A Land Far Away

The night was still young. The regular rambling and bragging about adventures blended in perfectly in the whole ambience around the well down to Undermountain. A group of nobles discussing their recent profits, dwarves trying to drink their own body weight, it was all a regular sight for the consistant visitor of the Yawning Portal.

All eyes glanced towards the door as it opened as always. A bright green light slowly lighted up the short hallway into the inn. As it came closer it became clear it was a Watch-Wizard that went by the name Damien, wielding the light of his staff with a rather proud look. He entered the main hall walking straight up and his chest forward, looking around with a blank look, confidence and slight arrogance almost dripping from his face. The sound of his staff hitting the ground sended everyone back to their conversations and Damien took a slow look around. To his left he saw a group of three, a black dressed hin, a bald dwarf with a huge hammer on his back and another dwarf that was looking a bit more insecure as he spoke. Right in front of him was his fellow watchmember Azzilore waiting for him on the center table.

Damien took a deep breath and walks in slow pace towards the center table. Evening Azzilore were his words as he sat down slowly and placing his staff on his lap. The conversation started slowly between the two watchmembers but was suddenly interrupted by the loud sound of the door almost bashed in and opening fast. Everyone in the room turned to the door with a confused look and was waiting in silence for anything that could happen now. A well armored man with the well known shield, painted with a gold dragon, slowly emerged from the darkness outside and made his way into the well lighted main hall of the inn. All eyes around grew wide as the man stumbled inside while he was holding his chest and a small stream off blood was running down his gauntlet. Without a doubt the man made way towards the well, falling with a loud bang as he tripped over the steps around the well. Fool! someone screamed as the man pulled himself up on the edge and tumbled over it, deep down into the well. A soft scream slowly faded as the man descended.

Silence remained in the inn after the scream fully faded away, people shaking their heads with their eyes on the well. Just as people were able to pull their eyes off the well and starting their comments on the event, their eyes were forced to the door again as it was bashed open again. The loud sounds of several man entering in armor was the reason for the whole inn to stand paralysed and waiting again. WHERE...IS...HE? were the screaming words of the man as he stopped in the main hall, his speech interrupted by his lack of breath. As most people recovered from their shock, soft voices were going around the different groups in the room, speaking about the man being the noble Regnet Amcathra. Regnet glanced over the different groups slowly and shouted again WELL WHERE IS HE? putting everyone back to silence.

The silence was broken as Damien shifted his chair back on the wooden floor and stood up. Surprisingly relaxed he walked towards the noble, holding his staff firmly. Sir please explain the situation were his words as he stood tall in front of him and crossing his arms.
Regnet looked up slightly with anger boiling in his eyes. Regnet slowly regained his breath and spoke in a fluid sentence. That member of the guard stole a precious family possession, I need it back now! Regnet motions Damien aside and points towards the well as orders the watchmembers he took with him to go down the well. B-b-but Sir, that is U-u-nder-m-mountain spoke one of the watchmembers with great fear in his words and his head soaked in sweat. Go! Go now! Screamed Regnet. The group of watchmembers briefly looked at eachother and nodded right before they made their way up to the well and descended. Screams of fear slowly faded away as they went down. After Regnet’s eyes followed the men into the well, they were now focused on Damien again. Sir what is all this? he spoke as his speech grew less polite and gained more irritation and confusion.

