The company begins their trek through Moria, soon they are passing the great mine-workings of wheels and hammers, then as they are passing across a thin ledge next to a seemingly bottomless abyss, Urban trips.

He nearly falls headlong into the chasm, but luckily Gimli shifts his weight and grabs the Sigmarite by his robes, pulling him back towards safety. Bessimar, for the first time since entering this world, shows care or, more accurately, worry, in his eyes. For Urban is the best friend the Witch Hunter had, one of only a handful of men whom he trusted (Grand Theoginist Volkmar, Emperor Karl Franz, a few other Witch Hunters, and Sigmar himself.)

"You alright?" Bessimar asked

"Fine" said Urban, trying to get the image of the dizzying depths out of his mind, then he turned to Gimli and said, "I am in your debt Master Dwarf, as Sigmar swore friendship eternal to the Dwarf King Kurgan, I swear eternal friendship to you."

Gimli looks surprised, "Well, um, thank you" he says

Soon the passage opens up into a wider hallway, and then a tall staircase, which the fellowship climbs in silence, Pippin slides down a few steps at one point, and Merry chides him for it.

Close to Gandalf, Bessimar takes the endless stairs in stride, then Gandalf stops. He looks at three passages and, after an ominous moments pause, says "I have no memory of this palace…"

So, the fellowship stalls again, Boromir and Gimli sit alongside Urban and Bessimar while Legolas keeps watch, Aragorn sits by the hobbits minus Frodo, who sits with Gandalf.

Soon after everyone has sat down Gimli asks "Master Urban, you spoke of a Dwarf King Kurgan, I've never heard of such a figure! Who was he?"

Urban smiles, as he loves to talk of the Legend of Sigmar, and says "King Kurgan Ironbeard was High King of the Dwarves in the time of Sigmar…"

"Who?" asked Boromir

Something snaps behind them and the three turn round to see that Bessimar has broken a stick he was cleaning his pistol with, "Don't mind me" he grumbles.

The three turn back around slowly, and Bessimar continues "Sigmar is the patron God of the Empire, he was once a mortal, born under the auspicious sign of a twin-tailed comet. He fought many battles, including one in which he freed the-then High King of the Dwarves, Kurgan Ironbeard, from the clutches of the Orcs, It was then that King Kurgan gifted to Sigmar the Ghal Maraz, the mystical Dwarven Hammer that is wielded to this day by the Emperor.

It was upon the occasion of this gifting that Sigmar swore an everlasting friendship between himself, his people, and the Dwarven race. This relationship was sealed years later at the Battle for Black Fire Pass, where the Dwarves and Men under Sigmar's confederation destroyed a massive Orc horde that threatened both peoples. Soon after the Empire was formed of the twelve tribes united by Sigmar.

After that he went on for many years as the glorious First Emperor, until he went to the East and ascended to Godhood, as told by the prophet, and first Grand Theoginist, Joseph Helstrum."

"Patron God you say?" says Boromir

"Yes" replies Urban "Every village has at least a small shrine, if not a whole chapel devoted to Sigmar, for His grace shall not be upon those whom do not respect Him. The Grand Temple of Sigmar in Altdorf is a wonder of our age, one of the largest buildings besides the Imperial Palace, and some of the Colleges of Magic…"

The three hear Bessimar spit behind them, Urban continues "My lord, and Bessimar's as well, is our Grand Theoginist, Volkmar the Grim. Stunningly spry for his age, always on the lookout for a way to defeat Chaos for all time."

Apparently, Legolas had been listening in on the conversation for some time, for he now asks "Chaos? What is Chaos? Also, why do you dislike Gandalf, Bessimar?"

Bessimar decided to give answer this time and give Urban a respite, and said "Chaos is the opposite of creation, it is indescribable and evil. Chaos is what the Empire has stood against for more than twenty-five hundred years. It's insidious, it offers you power, then it eats your soul piece by piece, until you become totally corrupted and a slave to its will. I believe that all the 'Wizards' of the Empire are Chaos slaves and should be put to the pyre."

"Even if you believe your wizards are corrupted, you cannot believe Mithrandir is such." says Legolas "He is an Israi…"

"So was Saruman…" replies Bessimar with a grunt

Legolas presses further, "Saruman was always searching for the ring, if it was placed within his grasp he would always have pounced. Gandalf is different, he has had the ring within his grasp for all this time and has not taken it. He recognizes that it is an insidious draw, like your Chaos, and that any good deeds attempted with it will be folly and ruin."

"That only means he is wise, not uncorrupted." Says Bessimar

Suddenly Gandalf interrupts and the company hear "Oh!" as Gandalf says, "It's that way!"

