Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20141125120454/@comment-5583506-20141231151916

The strategy to take Karthwasten had proved to be a smart and bold move. Any incomes Markarth received from the mines seized to exist and pretty soon a troop of Reachmen found their way outside of the small mining community.

Bori decided to go out and talk to them, but ordered his archers to nock their arrows.

"You with the Iron Hound", said a large Forsworn man.

Bori nodded. "That I am. Have you come to surrender?"

"Not surrender", said the man. "But to negotiate and to tell why we acted as we did. We have nothing against Garm. We have always considered the man to be our friend."

"Yet you attacked his kingdom", responded Bory dryly.

"We are Forsworn. We attack only when there is a reason to attack. The king of Markarth told us that if we were to sack our friend's mines, he would return some of our lands to us."

Bori raised an eyebrow. "Who is your king then?"

"Milvane Tousette", said the Forsworn. "The son of Jaques Toussette."

"I see. So what is it that you have come to negotiate about?"

"We don't want to spill more of the Iron Hound's blood. Milvane Toussette has yet to give us what we wanted. But we remember that the Iron Hound would always keep his word. If he goes to war against Toussette, we would be honoured to follow him as long as he agrees to make the Reach free for the Forsworn."

"That is a great demand", said Bori.

"We know. We know that the Iron Hound would never agree to hand the entire Reach over to us once he has conquered it, but we will be satisfied with knowing that it will be free to roam for the Forsworn. No more would people shun us or our ways and we would be free to follow our own ancient ways and laws."

"I cannot promise anything. But what I can promise is that I am sure king Garm would take this into consideration. You will fight for us then?"

"Aye", replied the Forsworn. "We will bend no knee to no king, but we would gladly fight beside him."

This couldn't have gone any better, reflected Bori. Not only did we take Karthwasten, but now we have the entire Forsworn armies with us...