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<blockquote data-quote="Hairy Minotaur" data-source="post: 1885927" data-attributes="member: 11574"><p><strong>Gronar and hill giant's history.</strong></p><p></p><p>Oral history as told by Brojnar Boulderhoulder, shaman to Granite tribe:</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Listen children as I tell you tale of long time past. In past Granite's were not only giants, there was cold giants who lived on top of big mountains, hot giants who liked to live near exploding mountains with fire rocks, cloud giants who lived on top of clouds in sky." Brojnar starts</p><p></p><p>"Ooh!." Gasps the assembled children</p><p></p><p>"There was even giants who were so big, they could play with the lightning from the gods anger." Brojnar states</p><p></p><p>"Where they now?" Asks a small child</p><p></p><p>"Don't interrupt me when I tell story, Brojnar lose place and have to start over." Brojnar answers, the children next to the one who asked the question elbow him in the side to drive home the point.</p><p></p><p>"One day giants even bigger than the lightning giants come. They tell Granite tribe we have to come with them, we go to new home. Some giants not like that idea and they fight biggest giants, but lose. Granite tribe forced to go with biggest giants back to this place." Brojnar says spreading his arms out to indicate the area around him.</p><p></p><p>"When Granite tribe gets here, biggest giant tell us we have to dig in ground for shiny rocks and give to biggest giants. But, only the littlest Granites could fit in mines, biggest giants take away tallest of Granites and they never come back. Soon all that left is little Granites." Brojnar tells</p><p></p><p>"When Jurnaorck grows up, Jurnaorck going to be biggest Granite." Says a child proudly, referring to himself.</p><p></p><p>"Hey, now you make Brojnar lose place in story." The shaman says</p><p></p><p>"You said little Granites." A child speaks up</p><p></p><p>"Oh yes, Brojnar remember now. Pokeys also here at new Granite home, they boss Granite's around, make Granites slaves. If Granites try to fight back, then the biggest giants come and take away whole giant family, no one never sees them again. Granites soon stop fighting and just do what pokeys say." Brojnar continues</p><p></p><p>"Gurgtoc not ever do what pokeys say, what wrong with old Granites?" A child, Gurgtoc inquires.</p><p></p><p>"Pokeys tell biggest giants, then biggest giant come and squish you. No one never wins against biggest giants. Granites work in mines long time, longer than anyone remembers, longer than the trees live. Then one day elfys and elfys children* come and say we no have to listen to pokeys anymore. First we not believe pointy ears but their children* pick fight with pokeys, and the biggest giants don't come to help them. That's when Granites knew elfys tell truth. Then Granite tribe help elfys fight pokeys, Granite tribe beats pokeys and make them Granite tribe's slaves." Brojnar says</p><p></p><p>"Yay!" comes the response from the assembled children</p><p></p><p>"Granite tribe now live in own caves, and work when want to work, not when pokeys say." Brojnar finishes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Gronar's personal history:</p><p></p><p>Gronar grew up the middle child of a family of miners, both his parents worked the mines and Gronar too knew in time he would be working them as well. Since the hill giants society as a whole is born of limited intelligence, Gronar's teachings were ones of oral history and repetition. </p><p></p><p>Gronar liked the thrill of the hunt, the chase of the prey, and the good eats after it was killed. His first opportunity for bear meat however, met with not so favorable results. Gronar had followed a small cub to a small stream where it stopped for a drink in the water. Gronar rushed the bear thinking it a quick kill, only to find it's mother had tracked Gronar. Before the young Gronar knew what had happened, the bear had torn a nasty wound into the giant's gut. Bleeding and dizzy, Gronar found himself dying alone and quickly.</p><p></p><p>Gronar awoke days later back in his own bed. He learned that a young hill giant had happened upon him and saved his life. Once he was strong enough to walk, Gronar searched out his savior. He learned that this giant was a priest in the temple of Umtala, Gronar knew that the priests there kept to themselves, so much so that they were considered to be out of touch with reality. Gronar reached the temple but the giant he was looking for, Korg, refused to see him. Gronar waited nine days before Korg relented and allowed Gronar in to see him. </p><p></p><p>They talked for days, Gronar was fascinated by Korg's piety and "magic", while Korg was fascinated by Gronar's tales of hunting and of other races. Their friendship grew over the next ten years, and when Korg was given the assignment to seek out other hill giants on this newly settled continent, Korg knew he would need Gronar's help with diplomacy, for Gronar had interacted with countless races as he grew up, while Korg's life had been sheltered and restricted to other giants.</p><p></p><p>Conflicted between staying with what he knew and going where he knew no one and nothing, Gronar debated over several days trying to decide what to do. In the end it was Korg's passion for Umtala that convinced Gronar that what Korg was going to do was right and that Korg would need Gronar's help to make sure no one took advantage of his naive friend.