The fellowship descends the stairs until they find a chamber whose ceiling and walls are lost to the gloom, and Gandalf says, "Let me risk a little more light…", and as Gandalf illuminates the hall they all gasp.

"Behold the great realm and Dwarf City of Dwarrowdelf…" says Gandalf

"Now, there's an eye opener no mistake." says Sam

For an hour they trudge through the hall, until Gimli makes a startled noise and runs toward a small lit entrance to another room.

Gandalf shouts, "Gimli!" and leads the charge after him.

They all enter the room into which Gimli went and find him weeping before a great stone sarcophagus, Bessimar begins to say, "It'll be hard for Urban to keep his oath debt if you keep running off to unknown places in this Gods-forsaken labyrinth!"

But Urban stops him after the first syllable, giving Bessimar a harsh, piercing look and muttering "If only I was a priest of Morr…"

Gandalf walks to the side of the sarcophagus and reads the inscription on the surface "Here lies Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria… He is dead then." Gandalf shakes his head solemnly, "It is as I feared."

Then Gandalf looks over the skeleton of a dead Dwarf and hand's his staff and hat to Pippin, before taking a book from the arms of the dead Dwarf.

Gandalf begins to read, in a tone that seems to make the shadows dance and close in, like grasping fingers ready to snuff out the light, "They have taken the bridge, and the second hall. We have barred the gates, but cannot hold them for long, the ground shakes. Drums… Drums in the deep. We cannot get out… They are coming"

It is at that moment, with everyone hanging on Gandalf's words, that Pippin twists an arrow in the corpse of a fallen Dwarf, and sends the plate-clad dwarf, a heavy iron chain, and a large oaken bucket down a well.

It as if all the noise they hadn't made was sounded, Pippins face after the final crash was almost comical.

"Fool of a Took!" says Gandalf, as Bessimar debates seriously whether or not to shoot the Halfling, Gandalf continues "Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!"

Suddenly, out of the deeps beyond the well, drums sound…

Everyone freezes as the drums grow louder and louder, then with more sense than most of the rest of the company, Boromir and Bessimar run to bar the door, Boromir almost gets two arrows to the face. As he closes the door, he says in exasperation "They have a Cave Troll."

Aragorn tosses them axes and other weapons to bar the door with, then they retreat to form a shield-wall. Bessimar takes out his sword and cocks a pistol, Urban pulls out his two-handed Warhammer and begins to chant words from the Deus Sigmar long since memorized, Boromir readies his sword and shield, Aragorn his shortbow, Gandalf whips out Glamdring, the hobbits pull out blades, Gimli readies his axe, and Legolas aims his bow.

At the first large crack through the door Aragorn shoots an arrow through the gap, resulting in a pained squeal, Legolas follows suit, then the door caves in…

With a massive noise armor-clad Goblins pour into the room, with a series of shouts, the company responds.

Urban sweeps several aside with a blow from his hammer, crushing in their armor and breaking their bones. Bessimar cleaves through two with the superior strength of his Nuln-forged steel blade, then fires one pistol, the bullet going through one goblin's head and deep into another.

A loud grunt-slash-roar is heard from just outside the doorway and Merry looks up as a Cave Troll bursts into the chamber. Bessimar rushes forth and fires his other pistol while yelling "Die Chaos Ogre!", resulting in smoke and a bloody hole in the Ogre's shoulder.

The Ogre then bats Bessimar into a wall, while Urban slams his hammer into the Trolls' leg with little effect. Quickly the Troll's tiny brain senses the ring and he chases Frodo, before Aragorn jumps in and stabs the Troll with a recovered Dwarven spear. Before being hit with the spear shaft and falling to the side as the Troll stabs Frodo with the point.

Seeing Frodo stabbed, Merry and Pippin launch themselves at the troll, leaping off a ledge and digging their small blades into its back.

Finally, with the troll distracted, Urban rushes forth and shouts "FOR SIGMAR!" before smashing the troll's throat in.

As the Troll collapses and the Hobbits throw themselves clear the company is already converging on Frodo, Aragorn turns him over, saying "Oh, no."

Then Frodo gives a loud gasp and sits up, panting. After that he says, "I'm alright, I'm not hurt."

Bessimar looks the Hobbit over and says "How were you able to withstand that blow, would have felled a Chaos Warrior!"

Gandalf walks closer and says, "I think there is more to this Hobbit than meets the eye." as Frodo pulls aside his shirt to show a glittering Corset of Mithril mail.

"You are full of surprises Master Baggins" says Gimli

Then with the sound of Goblin reinforcements coming up the passage, Gandalf says "To the Bridge of Khazad-dum."

And with that the company run out of the chamber and into the Dwarrowdelf, again…