Who is Who, What is What.... (Part 1)

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 15193

Diana Walker - She was one of several drill instructors hand picked to handle several dozen dwarven volunteers. Special instructors like here were needed because of the unique (and rather belligerent) nature of the volunteers. All the instructors were skilled at their jobs.

Walker stood out from the others in being able to bring any of her charges through alive and fit. Hers were the only dwarves who (literally) survived Bootcamp. The other dwarves had either been killed by their instructors (for attacking them), killed themselves when not listening to instructions during weapons training (amazing how much damage one does to themselves when the do not throw the grenade when one pulls it's pin), or had broken their fighting spirit (leaving only a hollow shell that pisses itself at every loud noise).

Walker had figured, correctly, that once you made it clear to these dwarves that you could take them in a far fight that she and her ways were worthy of being listened to... that she was even worthy of respect and honor! That perhaps human beings weren't as weak and pitiful as they'd grown to believe over the years. That said, once she won them over, they were converts.

Something of a cynic on religion, she always thought that religion was nothing but a con game, but was able to keep silent (and from laughing) when and her dwarven recruits were chosen to not only bring some dragon treasure as a peace gesture between dwarves and dragons....but also some long lost dwarven religious relics (arms and armor rumored to have been forged by the head dwarven god himself).

Terra Prime being what it is, things went weird.

Seems that the Forge (that head Dwarven God) decided that Walker would make the perfect Avatar and so shined down from the heavens and began speakiner (and acting) though Walker. Walker had no recollection of the event, but the eveidence of what happened were obvious enough. She'd soon find out that the dwarven clan leader (as the rest of his clan) had become cursed and became like the orcs they'd secretively allied themselves with. She'd also found herself with a soft glow to the skin and looking like an idealized eighteen year old version of herself.

Soon, she converted to the religion of the dwarves and became their Empress.

As a young woman she had belonged to a street gang back Home in London Sector and joined the Military to better her lot in life....as well as fight for something more than just a few blocks of turf.

Walker is also a fanatical fan of Doctor Who and can quote word for word and line for line almost every episode ever made on her world!

Finally, she and several others of her gang speak with a Cockney accent to harken back to better times. It was a way to remember and celebrate the past.

Tarin Gazin - Was Rift's right-hand dwarf, but now is the King of his clan due to some fancy political footwork by using the gift and promise of the ultra advanced art of Military metallurgy to entice his (and other) dwarven clans to his point of view on things. The two are best buddies even though Tarin has a touch of magic in him which makes him slightly unstable sometimes. But of course this became moot with the passing of the slipgates (since his magic touch was linked to that magical wonder). Tarrin found religion while injured long ago, and with recent events with Diane Walker (an actual...by all appearances.....avatar of the Forge....a Head Dwarven God).....has helped lead his and other clans into a radical transformation of dwarven society to mimic the ideals of Military life.

"Oh voy." mutters Eddie quietly.

"Hmm," Tarin Gazin murmurs, looking up speculatively at the human. "Mr. Dean, before you judge, do know that the prophecy of the coming of the Forge's Avatar told of a sweeping change to my people. Needed change. We've always been warriors, but we had flaws.... 'Twas for the best, believe me. You wouldn't like how things were before because.....well.

"We were very prejudice against non-dwarves," the shaven faced dwarf finished up, sighing.

Eddie who hadn't really known what to think about, decides to shelve any misgivings and take Tarin's word for it. For now, at least, that is. Frankly, the young New Yorker was just too new to the scene to past judgement. Still and all, this dwarf wasn't anything like the dwarves he'd seen in Disney cartoons!

  1. The Empress then moved on to tell about the others present.....

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