Crimthann awoke with a jolt. He found himself in a cave of sorts, lit by a strange, bright lantern. His gear lay beside him, from what he could tell, all was there, including his pack and everything he had stashed away inside it. In fact, near as he could tell, what was removed had only been removed for his comfort. He scratched his head, wondering what kind of fix he had found himself in now, and how he would get out alone.
That was when he noticed he had a bandage on his head....So someone had struck him, knocked him out, bandaged the wound they caused, and made him comfortable?
"Thirsty?" Crimthann jumped, startled, normally he did the surprising. He turned to see a smaller figure standing in what served as the entrance to this cavern.
"Pardon the frighten, thirsty?" The figure held out a flask, Crimthann decided that, given his current position, an offer of any help was welcome, and accepted it, happy to find it full of fresh water.
"I Kazimir, you?" Crimthann looked closer, his eyesight adjusting to the strange lighting. A gnome stood before him, perhaps a deep gnome, he spoke like a deep gnome, but his dress was...odd for a deep gnome, and he was alone, Crimthann could never remember finding a deep gnome willingly alone, they preferred groups, as a defence against the darkness found in deep places
"I am Crimthann"
"Nice to meet Crimthann, head ok?"
"Uh...yes, I think so, how did I get here, did you hit me? Where am I?"
"Kazimir no hit, no no, Kazimir find, Kazimir help, dark robe hit, Kazimir help, chase off dark robe, help Crimthann, enemy of dark robes"
Crimthann began to look over his new friend. This character was armed to the teeth, dressed for war. Multiple daggers everywhere, a crossbow, and not an ordinary crossbow, this was modified somehow. A belt of small round pouches was slung around the gnomes shoulders, he had no idea the purpose they served...
"Where is Kazimir from? What brings you here friend?"
"From deep, leave village, village say Kazimir trouble poke nose beyond Kazimir concern, pick fight with bad, village say surface bad not deep bad, ignore dark, dark ignore, Kazimir leave, Kazimir hunt dark"
"Kazimir, I too hunt the dark, I fear the dark robes as you call them may have a friend of mine, a half elf, have you seen anything of the sort?"
"Dark robes have three not dark robes, two not willing, one seek dark robe, not hunt, but seek"
The news stopped Crimthann thoughts cold...hunt, not seek? Who were the two unwilling, and who was...seeking?
The gnome sensed his confusion "One human lady, bound, fight much, but bound. One is elfkind, angry, much fight, fearful harm human lady. Other elfkind, hurt first elfkind deeply when see, very strange, Kazimir not sure, Crimthann see? Kazimir take, sneaky, must be sneaky, Kazimir and Crimthann not get take, Crimthann be sneaky?"
Crimthann chuckled a bit "Yes Crimth- yes, I can be sneaky, I will follow your lead my friend"
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