Chapter 25 (Duty Is Heavy As A Mountain)
Sanctume is slow to trust others.This is the conclusion of Sanctume’s released journal in Breadbowl, Summer of 240.22nd Galena
The duke summons for me this morning.
On my way to the duke’s office, word reached me that
my daughter, As Vucarstinthan, is throwing a tantrum! She’s an adult and have her own family. But still, this is troublesome.
The Cook, As Vucarstinthan and the Weaver Goden are on their way, separately, to Mayor Quasar’s office.
I glimpsed the cook enter the office first, followed by the weaver.
The cook goes in the mayor’s office, but the mayor is not there (yet).
As soon weaver arrives in the mayor’s office, the cook punches the weaver and starts throwing a tantrum!
The weaver gets beaten up inside and runs around.
The mayor arrives and tries to stop the fight.
The cook turns on the mayor and starts beating her up, BAD.
Sanctume hears the fight and runs in to investigate, and sees his daughter beating up the mayor, Quasar.
Sanctume intervenes by putting himself in between, but to no effect.
Mayor lost ability to stand.
The duke comes in from his office, sees the mayor and carries her away, tears in his eyes, presumably to the hospital.
The cooks start fighting the dog and the weaver again.
Sanctume can’t get himself to attack his own daughter.
The duke turns around and shouts, “Congratulations Sanctume, You are promoted to Captain of the Guard! Clean this mess up with your daughter.”
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The Duke Gwolfski carries Mayor Quasar to the Hospital bed...
and he immediately leaves to Report a Crime.
But Doctor May is on her break…
(5 days later)
27th Galena
May finishes her Break, and Diagnose Patient.
Her right foot is mangled beyond recognition.
Her right hand is bruised.
Her head is bruised.
Doctor May retrieves a gold crutch from the coffers and assigned it to Mayor Quasar.
Mayor Quasar gets up and leaves to Report a Crime.
As Vucarstinthad has become haggard and drawn due to the tremendous stresses placed on her and is throwing a tantrum. She feels regretful after starting a fist fight. She feels satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. Within the last season, she was dejected when caught in the rain. She didn't feel anything after seeing a giant gray langur die. She didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. She didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. She didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She was blissful dining in a legendary dining room. She felt satisfied after receiving water. She was blissful after sleeping in a great bedroom. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She was interested near a fine Seat. She was interested near a fine Table. She was interested near a fine Door. She was interested near a fine Container. She was interested near her own fine Bed. She was interested near her own fine Cabinet. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. She was interested near a fine Door. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. She was horrified after seeing a goblin die. She didn't feel anything after seeing a giant mole die. She was interested near a fine Seat. She felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. She felt satisfied at work. She was horrified after seeing L•r Markurns die. She felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge.
She is married to Sibrek Steelfaith and has one child: `Child' Puceportal. She is the daughter of Zasit Gazepaged and `Sanctume' Tongswane.
She is a citizen of The Old Nets. She is a member of The Farm of Hammers. She is a former member of The Bent Wire. She arrived at Imarust on the 23rd of Limestone in the year 238.
She is ninety-six years old, born on the 13th of Timber in the year 144.
She is corpulent. Her hair is clean-shaven. Her slate gray eyes have thin irises. Her small-lobed ears are somewhat narrow. Her hair is burnt sienna mixed with gray. Her skin is tan.
She is tough and slow to tire, but she is very slow to heal and quite clumsy.
As Vucarstinthad likes anhydrite, sterling silver, resin opal, cow leather, common snapping turtle shell, spears, rings, puzzleboxes and geese for their formation flying. When possible, she prefers to consume tigerfish, yellow bullhead, persimmon wine, sliver barb seeds and durians. She absolutely detests blood gnats.
She has a sharp intellect and a good kinesthetic sense, but she has a shortage of patience, poor empathy, a questionable spatial sense and a really bad memory.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally doesn't really value merrymaking. She dreams of crafting a masterwork someday.
She becomes completely helpless in stressful situations. She can easily fall in love or develop positive sentiments. She often feels discouraged. She takes offered help and gifts without feeling particularly grateful. She is brave in the face of imminent danger. She is quite polite. She is slow to anger. She tends to share her own experiences and thoughts with others. She doesn't seek out excitement. She is assertive. She talks to inanimate objects when she's trying to remember something. She needs alcohol to get through the working day.