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>*halflings (the hill giants mistook them as the elves children)</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hairy Minotaur, post: 1885927, member: 11574"] [b]Gronar and hill giant's history.[/b] Oral history as told by Brojnar Boulderhoulder, shaman to Granite tribe: "Listen children as I tell you tale of long time past. In past Granite's were not only giants, there was cold giants who lived on top of big mountains, hot giants who liked to live near exploding mountains with fire rocks, cloud giants who lived on top of clouds in sky." Brojnar starts "Ooh!." Gasps the assembled children "There was even giants who were so big, they could play with the lightning from the gods anger." Brojnar states "Where they now?" Asks a small child "Don't interrupt me when I tell story, Brojnar lose place and have to start over." Brojnar answers, the children next to the one who asked the question elbow him in the side to drive home the point. "One day giants even bigger than the lightning giants come. They tell Granite tribe we have to come with them, we go to new home. Some giants not like that idea and they fight biggest giants, but lose. Granite tribe forced to go with biggest giants back to this place." Brojnar says spreading his arms out to indicate the area around him. "When Granite tribe gets here, biggest giant tell us we have to dig in ground for shiny rocks and give to biggest giants. But, only the littlest Granites could fit in mines, biggest giants take away tallest of Granites and they never come back. Soon all that left is little Granites." Brojnar tells "When Jurnaorck grows up, Jurnaorck going to be biggest Granite." Says a child proudly, referring to himself. "Hey, now you make Brojnar lose place in story." The shaman says "You said little Granites." A child speaks up "Oh yes, Brojnar remember now. Pokeys also here at new Granite home, they boss Granite's around, make Granites slaves. If Granites try to fight back, then the biggest giants come and take away whole giant family, no one never sees them again. Granites soon stop fighting and just do what pokeys say." Brojnar continues "Gurgtoc not ever do what pokeys say, what wrong with old Granites?" A child, Gurgtoc inquires. "Pokeys tell biggest giants, then biggest giant come and squish you. No one never wins against biggest giants. Granites work in mines long time, longer than anyone remembers, longer than the trees live. Then one day elfys and elfys children* come and say we no have to listen to pokeys anymore. First we not believe pointy ears but their children* pick fight with pokeys, and the biggest giants don't come to help them. That's when Granites knew elfys tell truth. Then Granite tribe help elfys fight pokeys, Granite tribe beats pokeys and make them Granite tribe's slaves." Brojnar says "Yay!" comes the response from the assembled children "Granite tribe now live in own caves, and work when want to work, not when pokeys say." Brojnar finishes. Gronar's personal history: Gronar grew up the middle child of a family of miners, both his parents worked the mines and Gronar too knew in time he would be working them as well. Since the hill giants society as a whole is born of limited intelligence, Gronar's teachings were ones of oral history and repetition. Gronar liked the thrill of the hunt, the chase of the prey, and the good eats after it was killed. His first opportunity for bear meat however, met with not so favorable results. Gronar had followed a small cub to a small stream where it stopped for a drink in the water. Gronar rushed the bear thinking it a quick kill, only to find it's mother had tracked Gronar. Before the young Gronar knew what had happened, the bear had torn a nasty wound into the giant's gut. Bleeding and dizzy, Gronar found himself dying alone and quickly. Gronar awoke days later back in his own bed. He learned that a young hill giant had happened upon him and saved his life. Once he was strong enough to walk, Gronar searched out his savior. He learned that this giant was a priest in the temple of Umtala, Gronar knew that the priests there kept to themselves, so much so that they were considered to be out of touch with reality. Gronar reached the temple but the giant he was looking for, Korg, refused to see him. Gronar waited nine days before Korg relented and allowed Gronar in to see him. They talked for days, Gronar was fascinated by Korg's piety and "magic", while Korg was fascinated by Gronar's tales of hunting and of other races. Their friendship grew over the next ten years, and when Korg was given the assignment to seek out other hill giants on this newly settled continent, Korg knew he would need Gronar's help with diplomacy, for Gronar had interacted with countless races as he grew up, while Korg's life had been sheltered and restricted to other giants. Conflicted between staying with what he knew and going where he knew no one and nothing, Gronar debated over several days trying to decide what to do. In the end it was Korg's passion for Umtala that convinced Gronar that what Korg was going to do was right and that Korg would need Gronar's help to make sure no one took advantage of his naive friend. [I]*halflings (the hill giants mistook them as the elves children)[/I] [/QUOTE]
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