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If Horra doesn't show up then he is assumed to have done whatever we accuse him of.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
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- norse mythology (mythology) original xianxia cultivation western cultivation ask sirihand did your mother tell you anything? discussion pleases yggdrasil farming gloating gets people killed granary management hubris is a coward's word you will die norsemen do not die when they are killed the qm has a bad memory the qm is bad at math viking courtroom drama (legal drama) vikings
I.F. Ister
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Halla wins by default if he's a no-show.
The strategy for court is to out-protocol your opponent. The facts of the matter are irrelevant if one side isn't following proper decorum and the other one is.
And when another Steelfather or high tier Ironbrother shows up to gank you and take your place?
That kind of nid might be a weight around the neck they couldn't quite afford
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Trying to get some of his sons outlawed too seems possible.
I can't remember the saga, but there's one where a guy loses because the crowd at the court is too thick for him to get in and defend himself (the podcast was unclear as to whether this was deliberate blocking or just a crowd crush situation).
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We've got Hasvir almost as much as Horra, but we have nothing on any of the others. They'll only go down if they back Horra up when the fighting happens.
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In practical terms? Very little.
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A few questions to the thread and @Imperial Fister:
1. How much Drengskapr and Odrengskapr is Steinarr likely to have? He doesnt seem like a man well-loved or disliked by the community, even though he is respected for his martial prowess.
2. Have Steinarr interacted with Halfdan, and if so, what is his impression of Halfdan and vice-versa? Or is Halfdan just a strange neighbour that his daughter invited out of her outgoing nature?
3. How many of the 9 ambushing Steelfathers did Blackhand kill? 2, 3?
4. How likely is it for Ironjaw to be absolutely murked by the Enemy in the near future due to disrupting its plans?
1. How much Drengskapr and Odrengskapr is Steinarr likely to have? He doesnt seem like a man well-loved or disliked by the community, even though he is respected for his martial prowess.
2. Have Steinarr interacted with Halfdan, and if so, what is his impression of Halfdan and vice-versa? Or is Halfdan just a strange neighbour that his daughter invited out of her outgoing nature?
3. How many of the 9 ambushing Steelfathers did Blackhand kill? 2, 3?
4. How likely is it for Ironjaw to be absolutely murked by the Enemy in the near future due to disrupting its plans?
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We've been told he's actually well liked for helping out his neighbors, mediating disputes, and the like. So maybe not quite loved but definitely indicating a positive balance of Drengskapr to Odrengskapr.
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I.F. Ister
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Nope
Nope, it's perfectly legal to do things like that.
He's got positive drengskapr.
He never hesitates to help out when asked, which goes a long ways towards people deciding to die for you.
They've actually met once before. On opposite sides of a raid.
They don't particularly care one way or the other towards one another, though Halfdan likes Steinarr more than Steinarr likes Halfdan.
HalfdanQuest would've been panicking when they realized exactly who they swore eternal friendship to was.
Good question.
Another good question.
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CedeTheBees
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I can't wait to see how awkward Asva and Jordan's wedding is gonna be
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I am a little surprised that Blackhand was unwilling to answer that question about "how many of the Steelfathers," and it'd be damned odd if he was unable to answer.
I.F. Ister
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Blackhand wasn't asked, that was to me and the thread.
I'm not a generally pedantic person, but I kind of have to be when it comes to Sirihand.
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CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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Ironjaw is the one respectable Steelfather, he earned the title without ever actually taking steel into his soul. The weapon is something that can defeat the Enemy, maybe? It belongs to an ancestor of ours but I forget the exact details. I do remember he had nine steelfathers dropped on him when he was searching for it tho
I.F. Ister
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This is the first time that Ironjaw's been mentioned in-story, I believe. He's one of the few Steelfathers that Blackhand actually respects.
The Weapon is a weapon to surpass
A lot of people have had different win conditions for your lives but my rule of thumb is if you manage to get a piece of The Weapon or not. If you do, then you've made actual progress.
No worries!
Sorry.
I.F. Ister
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'Four! Not a one was unbloodied by the end of it!'
'I'd... I'd like to think so, I guess... Next question.'
'A proportionally scaling one. It will be strong enough to kill you.
The question is... can it kill you and everyone else, while dealing with the sheer fuckery you've prepared for it?
That's one of The Enemy's most insidious traps. The easiest way of surviving the response is to be extremely weak at the time of divulgence, but if you have odr in any considerable amount — which is needed in order to learn it in the first place — then you are very strong indeed.'
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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Just strong enough to kill Halla is definitely not strong enough to kill Halla + Steinarr + everyone else (but mostly Steinarr). The question is what the best preparations we could make would be
To be precise, Blackhand said Ironjaw earned his respect for "rejecting steel". The idea of a Steelfather, who has incorporated the curse of Steel by definition, rejecting steel, is a contradiction. General thread assumption is that means he is Steelfather power level but not actually a Steelfather, which may or may not be true.