There was a debate making its way amongst a wicked band of wilderness rouges as they curiously watched the lone dwarf trudging through the snow at a snail’s pace, seemingly wandering only to stop and take a sample of the snow into his mouth.<br/><br/>“So what do you suppose that’s about?,” one of the bandits asked as his one crooked eye took notice of the Dwarf’s actions.<br/><br/>“Looks as if it’s one of those stone folk out in the wilderness on his own,” said the other with a patch worked hood, hiding a gnarled face with the features of a half-goblin.<br/><br/>“They never tread alone!” Said another in a more cautious tone. He was more ogre like,built in muscle and canvassed in a whole lot of ugly as he swiped some drool from his elongated mouth.<br/><br/>“Perhaps this one could be aye?”<br/><br/>“Looks as if we got a lone traveler down this way and you know what he’ll have,”<br/><br/>“ Yes —,” the hooded gnarled faced one said with a hiss, “Stones. Them glitter’n ones. Sparkly ones. Always clinking and a’ hammering them pretty, pretty, stones”<br/><br/>“It’s we three,” the crooked eye said,“ On our horses... an’t nothin’far us to mangle em’and take what he got,”<br/><br/>“ A quick kill and a fine grab indeed,” the ogerish said, “ But wuh bout’ his clan..they always walk’n bout with?”<br/><br/>“Can’t tell from here —,”<br/><br/>“We’ll just bury him some place and let the night creatures feast upon his bones,” said the hooded one.<br/><br/>“Alright then — let’s get to it,” said crooked eye.<br/><br/>They went in their agreed directions to circle around the Dwarf with the appointed spokesman as their lead, the ogerish,who rode his horse through the thick of the snow at a medium gallop, meant to induce a false sense of calm.<br/><br/>“ AYE YE TRAVEL’N STONE FOLKMAN - YE MIND I CROSS WORDS WITH YEH?!” He shouted to the Dwarf, his primitive chain mail with rusted holes and a flapping dirty scabbard was missing what ever blade was in it, while his black cloak was wrapped about his other arm, resting underneath with the tell tale outline of a hilt and cross piece.