I had to think of how I would defeat the feople! I could tell he was strong....perhaps even stronger than Biggy G! Or even the dragon! Wherever he was!
Taking more of my daily swims, I thought hard about what I would do....
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If I knew how to make poisons....I would poison him! ....but I didn't....so....couldn't....
Maybe I could trip Biggy G to fall onto him?! Smashing him in one shot?!
No no, then my treasure would get smooshed too.....
It looked like I was gonna need help....but this was where few dared to go....
More days passed. I tried everything I could think of. Even using my gnomish communications device to send for help....but there was no one strong enough to do the job....
That is, until one day when I was doing my sneak laps I saw a grouping of adventurers overlooking the lair!!!
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Fellow adventurers!!! Lead by the mighty Airborn!
After a little convincing I got them to agree to battle the feople with me.
Though, we knew we wouldn't be allowed to fight the feople alone.....especially with Biggy G around.
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I tried to talk Biggy G out of fighting us....but he couldn't be reasoned with! Also, he didn't know who I was.
I guess this is how one sided relationships go. One side gets to secretly know the other side without reciprocation....and then ends up murdering them.
Anyhow! Once the golems were disposed of....it was time to battle the great Tolapumj!!!
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"You?! You are still here? After my treasure?!"
"No time fer talkin! Imma stabbin you!!"
The battle raged on for ages!! Tolapumj was indeed the strongest creature in the entire lair! Using his great magic to control our minds and turn us against each other!!
But...even with all of that...we ....we were winning!!
As I was about to land the killing blow, he turned and grinned at me as he touched his head....POOF he vanished!
Then....one by one...as if in a horror movie....the team began to vanish too....
"Protect Lakos! He can bring us back!!"
I had already begun to slip away....only seconds away from sure safety....when I realized there were only a couple people still alive.....
I knew....I knew what I had to do.
I stood up and shouted out!
"Tolapumj!! I'm right here!! It's me you want!!!"
Moments later I was teleported before him.
"Indeed it is!" he growled ....I stood no chance against the full force of his mighty blow....I was defeated!
But I had bought Lakos the dwarf valuable time!! And he managed to escape!!!
Soon Lakos did his work and we were all revived. My sacrifice was worth it!!
But we had a problem. We were only barely getting to Tolapumj before a new patrol of golems arrived....we needed a little more power!
Luckily I had heard of another adventuring party not too far away. Further than most could go....but a sneak master could still reach us.
I sent word to them we were looking for help.
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Eventually Kayyte Hayyte the great showed up! A sneak master like myself!
We were almost ready to try to battle Tolapumj again. It would be our last attempt. No matter what happened, we had to stop him from doing whatever he had done before! But we knew what to look out for now....
Then, as we were preparing our final assault....a single golem appeared from the shadows and rushed straight at me! The others on the team had already gone ahead. I had to think fast....knowing that if it caught me, I would be doomed.....so , doing what any gnome would do in such a situation....I ran!! Using advanced gnome running techniques, of course.
The others soon realized I was in great danger and came to my aid....defeating the assassin. It was close....too close....
Finally, it was time to face Tolapumj again!
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"You failed once already! You will fail again!" he said as he charged at us.
But Kayyte was pretty good with her daggers, and Tolapumj found himself overwhelmed.
Then...he began to reach for his head again...
"Not this time!!!" Airborn shouted, as we all rushed push him off balance.
Moments later....we had done it.....the great Tolapumj was defeated....
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"Now....what were you guarding so carefully?"....
As I searched the body...I slowly came to the realization that he had no treasure at all!!! No gems! No weapons!! Nothing but a dirty old cloth hat!
"I guess you can have the hat gnome, it is worthless".
The others turned and began packing up. All of this....for a cloth hat....
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I don't know....but I had a feeling there was something we were missing....