Back to the dungeon!

On the way, we discover a Vista in the mountains. From it, we can see some ruins to the northeast (one hex away). Also a giant sandworm thing playing in the next hex north.

We decide to check out the ruins instead of going back to the dungeon.

On the way, we discover a cave. Zombies start wandering out. We start killing them. More zombies keep coming out. It's like a cornucopia of zombies. Eventually they are all dead. Minor wounds. And loot!

We continue searching for the ruins, and come across a mudhole with some giant ticks hanging around. There is a chest half buried in the mud hole. So of course we take them on. Dukac tries to intimidate them, but they don't seem to care.

He and lizardbro (I can never remember the Thrassian's name) both get jabbed and succed. Ick.

Dikac falls! As he lies there dying, he dreams of 70 elven maidens welcoming him into the afterlife (he is the most racist dorf in the world after all). Then the elf druidbro tends to his wounds and he recovers with 1 hp (rolled at +15 on mortal wounds and got a 31). The ticks are all mopped up by this time though. Sad. Many such cases.

One of the elfbros overcast 3 times that day and didn't blow up. Based as hell.

The loot is phat though. Back to town. XP and gold assigned. Dukac comes down with the fever (tick disease), but gets it cured at the temple.

Dukac once again hires the human harlots to wear fake elf ears and feed him grapes from between their tits (profligate spending for XP reserve). But in thanks to his elfbro for all the heals, he sends half of them to elfbro's room. Dukac is certain that his elfbro will be most pleased with this gesture!

During downtime, Dukac continues training Riding (9/60).