"I was attacked. Ah... uh..."
Over the long term, Goden Egominod has been under a great deal of stress. He is shocked after being attacked. He is grouchy when caught in the rain. Within the last season, he felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Statue. He felt pleasure near a completely sublime Well. He felt pleasure near a fine Bed. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt tenderness talking with the spouse. He felt pleasure near his own fine Container. He felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. He was content dining in a legendary dining room. He was content after sleeping in a great bedroom. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything while in conflict. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a giant gray langur die. He felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. He felt satisfied while yelling at somebody in charge. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt satisfied while crying on somebody in charge. He felt pleasure near his own fine Cabinet. He felt pleasure near a fine Trade Depot. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He didn't feel anything after seeing a wild boar sow die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a draltha die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a giant wild boar die. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Bed. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a completely sublime Well. He felt pleasure near a fine Statue. He didn't feel anything after seeing a draltha die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a elk bird die. He felt pleasure near his own fine Bed. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a fine Table.
He is married to Feb Calledracks and has one child: `Child' Spotattics. He is the son of Fath Canyonfenced and Ducim Helmeddomains.
He is a citizen of The Old Nets. He is a member of The Farm of Hammers. He is a former member of The Canyons of Fury. He arrived at Imarust on the 7th of Slate in the year 238.
He is twenty years old, born on the 13th of Obsidian in the year 220.
His left upper leg is bruised. His left hand is bruised.
He is corpulent. His hair is extremely long. His somewhat short ears are slightly flattened. His eyebrows are extremely sparse. His hair is burnt sienna. His skin is cinnamon. His eyes are slate gray.
He is weak.
Goden Egominod likes conglomerate, lay pewter, demantoid, black-cap wood, giant osprey leather, the color gold, ballista parts, horses for their strength and olms for their gills. When possible, he prefers to consume giant rattlesnake and blackberry wine. He absolutely detests worms.
He has an iffy memory, a large deficit of willpower, little patience and poor spatial senses.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, respects commerce and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally finds leisure time wasteful, values decorum, dignity and proper behavior, finds those that deny their impulses somewhat stiff and doesn't feel strongly about the law. He dreams of crafting a masterwork someday.
He feels best when everyone gets along without any strife or contention. He is prone to hatreds and often develops negative feelings. He doesn't handle stress well. He is somewhat fearful in the face of imminent danger. He tends to be swayed by the emotions of others. He has a tendency toward forming deep emotional bonds with others. He is not particularly interested in what others think of him. He occasionally overindulges. He needs alcohol to get through the working day.
She is content after being able to rest and recuperate. She feels gratitude after being rescued. She feels hopeless after suffering a major injury. She panics after being attacked. She doesn't feel anything after experiencing trauma. Within the last season, she felt empathy while being yelled at by an unhappy citizen. She felt satisfied conducted a meeting in a good setting. She felt empathy while being cried on by an unhappy citizen. She was annoyed when caught in the rain. She felt satisfied at work. She felt satisfied after producing a masterwork. She was blissful after sleeping in a great bedroom. She felt dislike when forced to talk to somebody annoying. She felt pleasure near a fine Seat. She felt pleasure near a fine Seat. She felt pleasure near a fine Table. She felt pleasure near a fine Door. She felt pleasure near her own completely sublime Statue. She felt pleasure near a fine Table. She felt pleasure near a fine Seat. She felt pleasure near her own fine Seat. She felt gratitude to be re-elected. She felt pleasure near a fine Table. She felt pleasure near a fine Seat. She felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. She felt pleasure near a fine Seat. She felt pleasure near a fine Table.
She is a worshipper of Tecak and a worshipper of Rurast Mirrormystery the Bewildering Cloak.
She is a citizen of The Old Nets. She is a member of The Farm of Hammers. She is the broker of The Farm of Hammers. She is the mayor of The Farm of Hammers. She is the former chief medical dwarf of The Farm of Hammers. She is the former expedition leader of The Farm of Hammers. She arrived at Imarust on the 15th of Granite in the year 236.
