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Balak rushes into the town disheveled and in great haste. Nonetheless he still finds the strength to bellow out a dire cry, "Arrr the demons have been spotted!" A crowd gathers and Balak takes a moment to recover himself before recounting the shocking tale. "Thunder boomed and the ver...

I second the motion of having illarion officially declared as an awesome game!

Congrats Belegi! Ye will make a fine leader of the Clan I know it!

Balak

Balak returns from a long journey dressed in rags with the dust of long travel still not completely gone. He stumps up to the boards and scans them noting the announcement of the Clan of the Axe! A reply is neatly tacked up. Hear hear! If this comes to blows and those damn bloody greenskins cause tr...

@Glosin - Sorry to say this but you cannot be serious when you say Mishrack's roleplay is 'not so great'. Mishrack's roleplay is FAR better than yours so it is quite laughable that you say this. All I have ever seen you do ingame is make ooc comments and attack people randomly (PK).

@Glosin - I think you are mixing up ooc and ic. You should calm down and stop insulting me ooc.
@Belegi - My character was not trying to 'downskill' Glosin. He was talking to his spirit.

We shall see. In the meantime it is pointless to point fingers at me and I would like you to stop telling me as a player that I cannot roleplay. That is insulting to me.

I do not agree with this. IMHO, not opening the gates for a spirit is not trapping it as gates are not part of a character. Nonetheless if opening the gates when there is a spirit behind the gates is considered an obligation by the majority of players I will do so in the future. @Glosin - I do not t...

This is very bad roleplay from you player of Glosin. Trying to solve an ingame issue out of game can only described this way. Your spirit was blocked by the gates of dwarftown, nothing more nothing less. My character had no obligation to open the gates for your spirit. I hope that your bad roleplay ...

Have fun reading! :wink: DWARVES: The People of the Mountains An excerpt from a letter written to his counterparts at the Prime University about his travels through the mountains of the Dwarves, by Harun Bryn; Imperial Historian. Dwarves are a remarkable people, and their culture is very unique. One...

@Belegi - Oh no! You revealed the SECRET meaning of my dwarven character's name! :lol: By the way, to all serious players who want to play dwarves, the hebrew culture is a good thing to research. It is very similar to the fantasy dwarven culture (some names too). Viking culture is also good to look ...

The trial between Glosin and I is off by mutual agreement!
Dwarven business no more explanation needed!

Balak

A parchement catches his eye as Balak browses the various messages littering the shop walls....

I bid 2 silver for 50 strong healin' potions!

Balak

Here is another one. These are meant to be helpful tips for players that want to roleplay dwarves but don't know too much about them. :wink: First off lets get one thing straight, Disney got it wrong! A dwarf is not some grumpy little miner with red cheeks who "whistles while he works". We...

@Grant - I agree. The illarion homepage description of dwarves! Small, stocky and impolite. Dwarfs love heavy armor and weapons, especially axes, and everything made of gold. They are proud of their beards and hate magic. They live below the surface and can see in the darkness. They are good fighters.

Balak beats his proceedings for the court trial into the boards with a hammer before walking away. The greenskin Ashburg never said a word ta me! I was goin' bout be business when he set upon me suddenly with no warnin' and no reason that I knew at the time. I was savagely hunted and mutilated! For ...

@Glosin - Always glad to be of service. @Adano - I have been to Moonsilver and I think it is a great site. It doesn't have everthing though (that would be impossible) so I think it's good if players 'borrow' material from other sources to roleplay in illarion because then the roleplay improves. Fact...

This is a good description of the general dwarf that I have found on the Internet in my humble opinion. Enjoy! :wink: The Dwarves are a people used to living in caves or tunnels. They are untiring workers, experts in crafting raw materials extracted from the earth like stone and metal. The dwarves a...

I have done nothin' wrong!
Much wrong has been done to me tho!
Attacked wrongfully, my race insulted many times! I have been wronged and I am only actin' as anyone would were they in my position! And I shall pursue justice for the criminals that wronged me - make no mistake of that!

Balak

Ar! If ye don't know I am quite new 'ere! I didn't know 'bout yer Lyrenzia till recently and 'course I didn't know who to contact or even if ye need ta send a 'formal letter'. Be great if ye could give me some leeway fer me ignorance of the ways 'round 'ere! What I want should be clear ta ye now! A ...

pah! What does it matter? Is my word not good enough? Balak grumbles about 'dratted' human customs. It is very simple. I was goin' bout me business walkin' up north. There near the castle I was attacked with no warnin' by the greenskin Ashburg. I was killed. There were witnesses. Can I make it anymo...

Ar! I would be most grateful if ye added me charges to this trial - me charges that I announced a while ago. To refresh yer memories - I accuse -Ashburg fer attackin' and killin' me! Witnesses are Brendan and Reda includin' meself! -Grant Herion fer attackin' me and castin' in town aggressively! Bys...

Balak is first surprised then furious.

Hassle?! I'll hassle yer stinkin' busy-body nose I will stranger! Don't talk bout what ye know nothin' 'bout ye foolish knave!

Another note follows. Hail Tialdin King! Yer subject appeals fer yer protection as King! The vile 'Movement' harrases and hurts us dwarves of Silverbrand! The creatures of this 'Movement' harrass, hurt, and insult us wherever they find us! I am witness to this fer I am been one o' the victims of the...

Balak stumps up to the town walls bleeding from leg wounds caused by the foul 'Movement' members and with stubborn strength tacks a parchment to the wall. Hear hear! I further accuse the creatures Grant Herion and Kincent of castin' their foul magicks in town on me and others. There were many witnes...

I appeal to good King Tialdin and whatever government this town possesses! Hear my words! I am but a new arrival on this town, gotten off the boat but a few days ago and in this short time I have been vilely attacked and murdered by a group of bloody creatures that call themselves the 'Movement'! B...

Balak looks first shocked then understanding. "Don't drink?! Right, ye're a gangling...." "Hullo Glosin, aye I'll be goin' down ta Silverbrand." Without further ado, Balak stood up and bowed low in dwarf-fashion to the others. "Down to dwarf town a minin' I go! Down to the d...

Balak doesn't understand the tears but tries to be sympathetic anyways.

"Ye want some of me beer, lad?" asks Balak.

Balak accepts the welcome with a nod and wonders about the silent response.

"Is the tavern always this quiet?" rumbles Balak.

It had been a long, nasty trip. Balak still remembered the unnatural feeling of the water under his feet in the months on that damned boat. And Balak would never forget the sea sickness and storms. But now it had finally come to an end. "I'll be darned if I ever set foot on another boat again i...