Post by Frar II on Aug 18, 2008 14:57:28 GMT -5
After an extremely long journey, an ambassador from Moria, by the name of Kulya reached the Iron Hills. His journey had been difficult as his caravan had been attack by wild wolves and were held up for three days in defense of a stone gully in which nine of three hundred dwarfs fell before the attack finally subsided. However, Kulya had been sent with his caravan on a special errand from his King Frar II who had recently taken over management and lordship of Moria. At the foot of the Iron Hills the men were hailed by Dain III, the son of Dain II who was still the Lord and master of Erebor.
Before reaching Erebor the caravan had split in two. Fifty men from the caravan went on to the gates of the Iron hills while the others waited to be hailed. Kulya was allowed entrance to the city for dwarves were very trusting of each other and believed that the only creature that was worth trusting was in fact only a dwarf. Kulya made his way to the Throne Halls of Dain III, who, after the hailing at the gate had returned to his Hall to await the guests. Kulya entered the hall by himself while most of his caravan, the fifty that had entered the city, stayed outside the strong cedar door. However, as Kulya spoke something drastic took place outside of the Hall.
The fifty dwarves that had entered the Royal city with Kulya had fanned out and had cleverly barred off all entrances to the Throne hall by posting five or six men there, who appeared to only be talking with one another as traffic went to and fro. They were awaiting the signal from their leader Kulya. After a short while they got what they wanted. There was a quick sharp knock on the door and the men sprung into action. Their weapons had not been taken, for, there had really been no reason to do so. The dwarves of the Iron Hills had been excited that brothers from Moria had finally returned they had not bothered to take or even ask questions about them. With quick and precise movements the dwarves overpowered any that stood in their way, for the element of surprise is that of something that is unrivaled. At this same time the dwarves that had broken away from the first fifty re-appeared and came and stood outside the gate….
Inside the throne chamber there was quiet the debate. Kulya was to first, attempt to convince Dain II to join the side of Frar and fight against all of those who had been their allies in the past. Kulya promised gold, jewels, and above all else he even showed a small sample of the raw mineral of mithril that had been extracted from the mines of Moria. However, despite this generous and unbelievable offer Dain II was stubborn and had a feeling there was more going on than was shown. He declined the offer and Kulya of course bowed and took his leave. He walked over to the strong oak doors and gave one loud knock before he turned around and began to ask one final time, giving his men outside the time they needed to take over the Throne Halls. In mere minutes, Dain II had become angered and ordered Kulya to leave his hall and the two guards walked forward to escort him out. They swung open the doors and Kulya turned and two arrows each struck each guard collapsing them onto the ground as six dwarves rushed into the Hall, one handing Kulya his weapons. Dain II went to grab his axe to defend himself but found arrows pointed at him almost instantly and he stopped his movements. A dwarf stepped forward and cuffed the hands of Dain in strong iron shackles. Kulya then made Dain order his guards to stand down. Dain, not really having much of a choice in the matter, since his life was obviously at risk here ordered his men to stand down. As imagined, the faces of the dwarves of the Iron Hills was one of stunned silence. They could not believe what they were witnessing. Kulya and the fifty dwarves walked all the way to the 250 men that were standing outside of the Palace. The fifty handed Dain over to them and they instantly began to move away from the city with the king. Kulya, however, had put things in motion in which he could not be overthrown and messages could not be sent to intercept the caravan taking Dain II back to Moria. If there was trouble, if a messenger was sent from the Iron Hills then Kulya had brought along three hawks. Hawks that were trained to return to Moria with all speed if he released them. This, of course, would be the signal that something had gone wrong, and they made sure that the dwarves knew of this.
The return journey to Moria was a surprisingly very safe one. Frar II had, made sure that the closer the dwarves got to Moria, the more dwarves joined their caravan. So, by the time the dwarves reached Moria there was over three hundreds dwarves that past through the Eastern gate. However, back in the Iron Hills, Kulya had sent a messenger to Dain I telling him of his plight and the consequences if he did not comply. If Dain I did not rule, and follow the instructions of Frar then his son would be killed. If any rescue attempt was attempted, his son would be killed. If Dain talked to anyone, other than those of his own people and even then, those that needed to know, his son would be slain. Dain I was shocked and stunned by this. However, he did not seem to have much of a choice. The dwarves were proud people and Dain II, his son, was his only successor and without him the Dain line would not continue. Therefore, with much resistance and extreme distaste he agreed to the terms that were implied by Kulya’s messenger. This agreement, gave Frar II almost complete control over the dwarves. However, he was unaware of the loyalty of Dain I thus a test was to issued. To prove his loyalty, Dain was to attack, invade, or do whatever was needed to take control of the city of Dale. Dale, being full of mostly men and a few dwarves was a city right next to the lake. It was also known as Laketown. If Dain I complied then his loyalty would be proven to Frar II, thus news of the invasion would soon reach Frar’s ears…..
