Geddrins Letters to Home

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To me Pa
I know ye bin with ya mate Dorand now fer ten years but Ima still writing ye these here letters with a hope ye be reading em in Paradise. I still curse the stinkin Drow fer wot they did to the Swifthammer Clan and I know some day I'll repay em fer ya.
I dona know Pa, about being a Priest of the Priceless Gem that is....I went into a sabbitical of sorts today seeking knowledge and wisdom so I may better find me path.
Well thats all Pa, love to Ma and me Bruvva and Sista, Tell ya mate Dorand ta look afta them fer me.
Faithfully Yours
Geddrin

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Pa
I havna written ye in about a year Pa I'm sorry fer the wait. It took me a year of searchin me heart and soul but I finally decided me path lay with The Pricless Gem. I be returning to Hlint today to resume me duties in the war against Blood.
I plan ta do me craftin and try to pefect me art while helping out with the War as much as I can.
I'll write ye sooner next time, until then May Dorand keep ye all well.
Geddrin.

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Pa,
Funny thing 'appened taday. Met a Goblin name Protho, at first I was ready to crown im and all but another mate Zen said he waz okay an all. Reluctantly I gave im a chance and it turns out e is a handy feller in a scrape an all. Sold im some bearskins and wolf pelts I dinnae need. I've met alot of kin in Hlint and started ta make a few friends, nice folk there in general.
Made me first shield the ovva day and two daggers. Im still werkin the coppa fer now but I hope ta git me hands on some better stuff soon. Write ye agin soon.
Geddrin.

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Pa,
The folk 'ave all gone mad 'ere in Hlint that run the place methinks! I seen two stinking Drow doin some shady dealings near the gates an chased em off an all. Well one of them walked rioght inta Hlint! I told some kinsmen about it and we went a searchin fer im. When I told the Capn o the Guard e jus said I shuld stop harrassing folks and trying ta start a bloody race war! Ken ye believe is cheek? Race war.....? I thought we was already avin a race war wiff em eh! Anyways when e mentioned about going ta Prison I decided it wuld be wise ta shut me mouth and I did. Then I met a feller called ozy and a nuvva feller i met Lucius said that they was good!! Cannae believ that Pa? Good Drow?! I dinnae know but I spose I once thought the only gud Goblin waz a dead wun eh and protho turned out awright....I dunno.... Drow but? I'm pretty much in tow minds about the whole thing. I think I'll jus keep to meself and keep an eye on em and Ifn they step outta line wit me I'll show em the hurtin end o me hammer HAR!
Well be seeing ya say guday to our mate Dorand fer me will ya.
Geddrin.

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Pa,
Went all the way to a City taday called Port Hampshire. I went cuz I met this halfling Lass wun night when I woz craftin and she told me o things that were a wonda to 'ear eh. She said I needed ta git out o the mines more so i thought stuff it I moight go lookin fer 'venture eh. By The Gems beard cities are confusin places. Got lost i dun know ow many times. Met up with me lil goblin mate Protho there and a nuvva feller and we joned this 'venturin party an all. They 'ad ta go inta the desert of all places, sumfin bout some pygmies or sumfin I tried me best ta listen ta what the lasses were saying about it but I woz asleep on me feet eh HAR! Anyways we went into this desert ya see and foiught these big wierd lookin things called manticores and sum Ogres right. Afta that we went into sum deeper part of the hot stinkin desert and fought some Pygmies.... HAR! They kicked our buttoxes up an down the desert a ways Droppin me lil mate protho and a few ovva fellers. Lucky fer them it weren't fatal and we soon 'eaded off gain and we met up with this Pygmy Paladin feller. After this lass, who woz a powerful Priest convinced the lil feller we went to this camp and then down ta some crypts. Everyfin woz lookin gud till we met up with this Lil lass and some elf lass who woz cursed. Of course being the Rockhead that I am I dinna believe 'er bouts there being a Medusa of sorts there and got meself turned ta stone! Next thing i knows some Elf feller is standing in front of me with a big grin on is face callin me dear heart or sumfin. HAR! Protho told me later that they 'ad ta carry me all the way back ta hampshire, bet that killed the two bloody elves in the party eh ta carry the likes o me HAR! Anyways between Pygmies, Cursed elves, Being stoned and whateva else i decided to heck with there deserts and cities and went back ta Hlint ta do sum more minin. wun gud thing bouts the city woz I picked meslef up a nice shield with our mate Dorands symbol on it eh, Scored Oi!
Anyways that lil feller protho proved imself pretty handy in a scrap and the Elves weren't half bad either fer Elves HAR!
Our mate Dorand blessed me wiff sum more Spells too soze in all it weren't so bad a time but dona tell anyone I said that okay?
I miss ye Pa, I hope ye are Happy with our mate Dorand an all... I'll write ye soon Pa.
Geddrin