She is sixty-five years old, born on the 11th of Slate in the year 175.
Her right foot is mangled beyond recognition. Her right hand is bruised. Her head is bruised.
She would be very thin but bears an enormous lardy burden. Her eyes are slate gray. Her hair is clean-shaven. She has an angular chin. Her ears are free-lobed. Her hair is burnt sienna. Her skin is brown.
`Quasar' Ustutharkim likes andesite, steel, dendritic agate, pileated gibbon leather, llama wool, the color lavender blush and bolts. When possible, she prefers to consume cockatiel and dwarven rum. She absolutely detests large roaches.
She has a great affinity for language, a great feel for social relationships, great creativity, very good intuition and a feel for music, but she has little willpower, poor empathy and poor focus.
Like others in her culture, she holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, respects commerce and finds nature somewhat disturbing. She personally finds sacrifice to be one of the highest ideals, treasures leisure time and thinks it is very important in life, thinks working hard is an abject idiocy and values a harmonious existence. She dreams of raising a family.
She is not careful with resources when working on projects and often spends unnecessary effort. She generally acts impartially and is rarely moved to mercy. She can handle stress. She is generally quite confident of her abilities when undertaking specific ventures. She can sometimes act without deliberation. She likes to keep things practical, without delving too deeply into the abstract. She tends to hang on to grievances. She needs alcohol to get through the working day. She likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
"I brought somebody to rest in bed. I feel such sympathy!"
He feels sympathy after bringing somebody to rest in bed. Within the last season, he felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt fondness talking with a friend. He was annoyed when caught in the rain. He felt satisfied at work. He felt sympathy after giving somebody water. He felt pleasure near his own fine Bed. He felt pleasure near his own fine Cabinet. He didn't feel anything after seeing a giant gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a wild boar sow die. He felt pleasure near his own fine Seat. He felt pleasure near his own completely sublime Statue. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near his own fine Door. He felt dislike when forced to talk to somebody annoying. He was apathetic after talking to a pillar of society. He was irritated to be wearing old clothing. He was irritated when thirsty. He felt jovial to have a mandate deadline met.
He is a worshipper of Istrath and a casual worshipper of Tecak.
He is a citizen of The Old Nets. He is a member of The Farm of Hammers. He is the militia captain of The Farm of Hammers. He is the duke of The Old Nets. He is the former baron of The Old Nets. He is the former count of The Old Nets. He arrived at Imarust on the 15th of Granite in the year 236.
He is ninety years old, born on the 4th of Sandstone in the year 150.
He is corpulent. His eyes are slate gray. His sideburns are clean-shaven. His very long moustache is neatly combed. His very long beard is arranged in double braids. His hair is clean-shaven. His nose is incredibly upturned. He has high cheekbones. His copper skin is wrinkled. His nose bridge is somewhat concave. His hair is burnt sienna with flecks of gray.
He is quite susceptible to disease and very quick to tire.
`Gwolfski' Uristirtir likes native platinum, bronze, amethyst, crystal glass, octopus leather, the color pine green, battle axes, millstones, hippos for their strength and horned melon vines for their fruit. When possible, he prefers to consume goat, salmon and single-grain wheat beer. He absolutely detests leeches.
He has a great sense of empathy, the ability to focus and willpower.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, values family greatly, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time, respects commerce and finds nature somewhat disturbing. He personally sees the denial of impulses as a vain and foolish pursuit, values romance, doesn't respect a society that has settled into harmony without debate and strife, does not respect the law and views loyalty unfavorably. He dreams of creating a great work of art, and this dream was realized.
He has no ambition whatsoever. He cuts any corners possible when working on a project, regardless of the consequences, rather than wasting effort or resources. He is concerned only with matters practical to the situation at hand, with absolutely no inclination toward abstract discussion. He does not enjoy participating in physical confrontations, and he works to square this natural tendency with his respect of martial prowess. He has a very calm demeanor. He often feels envious of others. He tends to share his own experiences and thoughts with others. He tends to think before acting. He is slow to anger. He is assertive. He doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges, and he is troubled by this because he values such powerful forces in life. He has a greedy streak. He generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity. He tends to form only tenuous emotional bonds with others. He rarely feels discouraged. He generally acts impartially and is rarely moved to mercy. He is trusting. He needs alcohol to get through the working day. He likes working outdoors and grumbles only mildly at inclement weather.
