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<blockquote data-quote="Boddynock" data-source="post: 3642230" data-attributes="member: 21506"><p>Tarag looks up into Richard’s face, smiles, and says, <span style="color: YellowGreen">“Right, let’s make ourselves a sword.”</span></p><p></p><p>First the dwarf examines the steel stock that has been delivered. He hefts the bars, balances them, listens intently to the sound of the hammer’s strike as they lie suspended from a cord, frowns at some note Richard cannot hear, then nods his head in satisfaction. “There’s some inconsistency but nothing that can’t be worked out. A little more time in the fire, a few heavier blows here. Yes, this will do.”</p><p></p><p>After that, it is a blur of activity and din, punctuated by long slow periods when the only sound is the creak and breath of the bellows, and the chiming clink of the coals. Richard finds himself listening intently - at times convinced that he can almost hear a bright humming, a clear resonance which seems to come from the steel itself.</p><p></p><p>When Tarag notices his attentiveness, he smiles and nods. <span style="color: YellowGreen">“Ah, you’ve a gift for the steel. There’s some dwarves that never hear the song of the metal. You let me know if you’re ever interested in working seriously at the forge.”</span></p><p></p><p>Over time the sword takes shape. The central core is a single piece, heated and folded, heated and folded, time after time, until Richard loses count of the number of layers that are formed.</p><p></p><p>Three fullers adorn the blade - channels that run the length of it, reducing the overall weight while maintaining the strength of the weapon.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">“Here now, see, this is how we make it lighter and stronger. There’s craft in the making of it. There’s mystical significance, too. The central fuller is a symbol of the swordsman - straight and focused, unerring in intent and light and subtle in execution. The other two channels are heart and mind, as one in support of hand and arm. They’re also the strength of community and the support of comrades.”</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">“Your sword’s more than an extension of your arm. It’s the execution of your will. Some cultures would say that it's your soul.”</span></p><p></p><p>In moments of resting the blade, the two of them work on the furniture of the sword. They craft the cross-guard and the hilt, the pommel and the scabbard. Here Tarag lays down the steel and takes up leather instead, black and fine-grained, giving a grip and a cover unassuming but fair, so that the blade cleaves to the hand and pleases the eye.</p><p></p><p>Finally, having ground the edge, and polished the metal to a gleam that belies the deadliness of the blade, the dwarven smith stands up, stretches hugely until joints pop and crack, then takes up the finished sword and hands it to his assistant.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">“There it is. A fine day’s work from us both. Enjoy it, my friend - and come back soon to buy it from me.”</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock=OOC]And <a href="http://www.myarmoury.com/swor_jfs_bast.html?44" target="_blank">here</a> is your sword. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> [/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boddynock, post: 3642230, member: 21506"] Tarag looks up into Richard’s face, smiles, and says, [COLOR=YellowGreen]“Right, let’s make ourselves a sword.”[/COLOR] First the dwarf examines the steel stock that has been delivered. He hefts the bars, balances them, listens intently to the sound of the hammer’s strike as they lie suspended from a cord, frowns at some note Richard cannot hear, then nods his head in satisfaction. “There’s some inconsistency but nothing that can’t be worked out. A little more time in the fire, a few heavier blows here. Yes, this will do.” After that, it is a blur of activity and din, punctuated by long slow periods when the only sound is the creak and breath of the bellows, and the chiming clink of the coals. Richard finds himself listening intently - at times convinced that he can almost hear a bright humming, a clear resonance which seems to come from the steel itself. When Tarag notices his attentiveness, he smiles and nods. [COLOR=YellowGreen]“Ah, you’ve a gift for the steel. There’s some dwarves that never hear the song of the metal. You let me know if you’re ever interested in working seriously at the forge.”[/COLOR] Over time the sword takes shape. The central core is a single piece, heated and folded, heated and folded, time after time, until Richard loses count of the number of layers that are formed. Three fullers adorn the blade - channels that run the length of it, reducing the overall weight while maintaining the strength of the weapon. [COLOR=YellowGreen]“Here now, see, this is how we make it lighter and stronger. There’s craft in the making of it. There’s mystical significance, too. The central fuller is a symbol of the swordsman - straight and focused, unerring in intent and light and subtle in execution. The other two channels are heart and mind, as one in support of hand and arm. They’re also the strength of community and the support of comrades.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=YellowGreen]“Your sword’s more than an extension of your arm. It’s the execution of your will. Some cultures would say that it's your soul.”[/COLOR] In moments of resting the blade, the two of them work on the furniture of the sword. They craft the cross-guard and the hilt, the pommel and the scabbard. Here Tarag lays down the steel and takes up leather instead, black and fine-grained, giving a grip and a cover unassuming but fair, so that the blade cleaves to the hand and pleases the eye. Finally, having ground the edge, and polished the metal to a gleam that belies the deadliness of the blade, the dwarven smith stands up, stretches hugely until joints pop and crack, then takes up the finished sword and hands it to his assistant. [COLOR=YellowGreen]“There it is. A fine day’s work from us both. Enjoy it, my friend - and come back soon to buy it from me.”[/COLOR] [sblock=OOC]And [url=http://www.myarmoury.com/swor_jfs_bast.html?44]here[/url] is your sword. :D [/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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