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RHUNRIKKI STROLLAR (Warhammer Fantasy Golden Age Dwarf Runelord Quest)

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I'm not going to weigh in on the logic of either side's arguments, but I will ask that everyone read over what they write and really consider if the words they used are polite and won't be inflammatory intentionally or not. You cant account for people's tolerances perfectly but at least try to say your piece without saying things that can be easily construed as overly dismissive of the other side of the argument, thank you.

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I am going more towards Blood because we psychically we have it, and it is more symbolic than hair...in general sense and not Dawi one. Additionally, Snorri can't use winds in traditional sense but that is fucking obvious.
 
I'm definitely feeling Beard myself. It seems most appropriately symbolic of what Snorri has been taking out of this experience, that there's so much left for him to learn.

Not all of it, mind you. Just a substantial portion of it, to show that when it comes to the work of Thungni Snorri is but a young untested master (I would say journeyman, but figuring out the gromril chainmail seems like a pretty clear trial of mastery).
 
Look, it's asking us to feed the fire. Clearly there's only one correct answer:

[JK] Your emergency stonebread rations.
 
I feel like blood, but mainly because of the symbolism of a runesmith putting their own lifeblood - their own existence - into the act of crafting feels thematically appropriate. I dunno jack about Glimril.
 
So... I'm going to ramble a bit as I'm not sure how to get these thoughts out otherwise.

Snorri has been lead by a dragon-golem that speaks with Thungni's voice to a forge, presented with a bar of gromril, and asked to feed the flames with one word. It's understandable that people are jumping to the notion of using a piece of runic equipment, or of sacrificing a part of Snorri himself and I think those answers would work, because I don't think there's a wrong answer exactly just as there probably weren't ones for the other trials (well except for particularly boneheaded and nonsensical approaches). Still, those sorts of answers feel a bit... off to me.

We're in a forge. Forges aren't places of destruction or sacrifice for the dawi; they're places of creation.

I think what Snorri is really being asked is... what keeps him going, what feeds his flame. FThere are a lot of answers we could give to that, but I think one of the most interesting ones would be 'Grief;' in the centuries since his wife's death and the disappearance of his first apprentices, Snorri has in large ways been motivated by a sort of effort to escape his grief. Moving to Kraka Drakk, taking on so many apprentices, his drive to put himself in harms way, his taking on of Karstah. In character many of his choices have been about the people he couldn't save, all the possibilities that have been lost to him.

Why not do it again, feed the flames with that grief and, once again making something beautiful out of it.
 
CuttleFish2.0 said:
Why not do it again, feed the flames with that grief and, once again making something beautiful out of it.
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Because Soul said above that its not asking us to carve a rune.

soulcake said:
You can try. But its asking you to feed the flame, not carve a Rune.
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And I think this line of thought is extending off into a space that Thungni hasn't actually built up for this trial. There's a different question to ask if Thungni wants what drives a person, what acts as their "flame" in life, like "what drives you?" or "what is your flame?"

But we were just asked to feed it.
 
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I think [Beard] makes the most sense. It's a physical thing that can burn, if not very well. It has a lot of symbolism. It is of great value to a Dawi. And it can regrow, becoming a symbol of growth and renewal.
 
soulcake said:
"Nothing to be concerned about," you repeat, patting your chestplate, "A bit of bleeding is nothing that Barak Azamar can't fix."

"Master…" Karstah begins, looking at you with greater concern than before, "Barak Azamar is already active."

You blink, then look down to see that you've somehow failed to notice the familiar teal glow of the Runes at work.

"So it is," you mutter, looking down in muted astonishment.

That's not good.
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The memory transfer really messed up Snorri but that's the weight of an Ancestor's mind shown really well even with Barak Azamar healing him and with blessing it was still to much.

soulcake said:
"You mean you were experiencing actual memories?"

"Aye. Or at least they were illusions so real that I had to detangle my own past from whatever it is that got stuck into my head."

The two of you lapse into silence, both lost in the possibilities that such an idea presents.

It had always been something you only thought hypothetically possible when you were exploring the uses and implications of the structures behind the Rune of Brotherhood, but if Thungni had indeed let you see, nai relive, the memories of others…

…Well it didn't take a particularly clever fellow to realize how much could be preserved if a Dawi's memories didn't necessarily have to die with them.
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It's a really interesting project to look into that has been talked about a bit being able to make what amounts to Holocrons would help the Dwarves retain so much knowledge.

soulcake said:
A Dragon slumbers in front of you, It's great bulk large enough to obscure the rest of the room behind it.

