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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 2039149" data-attributes="member: 18280">Bratwursts & GameOUT OF GAME:  LOL.  Actually, I was born in Upper Penninsula Michigan (Norway) and raised in Wisconsin, so I see where you got that from.  If you look at the name scheme for characters, you will note that most of the dominant NPCs have names that are Germanic in origin, and the lower economic/social class NPCs are Celtic/Gaelic.  This is actually intentional, and might further have lead you to think that brats = bratwurst.   <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid    :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" /> The second assumption, that brats = children, is correct.  It's all in the pronounciation.  Which, of course, you don't get via the written word.   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> IN GAME:Maldordo founds nothing more than Dain, save that the Amalric apparently did not care if mice shared his abode with him.  The mice, unfortunately, were normal animals.  It was a pity that none of Maldordo's companions spoke the Feline Tongue.Once everyone had shared his information, Fellan looked concerned.  "Horsom," he said, "while I am not sure that I understand fully what has passed here, I understand enough to believe that one of us must return to Long Archer and tell the Lord Baron what we have learned.  If he will listen.  The Elder Tradesmen if he will not.  As I have some knowledge of faerie roads, like that we took to Selby, I believe that task must fall to me.  I fear for our families.  It is in my mind that I should not even remain here the night."He looked to the southeast, as though he could see the creature from where he stood.  "If this beast is a manticore, as we think, surely there are enough of you to defeat it.  You know too well the worth of those we have left behind to defend our own, so you know the source of my worries.  But I will make you this offer, ere I go.  Amalric has gone to this Dwarfie Run, it seems, but he was on foot whereas we have horses.  I will ride to within sight of it, and return to tell you what I see.  If I should chance to encounter Amalric on the road, you shall know of it."Fellan looked at each of the group members.  "Please," he begged.  "Do not think me a coward.  If you truly believe that you will not endure what shall pass this night, then I will stay until dawn, though my heart misgives me."</blockquote>

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