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<blockquote data-quote="Voda Vosa" data-source="post: 5744146" data-attributes="member: 51271"><p>Kurin settles on the table and enjoys the food and the stories. As they eat, he points at some of the eldest men and says <strong><span style="color: Red">“Peoples of strong arms and hearts are required in Lake Town, for what I was able to see. There would be lots of opportunities for folks such as yourselves there, and also protection from orcs and whatnot. The trade with the Lonely Mountain has increased jobs and wealth in the area…”</span></strong> Kurin searched for the other two dwarf's reassurance, since the elves, the hobbits and himself were new to Lake Town. His ‘business talk’ keep on as long as the dwarf was eating. Dwarf usually speak of business with food in their mouth, so says the saying. </p><p></p><p>But as dinner reached an end, and everybody settled down for tea and smoke, Kurin leaned back, filling his pipe with the weed the hobbits had offered him. <strong><span style="color: Red">“Fine product,”</span></strong> he stated, almost to himself, as he filled the pipe and light it. Tilting his head back he began casting rings of smoke, and then, long spiralling lines, that quickly flew through the rings, dragging them into an amorphous puff of smoke.<strong><span style="color: Red"> “My signature move” </span></strong>he says proudly. Kurin wasn’t a professional of smoke ring making, but he enjoyed practice of such an arcane tradition. </p><p></p><p>The dwarf seems eager to either tell stories or sing, but the ambient doesn’t look good for a song. <span style="color: Red"><strong>“I think we need to know each other my friends. I’ll make the honours and begin, hehe… “ </strong></span>the dwarf clears his throat and starts</p><p><strong><span style="color: Red"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red">I come from a proud family of dwarfs from the Iron Hills, we have never been very wealthy, nor too poor. We’ve worked hard to make a living, with my father Korim, and my son Korin. My Father is a skilled cuartermaster, and I was quicker with a pick than any dwarf you’ll have the honour of meeting. My little boy is half and half, as usual. In the times of Smaug, Dain, lord of the Iron Hills, had heard of the devastation the dragon brought to the Lonley Mountain, and decided to erect huge stone walls on the entrances of the Mines, to protect us from the dragon. My father was called to handle the workers, and me and my boy, along with dozens of dwarfs worked on the quarry mines, getting the stone needed. When the walls were done, we felt safe, and started preparing for war inside our fortress. Word had it that the King Under the Mountain was returning to his rightful place and would cast the dragon out. Thorin Oakshield did exactly that. By the time the crows arrived with the news, we have crafted many armors and weapons, and marched to what was later known as the Battle of the Fiver armies. Initially, we thought we were going to fight the elves and the men of lake town, but as the or chords appeared from the right flank of the mountain, old rivalries died quickly, and we all fought bravely against the orcs. My son was lost to me, as were many brave souls that day, at the hands of those dark creatures. Not even the King Under the Mountain was safe. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Red">But after the grief and the healing, time for growth came, and my father and I moved to the Lonley Mountain, as Dain was proclaimed new King Under the Mountain, and wanted us to work on the newly formed Artisan’s Guild.</span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Red">Years later, I was sent to the embassy to meet lord Gloin, to establish trade quotas. That’s where <em>my </em>tale ends, and <em>our</em> tale begins.” </span></strong>Finishes up the dwarf. Now with a nostalgic air in his eyes, he gazes to the night sky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voda Vosa, post: 5744146, member: 51271"] Kurin settles on the table and enjoys the food and the stories. As they eat, he points at some of the eldest men and says [B][COLOR="Red"]“Peoples of strong arms and hearts are required in Lake Town, for what I was able to see. There would be lots of opportunities for folks such as yourselves there, and also protection from orcs and whatnot. The trade with the Lonely Mountain has increased jobs and wealth in the area…”[/COLOR][/B] Kurin searched for the other two dwarf's reassurance, since the elves, the hobbits and himself were new to Lake Town. His ‘business talk’ keep on as long as the dwarf was eating. Dwarf usually speak of business with food in their mouth, so says the saying. But as dinner reached an end, and everybody settled down for tea and smoke, Kurin leaned back, filling his pipe with the weed the hobbits had offered him. [B][COLOR="Red"]“Fine product,”[/COLOR][/B] he stated, almost to himself, as he filled the pipe and light it. Tilting his head back he began casting rings of smoke, and then, long spiralling lines, that quickly flew through the rings, dragging them into an amorphous puff of smoke.[B][COLOR="Red"] “My signature move” [/COLOR][/B]he says proudly. Kurin wasn’t a professional of smoke ring making, but he enjoyed practice of such an arcane tradition. The dwarf seems eager to either tell stories or sing, but the ambient doesn’t look good for a song. [COLOR="Red"][B]“I think we need to know each other my friends. I’ll make the honours and begin, hehe… “ [/B][/COLOR]the dwarf clears his throat and starts [B][COLOR="Red"] I come from a proud family of dwarfs from the Iron Hills, we have never been very wealthy, nor too poor. We’ve worked hard to make a living, with my father Korim, and my son Korin. My Father is a skilled cuartermaster, and I was quicker with a pick than any dwarf you’ll have the honour of meeting. My little boy is half and half, as usual. In the times of Smaug, Dain, lord of the Iron Hills, had heard of the devastation the dragon brought to the Lonley Mountain, and decided to erect huge stone walls on the entrances of the Mines, to protect us from the dragon. My father was called to handle the workers, and me and my boy, along with dozens of dwarfs worked on the quarry mines, getting the stone needed. When the walls were done, we felt safe, and started preparing for war inside our fortress. Word had it that the King Under the Mountain was returning to his rightful place and would cast the dragon out. Thorin Oakshield did exactly that. By the time the crows arrived with the news, we have crafted many armors and weapons, and marched to what was later known as the Battle of the Fiver armies. Initially, we thought we were going to fight the elves and the men of lake town, but as the or chords appeared from the right flank of the mountain, old rivalries died quickly, and we all fought bravely against the orcs. My son was lost to me, as were many brave souls that day, at the hands of those dark creatures. Not even the King Under the Mountain was safe. But after the grief and the healing, time for growth came, and my father and I moved to the Lonley Mountain, as Dain was proclaimed new King Under the Mountain, and wanted us to work on the newly formed Artisan’s Guild. Years later, I was sent to the embassy to meet lord Gloin, to establish trade quotas. That’s where [I]my [/I]tale ends, and [I]our[/I] tale begins.” [/COLOR][/B]Finishes up the dwarf. Now with a nostalgic air in his eyes, he gazes to the night sky. [/QUOTE]
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