A mass of flesh crawling over the entire landscape like a river of slugs.

[dwarfing]

WHO: Shale, NPC guards, you!
WHAT: Shale arrives, drags Shyhold's outer guard with them along the bridge.
WHEN: Today, nighttime
WHERE: Skyhold Gates/Courtyard
NOTES: Most likely threats of violence.

Skyhold Bridge

There's nothing as wonderful as a bit of late night chaos, is there?

The sun had just set behind the many mountain tops near Skyhold when calamity breaks out on the bridge heading from the cliff path towards the fortress. There's yelling and protests echoing over the gorge, accented with a bit of dispassionate grumbling. The night guards from the other side of the bridge are hollering, torches waving around over the bridge as they try to stop someone in the dark from crossing over.

Someone really big, and covered in glowing crystals.

Shale is dragging three guards behind as the struggling men try to stop them from proceeding, the golem mostly uncaring for the flailing of soldiers and torches in their face - all while stubbornly moving forward. There are calls for the gates to be closed and other calls for backup (and the Maker), but thankfully no cries of pain or people falling to their death.

...not that Shale didn't want to throw some of them off the bridge, but that probably wouldn't make a good impression of them as an ally. Still, the one with the greasy hair that was trying to chip them with a dagger was awfully tempting to toss off, just to listen how long it would take for him to reach the bottom.

Courtyard

Hello. There's a golem in Skyhold. They're not impressed, and would like to file a complaint about your hospitality.

Comments

[perseverances]

"As you'll have it, then."

Cullen turns to walk away, and he hears that last bit. The golem can't actually remember ll those years ago, can it? He makes no outward reaction to its words, but turns back around to Shale. "Familiar? How so?"

[dwarfing]

"I remember a very small one. Climbing on me as if I was a tree," the golem starts, narrowing their eyes again to look down at Cullen. "It was trying to be a hero, but it fell down and bled on the ground, calling for its mother."

One of the least annoying moments. At least Cullen didn't piss on Shale or anything like that, so the golem doesn't sound angry or irritated. Just thoughtful.

"Its face split like that. I remember it never climbing on me again."