[Tales from a Second Hand Wand Shoppe 05] • Grimbledung and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Mine

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The Gnomes are on the road! This time they aren't being chased. By anyone. Well, maybe greed is riding shot gun, and there are Elves looking for them, but all in all, Grimbledung and Drimblerod are the ones doing the chasing.

Of untold fortune and glory!

The Lost Picman's Mine has long been the subject of bedtime stories and barroom chats. Or, in Grimbledung's case, a casual mentioning by a certain Gargoyle. Either way, Grimbledung is filled with avarice with a capital AHHHH! Thanks to some hounding, his partner goes along to find the treasure. Who's watching the shop you ask? Two hopefully reformed Magician Guild Enforcers is who.

What could go wrong on the road? Lots:

There's missing food, missing maps, missing directions to the mine. Then of course, actually finding the mine. Then there's that getting home issue. Did we mention the wand shop is missing? Or the pair of dragons? We probably should at some point...

What could go wrong back in Julesville?

Probably more than lots. Probably something like this:

The gang back in Julesville has their hands full when some carnivorous Elves arrive to reclaim their stolen spices. From the missing Grimbledung. Or else.

It seems that an election is required to replace Big Julie, who had agreed to leave office once the threat of invasion by the Halfling Empire was gone. It has. But she's still in office. Now crowds are gathering in front of her school led by the mysterious Magnus Opus von Magnus. He's demanding an election. Or else!

Thanks to the Assassin Guild, Liverioso's long lost love is found! And he wants to go find her immediately. Or else.

That's where the shop ends up missing. For a little while anyway.

Does it all work out? Sure it does! Happy endings is what we're all about here at Second Hand Sorcery.

Fine, maybe 'happy' is a strong word. How about a moderately pleasing ending?

At least until those two dragons show up again.