Not a real, living breathing Wyrm thank the Ancestors, but a facsimile of one. And while its design was clearly meant to mimic the body of the Drakk, it is both small and purposefully artificial looking enough to tell apart from the real thing.

You snort at the thought.

As if the past few constructs you've faced before this point have been bog standard affairs. For all you know Thungni could have packed in the destructive power of an Elder Wyrm into that thing.
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Thungni beat us to the Dragon idea but that only makes sense given that it's Thungni of all people.

soulcake said:
The Dragon, which at this point has been staring at the Forge from the moment it reached it, finally turns its head to look at you both as you approach.

With a great sweeping gesture of its wing, kicking up a wave of embers and superheated air, it all but demands you look into the forge proper. Despite your misgivings, the two of you move forward to see what exactly the Gronti is gesturing at. All the while the feeling of being watched only grows.

There, sitting in a bed of white hot coals is a bar of metal. The metal that is the same familiar Silver from the other Trial, from the first time you stumbled walked into the Dragon's Hoard over five centuries ago.

You release the breath you had no idea you were holding by that point.

The two of you look back at the Dragon, unsure of what the construct is demanding of you.

With a mechanical click its jaw swings open and the Gronti-Duraz speaks to you both in a voice that is damningly familiar.

It is the voice of the Ancestor, of Thungni Himself that leaves this thing's mouth.

"Feed the flame."
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This was left behind specifically for Snorri given that it's that same Silver from Dragon's Hoard.

LightLan said:
Thungni: How the f.. is the beardling fumbling his way through that? He can't see the walls, can't see the ground, but still he follows unerring. What does he see- oh!
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Windsight is pretty useful like that.
 
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[X] Zharr-a-Drakhazi

Here we go! (Mario Voice)

Blood is another decent option I think, supported by our esoterica in Akazit. Will is more of a maybe but could also work.

Pick what feels right.
 
[x] Toys
We are the gift giver, we likely have an assortment of small wooden toys among other things in case we want to distract youths. They burn, and they define us.
 
[X] Runeflame

Reposting my rationale here:
I have an idea;

Runeflame. That will be the word if it wins the vote.

Our armor and hammer are Deep Magic conduits. Our hammer produces fire, the armor and cloak produce the Ashstorm - an aspect of the Primordial Fire, if you will.

So, crank all those suckers up to max and feed Deep Magic into the fire, using Runeflame as the conduit.

There's also the very strong possibility that this is another one of those CYOA tests, where the answer is not so much right-wrong as "What will you create from this material I've given you?"

CuttleFish2.0 said:
So... I'm going to ramble a bit as I'm not sure how to get these thoughts out otherwise.

Snorri has been lead by a dragon-golem that speaks with Thungni's voice to a forge, presented with a bar of gromril, and asked to feed the flames with one word. It's understandable that people are jumping to the notion of using a piece of runic equipment, or of sacrificing a part of Snorri himself and I think those answers would work, because I don't think there's a wrong answer exactly just as there probably weren't ones for the other trials (well except for particularly boneheaded and nonsensical approaches). Still, those sorts of answers feel a bit... off to me.

We're in a forge. Forges aren't places of destruction or sacrifice for the dawi; they're places of creation.

I think what Snorri is really being asked is... what keeps him going, what feeds his flame. FThere are a lot of answers we could give to that, but I think one of the most interesting ones would be 'Grief;' in the centuries since his wife's death and the disappearance of his first apprentices, Snorri has in large ways been motivated by a sort of effort to escape his grief. Moving to Kraka Drakk, taking on so many apprentices, his drive to put himself in harms way, his taking on of Karstah. In character many of his choices have been about the people he couldn't save, all the possibilities that have been lost to him.

Why not do it again, feed the flames with that grief and, once again making something beautiful out of it.
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I like this answer, it occurred to me too. I let it go because I see no way we can even attempt it. I chose Runeflame as my option, because right now I think a lifetime of skill, labor, and Deep Magic is the best we have to offer.

If we weren't restricted to a one-word write-in, I'd have a blurb inviting Karstah to join too. Father and Daughter, giving their best together.
 
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[X] Blood

It's the only thing I can think of that might actually work

And I think the dragon is a clue, as runesmiths use dragon blood as a reagent, and this is a dragon without blood, so the only blood available is theirs.

I also think it is the most symbolically important sacrifice.
 
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