"Now were... I know of your curse. We have dragged you away from the spiders fangs but we cannot release you in this unstable state. When will you transform back into your non-rat form?" asks Graxxy.
"This is my true form but humans always hate me." after a sigh, the wererat closes his eyes and shrinks back down a bit to reveal a slightly slim man with patchy white hair. Opening his eyes he says "Does this make you feel better human?"
”actually, aye prefur tha ratman....no offense a course, but thats neither here nor there so listen up...weh can help ya, but weh require a guide to traverse tha sewers and ya seem lik tha right man fer da job...”
gorlok thinks for a moment while twirling a stray braid.
"Help me? Squim says humans will never help us..." after mentioning the name Squim his face tenses up and he says "Squim is gonna kill me! Please tell him this was your fault. I didn't want to break from punishment!"
Kear responds to Gorlok saying "Squim is our King! He protects us wererats from the outside world of humans. I don't think I could imagine life without Squim. Squim has always been nice to us, but lately he has been asking us to do things. Things he would never ask! I was told to leave the sewers with others and go kill some cows but not bring back the meat! Why kill if we no eat them?" Kear rocks back and forth a bit. "Squim not the same Squim anymore. He was blessed by his friend we other wererats call "The Blessed". The Blessed has messed with Squim's head. Squim also had spiders given to him by the Blessed! Squim said they would protect us but then he uses them to punish us. We mess up we spend night without food stuck in web!'
About this time Ulala runs up to Kear and says "JUST GET US OUT OF HERE NOW!" Kear curls up in a ball and says "You said they were nice! You lie to Kear!"
”aye, as ya can see, UoooLaalaa here is no human, an between you an meh, shes damn scary...in battle, goes righ fer tha women and children she does.”
he shrugs
”a bit o fresh air would do us all some good ya, afraid tha tight space es makin her abit anxious. now, lets get out of this sewer, an maybe we can help your tribe with this “blessed” business...wut ya say”
Kear looks at them in a confused look and asks "Are you stuck here? The outside is not so far from here. The door always locked but we just turn to rats and walk through the bars. Are you guys shapeshifters too?"
Pery pats Ulala on the shoulder. "Calm down, we are going to get out of this yet. You can't just go screaming at people like that." Percy turns to th now less rat man, " sadly I don't think any of us can squeeze out that way."
"Kear doesn't know any other way. Maybe Squim will know! Squim knows all about the sewers. And you need to tell Squim that it is not Kear's fault for being out of his punishment#"
"Ummm" Kear pauses for a second scratching his head "Kear does not know. Outsiders are rare here but if Squim liked The Blessed I'm sure he will like you too. Do you have present for Squim? Squim likes to collect all sorts of things!"
"No no. The spiders are Squim's pets given to him by the Blessed. She summoned them for him and left them for him as a present for his hard work. Squim used the spiders to punish Kear cause Kear did not do what Squim said to do! Squim likes all sorts of trinkets. Shinier the better. Gold.. Always gold."
Graxxy looks down at the wererat.
"Now were... I know of your curse. We have dragged you away from the spiders fangs but we cannot release you in this unstable state. When will you transform back into your non-rat form?" asks Graxxy.
"This is my true form but humans always hate me." after a sigh, the wererat closes his eyes and shrinks back down a bit to reveal a slightly slim man with patchy white hair. Opening his eyes he says "Does this make you feel better human?"
gorlok stares at the man and makes a face
”actually, aye prefur tha ratman....no offense a course, but thats neither here nor there so listen up...weh can help ya, but weh require a guide to traverse tha sewers and ya seem lik tha right man fer da job...”
gorlok thinks for a moment while twirling a stray braid.
”...and some information o course.”
"Help me? Squim says humans will never help us..." after mentioning the name Squim his face tenses up and he says "Squim is gonna kill me! Please tell him this was your fault. I didn't want to break from punishment!"
“aye rat, im no human.
gorlok motions to graxxy and percy
”an these lads are as good a men youll ever find... you can trust us as long as weh can trust you.”
persuasion: 19
The wererat looks at Gorlok and smiles. "Okay. If you think you can help not make Squim mad at Kear. Then Kear will trust you."
a big toothful grin spreads across the dwarfs face
“great news there lad, now tell us about squim an his men. from tha sounds o it, youd beh alot happier if squim wasnt top rat ya?
"Just get us out of here now."
Intimidation: 13
Kear responds to Gorlok saying "Squim is our King! He protects us wererats from the outside world of humans. I don't think I could imagine life without Squim. Squim has always been nice to us, but lately he has been asking us to do things. Things he would never ask! I was told to leave the sewers with others and go kill some cows but not bring back the meat! Why kill if we no eat them?" Kear rocks back and forth a bit. "Squim not the same Squim anymore. He was blessed by his friend we other wererats call "The Blessed". The Blessed has messed with Squim's head. Squim also had spiders given to him by the Blessed! Squim said they would protect us but then he uses them to punish us. We mess up we spend night without food stuck in web!'
About this time Ulala runs up to Kear and says "JUST GET US OUT OF HERE NOW!" Kear curls up in a ball and says "You said they were nice! You lie to Kear!"
gorlok smiles
”aye, as ya can see, UoooLaalaa here is no human, an between you an meh, shes damn scary...in battle, goes righ fer tha women and children she does.”
he shrugs
”a bit o fresh air would do us all some good ya, afraid tha tight space es makin her abit anxious. now, lets get out of this sewer, an maybe we can help your tribe with this “blessed” business...wut ya say”
Kear looks at them in a confused look and asks "Are you stuck here? The outside is not so far from here. The door always locked but we just turn to rats and walk through the bars. Are you guys shapeshifters too?"
Pery pats Ulala on the shoulder. "Calm down, we are going to get out of this yet. You can't just go screaming at people like that." Percy turns to th now less rat man, " sadly I don't think any of us can squeeze out that way."
"Kear doesn't know any other way. Maybe Squim will know! Squim knows all about the sewers. And you need to tell Squim that it is not Kear's fault for being out of his punishment#"
Graxxy sits back amused at Gorloks true statement but slight exaggeration at Ulala going straight for the women and children.
“aye not sure jus showin up inta tha rat den isa great idea.”
gorlok turns back to kear,
”ya think squim would great us wit hostility?”
"Ummm" Kear pauses for a second scratching his head "Kear does not know. Outsiders are rare here but if Squim liked The Blessed I'm sure he will like you too. Do you have present for Squim? Squim likes to collect all sorts of things!"
gorlok shrugs and address the party
”seems lik a bad idea ta meh, walkin blind inta the rat den. jus look at how he treats hes own.”
Graxxy motions to his torch.
”We’re locked in here and just have limited torches. If we don’t go we’ll be in darkness and I’ll be useless. It’s our best chance.”
"What kind of things does Squim like? Would he like us to bring that spider?"
"No no. The spiders are Squim's pets given to him by the Blessed. She summoned them for him and left them for him as a present for his hard work. Squim used the spiders to punish Kear cause Kear did not do what Squim said to do! Squim likes all sorts of trinkets. Shinier the better. Gold.. Always gold."