A Grudge Settled

[SimplySeo 5183]

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Deep in the halls of Kal'Darakaan, City of Ancient Might, the aging Lord of Clan Starbreaker marched into the temple of the Worldmaker, hand still clasping the bloody longseax in his hand. As the eyes of the Gods looked down upon him, Jorvin issued a silent prayer to his fallen kinsman, Mafraedon, now dead by his hand. In his youth, Jorvin had despised Mafraedon as a clan-traitor, though in the years since, he'd grown to miss the company of one of the only Elders that heeded him the time of day. Triumphant, Jorvin felt no joy as he opened the Great Book of Grudges, most ancient and sacred of all documents to the Dwarvish race. It took him several moments of flicking through its yellowed pages to find the one he sought, once he did, he set his quill to the paper...

 

The Wronged:

 Elder Clan Starbreaker

The Assailant:

Mafraedon Dangrensson of Clan Irongrinder 

The Wrong:

 The most vile and treacherous act of Clan-Hopping, betraying the Clan of his birth (Clan Starbreaker) and his family in favor Common Clan Irongrinder

Date of Wrongdoing:

 1619

Terms of Settlement:

The Death of Mafraedon Dangrensson

 

His task done, Jorvin set aside the quill, and stepped away from the book to let the ink dry. He lacked the usual pride he felt from striking out grudges, especially old ones. He realized, after a brief period of hesitation, that he felt regret. Regret that it was by his hands Mafraedon fell, for as cruel and mean as Jorvin could be, the Irongrinder he realized now, he counted as something akin to a friend once. He shook his head of such hesitations though, for he, as well as Mafraedon always knew it would've needed to end this way. Without further ado save briefly glancing once more upon the visages of the Gods, Jorvin departed the temple, and made for home....

 

 

NARVAK OZ GOTREK

NARVAK OZ DA KORNKAZKARUMM

YOTH DA BRATHMORDAKIN NAR KEZNOLMAR

[UnusualBrit 2050]

Thalgrim nodded at the missive, having witnessed Mafraedons honourable death himself, a warrior's end. 

[twinwolf1 192]

*Hana nods* "Called et" and exchanges a few coins with her living doll "Ye really need tah get better at bettin wee'un"

[Norgeth 1106]

"Olrum" Irongrinder scowled as he heard the news, mumbling a distinct and hate-filled string of words from within the halls of his clan. "To kill an Honorable dwarf, even one seeking his own death is still kin-slaying, Jorvin, you have made a mistake that will haunt your bloodline forever more... And I thought you as a good dwarf, instead you have proven to all that you are but a elitist snob, just as the exiled and reviled clan of Ironborn..."

[gandalfo 1413]

Atandt would hear of news of the death of his cousin, Mafraedon, before turning to a Irongrinder beardling. "Find a quill boy, a grudge will be entered and justice will be had for this kinslaying."

[mateolog 1551]

Baldin Frostbeard would shake his head as he heard the news "Killed a beardling en a non-lethal 'onor duel, now ye kill anotha dwed fer changing 'is clan. A' 'old ney love en mi 'eart fer irongrinders and their past sins, bat they still be dwed. Ye 'ave net faced tha justice ef Dungrimm en tha past when ye killed tha beardling, bat a' 'ope justice catches up to ye. This sort of killing were the ones that caused the grudges that eventually lead to the Frostbeard rebellions. It seems that while we Aganarumm learned from the past, some are still willing to trace old ground and commit old atrocities. Ye shamed yer clan todeh lad."

 

Mao Blackroot hears of the news "Cave dwed killing each otha now? 'ope they get their shet toghetha, fer all our sakes."

[Charles The Bald 1780]

"An Irongrinder is not dead until he kills himself" would say the old dwarf.

[The Harbinger 336]

"legal or Nae ets still wrong." Glod muttered

[Astrophysical 999]

"Are ye sayin t'at if oi grudge someone oi can kill em legally?!" Damona Goldhand perks her eyebrows as she hears the news.

[Terry 1859]

“Ah grudge settled, in the end t’at is all t’at matters.” Ulfric would mutter as he crossed out the grudge on his copy of the great book. “Too maneh grudges gone unsettled t’ese days.”