Somebody mentioned an anniversary of the siege of Kraka Drakk? Huh... That made me go looking into other stuff. And, speaking of anniversaries, funny thought; the Campaign of the Valiant took place on Turn 14, and the battle against Debra on Turn 24.
The Greedy one was mid-turn 3. The ending of the Siege of Kraka Drakk, Turn 19. (The troubles began about 3-4 turns before that, IIRC.)
It's much harder to remember non-mini-turn things though. For example, what turn was it when the North's Underway connected to the rest of the Karaz Ankor?
I remember the turn when Prince Gloin married the Princess of Karak Ungor, because I'd recently been checking when Snorri had the turn where he made the 2 armors
and the 2 cloaks and the necklace all in one turn. It's Turn 18. (Which is when the Counter hit 3/3, and the Siege of Kraka Drak started.)
But what turns did our apprentice leave, and first come back? Same for what turn we took up Snerra, and when she came back.
When did we first run into a Storm Griffon? I remember the meeting was it just killing a Troll, being distracted by the shinies on us, but shaking its head and leaving; but I don't remember the turn. When did we first meet them for good? Give them their first torque of translation? (The First Gift Giving; that sounds like an anniversary!) And, what turn did Snorri Whitebeard meet the King of the Sky? For that too sounds a nicely anniversary-like occasion.
But you know what's coming up? On turn 27? Well,
Turn 7 was when we finished Trollslayer and gifted to Otrek, and Otrek was made King.
The second centennial of King Otrek. That might or might not see some kind of activity or feast or party or something.
It may not change effect, but it also might. We won't know until we ask.
The wiki sort of answers that one, actually:
Rune of Forging
This rune ensures the war machine is free from imperfections and therefore deadly accurate. In order to inscribe it, an
Engineer must strike the machine with a hammer and a Runesmith must recite a special litany with each blow, making it a weeks-long ritual.
I think the implication is that it happens while the machine is being constructed.
I appreciate that method as it applies to modern dwarfs
I appreciate that method as it applies to modern dwarfs, but it also feels a little primitive compared to what i've seen golden age runelords do. The marriage between Engineer and rune-work sounds good as it applies to post time of woes. But I feel like a more powerful or efficient method could be discovered/normalized in this golden age.
Huh, I actually thought it was really really cool and liked it. Why? Well, because --
"In order to inscribe it, an
Engineer must strike the machine with a hammer and a Runesmith must recite a special litany with each blow, making it a weeks-long ritual."
-- it made the Runesmith sound and look like a
priest.
He's officiating a ceremony. He's helping making it a holy craft or working, of not just Morgrim alone but Thungni too.
I really really liked the picture.
In fact, I would
absolutely love to see
more of things like this.
Of, well... Runesmiths doing more than just being in their workshop and applying runes to weapon or striking runes in battle; but of them going around and doing other priest-like stuff too.
There's no reason it has to be a tournament, specifically, nor would I be particularly interested in reading the detailed play-by-play of an axe fighting competition. But I do think it would be sick if Snorri could disperse the fruits of his labour in a manner that lets him engage with the more civic side of the hold, rather than working apart from the hold's population and very occasionally having community events sprung on him.
Well, y'know, these
are Dwarfs...
It ought to be a
drinking contest instead!
Or this being the north, they probably have some kind of Bardic competition too. (I hope Dwalin enters it. I hope Dwalin enters it and btfo's everyone else in it.
)
You mean like if once a year Snorri gave out toys to all the little beardlings, and in his spare time he made prosthetics for war veterans?
Just because its not getting spotlighted doesn't mean its not happening.
I'd love to see more of that again too, actually.
...
Actually, y'know what might be cool -- seeing
Karstah take up some of Snorri's habits or tendencies here. Of her showing up at some orphanages and leaving some gifts or toys. Or just, like, swinging by to an orphanage to tell stories or deliver some good food or ale or whatever.
Or, hell, I would absolutely love to see Snorri deciding to go balls to the wall crazy again, and making thousands and thousands of gifts to hand out to the children.
And besides Snorri asking Otrek to hold a tournament so that he can give out prizes (or whatever the narrative justification ends up being) isn't engaging with the civic side of the hold, its dictating it.
If Otrek came to us and asked us to prepare prizes for the drinking contest, the 100 m tunnel, rocktoss, the eating contest and a beardling brawl as part of the centenary anniversary celebrations, that would be engagement because it goes both ways.
I see I wasn't the only one to think about the drinking contest.
Story telling and singing too.
... ... Perhaps even
Dwarven War Yodeling maybe? I'm sure if it exists, Dwalin is also an undisputed
master.