Before reaching Erebor the caravan had split in two. Fifty men from the caravan went on to the gates of the Iron hills while the others waited to be hailed. Kulya was allowed entrance to the city for dwarves were very trusting of each other and believed that the only creature that was worth trusting was in fact only a dwarf. Kulya made his way to the Throne Halls of Dain III, who, after the hailing at the gate had returned to his Hall to await the guests. Kulya entered the hall by himself while most of his caravan, the fifty that had entered the city, stayed outside the strong cedar door. However, as Kulya spoke something drastic took place outside of the Hall.
The fifty dwarves that had entered the Royal city with Kulya had fanned out and had cleverly barred off all entrances to the Throne hall by posting five or six men there, who appeared to only be talking with one another as traffic went to and fro. They were awaiting the signal from their leader Kulya. After a short while they got what they wanted. There was a quick sharp knock on the door and the men sprung into action. Their weapons had not been taken, for, there had really been no reason to do so. The dwarves of the Iron Hills had been excited that brothers from Moria had finally returned they had not bothered to take or even ask questions about them. With quick and precise movements the dwarves overpowered any that stood in their way, for the element of surprise is that of something that is unrivaled. At this same time the dwarves that had broken away from the first fifty re-appeared and came and stood outside the gate….
Inside the throne chamber there was quiet the debate. Kulya was to first, attempt to convince Dain II to join the side of Frar and fight against all of those who had been their allies in the past. Kulya promised gold, jewels, and above all else he even showed a small sample of the raw mineral of mithril that had been extracted from the mines of Moria. However, despite this generous and unbelievable offer Dain II was stubborn and had a feeling there was more going on than was shown. He declined the offer and Kulya of course bowed and took his leave. He walked over to the strong oak doors and gave one loud knock before he turned around and began to ask one final time, giving his men outside the time they needed to take over the Throne Halls. In mere minutes, Dain II had become angered and ordered Kulya to leave his hall and the two guards walked forward to escort him out. They swung open the doors and Kulya turned and two arrows each struck each guard collapsing them onto the ground as six dwarves rushed into the Hall, one handing Kulya his weapons. Dain II went to grab his axe to defend himself but found arrows pointed at him almost instantly and he stopped his movements. A dwarf stepped forward and cuffed the hands of Dain in strong iron shackles. Kulya then made Dain order his guards to stand down. Dain, not really having much of a choice in the matter, since his life was obviously at risk here ordered his men to stand down. As imagined, the faces of the dwarves of the Iron Hills was one of stunned silence. They could not believe what they were witnessing. Kulya and the fifty dwarves walked all the way to the 250 men that were standing outside of the Palace. The fifty handed Dain over to them and they instantly began to move away from the city with the king. Kulya, however, had put things in motion in which he could not be overthrown and messages could not be sent to intercept the caravan taking Dain II back to Moria. If there was trouble, if a messenger was sent from the Iron Hills then Kulya had brought along three hawks. Hawks that were trained to return to Moria with all speed if he released them. This, of course, would be the signal that something had gone wrong, and they made sure that the dwarves knew of this.
The return journey to Moria was a surprisingly very safe one. Frar II had, made sure that the closer the dwarves got to Moria, the more dwarves joined their caravan. So, by the time the dwarves reached Moria there was over three hundreds dwarves that past through the Eastern gate. However, back in the Iron Hills, Kulya had sent a messenger to Dain I telling him of his plight and the consequences if he did not comply. If Dain I did not rule, and follow the instructions of Frar then his son would be killed. If any rescue attempt was attempted, his son would be killed. If Dain talked to anyone, other than those of his own people and even then, those that needed to know, his son would be slain. Dain I was shocked and stunned by this. However, he did not seem to have much of a choice. The dwarves were proud people and Dain II, his son, was his only successor and without him the Dain line would not continue. Therefore, with much resistance and extreme distaste he agreed to the terms that were implied by Kulya’s messenger. This agreement, gave Frar II almost complete control over the dwarves. However, he was unaware of the loyalty of Dain I thus a test was to issued. To prove his loyalty, Dain was to attack, invade, or do whatever was needed to take control of the city of Dale. Dale, being full of mostly men and a few dwarves was a city right next to the lake. It was also known as Laketown. If Dain I complied then his loyalty would be proven to Frar II, thus news of the invasion would soon reach Frar’s ears…..
