This
web series opens in the world of Korath with a rogue escaping from a
prison that is populated by incompetent guards. Next, we meet a rather
tall dwarf with a Gandalf pipe and a huge warhammer. He hears someone
off the forest trail and demands that he show himself. Suddenly, the
escaped rogue has a blade held to the dwarf's beard and insists on
gold. The dwarf gives up some gold but, when the rogue moves to take
it, the dwarf makes his move. A battle commences. Though the dwarf gets the
better of the rogue, he doesn't finish him. "I could use a man like
you." He offers more gold for the rogue to help him track down a band of brigands who
slaughtered his people, including his family. The rogue accepts. The
duo next meet a sorceress who has been attacked by the very band the
dwarf seeks. She joins them on their quest. Though the heroes succeed in
finding the remaining members of the brigands and reclaiming the stolen
items, it is clear that some villain was behind them and that villain
has grand plans.
It
is a low budget show with mediocre acting. I found the dwarf rather
plaintive, his voice reminding me a lot of Daniel Day-Lewis in Last of
the Mohicans. Yeah, that is an unusual accent for a dwarf. However, he
is clearly the central character, at least to this point. The fight
choreography is no better than the acting. The fights last much too
long and consist mostly of telegraphed blows and easy parries. Even so,
I enjoyed it and look forward to any further episodes that may come.
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