Regnet took a deep breath and slowly explained the situation about his possesion being stolen by a member of the guard. After the conversation ended he took a few paces further inside the inn and cleared his throat. Please gather around for a moment. Damien watched from behind as Regnet spoke about volunteers to aid him in the task of retrieving his lost item. Damien stood surprised as the group of three suddenly hopped from the chair and moved forward. Wha’ be in dar fer us lad? asked the dwarf with his hand on his hammer. Sounds of surprise flew around the inn as Regnet speaks of a home for everyone involved with getting the item back. Damien’s eyes focus on Azzilore for a second and Azzilore nods slightly. The group of three fought over the attention of Regnet as their mind was overshadowed with greed. Damien placed a hand on Regnets shoulder and speaks in a calm voice I will lead them down there accompanied by Azzilore Sir. Regnet slightly frowned at the hand on his shoulder but nodded with a relieved look. Damien nodded back and made his way over to Azzilore. After a short conversation, Damien stood straight again and motioned the group of three around. You will all follow our lead if you want to be able to take the reward at all. With a serious look on his face Damien glanced around the three and noticed one of the dwarves muttering to himself in dwarven. Agreed? he spoke loudly as he looked down on the group and they all nodded in agreement, even the muttering dwarf. Damien eyed Azzilore a few seconds and then he turned and stepped up the the well. With one hand leaning on the well he pointed to Azzilore. Azzilore nodded and walked up to the well, slowly climbing into it. Damien’s finger went over the other three slowly and also they walked up and struggled to leap over the edge of the well. Damien peered down as the group descended. After a deep breath and a pride look around the people that were still standing paralyzed with their eyes on the well he slowly climbed in the well.

The bright green light of his staff slowly faded away as Damien heared soft conversations back up in the inn, that slowly grew silent as he descended...


Well I've been reading this forum lately and I thought I might give it a shot. Let me know what you think and I can finish it

Keep it coming

*slaps forehead* You're right. Sorry about that. I'll finish the whole story tomorrow with the whole trip down there. Please ignore any things I forgot in advance. I really try to focus on making a good story so I might forget any details.

Close together, everyone sticking close to the light of Damien’s staff, they slowly descended. Suddenly they stopped as Azzilore holded up his fist as a sign. This is it he said and the whole group briefly glanced at eachother. Damien looked concentrated and motioned them forward with a nod of his head.

Slowly and carefully Azzilore set foot on the dangerous and dark grounds of Undermountain. The whole group except Damien holded his breath and waited expectantly. Soft and slow footsteps were coming near at the moment Damien walked in fast pace on the grounds of Undermountain. Azzilore was waiting already in a defensive stance and rather close to the ground with slightly bended knees. As Damien walked up to Azzilore while slowly looking around, he lifted his staff and the bright green light suddenly fell on the rotten face of a strange creature only about half a meter away from his own face. The creature bursted out a loud shout as the bright green light fell upon his face. Damien didn’t even blink before he took a large leap to his left away from the creature, ending up on his back on the filthy ground, covered with bones. Damien! shouted Azzilore and with a powerful but well placed blow with his rapier he sliced off the arm of the creature, causing the creature to let loose another loud scream of pain. Damien quickly got to his feet and closed his eyes. Slowly and carefully he moved his hands in the air and spoke some strange words. His whole body grew in a straight stance and the movements with his arms ended with his arms stretched in front of him with a soft purple glow around his hands. As he opened his eyes two missiles suddenly shot out of his hands and slowly made their way to the thin and injured body of the strange creature. As the missiles lighted up the room slightly and were half their way to the creature a large scream sounded GHRAAAAA! . A quick flash of light bounced of the solid metal of the large hammer that flew through the air and hit the creature with a devastating blow. The creature was pounded to the ground without being able to even see the blow coming. As the creature fell, the missiles exploded on the now lifeless corpse and before they hit, the purple light made the bold head of the dwarf visible. The dwarf was breathing heavily and softly muttering to himself in dwarven. Both Azzilore and Damien shifted their eyes from eachother to the dwarf with a surprised look.
The dwarf slowly looked up with an enraged look. Damien nodded slowly to the dwarf.

