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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6064882" data-attributes="member: 92305">That's actually in the backstory.  I won't bore you with all the details, but what happened was one of the Grath traded for a woman among the Aesir.  This is taboo among the Cimmerians.  Predjudice.  Most don't want to have their blood line sullied with that of the yellow hairs.A daughter was produced, and anger towards that family grew over the years until they felt it was no longer safe.  But, they couldn't travel with the girl--she was only 9 years old.  They thought they'd be burned-out by their fellow clansmen, so they left.But the girl...they went to the most influential family they knew, outside of the chieftain, and asked that the girl be married into their family.  They figured the smith could withstand the predjudices of the clan.  A young man in his early 20's did marry the 9 year old half-breed, and that man, today, is the chief of the PC's clan--the Blue Fox.  The half-breed Aesir girl is the mother to one of the PCs.A major part of the reason for the smith to leave the Grath and eventually form his own clan is the girl.  For her protection.  It seems the smith and his family weren't such a bastion against the clan's hatred as her parents had thought.I wouldn't call it "brisk" trade.  It's an occassional thing--sometimes political, between two clans.  Plus, the Foxmen have to be careful about arming their own enemies.  Yes, there is some trade.  And, the Aesir are paid in completed works.  But, it's not the best example of a Henry Ford assembly line, pouring out steel weapons and iron do-dads each day.  It's more like the village smith supports the clan with a little extra work through trade.</blockquote>

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