Entreat Foreman Rille

Convince Foreman Rille and Boss Thunderaxe to allow some miners to continue excavating the statue. - Entreat Foreman Rille - Convince Boss Thunderaxe

Krellan says, "I think it's time to speak to Foreman Rille about all of this. He may not be willing to tell us his real feelings on the matter, but I think we should at least try to appeal to his senses. See if he can't be convinced that unearthing the statue is necessary. You may need to speak with Boss Thunderaxe as well." "The fight our people face is one that we may have no hope of winning, but we need every advantage we can muster. We certainly don't need to weaken our hand by insulting our patron.

Krellan
I think it's time to speak to Foreman Rille about all of this. He may not be willing to tell us his real feelings on the matter, but I think we should at least try to appeal to his senses. See if he can't be convinced that unearthing the statue is necessary. You may need to speak with Boss Thunderaxe as well.

Krellan Goldenhand
Quest Offering Krellan says, "I think it's time to speak to Foreman Rille about all of this. He may not be willing to tell us his real feelings on the matter, but I think we should at least try to appeal to his senses. See if he can't be convinced that unearthing the statue is necessary. You may need to speak with Boss Thunderaxe as well." "The fight our people face is one that we may have no hope of winning, but we need every advantage we can muster. We certainly don't need to weaken our hand by insulting out patron. Foreman Rille Foreman Rille says, "Aye, my name is Rille, and I run this mine for Boss Thunderaxe. It's a tough job, seeing as people are always coming in here and trying to slow down the work schedule." "Foreman Rille," you say, "I understand you halted excavation of a statue that your miners found." "I... did," says Foreman Rille, eyeing you, "and what's it to you?" "Well," you say, lowering your voice, "I also heard that you let it go on for awhile. That is, until Boss Thunderaxe found out..." Foreman Rille averts his eyes and says, after a moment, "I may have been careless, yeah, but the Boss straightened me out." "Was that really it?" you ask. "Or did you think maybe it should come out?" Foreman Rille frowns, looking distinctly uncomfortable, and snaps, "The priority here is gettin' the Cleft the ore she needs." "The Cleft won't have any use for ore if Alurad deserts her," you say. "I've heard the miners gossip about the elementals," says Foreman Rille soberly. "I know they think that they were sent by Alurad, but we hit pockets of beasts all the time. It's one of the dangers of digging." "But what if it they are sent from Alurad?" you ask. "Don't you think it's blasphemy to leave that statue unearthed?" Foreman Rille exhales sharply and says, "Maybe, but I have my orders." You say, "Sometimes orders are misguided. She isn't the expert - you are. She's just protecting her investment." You ask, looking him directly in the eye, "Do you think the mine could still generate a significant amount of ore if a small group were sent to excavate the statue?" Foreman Rille cocks his head to the side but maintains your gaze. "Yeah," he says. "While I do think every bit helps, we wouldn't be staggered by their loss..." "Then why not consider it?" you ask. "I will," he says, "but you got to sway Boss Thunderaxe." Boss Gammin Thunderaxe Boss Gammin Thunderaxe says, "Where is Krellan Goldenhand? He needs to talk the king again about getting us more miners in here!" "Do you have a moment for me, Boss Thunderaxe?" you ask. Boss Thunderaxe examines you critically. "What is it?" she asks. You say, I'm here because there's been a significant find in this mine that's being ignored." "You mean the statue?" asks Boss Thunderaxe with a bit of a grunt. "Yes, the status," you say, "of Alurad, friend to the dwarves." "Yes, friend to the dwarves," she says with a bit of a mocking tone, "marching straight alongside us to our doom..." "Yes," you say firmly, "he stands beside us always." She gives you a funny look and seems to shrug. "Well, while I appreciate relics," she says, "we have more pressing concerns. Dangers throw themselves at our gate and you complain to me about history?" "This isn't history, this is the here and now," you say, "we need Alurad on our side in this conflict." "If Alurad is so petty as to abandon us because we don't have time to excavate his statue," says Boss Thunderaxe, "then maybe he is no true ally to us." "How can you say that?" you ask. "That is blasphemy." "Not really," says Boss Thunderaxe cooly, "you're the one who proposed he would abandon us." "I simply said..." you protest. "I don't have time for this," she says, "move on." Quest Completion "So Foreman Rille will not approve it until Boss Thunderaxe does," says Krellan. "And Boss Thunderaxe will not be moved." He lets out a sigh. [Continue] "Perhaps it's time to take more drastic measures," he says.