The drums of the dwarves penetrated so deep that they still have not left the head of Dugglet Bolger (of The Bolgers, and occasionally they echo through his fingers and throat in the form of compositions.
An organist by trade, Dugglet ventured too close to Titan’s Skull and ended up seized by the drums. His halfling stealth allowed him to creep into the fortress, where he became lost.
At the same time, the dwarves were calling their kin to war against the orcs. The drums played night and day, and Dugglet slowly starved as he listened to them.
A slave, taking advantage of the confusion to escape, stumbled across Dugglet and carried him from Titan’s Skull.
Dugglet lives now in the Shuttered City, in the desperate hope that its hustle and bustle will drown out the relentless beating of the drums. They rhythms echo across one another, creating new compositions that he jots down feverishly. The escaped slave cares for Dugglet and - unbeknownst to him - has been performing the pieces to great acclaim in the city.
Hooks:
- If he was an organist, why was Dugglet rummaging around in the tunnels of Titan’s Skull?
- Do these pieces have the same power as the original dwarven beats?
- Who is the escaped slave?
- Does the escaped slave have a patron?
- What will Dugglet do if he finds out that his pieces are performed?