Post by Grumbaki on Dec 31, 2005 13:19:41 GMT -5
Borak is the elder of Clan Shieldcleaver, and his hall is actually a small fortress. His closest kin live there with him, and they act as guards for his home. The hall was carved right out of the mountain, and it sports dozens of arrow slits and it's main gate is that of a fortress. To any who force it open, there is a secondary gate that will drop, stopping the invaders long enough for burning oil to be dropped on them from the murder hole above.
Deep within the fortress lies Clan Shieldcleaver's most important room, the trophy room of the clan. It is a cavernous hall filled with trophies taken over the centuries from fallen foes. Some of the most important ones include...
Oldor Ragnison's Shield This broken shield is the very one that Kargun Sindrison split in half, thus giving his clan the name Shieldcleaver. The shield itself looks like any other shield, but to any dwarf within the clan it has an almost holy quality to it.
Grish'zlathuk's sword Given by Caldath for the aid rendered by the clan during the Battle of the Herdstone, this unholy blade is located within a chest that is inscribed with runes of warding, such is the unholy power of the blade.
Gorfang's Head and Thundrid's Axe Centuries ago the orc warlord Gorfang met Thundrid Kargunson in single combat during the battle of Broken Leg Valley. It was Thundrid's first battle and during it he single handidly killed an orc warlord. While the battle was lost, with the warlord dead the orcs started fighting each other, making the survivors easy pickings for the dwarfs once they came back. Thundrid died, but if he had not killed the warlord then many more would have died with him. Both his axe and the skull of the orc will remain with his clan forever
Besides for those, there are dozens of other trophies within the hall, some of them items of great power, others mundane. This room is always guarded by a pair of veteran dwarfs who would rather die than let any enter who might steal their clan's honour.
Deep within the fortress lies Clan Shieldcleaver's most important room, the trophy room of the clan. It is a cavernous hall filled with trophies taken over the centuries from fallen foes. Some of the most important ones include...
Oldor Ragnison's Shield This broken shield is the very one that Kargun Sindrison split in half, thus giving his clan the name Shieldcleaver. The shield itself looks like any other shield, but to any dwarf within the clan it has an almost holy quality to it.
Grish'zlathuk's sword Given by Caldath for the aid rendered by the clan during the Battle of the Herdstone, this unholy blade is located within a chest that is inscribed with runes of warding, such is the unholy power of the blade.
Gorfang's Head and Thundrid's Axe Centuries ago the orc warlord Gorfang met Thundrid Kargunson in single combat during the battle of Broken Leg Valley. It was Thundrid's first battle and during it he single handidly killed an orc warlord. While the battle was lost, with the warlord dead the orcs started fighting each other, making the survivors easy pickings for the dwarfs once they came back. Thundrid died, but if he had not killed the warlord then many more would have died with him. Both his axe and the skull of the orc will remain with his clan forever
Besides for those, there are dozens of other trophies within the hall, some of them items of great power, others mundane. This room is always guarded by a pair of veteran dwarfs who would rather die than let any enter who might steal their clan's honour.