Broad World

Duergar are basically similar to other dwarves, but there are some differences. For example, dark vision sees farther, fears strong light, has a stronger body, is immune to alchemy toxins, and acquires two magic-like abilities "invisibility" and "magnification" after adulthood, and very few individuals have even evolved psychic powers. able.

Of course, all of this was not obtained for no reason, but was born after a long period of slavery and various inhuman experiments.

The mind flayer city of Orindor in the Underdark is believed to be the birthplace of the living duergar. According to duergar legends, the Durga tribe was exiled by other dwarves thousands of years ago, and later they were enslaved by mind flayers and became a member of the slave army.

The mind flayers hoped to create a slave that would be devoted to them, and through countless generations of experimental mutilation and experimentation, the durga dwarves gradually became a new subspecies of dwarves. But in the end the gray dwarves got rid of their mind control and escaped from the city of Orindor. They did not forget this history, and trained their soldiers with tactics specific to mind flayers.

Affected by the mind flayers, the gray dwarves became very evil, cruel and cunning, and became the second most powerful race underground after the dark elves. They once formed a brief alliance with each other to wage war against the surface elves, but with the end of the war, this alliance has ceased to exist. It can be said that the gray dwarves and the dark elves are surprisingly similar. They were also expelled by their cousins, hated all other intelligent creatures except themselves, and also possessed very powerful innate abilities. The only difference is that they are more willing to abide by order, so most duergar's camp is evil and lawful, which is slightly easier to get along with than the chaotic dark elves.

Although these evil dwarves have a bad reputation, they are the only ones who can walk among the lairs of mind flayers, sneerfrogs, dark elves, and even beholders, buying and selling all kinds of scarce supplies. Intelligent beings that make a lot of money.

There are some powerful gray dwarf caravans that can sometimes bring their business to the surface, and reach mutually beneficial agreements with some big nobles and evil forces, using unique underground slaves, precious metals, gems, high-quality weapons and armor Wait for some specialties. In exchange for food, wine, magic scrolls, bacon and other goods on the surface.

After all, in the ground, food is always the scarcest material. none of them. Any caravan that can establish a stable trade with the surface will undoubtedly grow rapidly, and sometimes even the ruler of a city has to rely on them.

Karrig is a duergar of two hundred and fifty years old, in the prime of his life. Since he was around forty years old, when his beard had not yet grown, he followed the caravans in the dangerous Underdark region. Now he is the leader of an independent caravan, carefully managing his own business. It has to be said that this guy has been trading in such a dangerous Underdark region for more than two hundred years, but he didn't die due to various dangers and accidents. It can simply be called an incredible miracle.

After so many years of running around, he summed up a set of experience in dealing with people:

The first rule, never take the initiative to cause trouble, and never wield a weapon for things that can be solved with money.

The second is to treat everyone fairly, because you never know what the other person will look like in a few years.

Article 3. In any case, life is the most important thing. You can earn money and goods if you lose your life, but if you lose your life, no matter how much money you have, you can’t spend it.

It is by this set. Carrig started from scratch when he was 200 years old. In just 50 years, he accumulated a large amount of property, and even formed a merchant guard team of more than ten people. It is also well-known in this area.

Suddenly, he spotted the succubus standing in the middle of the road right in front of him, and quickly raised his hand to signal the convoy to stop. All the gray dwarf warriors erected their shields, drew their weapons and stood in front of the Roth beast, forming a thin human wall, carefully watching the front, neither actively attacking nor showing any weakness.

Demons might scare most surface creatures, but they're not at all uncommon in the Underdark. There are often passages connecting to the lower planes in the deepest part of this place, so it's normal to encounter a few occasionally. Especially in front of him is a succubus who is not very powerful in combat. So although the gray dwarves are a little nervous, they are not afraid.

There was a stalemate between the two sides for a while. The caravan leader Karig found that the demon in front of him had no intention of launching an attack, so he took two steps forward boldly. Putting one hand on his chest and bowing slightly: "Prestige lady, why are you blocking our way? If possible, can you move out of the way, I am willing to offer some products as gifts."

"Hmph! Keep those goods of yours. The master and his companions are resting in front, and no strangers are allowed to approach for the time being." As he said that, Nesis waved the flame whip in his hand twice threateningly, slashing in the air. There were two orange welts, which looked very powerful.

She originally planned to launch a surprise attack directly and slaughter the caravan in front of her. However, upon closer inspection, there were actually more than ten people on the other side, and all of them were gray dwarf fighters, so they resolutely gave up this idea and turned to threats with words.

