her
partner is a High Elf, Bale would guess Qualinesti by the hair
color. Hair color… Chase has Silver Hair as well. He looks back
at the wild elf.
Silvara D’argent had been upset to find the dwarves at first,
Chase was supposed to be guarding the Valley. Who are these
dwarves and what are they doing? She then sees that the
Blacksmith wears the silver arm of peace.
Suddenly she is filled with renewed feelings of purpose and it
brings healing to her soul.
The last several years have been a climb back to sanity and
reason. She can’t even say his name, The White (Dragon) almost
took her… but this… Silavra just walks up to the Dwarf and
kisses him on his cheek. She says, “Be at peace, my friend. What
is your name?”
Uh, uh…B..Bale. He feels like he was lucky to remember that
fact.
Who are your friends? The Silver-haired Elf asked
Vorimir mummles out “….Vor..imir…Stone…axe.”
Ragrim is stunned by her beauty like the rest of them, “Ra..grim
Shatter…shield your grace.” He bows. To her, but he is quite
sure what brought him to do it.
Silvera smiles for what feels like the first time in a long
time, “this is my life partner Gilthanas Kanan. Giilthanas,
these are my new friends Bale, Vorimir, and Ragrim.”
The Elf she came in with is about 5’8” and 120 lbs. He carries
himself as one of noble blood. Blonde of hair.
Bale thinks he heard of a Gilthas Kanan, and Bale asks him about
it.
Gilthanas keeps the bitterness from his face. It was not his
nephew’s fault all this came to pass; he just thinks of the
Silvanesti prison that consumed part of his life and for what?
Nothing That was not Gil’s fault, nor was it his fault when he
was put up as the Puppet King. Still, Gilthanas keeps the
bitterness from his face. He thinks about his brother’s stolen
Speakership and the destruction that has wrought his brother’s
soul. Only held up by spite. Gilthanas could identify with that
statement. He thinks of his poor sister, and her terrible,
heartbreaking death. Some sorrow creeps into his face, but he
soon masks tats well. He answers “I am humbled by the thought
and gesture that my dear sister and my old “friend” named him in
my honor. Can I ask you, friend, what brings you here, for what
reason are you making lances?
Bale answers that “a Cleric of Reorx found him, told him he had
been chosen to wear the arm then we gathered a company to come
here and retrieve the Arm, we fought the Grey Wraith, but since
then three of our numbers. Our brothers were cut down on the way
from the Elderwood on the way here. We paid the toll on the way
here. As to why and for what, I don’t know, only that it was
important to Reorx, and that made it good enough for me, and my
company.”
Silvra says she is so sorry for their loss. She asks if there is
any more with them and the Dwarves answer that a few of their
numbers and Chase went to Castle Eastwatch to get food and
supplies.
Soon, Chase, Torin Slade, Ephraim Avery, and Chase (silver)
return with wagons of supplies, including saddle seats for the
Dragonriders, and Solamnic Knights from Castle Eastwatch.
Torin had talked to Lord Efram uth Tromar about bringing in more
dwarf manpower, if they have assistance, they get the lifts
working again and clear the rubble from the passages. Won’t be
till next Summer that we can get the people to do it, but we
will, we will get this Monument operational again, as a church,
and the heart of Goodness for the people of the future.
Chase makes the introductions. Silvra is very interested in
talking to Torin, but Torin has no inside information about why,
just Reorx asked him to. Just leaves her more curious than ever.
What was going on?
Torin brings out some food and wine for them to share for a
short rest before the Dwarves are back to work.
They come to know each other better over the meal and in talking
as the flames of the fireplaces and the light from the forge
dance the shadows on the walls behind them.
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429 AC The Chosen of Reorx Book I The Chosen Chapter Twenty One
: The Metallic Dragons
By: Dungeon Master Date: October 3, 2024, 12:33 am
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[center]Chosen of Reorx
Book One
Chapter Twenty-One: The Metallic Dragons
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Southwest Ansalon
Southern Ergoth
Foghaven Vale
One Month Later,
Early Cold Hammer (September)
The work continues in the Heart Room. Bale has constructed
mounted and footman lesser Dragonlances.
Vorimir Stoneaxe and Ragrim Shattershield have been the primary
assistants to Bale during the process of smithing, though Torin
and Slade have pitched in to help with whatever is needed.
Silvera and Gilthanas have provided their hospitality to the
Dwarves and the Knights of Solamnia who have been living and
staying in the Stone Dragon. They have told stories of old in
the evening time around supper time.
On one such occasion, the Legend of Huma is told. At times
through teary eyes, Silvera tells the Story of Heart and Huma.
On Another Night, Silvera relates a telling of a story about the
Heroes of the Lance.
The Dwarves go to bed dreaming of Dragons
Finally, one day
There is excitement from the young Solamnic Knights in the Stone
Dragon Monument. Dragons have been sighted in the Vale. Great
Silvers, Golds, Bronze, Brass, and Copper Dragons
They circle the monument and then disappear into the fog.
[center]
End of Book One
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