Dicing with Death: Episode 137

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==Zweihard Recap==
===Day 30 aka 1509-12-21===
Zweihard Blacksteel sets to work cleaning up the forge for the rest of the day. Some of his tools are burnt up. Over the next four days Zweihard looks for food, and finds some wild radishes. He relocates some them to outside the forge, and eats a few of them.
===Day 35===
Zweihard finds his dried up creek that now has flowing water.
===Day 37===
Zweihard finishes resting. Zweihard goes searching the source of the water for his creek. Zweihard finds a blown open dam not far near the Basilisk Cave towards sunset. As the sun sets, Zweihard heads into the valley with Goat. He investigates and finds out that the dam was crudely made, and looks like it was sabotaged, due to the fact that he only saw the creek restart and not a burst of water back at the forge. Behind the dam is a lake that was roughly 1000 feet across. 
===Day 38===
Zweihard notices up the lake shore a small boat tied up to a tree. He finds the boat is of poor construction, as well as a crude looking iron battleaxe in the side of the tree. Zweihard takes the battleaxe. Zweihard also notices three sets of footprints. He loses the footprints when they leave the mud.
Zweihard circles the lake. He finds another similar boat tied to a tree, far more damaged than the first boat. Zweihard finds more footprints. He is able to follow the footprints further and see they come from the North East and to the lake. He climbs the hill and finds smoke rising out of a mound in the ground, a forge fire.
Zweihard heads down the hill and locks eyes with a Orc who is pulling up his pants. Zweihard complains in Dwarven, but the Orc understands and threatens Zweihard about entering Orc Territory. Zweihard asks what the Orc is crafting, and the Orc replies that weapons of war to kill Dwarves and Humans. Zweihard charges the Orc, as the Orc dips the metal head of the spear in his feces hoping to infect Zweihard. Zweihard strikes him down easily. 
Zweihard collects the 2 spears and moves towards the forge. He hears the sounds of hammering from a number of smiths, at least four. Zweihard heads down the stairs, casting bless on himself and strength of stone. Inside Zweihard finds 12 orcs. 3 anvils. 1 forge 30 foot across 15 feet deep. The fight starts. After 2 rounds Zweihard's dust devil is summoned and it spreads heat and the coal from the forge around. Goat runs around in front of Zweihard as interference as Zweihard fights at the choke-point at the stairs. As he fights, Zweihard notices something tugging at his willpower, causing him to keep doing Willpower checks every few minutes. Eventually Zweihard loses control and the Dust Devil turns to fire and opens a pair of piecing glowing eyes. The possessed dust devil sends flame to the whole room. Only 2 orcs manage to flee, the rest are killed. But Goat is killed as well.
The elemental leaves the forge. Zweihard flees to the top of the hill. He sees the fire is heading in his direction. Zweihard flees to the dam. He gets to the far side of the dam and sees the fire. Zweihard changes direction and heads back towards the forge, not stopping until he gets there.
===Day 39===
Late afternoon, Zweihard finally arrives back at his forge. He goes to sleep.
===Day 40 aka 1509-12-30===
Zweihard decides to rest for the next 7 days.
===Day 47 aka 1510-01-06===
Zweihard casts strength of stone on himself then creates new hinges for the door to the forge.
Zweihard then decides to cast Frisky Chest on his Halberd. He goes back to resting. He then contemplates casting Frisky Chest on all of his belongings.
===Day 48===
Zweihard casts Fire Trap on the new door, then goes back to resting.
===Day 52===
Zweihard repairs his tools damaged on Day 30 during the hobgoblin raid.
===Day 53===
Zweihard heads out back north.
===Day 54===
Zweihard returns to the Orcish Forging Area. The remains of Goat are gone. The scraps of metal and tools are all gone, as someone came here in the past 16 days and looted it. Zweihard finds that the forge itself is build over a crack, or was cracked afterwards. Zweihard tries to look inside, but it is full of debris. 
Zweihard makes a trip to the coal mine for more coal. He realizes how hungry he is. He doesn't find any food on the way home, so he sunscorches a bird, purifies it and then eats it.
===Day 55===
Zweihard returns to his forge and drops off the coal. 
===Day 56===
Zweihard, searching for food, travels back to the Cyclops lair he visited during Day 39. The creek outside has moved a little so it flows directly against the west pen wall. There is no one around. Zweihard waits an hour then spots the Goblin Shepard and a herd of sheep.
Zweihard casts Entangle on the Goblin Shepard. The Goblin Shepard tries to escape but Zweihard blocks their exit. The goblin then surrenders. Zweihard tries to take the sheep, but the herd panics and starts running off in wild directions. Instead, he kills sheep and drags it off.
That night on the way back to his forge, the starving Zweihard casts purify on it, then eats it raw.
Zweihard returns home to the forge.
===Day 57 aka 1510-01-17===
He decides to work on the Iron Battleaxe to improve it's quality. He failed at his task, but plans to try again tomorrow.
At Sunset, Zweihard steps outside for some fresh air, and spots a cyclops on the top of his hill being led by a goblin. 
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