Disclaimers: Yay! More of these legal things. Do I really need to spell this out for everyone or can I skip it? Looks to the crowd and shakes his head Okay; Drizzt, Innovidil, Jarlaxle, & Artemis are Salvatore's. Liriel belongs to Elaine Cunningham. BG2, Aerie, Deekin, and Hordes of the Underdark belong to Bioware. This story and Robin, Nalia, and Wolf are mine! Bows and walks off stage
Chapter 3: Into the Depths
The group slowly made their way back up as they saw a healer shaking her head and yelling at something on the other side of the table. "You damn thing! Get out of the way." A shaky, scragly voice spoke up. "But me can help." The woman, dressed in all white looked like she was fit to kill. "I don't care if you are Sune herself in disguise. I will not have a damn kobold getting in my way!" Wolf looked to the fight as she grabbed a nearby table leg. "Ah, don't hurt me!" yelled the voice.
Wolf moved and took the impromptu club from the Priestess of Sune and looked down. "Don't worry Deek; I got your back as always." The woman spun around and was about to yell at him when Wolf looked to her and said. "The Kobold is with me." She nodded and backed away. Deekin slowly looked up and then nearly jumped for joy as he yelled, "BOSS!"
Wolf looked down and smiled, "How are you Deekin?" He asked the kobold as Deekin thought for a moment. "Deekin do alright. Me came to city to help." Artemis looked to the others as Jarlaxle spoke; "Hey, I've seen weirder things than a Kobold who speaks Common." He responded as Liriel thought for a moment before she finally spoke, "I have this feeling things are going to be more interesting than I thought."
Wolf turned and brought Deekin with him. "Before any of you shoot him down for the fact he is a Kobold, I will explain a few things. Deekin has proven himself a very capable and resourceful person even in the thick of battle. He also should have plently of knowledge regarding Undermountain and the Drow themselves." Aerie smiled and replied, "Something we could make great use of down in this place."
Robin nodded in agreement with his wife as they turned to head out the door of the Yawning Portal to gather supplies from around the area to take with them into Undermountain.
Liriel had been arguing with the mage propreitor of the shop which she, Jarlaxle, and Aerie were sent too for the better part of an hour as he kept yelling on about her and the former mercenary commander being Drow and Aerie possibly being a Drow in disguise. She was just about at the end of her rope and was going to use a fireball to blast the door down.
"You have till the count of five you blasted fool or I will come into there, one way or another!" She said loud enough for several of the guards to take a step back. They already heard about what had happened in the Inn and what this one Drow did to another some ways up the street. She was already moving through the motions for a spell when Jarlaxle put his hands on hers and shook his head negative.
He than said, "How often do you get to meet the Raven of Ruathym?" The swashbuckling drow waited for the door. It soon unlocked as the guant human looked around and than said, "I thought you said I would get to meet the Raven of Ruathym?" Liriel just shook her head and said, "That would be me sir." The shopkeeper looked to her and said; "Well, the more common accounts say that she was a Dark Elf so I guess I can let you in." He motioned for all of them to come into the shop and than shut the door.
"Do pardon the bit of a mess my store is in, I just managed to get away from the Blackstaff Tower with a few of the more delicate artifacts entrusted to our care." The old mage said as he stepped back. Liriel and Aerie saw the wall full of scrolls and rushed it as they began to pick it clean. Jarlaxle just smiled and looked to the man as he took off his hat, revealing he was bald. "Mages and their scrolls. One would think they sleep with them alongside their lovers." The Drow mercenary said with a grin as Wolf came in next, after refitting himself with another scimitar and some chainmail.
"Figured I would see what you three were up too considering Artemis is busy playing a 'rousing' game of kill the poor Druegar. Drizzt and Innovidil are holding the Well room for us." Liriel and Aerie were still picking scrolls as Robin coughed from behind Wolf as Nalia stood beside him. "Don't mind Aerie. She squeals like a pig when she sees scrolls. I don't know how much of the Radiant Heart's Treasury disappears into her need for those pieces of paper." He said with a smile as Aerie said; "Guess who isn't getting to see his lady's more fiendish side tonight."
