Grendin Ghoul Story Part 40.5

What? Oh we were not done talking? Hm? Okay where were we? Oh Yes night three.

So on Night three I was reintroduced to Kel's dog. It is a giant ass dire wolfhound. Very friendly dog, though I have to admit it wasn't tell I met Kayla a few more times before I remembered her name. Names of pets are something I did not remember easily. Heck I don't recall when Ironbone exactly married Urkhurt. I remember names of people I deal with daily well, its other peopel and dates I don't recall that well.

The Skeleton Gladiator played fetch with Kayla using his own bones. Which was rather risky, but there was more bones to use in that place if he had lost a bone permanently. It wasn't that big of a worry. You ever seen a man play fetch with his own body with a dog that is larger than him? I am glad that the main crypt room was so large that they could play fetch.

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On Night Four, Kel asked me if I had any pets of my own. My family never had a pet, so I have never had a pet. Ironbone on the other hand had a monitor lizard named Beth. That thing was a mence. I loved it, it would drop down from the sealing and crush ya. It taught me my first lessons on stealth. The issue was, being Beth was probable bigger than me, have you ever had an animal fall ontop of you that is bigger than you are?

I didn't think so, its rather crushing to say the least. Anyways Beth was an indoor Lizard, and hmm? Oh how do I remember her name so easily? Well I grew up with her, from a hatchling to a full grown adult. When you are around something for that long, hanging out with Ironbone and paying with Beth. Makes the name kind of stick. We could use a pet around the Cathederal don't you think?

Oh your right it would distract from the work we do. We do a lot of good work. If you do not know the type of work we do I can't you. Not all of the work we do is topside. We do a lot of different things here. The Boss knows all of what we do. I know of all we do, but yeah if you don't know you don't know.

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Kel is a good musicain, or just jaming the same album for several days gets songs stuck in your head take your pick.

Where were we? Night five, yes. The night I told Kel about my how I me the boss. Hmm? You don't know the answer? Well listen up.

It was in the first month that I was doing general labour, helping to build the town for the Dwarves Under the fish seller. We were getting dwarves who were staying with us instead of the hotels topside. Most of them where good people. Some of them were not good people. They bullied and mocked the Kobolds. I was angry at this, but I wanted to get revenge.

So I waited tell they were about to leave and I bumped into them. I figured they would notice there gold right away so I took there holy symbol. To some god I didn't know. I went to Dawnflower, but none of the shrines there matched the holy symbol I snagged. So thinking that I had done an amazing job of stealing this holy symbol to the point where no one knew about I went to sleep, and slept soundly.

I awoke with a start as I found myself in Boss's office. I was informed by Boss who she was, and that I got extremely lucky. Her people had already targeted the guy, I just beat them to the punch. I learnt that if it wasn't for Boss's people I would of been found out. Knowing that I stole from a powerful cleric and should of been dead was enough to scare me.

I got put with a trainer to learn the ins and outs of Boss's business. All the rules that we were to follow. To be clear I always follow the rules, and all jobs that are given to me, eventually get done. Some jobs take me longer to do then others, but they all get done.

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I was singing again? Hmm oh well. Night Seven? Oh, okay night six. Got it.

Kel asked me a very important question. Would I mourn the death of Grolor. Had a very good laugh on that, I would not mourn Grolor if they died. I would make sure to burn the body, and make it as hard as possible for him to come back. The world would be a safer place if Grolor was dead.

I assured Kelekdu that if he died I would rush his body to the temple so that Kayle would not be alone. They do not deserve to be alone, and that would be rude to her. Pets need there people.

Gemma, I would probable try to bring back the normal way, and if that failed I would bring them back as undead. Gemma as an undead would be a last resort. I don't think she would like to be undead, and I don't want to force that on her, that would be rude. She is a very interesting person, I am unsure if she is an elf or dragon kin, or an elf dragon kin. Its a weird situation.

I realized that Karmen had died several days ago, while I was talking about what I would do for others who died. I had Sargent gather up Karmen. As much as he could, and put his remains in one of the sarcophagus. Needing to recharge I went to sleep.

