Master of Spells from Faerun

Chapter 23 Dragonlance Adventure Group

Looking at this group of risky adventurers, the mage tilted his head suspiciously, questioning their unreliable performance.

"Excuse me, what is your professional level?"

The paladin proudly hammered his chest: "I am a fifth-level paladin!"

The beautiful woman took out the dagger from her waist and twirled it at her fingertips, and said in a rough voice in a seductive tone: "I am a fifth-level wanderer!"

The bearded dwarf hammered the hammer in his hand to the ground: "I am a fifth-level fighter!"

The handsome man with the harp on his back took off the harp and stroked it: "I am a third-level bard!"

Seeing a third-level bard emerge from a group of fifth-level professionals, the mage couldn't help feeling amused, just like a husky emerging from a pack of wolves.

However, this is also the daily routine of most adventure teams. Many Faerun caster professions rarely join the adventure team. They are richer than their peers, and they are more willing to choose to take risks when necessary.

In contrast, although bards are also spellcasting classes, they are widely seen in adventurer squads, because their gossip and dissemination nature makes them constantly travel around the world.

The bard's spell table is incomplete, and its universality is weaker than that of mages. Moreover, their nature is wild and uninhibited. They are lazy and rarely have the same kind who are willing to immerse themselves in the magic net, so they generally advance very slowly.

Even so, an adventurer team with a bard is enough to call itself well-equipped.

Hamlein felt the mage's disdain, and blushed and added loudly: "Hey! Don't underestimate me. Although my professional level is low, I am the spiritual leader of the team! With me, we can take risks with a good attitude!"

Facing Hamlein's stubborn resistance, the rest of the people scratched their heads in embarrassment. Although Hamlein did play the piano well, the spiritual leader and the like were too emphatic for themselves.

Imrik smiled and said, "I'm a fifth-level mage. If I join, your role will probably only be the 'spiritual leader' of the team."

Hearing Imrik's level, Hamlein sat down awkwardly. Although he is also a spellcaster, compared with a mage, a bard is still a bit behind.

Paladin Jerome was even happier when he heard that. He excitedly compared Scissorhands to a fifth-level mage. Many adventurer teams with higher professional levels than theirs did not have it.

In order to increase his persuasiveness, he also showed his special identity, a burst of platinum radiance emerged from his body, and faint dragon scales emerged on his skin.

"I am a dragonborn paladin with the bloodline of a golden dragon."

At this time, the mage finally glanced at the strong man in front of him in surprise. You must know that almost all dragon-born paladins in Faerun are followers of the platinum dragon god Bahamut, and they have dedicated their lives to fighting against the minions of the evil five-color dragon queen Tiamat.

This strange and naive paladin actually abandoned the source of his blood and believed in Losander, the Lord of Dawn.

Could it be the superficial and extravagant traditions of the Lord of Dawn that attracted the paladin, Imrik sneered.

However, the paladin's self-destruction of his family finally aroused the interest of the mage, not only because he was trying to find out the reason behind this paladin's strange behavior, but more importantly, their destination - the lost city under the mountain.

It is said that long before the establishment of Waterdeep, a powerful mage named Helast Black Robe built his mage tower here.

Hailast Black Robe, like most mages, has a withdrawn personality. The difference is that his personality is even more extreme, not only withdrawn, but also home.

As the years passed, Helast's character became more and more withdrawn, until one day, he decided to move his mage tower into the bottomless underground, so as to cut off the possibility of contacting others forever.

So he led seven mage apprentices to continue digging with magic, and dug huge underground tunnels under the mage tower, and these tunnels finally connected to the huge underground hall.

After that, Halast abandoned his mage apprentices and moved the mage tower underground, taking away with him his inexhaustible wealth.

The curious apprentices he discarded on the surface tried to explore this underground lair.However, they found nothing but traps protected by powerful magic.

As time went by, Waterdeep City slowly grew around the foot of the mountain, gradually covering the surface where the Mage Tower used to be, and heavily armed adventure teams entered Helast's territory continuously.He traveled between planes, collected many monsters, and moved his residence deeper into the endless underground.

People call it the Lost City Under the Mountain.

Imrik is very yearning to go to this legendary underground territory built by the old mage. It is said that there are precious spell scrolls and magic equipment everywhere.

He smiled and said, "I am very interested in your proposal, but before going to Lost City, I still need to deal with trivial matters in Waterdeep City. If you are not in a hurry, I can join you."

Everyone in the adventure team shouted happily.

"Great! Our Dragonlance Adventure Group has added another partner!" After Jerome announced loudly, he looked at the mage in embarrassment. Only then did he remember that he didn't know the other party's name.

"My name is Imric Saul."

"Okay, dear Imrik, from now on we are the only spellcasters of this adventure team!" Hamlein walked over and put his hand on Imrik's shoulder, and said enthusiastically.

The black-robed mage avoided his arms without a trace. He didn't like physical contact with people, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

"You said just now that our adventure team is called the Dragonlance Adventure Group?" Imrik changed the subject.

Jerome said confidently: "Yeah, a good name, isn't it?"

"Dragon Spear, a good name, then please take care of me from now on, everyone," Imrik agreed.

When everyone in the tavern was chatting happily, a member of the security team suddenly broke in and announced in a panic:

"Lizardmen! The group of damned lizardmen in the Lizard Swamp are here again! All combat-capable personnel are going to support them!"

Everyone in the tavern was in an uproar and panicked. The Lizard Swamp was adjacent to Dagger Beach. This group of cold-blooded animals had always had the habit of raiding human camps for predation.

"Damn it! We must help them, we must not let these evil creatures go!" said the paladin Jerome angrily.

Hamlein rolled his eyes: "Please, what does this have to do with us, we were planning to leave, don't worry, they will be fine, they have survived all these years."

The dwarf Zack looked drunk, but he became excited when he heard the words of the lizard man: "Lizard man? Where are they? I want to kill all these cold-blooded beasts!"

The hatred between the dwarves and the lizardmen has a long history, just like the hatred between the dwarves and the elves, it is a racial inheritance, so after hearing this, Zach announced that he would kill all the lizardmen.

Domila also said nonchalantly: "I won't do anything that is not beneficial, unless they give me a large sum of gold coins as a reward."

The paladin looked at his teammates with a headache, and suddenly, he had an idea.

"Well, two against two, since that's the case, why don't we let our new companions decide whether to help these poor people?"

Everyone looked at Imrik at this moment.

The mage smiled slightly. He had planned to deal with this group of lizardmen. Unlike these adventurers, the caravan could not leave at any time. Once the villages and towns were breached, they would not be able to please them.

"I agree to participate in the battle, let me see the strength of the Dragonlance Adventure Group."

After hearing the understatement of the black-robed mage, even Domira and Hamlein, who disagreed with each other, couldn't help but want to prove themselves.

They all agreed to participate in the battle to defend the shallow water beach.

(End of this chapter)