Ember Nest.
"Quick, haul the stone up here."
"Lord Dolo said to clear space for the catapults."
"Oh, right."
"Captain, why did you hit me?"
"Idiot, you blocked the window!"
The Goblins continued their routine construction of defensive fortifications, making Stone Fortress even more impregnable.
The well-trained Hobgoblins had replaced them as sentries, further lowering their status within the nest, yet these timid, cowardly creatures still dared not voice their resentment.
"Open the gate, we want in."
The Lizardmen called out beneath the city gate.
Their sleds dragged massive carcasses behind them, warm blood still dripping steadily down.
Having only recently arrived, the Lizardmen temporarily took on patrol and hunting duties.
The strong and sturdy Lizardmen Chieftain Ake possessed exceptional hunting skills. He could always lead the Lizardmen in surrounding and killing enormous Long-haired Pigs and mammoths. Meanwhile, Old Shaman remained in the valley, using druidic spells to heal the wounded.
The Half-goat Humans loved the strongest wine, the most fragrant spices, and the most dazzling dances.
Not long after entering Ember Nest, these bard-like fellows began celebrating wildly through the night without sleep.
It was not until Lang Pu grew fed up with the noise, clubbed a dancing Half-goat Human to death, and turned him into roast goat-man that they finally settled down, though they seemed somewhat dejected.
They played different melodies on magical panpipes, throwing their enemies into states of panic, charm, and the like.
The Ogres gathered once more in the depths of the valley, and Lang Pu's literacy lessons began again.
This Ogre Mage had been doing quite well lately. A caravan from Sigg Town had brought over twenty precious Magic Scrolls.
—Among them were practical Second Circle Spells such as Misty Step, Rope Trick, and Human Hold Spell, as well as even a Third Circle