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Thats a good song, and unlike every other day where I raised mummy, and watched Sargent give the other undead training, Day seven was busier. The first thing I did was go over to the sarcophagus holding Karmen. Noticing there was parts missing Bones from the bone closet where added as filler. I than did a low level ritual to bring him back to the land of the living with his soul. I figured that if Gemma hadn't had Vandy resurrect him, this would work. After the ritual, it was clear that it had failed to get his soul, and this was just another animated mummy. Just one that looked like Karmen. It was sad.

Affter that, which took longer than I wanted for the result I got, half of my undead gathereed all the metal off the chests, and anything else of minor value such as the name plates on the sarcophaguses The other half had a similar job where they went around and tied this place up. I didn't want to leave it a mess. The handful of corpses I hadn't used where placed in sarcophaguses for example.

After everything was said done, and I was getting ready to sleep for the Seventh time down in the crypt. Grolor splashed in the water. I quickly and politely asked the .Seetangeist to remove Grolor from the crypt, before he saw that I had looted the place. Thankful I think that was successfully.

One more night, and in the morning I raised another zombie to get me to total I mentioned earlier. Eleven mummy's, One Sargent, One Gladiator Skeleton, Two Shadows, and a Seetangeist. I was finnally ready to leaeve the crypt and catch up with the world. But I will tell that another time. I have a meeting with Aller to get to now.

Grendin Ghoul Story Part 40

So This is the first part of the story when I became the Mourningviel.

Yes, yes. This is technically the next part of the Ghoul Grendin Story, but The Mourningviel Tale just sounds so much better doesn't it, my friend? I think it does. We can start it as the next volume of The Ghoul Grendin Story, title it the Mourningviel Tale, can we not? Yeah we can, and will.

So my plan was coming together ... Yes, I had a grand plan ... Okay fine I didn't plan to become the Mourningviel, but once I get a plan, I stick to the plan, and find people to run the plan so it doesn't fail. Like I did with the Library and Aller. He is doing such a great job of it, wouldn't you agree with that?

I am glad you do agree with that. It took way to long to get those pesky Mortals out of the Tomb, so I could begin to do my work as the Mourning Viel. It was a lot of waiting and watching, But I did start with the full expermentation and Casting a ritual. Kel was happy to hang out with me as I casted the Ritual. Sergeant did not complain either. Good worker there.

The first thing that was raised, or is it re-raised? Ah doesn't matter. Same thing in the end, was one of the Mummys we had killed. When we get out out of the tomb I had I think 11 mummies, and 2 shadows as well as the few speciality units I had, like the Skeleton Gladiator.

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Sorry about that, Whenever I think about that time with Kel I can't help but get some songs stuck in my head. It is annoying but He, the Shadows, The Skeleton Gladiator, and Sargent deffinantly made a band and jammed out together. I think they called them self something like The Unalive Kels.

They Jammed together while I did the second ritual, to get me a big minion. Sometimes you just need a large minion like that to move heavy things, or just punch something annoying. It is really good to have a big brute, you just have to make sure you treat the big brute with the same attitude you treat everyone else. So many idiots treat there big help like slow minded people and that it was they end up getting betrayed by them.

After the ritual that got me the big guy, Kel summoned some food to eat. While I don't eat as much as I used to, I could tell if I was a human it would be rather spicy food. Though for us Dwarves it was just mildly spicy food. Though it was really good food. It was the same style of food for all the days that it I stayed in the Tomb.

While eating that first meal, I discussed with Kel how my family is all alive. My brother and sister both have kids. My family is all work in the same shop, its the family business. I did a decent job for many years working the family business, but everyone wanted to know when I would have kids. Like that was the most important thing is to have kids.

It is funny that now many years of being the Mourningviel that I realized that with all the new and young undead running around, that I basically did have kids, just not of my own blood. It was a heart crashing realization. So many Undead looking to me for wisdom, and guidance. From what Father Ignis has informed we have increased Nimboloth's influence to all undead not just coporeal undead. Which is nice. Life is full of hard ache.

The Next night I talked about the one friend I do miss, that I couldn't convince to move here as a labourer. My family moved from one dwarven hold to another. My parents would never tell us why they moved or where we moved from, but there was only a few other families from the same town where we were from. You know how it is, we hung out with those with the same accent that we had.

