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Certainly, I wasn’t expecting this flood of former memories. I almost wished I had never entered Gnomeregan to begin with. This is such a heavy burden to bare. Why am I still here? What is my purpose in all this? This was truly a bewildering experience, but I had to remain focused. The floor was littered with mechanical parts and dead Leper Gnomes as I followed my comrades down the final test before facing the corrupt Engineer responsible for all this destruction.
After fighting through more waves of Leper Gnomes and security machines, we made it to a long, narrow ramp, where dark dwarves waited. Immediately they sent their robots to attack. The machines started spinning violently, and glowed brightly with a green anti-arcane energy. I was blinded immediately by the brilliant, deadly glow.
While we fought, the Dwarves set off a number of flat bombs down next to us. Luckily the Rogue in my group was able to disarm the bombs before they could do any damage. Our fight continued like this from group to group as we made our way down the dark path.
I almost wished I had never entered Gnomeregan to begin with. This is such a heavy burden to bare.
Finally, we reached the very bottom of the long, dark ramp, leaving countless dwarves and mechanical parts in our wake. They must be protecting something important. We walked slowly to a large hangar door. I got close and listened. There was a soft mechanical hum, followed with sounds of clinking metal talons. This had to be where Thermaplugg was waiting.
I knocked the enforced steel door as hard as I could with my mace. For a second we just heard it echo, then with a loud bang the door began to open. Before us stood a barrier of familiar silhouettes. Security bots, and Leper Gnomes stood guard as a large, lumbering robot paced back and forth in the distance.
Tired, and sore, we were all ready for this terror to end. We took on the group at once, my comrades slaying the Gnomes without mercy, as I warded off both of the security bots at once. As they shot and slashed at me, my group descended and methodically destroyed the robots. By now were well versed in their fighting tactics.
We walked into the center of an enormous arena. Once a place of prestige and technological prowess, this place was now home to a menace bent on destroying all we created. This would be our last fight in Gnomeregan, and Thermapluggs last moments of sovereignty.
Without hesitation I charged toward the corrupted war machine. Thermaplugg swong his enormous mechanical claws at me, but thanks to my small stature was unable to grab hold. He then angrily yelled “My machines are the future! They’ll destroy you all!” Just then we felt the room shake and heard a rumble in the distance. Rockets were being fired from all around us. In a split second, half of my group was preoccupied, taking down these missles before they hit their target.
It was obvious that Thermaplugg was nothing without his weapons, as his robotic armor started to fail. In one last ditch effort for survival, the Gnome jumped out of his symbiotic suit right at me. As soon as he hit the ground his frail, green body shattered. It seems the lieutenant’s lust for technology had ultimately lead to his demise. Without the protection of his exoskeleton, his body could not function on its own.
We finally completed this endless dungeon. Mekgineer Thermaplugg was at last defeated. Leaving Gnomeregan behind, in it’s devastated state, I found it hard to believe it would ever be restored to it’s former self. Only time will tell.
