The Better Burrow Bureau

[White_Moose 59]

 

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As you look out your window you would see a small, aging man hobbling about, stack of papers in hand. A small sailor shanty can be heard about Dunshire as Petrus Frondor makes his way to each burrow. As he approaches the doors of each burrow the shanty grows louder and louder followed by a raspy and rhythmic knock. Petrus pauses his song to say, “Letter fer ye!” and slips a note under the door way before continuing the song and heading to the next burrow.

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Halflings of Dunshire!

                   G’morn, G’day, and G’evenin’ to whoever is reading this mass-produced letter.

 

While reading some history books and some journals from my father, I came across a small organization, a club if you will, of halflings that would better your burrows. So, I write this letter to inform you of the re-emerging of said club, “Better Burrow Bureau”.

 

“But why bring this club back?” you may ask yourselves. Welp, as I wonder around Dunshire on Elderly duties, I notice small holes forming around certain burrows. Upon further inspection, these burrow-owners have dug new rooms much too large and without enough support to allow the earth, and Dunshire, to nicely sit on top.

 

This is a large problem as this could cause multiple ordeals to happen such as Landslides, Sinkholes, and Cave-ins. With gnomes and munchkins running about No Booze Forest, these areas are easy targets for them to ruin. And we don’ want our beautiful town destroyed now, do we?

 

This club, aptly named “Better Burrow Bureau”, is for the well-versed burrow-makers and burrow-designers that the halflings will entrust with making burrows better again. Founded in late Asulon by Bili Hollowmead and again in Vailor by Fumble Willowbottom, we will follow in the footsteps of these late and great halflings to get the halflings of the Vale new and improved homes as demand sees fit. Members of the “Better Burrow Bureau” will have the opportunity to show their talents in burrow-making/designing as well as teach new and old the art to these cozy hill houses. Not only will you be building burrows, but you could be building farmland or meeting halls or windmills, the list goes on and on with possibilities.

 

Of course, before you build the burrow, you must ask an Elder as we might have plans for a patch of land or a burrow could be under the land already. As with all burrow giving deeds, ask an Elder for that as well. There are rules that must be followed, after all, you can’t just give a wee child their own burrow after all. And some Elders, like myself, give villagers tasks before they can get their own burrow.

 

If interested in joining the BBB, please fill out the next page and put it under my door or in my mailbox.

 

Yers truly,
              Elder of Dunshire, Ex-Elder of Shortwood and Gimblewood, Ex-Sheriff of Gimblewood and Willow Hollow, and lover of all things Proper

       Petrus Frondor

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A piece of paper is attached to the letter with only simple words and markings and loads of blank space:

 

Better Burrow Bureau Application

Name:

Race:

Age:

Are you a Burrow-Maker/ Designer/ Educator/ Student:

 

((MC Name)):

((How long have you been a Halfling?)):

 

((For Burrow-makers and designers and educators))

((Pictures of burrows you’ve made or decorated?)):

 

((Pictures of other builds that might help in burrow makering or designering?)):

 

((Have you read either Larry’s, Faldo’s, or Petyr’s burrow guides? If not, give them a read from the links in the spoiler.)):

 

((For Students))

((Why are you interested in learning burrow making or designing?)):

 

Spoiler

Faldo Featherfoot’s Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jrCeizYi00bYGehtLJ5_kbePpzMetOcDGFl0F1-Lkfw/edit

 

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[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

Name: Daisy Applefoot

Race: Halfling

Age: 52

Are you a burrow maker/designer/educator/student: Oi be ah burrow-maker.

((jumperhand3))

((I’ve been a halfling for almost 2 years))

 

((I decorated and built loads of burrows when we were making Fernswood, and I made an entire guide on how to build a burrow with roleplay emotes))

((The download of Hobbiton made by Divici on PlanetMinecraft can be used as burrow inspiration))

((I have read all the guides))

[White_Moose 59]

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A small parakeet-like bird flutters to Daisy’s window tip-tapping on the glass. Once the pane is opened, a small note would be tied on the birds leg. The note reads: 

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Dear Daisy Applefoot,

Welcome to the Better Burrow Bureau!
Yer talents here will be very helpful in the present and the future. If yer ever wanting to educate the youth and elderly, you are more than welcome to.
Please look forward to finding yer very own Official Better Burrow Bureau Burrowing Shovel in yer mailbox sometime in the following week!

Yers truly,

Elder of Dunshire, Ex-Elder of Shortwood and Gimblewood, Ex-Sheriff of Gimblewood and Willow Hollow, and lover of all things Proper

Petrus Frondor

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