During a confusing battle at a dig site in
Mulgore, the gnome Rattus was captured by the Onyx Ascendancy,
In the fighting, however, the Dun Morogh captured the Taureen
shaman Lynxsoul, and took her prisoner.By order of the Mistress
of the Silvereye Niviel SIlvertree, Taiev Shadowglade began
negotiations with the Masquerade to arrange an exchange of
hostages on behalf of the Dwarves (much to the delight of
Madam Rodentia, apparently a close friend of the captured
Rattus)
A time was set, and as the sun set over distant
Stonetalon Mountain, the various groups moved in.
Mirkfallon Lake
Ahead of the main party of the Silvereye
and Dun Morogh Erynia and Arrina arrived in the stonetalon
mountains, to scout out an appropriate "handoff"
area. They decided on secluded island in the centre of the
lake seemed both open and defensible in case of violence.
Rainii, acting as interpreter
arrived along with sisters Rueti, Distel, Nirati and Aerandul,
as well as brother Gilthas. Discussions between the SIlvereye
and Rainii proceed smoothly, with both sides agreeing how
to proceed..
Enter the Ascendancy
As they spoke, a massive force of Orcs,
Tauren, Trolls and even Forsaken began to gather. Their vanguard
held the gnome, but as they continued to arrive it became
clear that they were there in such force as to allow them
to utterly crush the Silvereye envoy. Their message clear:
they would brook no insult.
Dwarven Suspicion
As the Silvereye strove to keep the peace
with the Horde force, the dwarves arrived shouting raucus
battlecries, and dragging their taureen captive in a battered
and bruised condition. To the horror of the Silvereye envoys,
it was that the dwarf Derin had been goading and torturing
and force marching a captive for no other reason than his
own pleasure.
To add insult to injury,
the dwarves spent a good deal of time arguing with Rueti about
the Onyx Ascendancy's intents, and were highly suspicious
of the Ascendancy, and of the Silvereye itself.
The Exchange
Barely managing to placate the Ascendancy,
who were themselves having to restrain a cadre of orcish warriors
who wished nothing more than to slaughter dwarves, and carry
beards home on their belts. Kaldorei diplomacy prevailed,
and the exchange took place. While Erynia and Arrina escorted
a small detatchment of dwarves including Derin and Rattus
back to Stonetalon Peak, the remaining Silvereye remained
behind to parlay with the Horde, and act as a rear-guard if
it should come to violence.
Dwarven Gratitude
All the way back to Stonetalon, the Dwarves
continued to taunt their allies, the Silvereye, culminating
in Derin making deeply insulting claims about the Kaldorei
being but a debased form of Troll. This was too much for for
the Silvereye with them, and Erynia permitted Arrina to take
steps to deal with Derin. Exhausted by maintaining her vigil
against the Horde, Arrina failed to kill Derin. The Dwarves
departed Stonetalon Mountain in high spirits at having retrieved
their gnome and having given a "pointy ear" a thorough
bashing. As the Silverereye made final negotiations and payed
bloodprice to the Horde for the Dwarves' indignities, it was
clear that the alliance between the Silvereye and the Dun
Morogh was now but a hollow shell - gnawed empty by Dwarvish
insults and suspicion.
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