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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 9782292" data-attributes="member: 7015827">Lloria had sufficient time to dry off and polish her armor before Clan Greeter Rumnaher entered the cave. He declared that Tarsakh 15 was a great day for Clan Ironhelm, as they would hail a new king, then explained to the group how the day would go. Whenever they were ready, they could enter the inner gates to the citadel, where Rumnaher would escort them to see Iskar, the high priest of Moradin. He desired to have some words with them about what had occurred in the recovery of the dragon hoard, as well as about the coronation ceremony. They would then be escorted to the guest quarters and also meet Fignar Ironson, the new head of the clan merchants, who would dispense their portion of the hoard earned as a reward; according to the original agreement with Helm’s Shadows, one-fifth of the gold collected had been set aside for the company. The ceremony was not until the evening, one hour after sunset, so they would be free in the meantime to visit the smithy and other common areas, as they wished. Those classified by the clan as “honored guests” - Dermot, Rosten and Lloria - would be under Darrow's bond for their behavior.As relative newcomers to Clan Ironhelm, Rosten and Lloria had some questions about the arrangements, but Rumnaher pulled Darrow aside for a private conversation in dwarven. The two nonetheless looked forward to entering clan halls, Rosten to claim the prize while Lloria noted that dwarves were known to specialize in crafting fine armors and weapons. Aerikoth confirmed that some of the finest weapons and armor found in Teziir were from Clan Ironhelm.After concluding an evidently friendly conversation punctuated by occasional laughter, Rumnaher explained to the others that he was just speaking with Darrow about some of the details of the coronation ceremony that he might be involved with. After the coronation occurred, it was customary for all to retire to their quarters, to offer prayers in support of the new King. The following night would be the clan celebration, to which they all would be invited. The Clan Greeter said they should take whatever time they needed to pack up their equipment, and he would await them inside. Rumnaher then departed the cave, as Darrow held out a shield for inspection that appeared to be coated with dragonscales, which had been made after their last adventure finding the hoard.Following a query by Aerikoth about gift protocol for the ceremony, of which Darrow had no knowledge, the dwarf mentioned that the others should know that he would be required to stand as the king’s protector. In that role, he would take any challengers on in a duel without armor or weapons. He did not consider it anything to be worried about and even grinned a bit at the prospect of some fun. Rosten expressed some concern, but Lloria was similarly as unworried as the dwarf, trusting in Darrow’s bare-knuckle prowess. Dermot asked if there would likely be any challengers, but the ranger’s question went unanswered.</blockquote>

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