The tunnels bellow inhabited by dwarven workers and families would find themselves left in Chaos as the massive dragon off in the distance provided not even a single care for the damage it had caused as tunnels bellow collapsed from the immense weight or flooded with either magma or water. Countless lives had been lost though luckily the main fortified city bellow and above continued on as Dwarven warriors of all casts took up their axes and sharpened their swords. The Arcane Airship captains from across the mountain range all seemed to act accourdingly as the mountain itself seemed to come alive with flaming rings and floating mountain tops suddenly coming to life with strange glyphs that bound the elementals to their proper place.
"I am General Lenu Fahua of the Kadessa Confederation. We mean you no harm. In fact, I'm assuming we are both here for the same reason.... The strange occurrence with this mountain?"
The Dwarven Airships nearby began to hum as the fire elementals burned angrily while the dwarven clerics and wizards prepared themselves and their charges for war. It was only when one of the captains cought wind of the amplified shouting of the new arrivals that he drew forth his sword and pointed it forward towards the massive beast that could been seen for miles upon miles away. "We fight for our people!" The dwarven airship captain shouted only to take up his position at the helm with several wizards and clerics who continued to monitor the elementals bound to the ship preventing them from escaping and sending the crew plummeting bellow.
Riak may have slowed his pace for the dwarven warriors but Master
Argaald was not one to be kept in the dust as he made his way up next to the giant of a man. The others behind kept the march easily enough and with their rifles in hand and the ammunition they would need many would imagine that they had been brave enough to walk towards their most certain demise.
"The Dragons....." Torggrim muttered his response as he continued to keep pace. "They are a unruly lot. Dragons come in two varieties in my experience, Chromatic and Metallic, though they are never that big!" The master dwarf stopped only to point out a old rocky trail just to then wave his battalion to follow behind him. "As for their laws I'd imagine that anything that can eat me rarely cares for what is right or just. I've fought in several wars but rarely have I ever encountered anything like this...."
Meanwhile Jorn and Malad continued to speak with the elder, Kardal Steelheart. The silver haired dwarven transmuter simply nodded at the compliment the giant had only to look off towards the massive beast in the distance.
"It was a design I've cherished honestly. The ships are normally created from a special wood and treated with magic and rare alchemical reagents while the mechanism that binds the elementals in place is based on a modified theory I've been working on. Many people have said I'm a monster for binding the will of elemental creatures from their prospective planes to these devices but I say they are simply tools readily available for those who look hard enough." Jorn gripped his cane only to then turn his back towards
Malad and
Elder Kardal. The dwarven lord hoped his holdings remained unharmed as such a creature would likely cause massive amounts of damage just by existing due to its size.
"I'm willing to wager that such a creature is from another realm, perhaps the heavens above......" Jorn muttered his words only to then look back at his host. "No one is safe. So long as this creature remains able to sit upon my lands and slaughter my people, our people!"