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Alzar begins to search for the missing item - which is a powerful weapon that he wants returned. Some lists include Whelm as an artifact, but Alzar knows its full powers and it’s just really powerful. It’s one of the most powerful items he has, even if none of his minions can wield it. Alzar does not let go of power easily.
He moves to his Library and pulls some of his personal spellbooks. Divination spells are the order of today. After spending half of the day with his magic, he has located the hammer more than 100 miles away. He focuses a Crystal Ball on the location and spies the new owner. A young female Dvergr has the Hammer in her hand and is approaching a Hill Giant fort.
The female challenges the giants, and out come four to attack her. She acquits herself well and slays one. However, the other three manage to blast her before she can turn the Hammer onto them. Her beaten corpse is left where it lies on the ground, and they collect the Hammer and return.
Alzar prepares himself and casts Teleport to the location he sees in the Ball. He then immediately draws and sheathes the Sword of Lyons, turning invisible and unseen to the Giants in their halls. He grabs the corpse of the female Dvergr and pulls it over a hill. He casts Speak with Dead and begins to communicate with her.
Her name was Tavisht, and she was the daughter of a small tribe of nearby Dvergr. She returned from a hunting expedition to find that her entire family has been killed by the local Hill Giants. She swore vengeance on the giants, and a local spirit of the hills arrived and granted her any wish she desired. She asked only for the tool to slay the giants that had slain her family, and Whelm had arrived in her hand. Feeling the power course through it, she moved to the fort, but found, not vengeance, but death.
Alzar lets her go, and casts Teleport to return home. He has much planning to do.
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