A few of us kids started hanging out together, more and more and staring going on wild adventures exploring our new town, finding out secerts of it. By a few of us, I mean like three total. We had so much fun. It was a shame when during a family outing, that Corenth Stronghammer died. He was out celebrating his graduating into being a full smith, when he tumbled down the mountian. Meaning the trio was now just a dual, just me and Sol “Ironbone” Brightaxe.

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I am sorry as I mentioned kel's band got some songs in my head when I think about this time. Ironbone became a politiicain. Heck I was the best man at his wedding when he married Urkhart Ashview. Man I think that Kel would love the food served at a dwarven wedding. It tends to be spicy even for a dwarf. No human, okay few humans could stand that level of heat.

Ironbone is a good friend. I wonder what he is doing all these years later. I should of kept in better contact with him, though I doubt he would appreciate how I am now Unalive. That is one thing I do miss is my best friend. Having minions, followers and cohorts are not really the same as having a true friend, you know what I mean?

Do you? I don't think you do. A true best friend is hard find man, like really hard to find.

** Walks away humming a song **

Grendin Ghoul Story Part 39

Every time I visit the boss, I am reminded why she is the boss. I don't think Gemma, okay maybe Gemma, has an idea that I have ties with the Boss. But I doubt Necodemius, Grolor or Taluun have any idea that Boss, is well my boss. Just like they probable do not know that Boss is better at what I am best. She stole the magic power gems from the people. Those gems are extremely powerful. It was not easy to get those from her.

Though Carmens daughter could be the boss one day. She has the skills and the talent. I don't know if she has the politic talents, like I do. Yeah I could be the Boss, but I have a higher calling. A better calling. I am a man with many businesses in Otari, just like Boss.

Boss took me in as a new comer to Otari. Should me the ropes of who we steal from, who we don't. I learned the trade very quickly. Stalking strangers to Otari. For months I was really good at stealing from random people, More often I would stalk weird people coming through the Otari. It was stalking the weird rabbit, that I met Gemma. Boss would realize that we needed to regroup and heal before continuing onward. Boss would of realized that I was past my limit.

Boss might of realized that I used the magic Shard to make a magic weapon. I should not of been about to make a magic weapon. If I realized I could make magic weapons I would of chosen a more powerful being. A better being. But yeah, I made a powerful gun.

Though L'Mate Eh. Is a very powerful weapon, though kind of single minded. Way to talkitive when you get it near any powerful source of Magic. Well specific sources of magic. Like any shrine of The Empty Death for example. The issue with it being takitive is that it only every says five words.

Part of the Ship. Part of the Crew.

Thats why I named it L'Mate Eh. I been told that when people get shot with it, that they hear it as well. How have I been told that? I asked the people I shot. You don't know the people. They were well compensated for there time. I am not a Monster. I am just a man who knows the value of money. I make sure that i go to other towns. Manly the small towns in the Immerwoods.

I have to be careful though, the First Guard Eagle Garrison patrols and soldiers can get in the way of helping people earn a few extra gold. Selling me your grandparents bones can be very profitable for the people selling.

Grolor is forbidden from being undead, I do not want him to be undead. I also do not want Taluun as undead for others. He ... She .... Taluun was the only one who ever could notice me, but she is not prefect for that either. Carmen's daughter snuck past her like the wind past a ship with no sail. Gemma relieles to much on Magic ... No thats Grolor.

Grolor uses magic like I breath, it blows my mind. Even the good magic should be passed, but no he doesn't care about the chaos or the damage he does to himself, at Least Gemma is responsible. She might not be The Boss, but Gemma is a good boss. Though we were not prepared for the fight.

I was tapped out. I wanted out. I should of just left. The only one who would of known was maybe Taluun. But I am a good soldier. I told Gemma I had to leave, but she didn't listen. That Vampire guy almost killed me. My enemies need to try better, Though its due to the Vampire that I got my upgrade. A great upgrade.

I am now the one and only true chosen of the Empty Death. I am now Grendin the Mourningviel.

That name I did not give myself, It was given to me by the Empty Death. Shortly after I got my new powers, and before I told Gemma that Grolor was become an undead. Oh you should of seen the look and panic on her face. She did not like that. I think she want's Grolor to be Undead less than I do. Which in itself says a lot.

Trail and error is what I had to do to figure out what I could do to raise undead, but I had a lot of material to work with. That I did for serveral days, before I started putting more plans and actions into place. I wanted to introduce Gemma to my friend in Abasolm. I knew she would love the friend.

