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ff patches of white hair。 The other was broader across the shoulders and clad in chain mail that seemed slightly stiff。 The blade of the battle´axe he carried was streaked with blood。 The white´haired one seemed to have lost his weapon and carried a small scrap of fur´a trophy scalp察to all appearances´in one hand。 He drew his panion to the side of the tunnel察out of the way of the marching hordes察then whispered a spell while twisting the fur in his hand。 He nodded at a narrow fissure to their left。
;He's down this way察─Gromph said。 ;Or at least he was a moment ago。 I've lost him again。;
;Where does he keep disappearing to拭─Andzrel asked察irritated。
The stoop´shouldered posture of his tanarukk body was giving him a backache。 He longed to get this mission over with and be back in drow form。 And his tanarukk body stank。 Gromph had no such problems察however。 He'd used a glamer to change his appearance。 If he'd polymorphed himself察the material ponents he needed to work his spells´like that scrap of bloodhound fur察for example´would have been changed into items more suitable to a tanarukk。
Or at least察that's what the archmage had told Andzrel。 The Baenre weapons master suspected察however察that Gromph just didn't want to endure the stink of tanarukk sweat on his own skin。
;I don't know what Nimor's up to察─Gromph answered。 ;Reporting to his masters察perhaps。 But he keeps returning to this spot。 It must be one he knows well。;
Slipping away from the other tanarukks察the pair squeezed through the narrow tunnel。 It extended horizontally for some distance察then sloped up to a small cavern察one whose entrance was guarded by a duergar。 The gray dwarf lifted his axe as the pair approached。
;We've got an urgent message for the drow Nimor察─Gromph said察adopting the low。 grunting voice of a tanarukk。
;Oh yeah拭─The duergar snorted。 ;So does every other bloody tanarukk in Vhok's useless excuse for an army。 Well察Lord Nimor's not here。;
Gromph ignored the taunt。 He sniffed loudly as he scanned the apparently empty cavern。
;He's here察─the disguised archmage said。 ;I can smell him。;
;No he's not察─the duergar replied with a frown。 ;Get back to your ranks。;
Andzrel balled a fist with knuckles that were ridged with scales and raised it under the duergar's nose。
;We know he's in there察─he growled。 ;Let us by。;
The duergar suddenly grew larger and broader´until he was half again as tall as Andzrel's tanarukk form。 He squeezed the handle of his axe察causing a shimmer of magical energy to pulse through it。
;Don't make me use this察─the giant gray dwarf warned。
;Nimor will want to hear this message察─Gromph insisted。 ;Tell him it's from the spy he sent into Menzoberranzan。;
;What spy拭
;Sluuguth察─the other tanarukk said。
The duergar's face paled to a lighter shade of gray察and he said察 Oh 。。。 the illithid。;
Gromph frowned。
;Sluuguth doesn't like it when his messengers get delayed察─he growled。 He pulled a length of silver chain from his pocket。 From the end of it hung an oval of jade。 ;He told us to bring this to Nimor as quickly as we could察─he said。 ;He said it's important。;
At last察the duergar nodded。 Shrinking back down to his usual size察he stepped aside。
;Go on in察─he told Gromph察but he held up a hand as Andzrel tried to follow察and added察 But you have to leave your weapon outside。;
Gromph and Andzrel exchanged a look。 That was going to be a problem。 As soon as Andzrel's ;battle´axe; left his hands it would no longer be affected by the polymorph spell and would turn back into a drow sword。
;I can deliver the message on my own察─Gromph told Andzrel。 ;You wait out here 。 。 。 until I'm done。;
Andzrel nodded。
Gromph entered the cavern。 Once inside察he could see that the space was more of a natural chimney察with a high ceiling。 Up near the top was a ledge on which Nimor squatted察eyes closed察apparently in Reverie。 He was in an unusual pose察with his arms drawn against his chest and his fists touching his shoulders察which were hunched。 His posture reminded Gromph of a sleeping bat turned
Wondering if Nimor察too察was cloaked in an illusion察Gromph reached into a pocket for the small stone jar he carried there。 He was just about to scoop out a little of the paste it held when Nimor's eyes opened。 They immediately locked on the oval of jade that spun gently at the end of the chain in Gromph's hand。 The magic in the amulet was still potent´though the jade spider it had once manded had been reduced to a heap of rubble察at Gromph's orders察before he and Andzrel set out into the Dark Dominion。
Nimor stepped off the ledge察levitating down to where Gromph stood。
Gromph withdrew his hand from his pocket察abandoning the spell he'd been about to cast。 There was no time for true seeing察he had to be ready to mount a magical defense if one was required。
;Where did you get that察soldier拭─Nimor demanded as he landed lightly on the floor next to Gromph。
Gromph smiled to himself。 The illusion was holding。
;From Sluuguth察─he answered察holding up the jade spider amulet。
At the same time he reached into a pocket and carefully grasped the item it contained´the prism´by the end that protruded from the oiled sheath he'd constructed for it。 He'd made some magical alterations to the prism before embarking on his quest to find Nimor察weaving new spells into the magic the device already contained。
;Sluuguth got busy and couldn't bring the amulet himself察so he sent me察─Gromph continued。
Nimor started to reach for the silver chain察then stopped。
He eyed Gromph warily and asked察 Busy with what拭
;That wizard that Lord Dyrr captured´the one from House Baenre。 He escaped from the sphere。;
;Gromph拭─Nimor waved a hand dismissively。 ;Old news。 Gromph's dead now。;
Gromph shook his head vigorously and said察 No察he's not。 Sluuguth says he's up to something that could hurt our army 。 。 。 some spell。;
;Where is he拭─Nimor demanded。
Gromph scratched the bristles on the top of his head and frowned。 Fortunately he didn't need any help looking stupid with the illusion of a tanarukk cloaking him。
;Who拭Sluuguth 。。。 or Gromph拭
Nimor's eyes narrowed in irritation察and he said察 Gromph。;
;Oh 。 。 。 yeah。 Sluuguth said to show you this察─Gromph answered察as if just remembering。
As he spoke察he slid his hand from his pocket。 The prism he held came out of its oiled sheath with a jerk and emerged from the pocket without any of the sovereign glue that coated it sticking to the fabric。
So far察Gromph thought察so good。
Nimor glanced at the prism。
;What's that拭─he asked。
Gromph's gamble was still holding up。 Like most drow察Nimor was unfamiliar with the magical items of the World Above。
;It's a scrying device察─he told Nimor。 ;You can see Gromph in it。;
Nimor folded his arms across his chest and said察 You look into it。 Tell me where he is。;
;All right察─Gromph said with a shrug。
Again察all was going according to plan。 He'd factored the drow's suspicious nature into his plans。 He stared into the prism察angling it this way and that。
;Can't see anything察─he said。 Then he suddenly held it still。 ;Oh察there he is 。。。 but is Gromph the skeleton or the drow with the rat on his shoulder拭
Nimor reached for the prism and said察 Let me see that。;
The moment had e。 As Nimor's fingers touched the prism察Gromph let go of the end he held and dropped his illusion察revealing himself。
At the same time察he shouted察 Andzrel Now
Behind him察Gromph heard a thud and a grunt´the sound of the duergar guarding the door being felled by Andzrel's weapon。 An instant later察as a wide´eyed Nimor backed away察flicking one hand to try to rid it of the prism that was stuck to it with magical glue and drawing his rapier with the other hand察Andzrel burst into the cavern察battle´axe held high。 Unused to his tanarukk form察he swung it awkwardly察but even so his charge looked formidable。
Nimor察seeing that he was