Robin looked dejected as Jarlaxle than said, "Men and their lovers. The only thing they prefer over food." Liriel looked back and said; "You never meet Fyodor than. He loved to mix eatting and pleasure if you get my drift." Aerie just looked up and shook her head as Robin blushed madly and looked around and than said; "Amazing! A copper piece!" He than bent over like he was going to pick up something as everyone laughed.
As the well finally came to a rest on one of the levels of Undermountain, the three Dark Elves were the first off as everyone else stayed silent. Drizzt looked on and than drew both swords as a Goblin came out and started to say, "Please! Don't kill Grom!" Deekin rushed out and looked at the Goblin and said; "Deekin don't think he a threat."
Grom, the goblin said; "Grom no threat! Grom just want out of Undermountain." Liriel kneeled down as the goblin backed away in fear as she said; "Can I ask you some questions first?" Grom nervously nodded as Liriel smiled. "Good, do you have any idea what is going on down here?" Grom said; "Drow come through and Halaster gone. Now creatures fight with themselves. My clan's leader thinks we should try to rule Undermountain."
Nalia's eyes went a little wide as she said, "Halaster is gone and Drow come through like they own the place. Doesn't that seem a little too convenient or is it just me?" Wolf replied, "Any bet against that is a fool's errand." Jarlaxle nodded as Artemis and Aerie stepped off with Robin right behind them. That was when Nalia said; "Um, where is Drizzt?" Jarlaxle looked around and shrugged; "Probably off doing some scouting ahead."
Liriel pulled out a crystal and placed it with Grom as she took out another and touched it. She chanted softly and smiled as both glowed. "You get to be our message relay while in Undermountain. You stay here and pull the chain when you need to get a message up. Just make sure Durnam knows that Liriel sent you."
The goblin nodded nervously as he stepped aside. Artemis said, "Let's see what that Drow got himself into."
The Drow commander of the watch group stood around as he said; "Vel'klar zhah udossta thalackz'hind akh? Nindel beldraein zhal'la d' tlus udosst a nin." A voice interrupted any chance of a reply as it said with a eerie calm, "Usstan orn'la naut tlu ezsakil p'wal dos orn thalra mina ulnin z'lonzic." The commander turned right around and came to stare into a pair of lavender eyes before they vanished.
"Udos ph' harl thrityh!" He called out as the mages were about to cast spells before they started to drop dead as the a green and black blur moved through them. The Druegar and Drow spellcasters dying where they stood. That was when the blur stopped and revealed itself to be a Drow in green clothing with a mithril chainshirt, two scimitars in his hands.
The drow commander would of called for a retreat but dropped dead as a long dagger came out his throat. The three remaining soldiers turned to see a human with a sword and a dagger just looking at them with hate and disdain. They looked back and forth between the two before finally running for the exit, only to get cut down as blade flashed and caught all three along their necks.
Robin peeked around and said; "While that wasn't very sporting; I doubt they would of thought to be honorable and face me without any dirty tricks." Artemis nodded and said; "Well, that is a few less Drow we have to deal with in driving this army back." Drizzt sheathed his blades and asked; "Where is everyone else?"
The paladin answered; "My darling Aerie, Liriel, and Deekin are pondering over one of Halaster's little puzzles. Nalia, Innovidil, Jarlaxle went off to the right to see what they can find while us three are supposed to be going left Wolf is busy tending to another Dark Elf that got his body beat by some Orcs. Obviously new to war and wasn't ready for frontline duty. The Druid is going to send him to the surface after healing him."
Artemis said; "Did Jarlaxle volunteer to join the ladies?" Robin nodded yes as the assasin groaned. "You should of gone with them instead." Robin looked confused and asked, "How come?" Artemis replied; "Let's just say women and Jarlaxle are rather quick to become friends." Robin nodded as he said; "Oh." The images that brought to one's head was something Robin didn't want to consider as they went on to explore this level of Undermountain.
Translations:
Vel'klar zhah udossta thalackz'hind akh? Nindel beldraein zhal'la d' tlus udosst a nin. : Where is our raid group? That building should of been ours by now.
Usstan orn'la naut tlu ezsakil p'wal dos orn thalra mina ulnin z'lonzic. : I would not be worried because you will encounter them soon enough
Udos ph' harl thrityh!: We are under attack!
Author's Note: Finally back into the groove after eight months! Sorry the delay but lost my edge and thunder. I got it back now but won't be like posting everyday. I want to be able to work on the story and make it go the way I want.