Kobold Negotiations

AK510-40 Cool Summer End Week 4 [Charon Guiding, Shale Resting, Cycles Watching]

Draiday (evening)

Ethan's attention returned to Bromjorix, the leader of the Poll Na Deanta Kobolds. He adopted a missionary approach, informing the kobolds of the benefits of joining The Church. The kobold leader was more interested in what would happen if they refused to join. Ethan recounted the bloody history of The Church including the two thousand year unification wars that had destroyed all who were either Fallen, Risen or simply refused to acknowledge The One True Church. The kobold leader did not like the sound of that. He warily agreed to allow a missionary from The Church to come and teach them the ways of the new world. The fact that all of their priests had been slain in the battle was a convenient one that was not overlooked by Ethan. It was well known to him that when an assassin watched over a battle, no one was safe.

As part of the negotiations, Ethan agreed that the kobolds would retain their ownership of the six mine levels that they currently occupied. In return they would tithe to The Church a percentage of their produce, they would convert to The Church of The Moons and would assist in the liberation of Poll Na Deanta. They agreed to participate in the lizard war if the party would in rid them of Ungolaregh, a web spinning spider of colossal size and the nemesis of the kobolds of Poll Na Deanta. The spider had been devouring their kind for generations and controlled all of the sizeable exits from the complex, that lead into the cave network below the swamp. Ethan agreed to slay Ungolaregh when the time was right.