I miss Nicodemus, he would of seen the advantage of all the empty buildings. Maybe, that might be false, but he would of been a breath of fresh air. One can only take so much Grolor before they snap. Guns, Guns, Guns. The perfect answer to magic is to have guns. Magical Guns like L'Mate Eh is an even better solution.

Oh yes, I also talked to Wrin and The Boss after becoming the Mourningviel. The Boss first, I had to buy shards, and discuss magic defences againsts crazy people like Grolor.

((Goes on a nonsensical rant about how he dislikes Grolor))

Grendin's Ghoul Story Part 36

Fucking stupid Dragon, thinks just because it is immortal little snot, that it is the best at having a library. That is a complete utter bullshit, we have a much a better library than that stupid little dragon.

Okay, We will have a better Library. It is something we are working on. I refuse to lose to that little snot Dragon. I am not single minded. It is not possible that I am having a one sided grudge with the Dragon. The Dragon knows I am a much better person than it is. The Dragon knows that Undead are not second class citizens, unlike Gemma.

The quest to stop Belcorra would of never finished if it was left to Gemma. It was me who made sure that the Mayor was safe when he stepped into that portal. It turned out we were in Absolam, first time I was there. I was concentrating on keeping the Mayor safe and when we went to the king. I was not really paying attention to what was being say. Thankfully my years helping the Crooks Nooks dealings I was able to, I think handle myself well at that time.

Than after that we went to the Snot Dragons library and I was rather polite as one is to beings of immense power. Even those that think as biased as that one did. They told me where the item we were after is, and than while leaving I met a great dragon. Who actually seemed to respect that undead can be monsters and they can be equal to everyone else. Right before I got his name and continued the wonderful conversation I was having Grolor decided to wish me and everyone else back to Otari.

I really hate that spell, if I was able to cast wish, my wish would be to eliminate the wish. I know that doesn't really make much sense. It would probable back fire on me, thats why I would never do it. But yeah, the wish spell should never be used. It is an awful spell. I have never seen it work the way people want.

That was the last time I saw Nicodemus. He should of at least tried to kill me, it was the honorable thing for a person of our mindset to do. He was a fellow scholor. A fellow explosive lover. A person who I felt a kindred mind in Nicodemus. That leaves me with Grolor the fool, Tuluun the feable, and Gemma. I didn't really trust any of them.

Kelekdu got a giant dog at this time as well. I think it may of come from wherever Kel is actually from. I thought for a while that Kel had abandoned me. I think I see if I can get ahold of Kel and plan a massive prank. Something over in Meravon. Something those uptight lumberjacks will take about for years. Though I wonder if he is even interested in discussing a prank or if they are more the type of being who just likes do spontaneous pranks.

I should head to Meravon anyways. Steal some money, I think Aurgael might need some more money to run expand the library. I should go Escadar and see if I can get more books for the library but I don't want to travel that far. Hmm wonder if Wrin can get me there and back swiftly. Though I haven't been to Wrins shop in a long long time. I wonder if she is still alive. Mortals life spans used to make sense, back when I was a mortal.

Now they don't. Even an Elf's life span doesn't make sense. The trick for immortals like me is avoiding dying again. I know it sounds easy, but so many undead have died by trying something stupid. It .. shit I got to go. I am needed elsewhere.

Grendin's Ghoul Story Part 35

So as you know I distrust and dislike magic ....

Yes I distrust magic.

What do you mean I trust magic?

Yes I have a magic weapon but that does ....

Yes I put someone's soul into a weapon to get an intelligent weapon, That doesn't mean ....

Yes I have put in multiple magical Defences for this citideal, that is different than

Yes ... us Undead are magically created beings ....


Okay okay. Fine. Fine. I do not like the wish spell. Fine, you happy? Yeah your happy. I told Gemma not to cast a wish, that a wish would be a dumb idea. She was an idiot and trusted that type of magic ripped open a hole in reality. People vanished. People came back It was wild. People fell out of the sky. I don't trust magic.

Okay I don't trust magic that breaks reality. Happy?

Sheesh, If I was hundred of years younger I would not put up with this back talk. When the sky opened something shot towards the Gauntlight, and the false followers of our glorious Empty Death. I tried my best to figure out what the bloodly hell fell down. I am glad to have had my helper. I could of dug after the thing that fell down, but I decided to go report back to Gemma.

