The 6th Galena, 1069"Dad, please, you can stop,"
"I just can't!" Istrath slurred. Makrond looked uncomfortable as his glass was filled to the top with more whiskey. "This is just, just too good. Ya' know? Just too good."
"Ughh..." Limul shook his head and turned to survey the room. The hustle and bustle of the haulers was cathartic. Cokho Roknut was slouching around, hauling drapes. His fellow workers were straining underneath cabinets and weapon racks. A double-bed had already been assembled and Limul was currently throwing sheets onto it.
"The room is excellent, sir," Makrond said. "Prime property, of course, but as for the decor, well..."
"Well what?" Limul asked. "I tasked the engravers to spruce this place up. Give it some
zazz, you know?"
"Did you actually see who the workers were?" Istrath asked in a moment of clarity.
"...No, engravers are engravers... why, who was it?"
"Well," Makrond said. "Valania started things off, and Stravitch got irritated. Said he wasn't represented in a 'full enough capacity', whatever that means. Anyway, he hired a mason-turned-engraver, and... well..."
Limul groaned. "Can we get rid of them?"
"And incur all their wraths?"
"I suppose not... well, how bad is it, really?"
Makrond shrugged. "Valania engraved fourteen tributes to Rice in your floor. And Stravitch's proxy, well... you should just see them for yourself."
The Fragil Finger
Engraved on the floor is an exceptionally designed image of Goden Speakcudgle the dwarf and rings by Ingish Ormiststinthad. Goden Speakcudgle is surrounded by the rings."
"What is THAT," Limul asked.
"That's Stravitch punishing the butcher who had his hand cut off outside our fortress. He's wrapped up in those rings."
"Horrifying."
The Pulps of Muting
Engraved on the floor is a masterfully designed image of Libash Craftfell the dwarf and Stravitch Fillwhip the Gloved Shred of Watches the dwarf by Ingish Ormiststinthad. Libash Craftfell is making a plaintive gesture. Stravitch Fillwhip the Gloved Shred of Watches is striking a menacing pose. The artwork relates to the mortal wounding of the dwarf Libash Craftfell by the dwarf Stravitch Fillwhip in Oceanbled in the early autumn of 1060
"I don't even remember that happening," Limul said.
"I doubt anyone does. It was probably on a 'hunting accident'. Or just one of the dwarves that vanished..."
"I probably shouldn't get rid of the engravings, shoudl I?" Limul asked suddenly.
"Probably not in your best interests, no," Istrath said, taking a pull from his bottle.