Gorum shakes his head upon reading the scroll before setting it down, preparing to send a messenger to Azkel in response.
"This is not about power. The Frostbeards were comfortable in Jornheim, Azkel. Kerwyr was tempted by those who were incapable of uniting the Dwed themselves , a temptation most Dwed cannot resist... as is our curse. That does not change the fact that Kerwyr is our blood, as are you. This practice of banishment that you young lads seem to turn to is foolish, you cannot erase the blood that flows through your veins. The rest of the Frostbeards will not be joining your cause Azkel. Even if you are correct, even if you speak the truth. We understand the importance of family, we are prepared to fall and be remembered as scum if it is for the sake of the blood that binds us. You speak of true Frostbeards, yet you do not know or hold any of our values. The Frostbeard rebellion in Vailor wasn't the first time our kin separated from the Dwed, this dispute dates as far back as Asulon, when the Dwed were ruled by a corrupt and vile Kingdom crawling with slavery and banditry. The Frostbeards stuck together, despite the entire Kingdom seeking to kill us. The few of us that survived did not fear the odds, we did not abandon each other. Those Frostbeards were true Frostbeards, as are those who stick together and are willing to die for family now, right or wrong. Remember that Azkel. If you truly wish to honour my younger brother, your father, then remember what makes a Frostbeard true.
The symbol that you use, the hammer forged into the mountain peaks. Let me clarify what it means. That symbol was forged in Asulon by Frostbeard smiths, and we have been carrying it since. It represents the hold of New Jornheim, located in the lands of Alras. That hold represented family, blood, and the importance of standing by kin. The symbol was forged at a time when Gimrik the foul was hunting us down like dogs. It unified us, reminded us what it meant to be a true Frostbeard, and therefore became the clan sigil in the following years. This is my statement to both you and Oyvind, Azkel. You may continue to brand us traitors, as is your right, but out of respect for the clan do not create this new false image of a true Frostbeard that you seem to justify with Rhewen's name."
~ Gorum Frostbeard, son of Karl 'Orcbane' Frostbeard