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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 8022576" data-attributes="member: 16069">Playa Playa Ramshambow's translations of the ancient dwarven scroll, found in with Cornflakes' treasure.[ATTACH=full]123225[/ATTACH]Trans: KhundrukharAnd Garumn knows what Khundrukhar is...It is, or rather was (perhaps)- the last redoubt of Durgeddin the Black, possibly the greatest dwarven bladesmith that has lived in the last twenty centuries.Durgeddin fled the Spine of the World and headed south, and- it is said- settled his clan and went back to smithing, he- alas- was never heard of again, whatever happened to Durgeddin and his clan- no-one made it out, or else they're still wherever they settled.Dwarves that know, or else want to get to know, good blades have been looking for Khundrukhar for generations.This scroll, Garumn thinks, would sell for a small fortune, in excess of 5,000gp- easy.Depending, of course, on what the rest of it says.Then again, Garumn also thinks- it'd be nice to check it out for ourselves...And so the rest of Ram's translation-[ATTACH=full]123226[/ATTACH]Trans: That which is sort first is found last[ATTACH=full]123227[/ATTACH]Trans:Seek the stone toothClimb to the mountain doorDescend the grand stairPass the tombs of the ancients[ATTACH=full]123228[/ATTACH]Trans:To the glory of the glitterhameWary of the sinkholeThere you find the doorWithin…   the foundry of Durgeddin the Black [ATTACH=full]123234[/ATTACH]Trans:By the sword                     by the flameBy the hammer                 by the forgeBy the axe                           by the fire[ATTACH=full]123235[/ATTACH]Trans:Dumathoin content sits by the fireFeet almost in the flamesHotter nowAnd the last bit-[ATTACH=full]123237[/ATTACH]Trans:ArundilHigh WizardJust to note Garumn has also explained that-Dumathoin is second in the dwarven hierarchy of gods (after the All Father- Moradin). He is known as the King Under the Mountain, the Secret Keeper, but more often he's called the Secret under the Mountain. He's the god of dwarven miners, who always leave an offering to him before starting their shift.Note the use of secret in dwarven terms doesn't quite mean the same as in human terms- it's not about keeping secrets as such, the secret referred to is the hidden wealth and wonder that the dwarves seek to extract from the ground.Dumathoin, many believe hides the earth's secrets (minerals and treasures) in the deep dark places, almost as a dare to the dwarves to go find them.Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the DM.</blockquote>

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