While everyone was regaining their breath, the hin and the other dwarf slowly walked into the light of Damien’s staff with both a scared and confused look on their faces. Damien took a deep breath and motioned them around with his other arm. Slowly the group gathered around Damien and after a short moment of silence he spoke, I hope you have all seen the danger these grounds possess so let it be a warning. You acted very well he said to the dwarf. What are your names? asked Damien as he slowly crossed his arms. Tuli spoke the hin in a soft voice. Ye kin call me Monty muttered the dwarf as he slowly wiped some strange green liquid of his large hammer. I already know you Shug stated Damien with a confident voice.


Damien glanced around the group in thought and pointed to the hin. You will be the scout in front with Monty close behind you if things get bad quickly. Azzilore and I will be behind you and Shug will take care of the back. Everyone agreed with a slight nod and slowly moved into the formation as the whole group took a stare at the upcoming corridor.

Tuli moved ahead without a sign of fear and the rest of the group quickly followed her footsteps. As they walked through the dark corridor, Damien moved his staff around the walls and noticed large bloodstains dripping from the walls. After frowning slightly the source of these stains became much too clear as he almost tripped over a body that was sittng straight because of a large spear impaled in the back of it’s head. Damien shakes his head softly as he walked past it and the whole group had trouble taking it’s eyes of the corpse. Distracted by the impaled corpse no-one noticed the small group of rats that were moving towards them quickly. A short and high-toned scream of pain bursted through the small corridor as one of the rats took a big bite in Tuli’s thigh. Tuli twisted and turned her body quickly causing the rat to let loose and throw the rat to the ground. A loud sound bursted through the corridor again when Monty crushed the rat on the ground with a powerful swing with his hammer. The rest of the rats walked around the group and started attacking. A well placed swing of Damien’s staff threw another rat to the wall and an accurate shot of Shug’s crossbow took another one down. As the whole group was looking around slowly and observing their surroundings, Azzilore’s eye fell upon the last remaining rat that was left unnoticed. The rat took a leap towards Monty chest but before Monty could lift his hammer, Azzilore sliced the rat in two pieces with a powerful swing of his rapier. Monty turned around and eyes Azzilore for a brief moment with a combined look of relief and surprise.

Are you alright Tuli asked Damien as he noticed a small stream of blood running down her leg. Tuli nodded slightly with a rather irritated look and turned to move ahead again.
The group eyed eachother briefly and followed Tuli with Damien’s staff lighting the corrider softly...

To be continued

Soft and quick footsteps were echoing through the small hallway as Tuli entered it. She looked around slowly and quickly glanced back for the rest of the group. She slowly moved forward as she noticed the bright green light of Damien’s staff approaching. Stop she spoke in a soft and high-toned voice. Damien carefully lifted up his staff and glanced around the hallway and suddenly his eyes focussed on a small group of rats ahead. Damien lowered his staff and looked down in thought. Just before he was taking a step forward the high-toned voice sounded softly again, over here, come look. Tuli stood next to the eastern wall of the hallway and pointed in excitment. A door, go look. Damien slowly ran his hands over the wall and nodded slowly as he gently pushed the door. With a soft cracking sound the door opened a few inches. Tuli immediatly walked up to it in fast pace. No! Wait spoke Damien in a strict but soft voice. Tuli looked up with a questioning look and stopped quickly. Check it before you enter, it might be trapped. You should know. Damien shaked his head slightly and motioned Tuli to check the door. Tuli got to her knees and glanced over the ground quickly and ran her hands over the sides of the door slowly and nodded back quickly. It’s safe she said in a high-toned voice again.
Damien nodded back and took a large step forward and pushed the door open with the bottom-end of his staff. Tuli walked into the room, slightly bowing her head to avoid the staff that was holding the door open. Damien immediatly entered the room after Tuli and watched Tuli with a concentrated look as she quickly walked around the room. Damien holded his staff firmly and slowly made his way to the center of the room. The bright green light of his staff bounced of the bold head of Monty as he entered the room after in fast pace, quickly followed by Shug and Azzilore. Everyone took a quick glance around the room, with only bones decorating the ground and a small fire in the center.

