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| the Elder |
The dwarf elder looked over the group of short-beards. "I suppose you'll have to do..." he pulled a low stool out from under a table and sat facing them.
"Long ago our Clan waged a battle with Old Crook-nose the Goblin King. We assaulted his lair, and he ours many times in those days, whittling down his warriors as well as our own. But then Crook-nose answered a summons of the darkest kind and moved his clutch off to the castle of Marqest. In a final attack the night before the goblins left, they raided by boat with the aid of evil men allied to the Duke himself."
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| Battle of Blood Fjord (Ralph Horsley) |
The Elder closed his eyes and sighed heavily into his beard. "The battle at Blood Fjord, a humiliating and shameful defeat. It was that day they not only killed King Gravelshaft, but Crook-nose himself made off with the fabled Helm of Ever-full Tankards."
From his pocket the Elder revealed a crumpled letter, he looked at it then flung it into the fire where it flashed with a sharp blue light and the lingering scent of burnt blackberries. "I have recently become aware of a way that we can reclaim our honor, and Forge willing the fabled Helm as well. It is however a most dangerous and terrible quest.... lean close and I will tell you what you must do..."
The Helm of Ever-full Tankards:
This fabled relic is held in high regard by many Warrior-Kings and generals of dwarf armies. The identity of the original creator is lost in time, and many clans have claimed it was their ancestor while the Helm was in their possession. This has become sort of a game among the clans and is taken lightly as long as the Helm is within the hands of Dwarves. However, when the relic is in the hands of an enemy or lost due to unforeseen circumstance it becomes the sole responsibility of the clan that last claimed ownership to retrieve the Helm at any cost, no matter how long it takes even to the complete extinction of said clan.
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| Helm of Ever-full Tankards |
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