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The forger eyes the two of you up, as if judging your characters. "S-so you're s-serious about going to those mi-mines… b-but why? Is t-there something I-I don't know ab-about that pl-place?"
Dwarves would probably take it poorly that you hang out with a god different from Anu. And so, you shake your head. "No, uhh... wike I said, we want to hunt and, uhh... gathew wots of pwants fow the awchemist. That's aw there is to it."
The smith squints his round eyes and studies your face with a skeptical look. "Lemme ask y-you something, gn-gnogger. Why do y-you claim to be the Ch-champion w-when that's cl-clearly not t-true?”
"I *am* the Champion" you say confidently and without wavering. "You can ask Anu if you don't bewieve me."
"Hmph! N-no need to b-bother Him with the ob-obvious. T-the Ch-champion must be a d-dwarf, a strong and vi-virtuous DWARF… n-not some clu-clueless tribal m-m-mutt from the s-surface. Anu must have s-sent you here t-to test our faith, b-but the actual saviour is y-y-yet to come…” He nods to himself. “Yes… t-that would explain w-why the p-priests found no demonic traces within y-your bodies. Ma-maybe y-you aren't w-working for d-demons, no… m-maybe you are re-redeemed gnolls like that fe-female one from y-years ago. Mabelle w-was her name, I-I think.”
“It’s MIWABEW, dwawf. She was my mothew!”
“Miwabew…? Oh, Mirabelle. Damn, it's d-difficult to u-understand your shitty a-accent. So y-you’re his son, huh…?” He inspects you from head to toe, nodding slowly. “A-anyway... i-it IS possible y-you found Anu’s grace like she d-did, yes… b-but t-that doesn't m-make you the Champion in the l-least. A vi-violent, de-demonically corrupted r-race such as yours i-is NOT fit for s-such a g-grand destiny.” A condescending smile appears on his face. “And there is n-nothing wrong with that. S-such glory is r-reserved fo-for dwarves with a r-reason… *we* a-are the chosen of Anu, t-the *first* race to walk on Aurus, a-and creatures like you are un-unnatural impurities, sad c-consequences of Sin that w-we must be compassionate t-towards. The s-sooner you accept y-your lesser pl-place in the e-eyes of God… t-the better."
"Whatevew, dude. Awe you gonna help us ow not?"
The blacksmith is taken aback by your blunt answer. You want him to give you the damn ultimatum already, as it’s clear that this is not going anywhere… but the response he ends up giving takes you by surprise. "Anu f-forbid I'm m-making a mistake, but... a'ight. Let's ma-make a deal, see if you t-two are a t-trustable bunch. A-as unlikely as it may be."
"I'm… I’m wistening." Hey, being bold actually worked! Dwarves seem to appreciate it more when you go straight to the point...
>NEW PERK: Midget Talker. You realized that most dwarves react better to bold honesty, granting you a +10 to speech rolls with the majority of them. There may be exceptions, though – most of them involving dwarves of high social standing
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