At this time I didn't know it was her wish that caused this mayhem. On the way back I came across a rift. A portal. I sent the servant that Kelekdu lent me through first. Not trusting the portal. When I noticed it was my temple I went through and than .... Yes, this is when I got the stones that block teleportation from Wrin. You sure know how to ruin a story don't you.

Where was I? Oh right. I got the stones from Wrin, and than probable should of stayed in her shop. Probable one of the most safe places to be was her shop. ... Yes I did see people from another reality. You are being really argumentative today aren't you? I don't know if I can continue this story much longer with how you are being today. Hopefully when I tell the kids this part of the story, they won't be so rude.

So I went and told Gemma about the invasion to the gauntlet from the rift. She thought all the items where at the mayors office so I went there. So tempting to eat the body that I found in the river. It was so so tempting. You know how tempting fresh flesh is. I was on a mission so I talked with Center about the mayors office. Than I went into the mayors office, and made myself useful. It was early days for Undead being in Otari, I had to prove we were useful.

Yes, undead are respected in Otari these days. You are really annoying you that? Oh you do? That is good to know. So I found the mayor and we got teleported to Absalom and I became his body guard. You know what. I can't do this anymore. I am going to go find some one nicer to talk to.

Good day.

Grendin's Ghoul Story Part 34b

So where we, youngsters? Ah yes. That is right the meeting with the town. At the time I thought it went well, Though Gemma did try to insist that us Undead where less beings, Needing a treaty of some kind. Though I was a bit distracted by Kelekdu was distracting me with what I came to learn at a later time was Grolor. Grolor tried to be smart, I am still at the top of my game thief. Tons of groups of people come to this city. The Dwarfs came to this city, and built a whole settlement under the town with out getting an argreement. Only those that are lesser or weaker need to go into an argeement and treaty. I don't think that Longsaddle or me are in lesser positions.

The mayor did take several notes. Though I was glad that Nicodemus wasn't there. I hadn't told the others about the bounty, due to respect for Gemma, though that probable wouldn't have stopped Yinyasmera from trying to get the bounty. I did highly respect her talent and operation. I guess that is why I did work for her guild for a while before Joining Gemma.

Things got interesting because as you know People tend to look after there own interests. That means that people did end up being betrayed. Now I am not going to tell you how that happend just yet, that would be bad storing telling.

After the meeting I had a chat with Clang. That is how we got the most secure, and well stocked library on the whole Isle of Krotos, no the whole of Golarion. The Dawnflower might be a better known library, but ours is much better stocked. Anything the Dawnflower has in its library, even the forbidden section, you can find in our library. That wasn't an easy feat mind you, hand copying all the forbidden texts, scrolls and books.

It started small by stealing all the books from Gauntlight, that was fun doing that. Than there was the deal with the book seller. I have never been the best for long term plans, I kind of pawned off the building of the temple to Dorefon.

Now the thing about Kelekdu is why he is a great guy, you can't really hang out with him, he will cause untold chaos and yet you take the rap for it. I kind of had this idea already in the back of my mind. Grolor the fool taught me this lesson by letting Kelekdu land himself in jail with a massive bounty on his head.

Too many people fear undead. Too many people think we are just all evil. I did kind of threaten to eat Grolor so that might be why he ... well I got some things to take of We will have to continue at a latter point of time.

Johnny Wilran 3

Okay. So what have I got myself into? What the fuck do they need a spell book from a dragon. Most Dragons I have fought, did not horde gold. Or magic items. They tend to horde weird things. So a dragon hording books isn't that weird. I read some ones journal. No idea if they are alive or dead the person whos life I found out about.

Thomas and Jessica are working here. Should I have talked to them, told them who I was? I rather not let them know I am still alive. I know I look a bit similar to how I did as a human, but I also look different enough that I look more like a distant cousin of mine than I do myself. Though the Wilran's are common enough that I do not know even half of my relatives.

I did tell the Dragon that Jessica and Thomas are doing good work. Because from the limited amount I have seen they are doing work. With them working for a Dragon I know that they are safe, and I rather they be safe than dead. I rather they be Mercs like me, but can't win them all.