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Dwarven missionaries arrived on Bwolo Isle to talk with the Bwarlor. The Dwarves extended the hand of peace to the Bwarlor people, hoping they would accept and unite against the Najar. The Bwarlorans preferred their pirating lifestyle to open warfare. Plus, why go to war when the Merfolk weren’t?

The Dwarves attempted a strong arm debate tactic by linking the Bwarlorans refusal to fight with their past kinship with the Najarans. The Dwarves did not know that such a comparison was the ultimate insult in Bwarloran culture. The pirate lords shaved off the ambassadors’ beards and hair, striped them naked, and then threw them into port-town’s dirty canals. The Dwarves left Bwolo Isle sputtering curses and swearing swift retribution.

At news of the event, the Grez backed out of the alliance against Najar.