ᚈThe Tale of Thromr “Neverbroken” Ireheart and the Staff of Yazmorraᚐ

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The Tale of Thromr “Neverbroken” Ireheart and the Staff of Yazmorra

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There was a time when the recreated Urguan was still young and newly reformed, the struggles of all dwarves were fresh in everyone’s minds, and the grudges that preceded the kingdom remained in their hearts. One of these grudges was the Forest Dwarf and Ireheart grudge that a few forest dwarves held. The friendship of Utak Irehart and Bjor Cottonwood was widely known through out the land, one became one of greatest Grand Kings while Bjor as the first High Chief of Hefrumm and great dwarf became the first Forest Dwarf Paragon. But what is less known is that a couple of Irehearts back before the kingdom’s reformation led orcs in service to the Kingdom of Kaz’Ulrah. A fact that has been forgotten and reconciled by the eyes of dwarves and forgiven by the forest dwarves. But the eyes of the Brathmordakin are eternally looking in judgement.

 

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To strengthen the bonds of unity, the Forest Dwarves of Hefrumm have always welcomed the other dwarves of Urguan to join them in the hunts, so they could experience their culture and grow closer as kin. This tradition was no different during the time of High Chief Yazmorra Blackroot. A youthful Thromr Ireheart roamed the land and she welcomed him to a great hunt. Together with other hunters they took down a great stag, though Thromr recieved a grave injury. The healers had difficulty tending to his wounds, but Yazmorra approached him, and placed her hand on him,  he felt instant relief. When he barely stood up,  Yazmorra handed him her Cherry Wood Staff, one with the sigil of Hefrumm engraved in it, for him to walk. Thromr took the staff and left, his wounds healed at a miraculous rate, and soon he was able to fight again.

 

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While Thromr had the staff, he received dreams in his sleep, of the Orc raids upon the forest dwarves led by an Ireheart. It was clear in his mind that the Brathmordakin had chosen him to cleanse the sins of the one Ireheart from the clan so that the Brathmordakin could smile upon the proud clan they are meant to be. With the guidance of the staff and his dreams, Thromr was able to find the main orcs involved in the different raids against Hefrumm. He took any job that would get him closer to his foes to fulfill the mission of the Brathmordakin.

 

The first orc he hunted down was a goblin alchemist working on mastering Boomsteel. There were rumours that this goblin was planning on using the material to assassinate the High Chief of Hefrumm. Thromr offered the goblin his services as a paid guard for the goblin, and the goblin happily accepted, knowing the reputation of Irehearts. While together, Thromr was able to steal some Boomsteel from the goblin’s workshop, blaming some random olog for its disappearance. 

At first, the goblin was distrustful, but after a couple of years, the goblin trusted the Ireheart enough to go on trips with him, leaving his other guards behind. On an expedition to a newly discovered Boomsteel deposit, Thromr acted out his plan. With the blessings of Grimdugan, Thromr tricked the goblin into lowering his guard, stealing his Boomsteel. Thromr used the Boomsteel to detonate the mine, causing a chain reaction and collapsing the cave, sacrificing the goblin  to Grimduguan, the Lord of Avarice, for him to be judged by Grimdugan for his sins against Hefrumm.

 

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Thromr’s next objective was to take down a great olog. His dreams took him deep into the caves in the wilderness of Krugmar until he found his hideout. With the blessings of Belka, he was able to travel undetected and hear rumours of a great olog that through dark shamanism had grown horns and two more arms. Thromr knew that he couldn’t win a one-to-one. In a nearby tavern, the Ireheart heard that the olog was looking for a bride and that he was so wicked he welcomed females from any race.  Seizing the opportunity, Thromr put on a dress and marched into the cave. The olog questioned the fact that Thromr had a beard, however, the Ireheart quickly pointed out that there are dwarven females with beards, convincing the olog. In less than a day the olog ordered his minions to organize a wedding and so they did with great haste.

 

While they were all preparing for the event, Thromr in disguise was able to come close to the olog and split his head clean with an axe, buts it was not enough to kill the olog. In a rage, it started to rampage killing its slaves in the process. Thromr was swift and was able to dodge the slow  and wounded olog. With heavy blood loss the olog eventually fell to its knees. Thromr looked upon the slaves and told them that in the name of Belka they were free to roam the roads once more. The olog, in a last-ditch attempt to kill his enemy, bit the arm of the Ireheart warrior, to the horror of the slaves. Using the staff of Yazmorra, the Ireheart poked the eye out of the olog, forcing a release. In agony, the olog fell to his back. When the slaves went to treat Thromr’s wound, it was miraculously healed. Thromr knew it was the staff, but the slaves saw this as divine intervention and rose up to tear the olog apart.

 

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Tired of his journey Thromr begged for the dreams of the raids to stop. In one of his dreams, he heard the voice of the Hearthmother. She told him that there was one more individual he had to kill if he wished for his nightmares to end. This individual was an Uruk raider who pillaged the lands of the halflings and forest dwarfs, who tainted the holy forest of Anbella. With Yazmorra’s staff by his side, he went off to find this uruk. By usingArmakak’s luck, the dwarf was able to find the uruk in the remains of a small halfling settlement. They were all dead but the mission remained, the uruk had to die. Thromr challenged the uruk to an honour duel, one that would seal fate and a proper way to finish his tasks to the Brathmordakin. The uruk was not one to back down from a challenge accepted. For hours the two fought evenly and with great passion.

 

Eventually, the uruk seemed to have landed a lethal blow to Thromr’s gut, piercing right through him with a long blade. However, to the uruk’s dismay, Thromr did not try to back away, but instead kept moving forward through the blade, cutting himself deeper, but preventing the uruk’s escape.With a swift slash of the axe, Thromr was able to decapitate the uruk with both of their bodies falling to the ground. His sight was gone and he went into a deep sleep. When he woke up he was still holding onto Yazmorra’s staff, and the wounds inflicted on him were gone. It was as if a couple of years had passed, the body of the uruk and the halfling settlement had vanished, but the location was the same. . It was at that moment he realised that his duties were over, and that his nightmares were not to haunt him any more and that the sins of his clanmates were cleared in the eyes of the Brathmordkain. Thromr returned home, but after many years asleep it was abandoned. He read letters left behind and realized the dwarves had moved to another continent. With a makeshift boat he followed Belka’s stars and by her will he made it home.

 

Eventually, he finally reached Almaris. Once arrived, the first thing he did was come to Hefrumm, bearing the staff of Yazmorra. He thanked the people of Hefrumm for their hospitality and kindness in the past and returned the staff that so long ago was given to him to cure him of his physical injuries and spiritual damage. By returning the staff Thromr continued the legacy of kinship between the forest folk and the Irehearts started by Utak Ireheart and Bjor Cottonwood.

 

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[!] Depiction of Thromr “neverbroken” Ireheart

 

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