The Dwarves of Demrel

Political tensions between the Demril dwarves

and a race of humans known as the Capital

are on the rise.

Making a decision to set the business dealings

have allowed the Capital to strip the Demril mountains bare.

The mining industry, once the cultural and economic

bed rock of these proud people,

is now a marred disgrace.

Newfound rumors of missing dwarves and

the mysterious collapses have brought tensions

to a boiling point.

None more so than in mine 347-864.

Anyone there?

[SLOW, DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]

No.

No.

Help.

Help!

Harvish?

[SLOW, DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]

Harvish?

[SLOW, DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]

Hold the light.

Use your legs.

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Just a few more paces.

Turn it slowly.

You should be feeling that.

Take the boot off.

Be sure you don't put your fingers in the wound.

What color is it?

All sorts of colors.

Blood?

A little.

Reminds me of my daughter's, when she broke her foot.

Although,

she didn't have a bone pushing out like that.

Slip it back on.

Who is this?

Calcas, he just started working nights.

No he didn't.

I would know.

You raise any good, Odryd?

I'd say so, yes.

Then you come with me.

Now.

Try again.

It's them.

How deep are they?

Hard to say.

A hundred paces, maybe more.

Let me try. Wait, wait.

There's a pattern.

Harvish knows it.

Do you?

Never needed to.

Quick, we need some cloth.

Anything?

Yeah, use this.

Tap,

tap,

hard tap,

tap,

tap,

hard tap.

It stopped.

Wait, there it is.

Hard tap,

tap,

tap,

hard tap.

Water.

Water.

That's all that's here.

It's repeated.

We need to hurry.

The east tunnel is a dead end.

Doesn't matter.

It's our camp.

We rescue them, we doom ourselves.

If we move any stone, it should be towards

the west entrance.

I don't have the time.

Neither do we.

We have no food.

All the more reason.

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Good?

Good.

You're good with the machines.

I served as an apprentice in the Capital.

I've never met a dwarf from there.

Only humans can carry citizenship.

But they need us

To maintain their machines.

And keep their books.

Let's not tell Brenn.

He doesn't take well to them.

Or me.

I don't mind where you're from.

A dwarf is a dwarf.

Besides, if it wasn't for the Capital's expansion,

I wouldn't have this job.

I did their mechanizing.

Why do you think there's only a handful of us on nights?

Soon they won't need any of us.

Brenn sees this, to his credit.

After all his passion,

he lacks wisdom.

Demril would be a better place if dwarves weren't so honest.

But that is between us.

We'll need his help if we're to make it out.

Awfully far in for a human.

It was probably checking...

That's not why she's here.

Can you hear us?

Do you know where you are, Drusso?

They've done this before.

There was a mine up in East Wood that

caved in after it went barren.

Dozens killed.

I don't think it's intentional.

Of course it was.

Drusso here was supposed to be on the other side.

They've been bringing black powder in here

night, after night, after night.

Hook it.

You can't chain her.

They'll have out heads.

Hook it!

What were you doing in here?

She can't hear you.

What were you doing with these in the East Tunnel?

Brenn, she'll die.

Why were you this far in?

Put it back.

Why were you in so far?

Stop it!

Stop it, Brenn.

We need her.

We need you.

If you want to leave here,

we need to work together.

I ain't leaving here without Harvish.

Alright mouse, we need doubles, so,

give me some help.