Iron Mine 1

Iron Mine 1 is an encounter in Dragons Clash. It comes after Iron Mine Entrance or Iron Mine 3.
==Enemies==
*Orc Bloodrager (780 Gold, 96 Xp, 60 Energy, 6 HP Normal, 7 HP Hard, 8 HP NM)
*Brutal Spike-Bearer (845 Gold, 104 Xp, 65 Energy, 6 HP Normal, 7 HP Hard, 8 HP NM)
==Transcript==
===Introduction===
The scream echoes down the tunnel, reverberating from side to side until it seems as if the stone itself is crying out in pain. You break into a run, and sprint round a curve in the passage in time to hear the crunching of bone and see the screaming mouth that beckoned you collapse into a soft groan.
A man lies smashed against the rock, pressed against it by the bulk of a powerful armored form. His gaping eyes are turned towards you, but gaze into oblivion. His mouth twitches as though attempting to cry out once more.
The orc pulls himself away, and the man's broken form is drawn along with him -- a life-size marionette attached to the orc's body, its head and limbs dangling. The green-skinned killer grunts, and grabs the man's shoulders. There's the tearing of flesh and grinding of bone, the sounds of the abattoir, as the body falls free at last -- revealing the bloody spikes upon the orc's cuirass.
Cries of anger and screams of horror fill the tunnel, and you see men dressed in the rugged, blackened clothing of miners -- being kept at bay by more of the orcs.
"Not here to kill. But attack us, get killed," one of the green-skinned brutes shouts. "No fight. Work mine. Do jobs, in name of king."
The bloody spike-bearing orc looks up, and his eyes meet yours. His mouth widens into a roar. Then he charges, his crimson spikes glistening.
===Conclusion===
"Poor bastard," one of the miners says, crouching down besides his comrade's wrecked body. "When the orcs marched in, and started yelling orders, Pierro swung at one of them with his pick. Brave as a lion he was."
"You going to kill the rest of the damned greens?" another miner asks.
"Yes," you reply. "Come nightfall there won't be a single orc, or anyone wearing the king's colors, alive in Bluselle."
"Then we're coming with you," he says.
There's a ragged cheer, punctuated by curses and grunts of approval. Some of the miners grab weapons from among the orcs' bodies, and others snatch up the tools of their trade. All of them fall in line behind your companions, ready to march.
Category:Dragons Clash