[Hefrumm Record - 1782] The Treebeard's Division

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The Treebeard’s Division

 

By Scribe Beorn Cottonwood

 

Written in the year 1789 [11/10/2020]

 

Historical Remembrancer Record of Hefrumm

 

It was in the year 1782, under Karl Blackroot’s reign as High Chief, that a group of 4 Treebeards made their return to Hefrumm under the leadership of Ulvi Treebeard. They had once lived in the lands of Hefrumm many years ago under Beorn Cottonwood’s High Chieftainship, but it was also back then that they had voted to return to their nomadic ways and scatter once again into solitude. Yet not all Treebeard kin had followed them, Thorin Treebeard stayed within Hefrumm hoping to keep the knowledge of the Treebeards alive with the younger beardlings of his kin. It was after many years of Ulvi’s absence that Thorin rose again to the title of clan father in an attempt to bring glory and respect back to his clan, which was recognized by Beorn as current High Chief. It was with this that Ulvi and her Treebeards found disrespect when she returned to such news 2 High Chief reigns later. At her return she brought this discontentment to Karl Blackroot, demanding the legitimacy of Thorin’s clan fathership to be questioned. To back her claim to clan mothership Ulvi brought up two arguments. Firstly she was the one elected as clan mother during the clan meeting before their return to isolation, and secondly, they were in possession of the so-called ‘Elder staff’. Besides the matter of Ulvi’s claims, questions arose within Hefrumm regarding Lekso’s claim to eldership and this ‘Elder Staff’. Their so-called relic being the walking stick of Ozneat Treebeard from during the midst of Atlas, one realm ago, with Ozneat being a controversial figure within the history of the forest dwarves. Karl was doubtful of Ulvi’s Treebeards and claims, yet he wished to resolve this peacefully and through bureaucracy, for that is the old Treebeard ways he had read about. He called for a High Court where both parties would present the arguments to back their claim to clan leadership of the Treebeard elder clan. This was surprisingly unpleasing to Ulvi and her Treebeards, for she departed with her group, not caring to attend the court for unknown reasons. Because of the departure of one party, the Tribal Court was called rather than the High Court. As a result of Ulvi’s inability to bring forward evidence and the fact that Thorin brought forward the Staff of Gloin himself, the following verdict was called. Ulvi’s claim to clan mothership was deemed illegitimate and Ulvi, Lekso, and Norazod would go under the name of Leafheart together with their descendants rather than Treebeard. A verdict thought to be harsh by some, righteous by others, that had been passed by Karl Blackroot and his chief council of Bordavir Cottonwood and Thorin Treebeard.

 

None has been heard of the Leafheart bloodline ever since, yet they are believed to still live scattered and in solitude within the forests of Arcas.

 

~The return of Ulvi’s Treebeards 1782~