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Pa,
'Ad sum bad luck o late, went ta these swamps with some folks and we ended up in this cave full o Trolls and Shadow Types. Many o us 'ad sum near misses and a few o us fell it woz bad news. Still we saved this Halfling Lass an she pointed in the roight direction on 'ow ta find this place called, of all things, The Dungeon o Death. Well I dona af ta elaborate on how dangerous that place woz the name says it all HAR! We fought this Giant beast made entirely o Adamantine and I woz too busy gaping at it in awe ta defend meself and I ended up on the wrong side o a beating. Lucky we 'ad that lass Elderwren along cause she is mighty 'andy in a scuffle an ken bring folks back from the ovva side n stuff. A fellow kinsman Kobal woz mighty handy ta 'ave along as well and he could mix it up roight proper. There were traps n puzzles n stuff everywhere ye looked and sum o the puzzles tested this Dwarfs patience out but 'avin said that I noe be much gud at puzzles n stuff gimmie a hot forge and some metal to smith anyday HAR! I been rethinkin me feelings about gud drow n stuff, an dona think i'm turnin me coat or nuffin, but I decided ta give em a chance ta prove me wrong about em, I mean ifn the Dragon brought em 'ere same as me must be fer a reason eh? But ifn they be spies then it be clobbering time HAR! All this travelling an 'venturing has given me a taste fer it methinks sose I reckon i'll be doin sum more o it sose I ken git sum more know 'ow sose I ken better serve the priceless Gem in the long run. Dun worry Pa I'll know ferget me duties to our mate Dorand but I be thinkin that I need ta be more wordly afore i ken serve the Pricless Gem proper like.
Write ye agin soon Pa.
Your Son, Geddrin.

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Pa,
Met a nice fella and saome lasses recently and went and rid the forest o sum Crooks. There was evil Kin there Pa, not gud.
The Fellers name was Tarradon and the lasses Victoria and Laurana. We cleared a 'ole o Umber 'Ulks and got some Oil fer a lass.
The lass Victoria 'ad ta leave but we ovvas went ta git some ashes for a lil lass. We all fell to some dead uns specully wun with green goo all around it. Some 'ow I ended up in this place where I met a real True Hammer  Dorand!! Pa!! She was awesum eh! We took care o them Dead Unz no worries wit 'er there but she 'ad ta go. I have traveled far and wide since then gittin inta sum trouble but also making sum discoveries. One bad wun woz when I went doewn this 'ole in the Rust Mountains and ran into Beholders and Illithids. They got me gud but I dun mind, I nealry made it to the deep. Met this feller I been 'venturing wit a few times and 'ad a real gud chat, his name be Dur'thak and e is a rioght decent lad. E told me sum stuff and I told him sum stuff all personal lioke. We be lioke kin jus lioke that, quick friends. We went to foind that oil for that lass again, she must be a careless lass that wun, and we got layed low by Ogres. The buggers. Going on a ship later on eh I noe liokes the ocean much but I am slowly gittin used to it eh. Afore I go Pa I jus wanna let ye noe that I decided ima try foind me bruvvers. There corpses weren't found eh an i be thinkin they live yet. I promise ye Pa I will do this thing or die trying. Love ta ma and say 'ello to our mate Dorand and put in a gud word fer ya Son.
Geddrin.

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Pa,
Haven't written in such a long time fer no gud reason cept fer mebe nort being able ta face a few truths. Too much has happened to mentshun n all but I met a novva hammer o dorand Venus and her friends Gabrielle and Angus. Venus as shown meh the true path ta richteousness i thunks and I follow her shining example as best I kin every dey loikes. I bin through alot, raised a feller Renji who worshipped a God or Goddess which woz an enemy o Dorands. The thing is Pa we needed every arm we culd fiond ta fioght them spioders and specters and I woulda dun it over even ifn i knew aboot his deity. Tis blasphemy i noo but that is jus 'ow it is. I begged hammer venbus ta guide meh on 'ow ta redeem meself but she just casually and calmly bade me get up and set me straight. Ya see Pa it is through imperfectshun thet we gain perfectshun liokes. Ifn we did not err we'd never noo ifn we were doin it rioght liokes. Venus taught me thus and I hold the teaching dear. If only the lass had a beard and woz a good half shorter then she is tall. Well if wishes were fishes the world wuld beh an ocshun methinks. Dur'thak the lad shared sum o 'is intimate secrets liokes wit meh n all and e elped meh to come to a decision Pa. I gort ta fiond Mikelle, Victor and Rory. Alive or dead lioke i gotsta noo wot 'appened ta each o em and free em if need beh or bury there remians then bury thems which is responsible lioke. I beh gitting close Pa, me power beh growing and soon i beh redy you'll see. Miss ye all Pa.
Your Son,
Geddrin.

