Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 503: King Snitker

In general, if everything goes well, then after this, the underground gnomes and vampire spawn will be temporarily bound together, and based on the name of Noshir, they will sign a good treaty of mutual benefit, sharing of honor and disgrace, unity and cooperation.

The derivatives will ensure that they will never take the initiative to harm the life of any underground dwarf, and at the same time plan a strict activity area for themselves, ensuring that they will never take the initiative to step into the city, and at the same time assume the responsibilities that Noshir had mentioned before.

The underground dwarves only need to provide the spawn with various supplies purchased by Noshir in the first few months, and rent them an abandoned large mine that can accommodate nearly 7000 spawn free of charge. This is the entire content of the treaty.

During this time, Noshier came alone to the steel gate of Blingdenstone, carrying this treaty which was full of sincerity. As a hero of the North, he met with the two rulers of Blingdenstone and the 12 elders of the House of Representatives in a simple occasion.

More than 100 years ago, Blingdenstone was an absolutely, completely closed country, not accepting any outside information, and not allowing any outside residents to approach. But in the year 1338 of the Vale calendar, Blingdenstone received a legendary figure, breaking their 2000 years of isolation.

That man's name was Drizzt Do'Urden, the legendary ranger. That year, the rebellious drow noble ended his ten-year self-exile and came to Bryndenstone, where he lived for a while.

This event marked the end of the deep gnomes' centuries of isolation from the outside world. At the time, no one could predict what Drizzt's visit would ultimately bring to the city, but in the year 1358 of the Vale calendar, Bryndenstone encountered its greatest crisis since its construction 2000 years ago. Menzoberranzan launched a war against Mithril Hall, and Bryndenstone became a springboard for the drow army.

There are rumors that the dark elves' massive attack was partly due to the Spider Queen, Lolth's anger towards Drizzt Do'Urden, but before the army arrived, the deep gnomes gave up their beloved city with heavy hearts.
The dark elves continued to march towards Mithril Hall. Belvar Disenger, an old friend of Drizzt and a hero of the deep gnome clan, and another elderly gnome, Councillor Felbur, successfully persuaded the ruler of Bryndenstone, King Snitker, to agree to send troops to aid Mithril Hall and help the dwarves defend against the dark elf army.

Finally, after paying a very high price, the alliance composed of Mithril Hall, Bryndenstone, and Silvermoon City finally defeated the army of Menzoberranzan in the Battle of Guardian Valley in the autumn of the Year of Shadow (1358 in the Valley calendar).

After celebrating with the coalition of dwarves and humans in Mithril Hall for several weeks, the deep gnomes returned to their homes once again. It was from that time that Bryndenstone completely abandoned its previous isolation. Although their contact with the outside world is still not very active, they are no longer like before, completely indifferent to the outside world.

Thanks to this, Noshir's reputation played its due role. The dwarves of Bryndenstone had heard of Noshir's story, so after verifying his identity, Noshir successfully gained an audience with King Snitik and Queen Flicnati.

In the meeting hall that seemed to be made entirely of rock, low-key and simple, but broad and majestic, Noshir told them the origins and experiences of the derivatives, the tragic stories behind them, and the promise of yearning for peace.

But such a huge amount of information instantly made the king, queen and elders frown. Although Noshir had explained to them all the benefits behind this agreement, the risks were enough to make King Snitker hesitate. From the perspective of trade, the sundergnomes were in a good position. After all, as long as they paid a little bit of supplies, they could get such a powerful foreign reinforcement for their city, which would greatly ease their fight against the endless monsters in the Underdark and the increasingly active slave-hunting team in Menzoberranzan.

At the same time, the conditions proposed by Noshir could be said to have grasped every pain point that the deep gnomes were worried about. If the spawn could really strictly follow Noshir's promise and never infringe on the territory and security of the deep gnomes, then the ruler of Blingdenstone, the great and wise Snitik Sadesan, the 21st hereditary monarch, could make the decision and accept this peace agreement.

However, things cannot be declared over so easily, because the party that the underground gnomes have to sign a contract with is a vampire, who lives and feeds on blood and is a true dark creature. Even if Noshir has explained to them the origins of these derivatives, they cannot let down their guard against these derivatives in an instant.

There was no other way. This was because the number was too shocking. Nearly 7,000 derivatives? God knows how panicked King Nitik was when he heard this number! That was almost half of the population of their city. If they were allowed to stay around the city, and if they rioted outside the city, no one would be able to bear the risk and threat.

King Snitker even felt that if the party trading with the deep gnomes was not a dark creature like vampires that must feed on blood, but a moderate and peaceful race like humans or dwarves, he would definitely not be stingy with the help.

Even if the other party were orcs, tieflings would be fine, but they were vampires. If he agreed to this treaty without thinking, it would be irresponsible for the lives of the 13000 deep dwarves in Bryndenstone. As a king, he would never take this risk.

So after careful consideration, King Snitik decided to reject Noshir's tempting agreement. You know, ever since the outbreak of the Ogemac poison in the city 50 years ago, which caused the earth elements that had been serving the entire city diligently to lose control and go crazy, causing huge casualties and chaos, the defense of Blingdenstone City could never return to its former heyday.

But when King Snitker tried to reject the contract, Noshir told him to think carefully. He told them bluntly that even if they rejected the contract, they would not be able to stop the vampire spawn from entering the Underdark.

They cannot survive on the surface and only have a glimmer of hope underground. For this glimmer of opportunity, they are willing to seize every possibility. In order to survive, they will definitely fall into deeper darkness, such as leaning towards the side that you absolutely do not want to see.

This is an opportunity for Blingdenstone City. You could have established a deep friendship with them, prevented all this from happening, and made everything better. So no matter what, Noshier hopes that King Snitker can have a good discussion with the elders and not make a hasty decision.

(End of this chapter)