Gemquarrier: An Analysis

Grimwold had left Cross to wait in the room reserved for those wishing an audience with the King while he made the arrangements. He returned over an hour later and escorted Cross into the throne room of the Dwarven King, Gdact Gemquarrier. The room was vast and its floor which was made of marble, was so clean that you could see your very own reflection. The stone walls were jagged. Carved within them were remarkable writings, written in such detail that anyone, who could read the Dwarven language, could easily comprehend. Off to the sides of the room, on either side, were mountains of treasure, simply discarded to embellish the room. This spoke loudly of the wealth of the dwarves. Cross and Grimwold approached the King,
“Ah, you must be Cross the man who bested our champion of the coliseum. I heard you put on quite the performance.” …show more content…
Your son has agreed to lead the defense for Stonehaven.”
“Count Nightburn intends to start a war with the dwarves, King Gemquarrier.”
The dwarf king pacing back in forth suddenly stopped. “You want my dwarves to help you and your little coalition defeat Count Nightburn. Then I request two tasks which you must complete before I agree to help you. The first task is for you to travel to the other dwarf cities and convince their inhabitants to aid in our collective cause. I have no doubt that this will prove to be easy–the second, getting back the Gem of Prosperity, will be prove more difficult.”
“Why is it named the Gem of Prosperity?”
“When the gem was in our possession, it provided us with unification and prosperity. Once, we were able to travel between the three great cities with ease thanks in part to the stone railway our ancestors built and the gem when it was encased in the altar of Unification. But the stone was taken by the Lord of Greed, Fafnir”
“Who is this, Fafnir?”
“He is the worst example of a dwarf and he’s plagued us for thousand of years.”
“I had no idea that dwarves lived that