Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-17114085-20190126220742/@comment-17114085-20190428122032

(I meant to write Orichalcum, as Boruus had previously stated that they had it and the mountain does have Orichalcum veins in-game.)

"Mount Sheave is mostly made up of iron ore, but our mines stretch deep enough to get the orichalcum pockets that exist." The smith explained. "It isn't as much as I'd like to have, but enough to make do. Unless you're carrying a cart's worth of orichalcum ore, whatever you have wouldn't even be enough to make a suit of armor so it's practically worthless to me."

Even if what she said was true, the she-smith was being overly dismissive of Lamush. It was like she was trying to get her to leave without outright telling her to go.

"Oh, good eye Kal." Elisiv was impressed. "Let's call Captain Bodvar and the others here and continue on from there."

A few minutes later the group was following the trails of footprints. Kal, Elisiv and Bodvar were at the front.

After reaching a certain area to the east, the tracks had become more spread out.

"These tracks seem to be wandering all over the place." Bodvar pointed out.

Elisiv crouched down and examined them. "Looks to me like they might have been searching for something in this area."

Bodvar scractched his beard. "You might be right...split up and search this area. These orc-killers might give us a clue to where the stronghold is located."

The Stormhawks followed the mine shaft for quite a while before reaching something. The only thing they found more of in the corridor had been more torches, but now they came up upon a chamber that served as a pitstop and a crossroads, as it had three other passages leading to it.

The chamber was wood-framed and held some crates of supplies along with sleeping furs in a makeshift sleeping mat on the ground.

Kane made it to the palace and after some searching around found the steward. She was speaking with the Lawspeaker, Haukōn.

"I've received word from Lady Mabil, she is coming from Blekstein with her daughter Magna for the funeral." Haukōn stated.

Mabil was the younger sister of Jarl Sigurd, making her Harald's aunt.

"Chief Jænis Brák has already arrived from Yorgrim with his family." Holma said. She was organizing the guest quarters of every important person that was coming to the palace for the Jarl's funeral. "Any others confirmed their presence?"

"Chief Vilbaldr Rúmfari said that he would move gods and earth to get here on time, but his town is all the way to the south of Ostmark so I wouldn't count on him making it here on time." Haukōn stated.

Vilbaldr was the nephew of Jarl Sigurd, so he was Harald's cousin.

"Thane Jóngeirr Hawk-Dale has expressed his regrets, but he won't be arriving for the funeral. However he stated in his letter that he would come for the coronation. Like Thokavarda, Amol is too far south to make the journey here on time. The same goes for the lordling Húnbogi Woodham." The Lawspeaker continued.

Jóngeirr was Mabil's only son, thus making him Sigurd's nephew as well. Húnbogi was betrothed to Magna Hawk-Dale, Mabil's daughter.

"Elder Otto Bultaðr of Wittestadr should arrived within a few days. He'll be coming by boat from the White River. Lady Jóðdís of Bjargveltask will be coming, but her son-in-law is staying to keep watch over the village. They expressed worry about raids on their southern hamlets." He continued.

"Raids?" Holma asked.

"Their letter didn't specify the cause. My guess would be giants from the Aalto tundra." He replied.

Holma made a note of that. She'd need to bring it up with Jóðdís when she arrived in the city.

"Last but not least is a surprising letter I got form Jarl Arngrim of Saarthal. He too will be coming to the funeral with his eldest son." Haukōn finished.

"Not that surprising. Arngrim is Sigurd's cousin and the two were fast friends in their youth." Holma muttered. With the Lawspeaker done with his report, she began to list the arrangements for the guest quarters that she would have to prepare.