Virtual Ink December 2013//January 2014 | Page 58

Trouble on the Road of Dol Mikor BY DEANDRE HURD T he great mountains of Nikirak stood high in the morning air. Snow poured down on its high peaks, the sun gathering behind its horizon. This was a mountain that was revered among dwarves that held the dwelling of Darrowdale. Great was the city and might. The mountain concealed the dwelling that even dwarves got lost. This place was made by the hands of dwarves. In this city were stone quarries, gold mines, and lumber mills. Dwarf soldiers, who man the city’s high walls, live in barracks. And the place where inventions were brought and tested was in the Great Hall of the Academy, where great dwarf chieftains, meet and discuss their troubles. And this was the place the travelers needed to reach. Corin awoke from sleep. H