"Master?" Carrig noticed the word keenly, squinted his eyes and looked behind the succubus carefully, and instantly found the hut standing beside the road.

With many years of business experience, he immediately understood what was going on, bowed again without hesitation and asked: "Beautiful lady, I wonder if I have the honor to meet your master?"

Nesis sneered, and taunted mercilessly: "Only you? A lowly gray dwarf is worthy to meet the master? Don't dream! Get out of here! If you disturb the master's rest, I promise you will immediately Experience the cruelest way to die in this world."

Seeing that the negotiation failed, Karig sighed helplessly and said to the succubus: "Okay, then we will camp here first, and wait for your master to rest. Is that okay?"

"Hmph! Whatever you want. Remember, if the noise you make accidentally wakes up the master, one counts as one, and none of them can get out of here alive." After saying this cruel sentence, Nesis rushed to the little boy behind the rock. The devil beckoned, then turned back to the door of the hut.

The combination of demons and devils shocked all the gray dwarves in the caravan, especially Karig who stood at the front. He grew his mouth and muttered to himself: "Damn it! Is it my eyesight or this world is too crazy. The devils have started to cooperate with the devils. Is the end of the world coming?"

"Head, what should we do now?" Another gray dwarf warrior approached and asked in a low voice.

"What else can I do? Set up camp and wait! Are you still planning to work hard?"

Carrig gave him an angry look. Although there are more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers on our side. But dealing with a succubus and two little devils is still quite difficult, not to mention that the other party also mentioned the master. Obviously, there must be other people in the house that suddenly appeared.

The gray dwarf warrior scratched his head in embarrassment: "Okay, I'll let everyone camp on the spot."

"Let everyone act softly, I don't want to annoy those guys on the opposite side. You must know that anyone who can drive the succubus is basically a very powerful spellcaster. Once we get angry, we will die." Carrig cautiously exhorted.

He has seen many evil dark elf mages before, so he knows how terrifying it is for a spellcaster to go crazy, not to mention the people in his caravan, maybe half of the city will be turned into a ball under the powerful magic ruins.

Under the command of the caravan leader. The gray dwarves connected several trucks end to end, besieged the city in a circle, and drove a few Loth beasts to the nearby stalagmites to eat moss. They just sat there quietly eating hard food, waiting quietly for Henry and his party to wake up.

More than twenty hours passed in a flash. Since there is no distinction between day and night, everyone slept very soundly, and did not wake up one after another until their physical strength and spirit were fully recovered.

Since Henry exhausted all his strength before going to sleep, he was the last one among the crowd to open his eyes and get up. Sleeping all day and night not only allows the body to get a full rest, but also restores the used spell slots and divine spell slots, ready to deal with various sudden crises at any time.

Just when he was about to clean up his personal hygiene. Nesis, who had been waiting for a long time, walked up quickly and explained in a low voice: "Master, a gray dwarf caravan came while you were sleeping, and I stopped them. It is not far ahead."

"Oh? Gray dwarves caravan! What's the scale?" Henry's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked immediately.

You must know that he was worrying about what identity he should use to enter the city of Uster Natha, but he didn't expect someone to bring a pillow just as he fell asleep. There is no doubt that caravan guards or mercenaries are a very good choice. Not only can they hide their identities well, but they are also very convenient to move, and hardly arouse anyone's suspicion.

After all, in the city of the dark elves, there are quite a few groups that will give their lives to whoever has the most money. If they perform well, they can even enter the noble class. No matter whether it is inquiring about news or rescuing Alan, it can get a lot of convenience.

"Hmph, a small caravan. There are only about ten people and a few trucks." Nesis curled his lips in disdain.

Hearing that the caravan was not large, the corners of Henry's mouth turned up slightly. Immediately ordered: "Bring the leaders of these gray dwarves in, I have a business to discuss with them."

Nesis obviously didn't expect his master to issue such an order, he was slightly taken aback for a moment, then quickly saluted, turned and left the room. Although she didn't understand what the purpose of doing this was, she still carried it out without hesitation.

"Could you be planning to use this caravan to enter the city of the dark elves? I have to give you some advice. The gray dwarves are a group of cunning businessmen. Once they have enough benefits, they will definitely kill you without mercy." Sell ​​it." Viconia obviously heard the conversation just now, and walked over to remind her in a low voice.

"Don't worry, the conditions I can offer will never be given by the dark elves, so that there will be no possible betrayal." Henry had a faint smile on his face, looking full of confidence...

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