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 Oy! Pleasure to meet ya! Don't mind Max here, he's a real sweetheart. Anyway, it's gettin' late, but think you got time to share a pipe with a fellow traveler? Fantastic! What am I doing out here, wanderin' the wastes? Well, I could ask you that yourself! But, honestly, I thought everyone knew that we halflin's have taken to the roads ever since he torched our homes, all while he looking for some magic doodad or another. He never found what he was lookin' for, but I reckon that's some cold comfort for us. Especially since he seems to have set up shop there for good. It's something we talk about, you know. Getting all the scattered clans back together and taking our home back, I mean. Personally, I don't think we'll ever do it until we get rid of him for good, but no point in spreadin' that idea 'round, ya see? People gotta have some hope that things are gonna go back to they way they were, or else it won't ever happen! It's why I'm on the road like this. Heard some mighty interestin' stories 'bout some people with the same idea. 'Course, it may be nothing more than poppycock. Or it may be a bunch of greybeards blue skyin', and I'll just have to keep on looking for something with a good idea on what to do.. Or, well, we may all end up face down and dead in a ditch! Ha! But, can't ever let it get ya down, don't ya know! I've seen too many down faces on my travels, and like I said, that's how he really wins! No, we just have to keep the old stories alive, even if we can't quite remember exactly how they went. And maybe we should make some new stories worth telling while we're at it! quote:Name: Robard Goldworthy Capfalcon fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Sep 17, 2015 |
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Mors Rattus posted:Robard Goldworthy, the Halfling: The halflings have been forced to flee their homeland and take to a life so unlike the idyllic one they knew. What have you kept to make a home out of the barren road and open sky that the Betrayer can never take from you? Why is it so vital to a home? The one story every halfling knows is their clan's history. The great deeds of yer ancestors, the hilarious stories you'd share with friends, all the heartbreakin' losses. It's all important, all of it. ...Even if there's way too much for one person to remember. That's why we have to make most of it up! But... that's the point! You take what you've got and add your own bits to it, just like living in a clan!. Your story may not be historically correct, but it's true! No clan member's story is ever wrong, either. Not even when they contradict each other. Especially when they contradict each other. It just shows that you think some parts of the story are more important than others! And that's your right! As long as it makes for an interesting yarn, ain't no one gonna second gainsay you. Still, it's good form to add bits from other peoples stories to your own. History isn't ever a single, neatly penned book. It's pretty, sure, but static and lifeless. No, it's more like a big, patchwork quilt, and let me tell you this. All those memories from my clan mates have kept me cheered and warm on many a cold night, much better than any blanket would.
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