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Pa,
It be such a Long tiome since I woz a beardless lad and yer waved to meh as oi left ter goto ther tempul in Lar and train. Oi saw ther High Hammer and Baron o Lar Tak'arsh Blacklung thet dey only frum afar as he welcomed the initiates ter the trmpul and gave a rousing speech on wot it means ter go inta service o The priceless Gem. Me Dwarven heart pumped meh blud furiously through meh chest thet dey, filled with passion fer making stuff n being a gud Dorandite I threw meself inta me werk. Oi had a bit o a crisis early on and did alot o soul searchin lioke but returned ter the Gems clergy. Now oi fiond meself at a novva crossroads Pa. Oi noo beh 'appy wiff me martial skills fer fionding me bruvvas, Oi want ter continue ter serve the Gem but oi cannae shake me need ter fiond meh bruvvas. Oi bin ovva in Dregar searching fer clues as too where they culd beh lioke but all oi beh gittin is dead ends. Oi went wiff a fione group o Lads and Lasses ter 'elp the High Hammer forge the Blade o Shadows. That's rioght Pa oi said The High Hamma! It were awful 'ard ter git ter where we woz goin lioke but oi tells ya Pa meh 'eart nearly pumped sose 'ard it burst oot meh chest lioke when ther High Hamma said fer meh ter 'elp im create the Mold. Meh part were small , but Pa jus ter beh there were an 'ona and ter beh asked ter 'elp wiff ther mold!! By the Gems Beard wot oi did ter deserve thet Oi doon noo but oim ferevva greateful Ter the High Hamma fer askin. Meh job were to try ter focus on ther tools and transfer ther powers being called upon ter the tools, Oi shut meh eyes and focused as 'ard as oi culd Pa and at fiorst it didna werk! Hamma Venus were rioght! Ifn Ther High Hamma and Master Ozy couldna git it rioght ther fiorst tiome but didna let it git to em then irt made meh feel alort betta n all aboot failing tiome affa tiome at ther forge and renewed meh ferva ter git betta lioke. We succeeded ther secon tiome Pa and made the mold. When then went ter where ther High Hamma forged ther blade, Oi wish I coulda seen it first 'and lioke but as Oi said afore i woz lucky ter git ta 'elp wiff anyfink at all being just a lowly Hamma. Och! wot a site it wuld o bin ter see. Since then we bin bloody runnin aroound lioke frum wun place or anovva chasin riddles n gitting the run a roun. Bloody Deduns an there cursed riddles an Priests and ther red tape! Oi also 'elped oot a pair o mages wiff there witch cookin thet went awry and got on ther wrong siode o a Heap o halflings in Port Hampshire when oi told em there were free pies at ther Scamp cause oi culdna wait in lione while they decided wot pies they were gonna git. Poor lads and lasses were all upset lioke and rioght gud Mad! Bin doon Drow 'oles and up Mountians, Crossed o'shuns and still no trail ter foller o meh Bruvvas. Oi bin finking thet oim as wise as oim gonna git till me beard is greyer sose oi Mioght focus more on meh Fioghtin skills and continue meh studies later lioke, Dun worry Pa oim not hanging up meh robes lioke jus need ter be in peak conditshun fer the r task oi set meself. Soon Pa, Soon oi'l eivva fiond meh bruvvas or lern o wot woz thar fate. And by the Gems beard ifn they beh noo breavvin then them which were responsible lioke will fiond thar same fate!
Geddrin.

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Bless your Tools and Forge and give thanks to Dorand before you start to pay the greatest honor you can do him and attempt your crafting.
Know that it is the act of crafting and not the outcome that you do him Honor.
If you at first do not succeed, Get off your backside and try again!
For even if you try and fail you have not failed Dorand, To fail would mean to destroy and not create, to tear down and not build up, and even when you fail do you not create something? You create a failure, You create a need to set things right and you create desire.
Despair is your arch enemy , Inaction a Sin. Idle minds and Idle hands means you need to get off your backside and get to work!
Covet not Gold but understand that your hard work should be justly rewarded, do not give away your wares or fop them off cheaply for Dorand blesses those that help themselves.
Do not seek to cheat or inflate the price on your wares so as to cheat people, Dorand may bless those that help themselves but he despises that which dishonors the crafts.
You are a Hammer of Dorand. This does not mean you are a mindless tool, your passion gives the Hammer life and your hard work creates that which was not there before, You must strive to be the Tool and allow Dorand to be the crafter, Open your heart to him and he will craft you into something far more amazing then a simple Tool.

And I Pray to him....
O Dorand the Priceless Gem,
I am the Fire within your forge that burns as does my Passion.
I am the Needle that sews your Desires everywhere that I should roam.
I am the Cut Gem awaiting your Polish.
I am the Pattern awaiting your Design.
I am the Hammer that strikes the anvil of Faith in your Name.
Praise Be.
 
These are the things that I, Geddrin Swifthammer, Tell myself everyday.