[OOC] Thanks to Drazoth for helping me to write this. [/OOC]
The kobold priest moves slowly through the caverns. He knows that blessing of his dark god gives him strenght needed to deal with any problems along the way. After a short while he realises that someone is watching him. He turns around, to see a dwarf coming out of shadows.
Drazoth the 3rd emerges from the shadows, the crundle constructs at his sides. With calm voice he says:
- Hello, I would like to speak with your master.
Kobold looks at the constructs. Powerful magic holds their existence in place. Then he speaks with cold, empty voice:
- Why do you wish to speak with my master?
- He and I were allies while he was on this plane. I wish to see if our alliance still stands, and if so, what changes may need to be made to our plans.
The kobold shudders. His empty eye sockets fill with strange energies, and he starts to speak with dwarven voice:
- I have awaited you. Know that our alliance still stands, but now I can offer You much more. I can grant you eternity, I can bring death to your enemies. What is it you seek?
Drazoth smiles slightly at the sound of the eldritch voice.
- I have no need for eternity. I know myself well enough to know that I would just get bored after the first thousand years or so. What I seek right now is information, namely, what has become of you? Are you dead? Have you ascended to godhood?
Energies start to flow much more violently through the kobolds eye sockets. Then he speaks:
- I have left this realm and become a constant within variables. I have ascended godhood. Only now I can see that my mission in Doomforests is of greater importance than ever before. Be prepared, when the time comes.
- I shall be. Progress on the project is slow going. During my time as overseer several miners disappeared while working on it. Any idea what might have happened to them?
- I cannot tell you, as I'm bound by an oath of the gods. Only thing I can tell, is that the cause of disappearances is not of this realm. The good thing is, that with enough preparations, You could take control over it.
Drazoth looks bored by the conversation. He takes a bottle out of his pocket, but seeing that there is no ale inside he hides it quickly.
- I will look in to it then. While we are on the subject, I don't believe that we ever discussed one thing.
Then he says what the problem is, and asks:
- Any ideas?
- Crystals and soap would allow you to do this.
- Very well. Since my replacement has finished his term as overseer, it seems a relative of the Great Soaper has taken the purple hat. Since he shares his kinsman's obsession with the substance, convincing him to make enough for our purposes should be easy. What might be difficult is convincing him to use it for building, and not cleaning.
- Hmmm... You could always say that you're going to build the cleanest building in the fortress.
Kobold priest moves his hand a little forward. Suddenly an object appears in his hand.
- Take this gift. It would make everything easier.
Drazoth looks at the gift. He then makes a curt gesture and one of the constructs takes it, holding it with only two claws like one would hold a very dirty sock.
- Thank you. I will need to go check on the project now and see how much my replacement accomplished. Then I need to talk with the new overseer. Anything else you wish to say before I go?
- There are important matters to discuss with other gods. Do you need something from one of them?
- I need nothing from the gods at the moment. I'll let you know if I do. Until we speak again.
With that Drazoth turns and leaves with the constructs following, the one holding the gift carries it at arms' length, seemingly disgusted by it.
- So be it.
Kobold priest shudders no more. Then he translocates to take what his master needs - a termite skull.
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