31st Galena
I do not know what will happen. I do not know what entails the position of Captain of the Guard.
I do know that I mandate certain luxuries, including demands for jails, chains, cages, more cabinets, armor stand, weapon rack, dinning and even tomb.
Perhaps I will have to jail my daughter in time.
But I would dare say that I was being trained for this position for there are schemes within schemes that I have yet to learn.
It is a puzzle that Duke Gwolfski shows great compassion to Mayor Quasar, and yet she accuses him.
Is it dwarven iron will that holds back emotions to want the succor of a mother's embrace, a sue for peace instead of striking out because one is a witness to great injustice?
A dwarf must have compassion in the core of his being.
In the mean time, I visit a special dwarf.
I said my farewell and I locked the hatch.
`Wild Child' Giginfath, "`Wild Child' Fliersacks", Dwarven Child
"I was near to my own Bed. I'm very pleased."
He feels pleasure near his own fine Bed. He feels pleasure near a fine Table. He feels pleasure near a fine Seat. He feels pleasure near a fine Table. He feels pleasure near a fine Table. Within the last season, he felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt nervous not having adequate protection. He felt pleasure near a splendid Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a completely sublime Well. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He was grouchy when caught in the rain. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near his own completely sublime Statue. He felt pleasure near his own completely sublime Cabinet. He didn't feel anything after seeing a gray langur die. He didn't feel anything after seeing a giant gray langur die. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He was blissful dining in a legendary dining room. He was blissful after sleeping in a very good bedroom. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Statue. He felt pleasure near a completely sublime Well. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near his own fine Container. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Paved Road. He felt pleasure near a fine Table. He felt pleasure near a fine Seat. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a fine Door. He felt pleasure near a splendid Trap. He felt fondness talking with a sibling. He felt pleasure near a fine Statue.
He is the son of Kulet Ballattic and Kadol Lucklancer. He is an ardent worshipper of Vucar Freeskies.
He is a citizen of The Old Nets. He is a member of The Farm of Hammers. He is a former member of The Lenses of Day. He arrived at Imarust on the 21st of Slate in the year 239.
He is ten years old, born on the 26th of Moonstone in the year 230.
He is corpulent. His long sideburns are braided. His very long moustache is neatly combed. His very long beard is braided. His hair is clean-shaven. He has an angular chin. His nose is hooked. His ears are somewhat narrow. His hair is burnt sienna. His skin is cinnamon. His eyes are slate gray.
He is susceptible to disease.
`Wild Child' Giginfath likes chalk, rose gold, yellow jasper, carambola wood wood, giant wild boar hoof, the color chartreuse, windows and bracelets. When possible, he prefers to consume tuber beer. He absolutely detests purring maggots.
He has a great affinity for language, a deep well of patience and a good kinesthetic sense, but he has little willpower, very bad analytical abilities and poor creativity.
Like others in his culture, he holds craftsdwarfship to be of the highest ideals and celebrates talented artisans and their masterworks, has a great deal of respect for the law, greatly prizes loyalty, sees friendship as one of the finer things in life, believes that honesty is a high ideal, greatly respects artists and their works, really respects those that take the time to master a skill, deeply respects those that work hard at their labors, respects fair-dealing and fair-play, values cooperation, finds merrymaking and partying worthwhile activities, values martial prowess, values leisure time and respects commerce. He personally finds maintaining decorum a silly, fumbling waste of time, is put off by family and doesn't care about nature one way or another. He dreams of mastering a skill.
He enjoys being in crowds. He is somewhat quarrelsome, and he is bothered by this since he values friendship. He is often cheerful. He has a calm demeanor. He doesn't tend to hold on to grievances. He doesn't seek out excitement. He sometimes acts with little determination and confidence. He tends to avoid any physical confrontations, and he works to square this natural tendency with his respect of martial prowess. He is somewhat fearful in the face of imminent danger. He has little interest in joking around. He needs alcohol to get through the working day.
A short, sturdy creature fond of drink and industry.