Alright let us move on ordered Damien as he tapped his staff on the ground loudly. Tuli nodded quickly and immediatly made her way to the other end of the room and started expecting the door. With a quick glance backward she motioned the door being safe and Damien walked up again and pushed the door open. The whole group followed through the door that came out into a narrow corridor. Tuli moved her short legs fast and made her way forward into the dark and narrow corridor ahead. Damien quickly followed, moving his staff around as he glanced over the walls and back at the group. After walking the corridor for a few minutes a rather happy but desperate voice sounded Hello! and forced the whole group to a quick stop. Can you people help me? sounded the voice again. Damien frowned slightly and got a firm grip on his staff as he walked back. He noticed a small gnome standing with his hands folded behind his back. I’m lost sir, can you help me?. Damien crossed his arms and looked the gnome over, realising he couldn’t be of any danger. Softly Damien started to speak, if you come along you will follow every order I give you, understood? The gnome nodded politly Yes sir. Damien slowly lifted his hand and pointed to Shug You will be staying with Shug there at the back. Again the gnome nodded and made his way over to Shug. Continue Tuli Damien spoke loudly We can’t waste any time down here. In fast pace Tuli moved forward again and the whole group. As they walked through the narrow corridor, Damien softly spoke to Azzilore about the whole situation they got into. The conversation was interrupted as Damien halted suddenly. What is it? asked Azzilore. And after a few moments of silence Damien replied We are walking around in circles, we should head back and continue from there.
The group eyed eachother for a brief moment and everyone nodded after. Agreed said Azzilore as he took the lead back to the hidden door and back to the main hall they entered a few hours ago.

After the whole group got back through the first hidden door and back into the hallway Damien stood there with his staff high and his eyes focussed on the group of rats ahead that were still at the same place. Can you take them out? he softly asked Monty. Monty nodded back quickly with a slightly arrogant look and immediatly took a step forward. No wait were the words that made Monty stop and turn back to Azzilore. We should attack them from a distance and try to take as many down before they reach us. Damien’s eyes shifted from the group of rats back to Azzilore and nodded slightly. The whole group pulled out a bow or a crossbow and made them ready for use. Everyone line up, Monty keep your hammer ready when they reach you. Monty nodded back and held his hand on his hammer. Fire at will spoke Damien and immedialty Azzilore shot an arrow right at one of the bigger rats hitting it well. With many hissing-sounds the group of rats immediatly started running towards the group. Arrows and bolts flew with great speed towards the group of rats, taking about half of them down. GRHRAAAAA! shouted Monty as he grabbed his hammer firmly and crushed the first rat that reached them with a devastating blow. Damien took a few steps back and closed his eyes in preparation for a spell. As Damien started some complex movements with his hands along with strange words, Azzilore grabbed his sword and with a graceful swing he cut one of the larger rats in two pieces. As Damien finished the ritual a fast and multi-colored light ran over his body. Everyone looked at Damien with wide eyes for a moment but everyone’s attention was focussed on Tuli after. She sat on the ground coughing heavily and loudly. Azzilore made his way over to her and looked her over, raising his eyebrows as he noticed some large bloodstains on her armor. Quickly he grabbed a small potion out of his backpack and popped it open as he extended his hand to Tuli. Tuli moaned as she took the bottle and drinking it quickly. A soft blue light ran over her body as some of the stains disappeared. Monty walked up and tried to pull her on her feet, but right as Tuli grabbed his hand, she threw up. Monty took a step back and Damien walked up with a small bag in his hands. Here, chew on these for a moment. Damien took a few herbs out of the bag and handed them to Tuli. Tuli took them and chewed on them with a wide open mouth. After a few minutes she slowly got to her feet and holder her forehead.
Alright she spoke in a soft voice and slowly moved forward.
The whole group grabbed their weapons again and followed Tuli down the end of the hallway...

To be continued...
PS. if anyone could give any feedback it would be great I'd like some pointers or something like that. Thanks