>>6166380> Brak’Thar: The Grand Feast of the MootA grand moot takes place—a time when clan heads, artisans, and common folk converge to reaffirm their bonds and chart the kingdom’s future. This year’s moot culminates in a lavish Brak’Thar, a colossal feast brimming with dwarven pride and tradition.
Ancestor Reverence:
The festivities begin with prayers to Adir, Aira, and the rest of the ancestral pantheon. Newly crafted cheese and freshly distilled whiskey are laid at stone altars, symbolizing gratitude for the kingdom’s prosperity.
Celebratory Banquet:
At the Brak’Thar’s peak, massive tables overflow with cheese wheels, hearty breads, mushroom stews, and the kingdom’s first drams of whiskey. Laughter and clinking cups fill the air as dwarves savor each bite and sip.
Yeti Sloths, adorned with colorful ribbons, lumber through the crowd, their initially foul tempers soothed by the festive atmosphere—and perhaps the promise of leftover scraps.
Toasts and Traditions:
Clan leaders raise their cups in toasts, hailing the unwavering spirit of the Urotti people. Young dwarves, newly introduced to the moot, exchange crafts and stories in a rite of passage that binds them to their heritage.
> RumorsSunset Portents: As talk of Habitun pilgrims intensifies, some dwarves whisper that the sun’s demise looms closer than ever. Fears of a coming darkness lead a few to urge continued expansion of mushroom cellars—“just in case.”
Serpent Carvings: Scouts traveling through the snowy plains mention strange engravings on abandoned boulders—shapes like serpents devouring spheres. Nobody knows whether it’s a cryptic warning or some ancient decorative motif.
Phantom Anvils: Late at night, certain guards claim they’ve heard echoing hammer blows from empty forges, accompanied by fleeting flashes of light. Most dismiss it as overactive imaginations, but an undertone of unease lingers in every tavern conversation.
Unfinished Rune Fragment: Librarians reveal finding a peculiar rune-engraved stone deep in a disused corridor—an incomplete incantation for “unbreakable fortitude.” Scholars excitedly debate if it’s part of the dwarves’ lost rune lore.
