[Perilouslands] Denouement

[J Hooten]

  Meanwhile in the Lower World, the soul of Romidar is welcomed by his 
gods, a hero of his people for his work in eliminating major Kotothi forces.
  A shining being allows his approach, "You used my gift to good effect 
even though it made you an outcast of your people. Know that your 
efforts have greatly damaged plans Kototh had in place for centuries and 
will delay them or even prevent them from ever occurring. More, Kototh 
has lost some of his most powerful creatures and is very wroth with you 
and your friends. Overall it was a fine prank to have so much damage 
done by a Faerry, though had you dropped the Dragon yourself it would 
have been even better. You have earned great praise, yet I am 
disappointed for you could have done much more. You failed to anticipate 
your needs and prepare yourself and others. That nearly caused the 
failure of your mission and contributed to the deaths of you and your 
friends. But what was worse is it allowed the treachery of the dwarves 
to overcome the survivors. For that failure you will be given the task 
of planning an appropriate punishment for those Dwarves involved in your 
foul murder. Be sure the chain of events can be triggered simply, 
perhaps by a gift or a visitor. It would be best if you do not take too 
much time, no more than a few years so that the memory of their deeds 
will still be fresh."
  Romidar bows and replies simply "I will not fail you again." and 
flutters off to start his task.
  After Romidar has gone another shinning being asks "Are you sure about 
this? What he will plan could cause a war."
  The first replies, "A brief war could be allowed but it would change 
his people greatly. I am still weighing his effectiveness but I think he 
showed that the Faerry could rightfully earn some respect. Their magic 
alone would be enough to cause the ruin of that Dwarven city, though it 
cannot be allowed to weaken either side or Kototh would gain back some 
of what he lost. Few think about how powerful of magic the Faerry 
possess simply because they do not fight so it is used only for play or 
art. Kototh had forgotten that as well, even though he tried long ago to 
gain it through corruption. Sprites lost what he hoped to gain for it 
was how their minds worked that allowed such magic. The Faerry cannot 
long support a desire for war or they will also loose their magic. Thus 
they are best used for emergencies where a sudden application of magic 
will be devastating. No, this is not the time of such an emergency, but 
a little training for it may be useful. We must not forget about 
Kototh's allies, especially Balance. Since Kototh was weakened they 
could side with him again. We do not want to start another War between 
the Gods after all."

<An interesting finish, such greed and treachery by the Dwarves, though 
it may only be by a few.>