Inzae, Troke, dwarven settlement pattern

cleaverthepit · Post by **cleaverthepit** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:54 pm

It is impossible to determine the events that propel the dwarves of the Troke to make new settlements, but they do so on rare occasions. These new settlements are called Klostens. What is known, is that the Kloster, who are the spiritual leaders of the dwarves, divine the necessity of a new settlement and approach a ruling clan to fund and organize the process. On rarer occasions, the Kloster act as a group or individually to settle a new Klosten, funding and organizing the process themselves.

The new Klosten is a simple affair and almost always consists of a main building which houses a brewery and common room. Atop this or attached to it are a series of rooms to house the dwarves who have chosen to settle there. A Kloster is always placed in charge of the operation and maintains control of the Klostens functions for a period of months or even years.

Many of the Klosten become homes to traveling dwarves and the places are generally very open to visitors (compensation is of course expected). In time, the Kloster move out and build another brew house or an attached brewery and residence. The original structure of the Klosten becomes a hostel, tavern or similar establishment. The latter is generally managed by a representative of the family or clan which organized the original venture.

In times past, Klosten were built just for dwarves and humans or others of large stature found them uncomfortable and uniinviting. In the Troke, the dwarves close relationship with humans has modified this somewhat. The initial structure of the Klosten is built to accommodate humans. It has, in fact, become common practice for humans to accompany the dwarves who settle a new Klosten acting as guards, guides, or otherwise.

Few humans are aware of that the placement of the Klosten of the Troke are quite controlled and planned out. Each is constructed around a tree called which humans formally name the Rhuwan but which the dwarves name the Agnar. Many are aware the Rhuwan is a powerful symbol to the dwarves and some are aware of its elemental ties to the dwarves but only a very few are aware of the Rhuwans central role in dwarven spiritual life. Similarly, the wood, leaves, bark, flowers and fruit of the Rhuwan tree is known to have magical qualities, but only a few know how great these qualities are.

The Klosten are built around or near the rhuwan tree and is an ubiquitous feature of the Klosten and found in nearly every every dwarven settlement, no matter how large or small, in the Troke.

cleaverthepit · Post by **cleaverthepit** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:24 pm

The setting will come with 4 new racial classes for dwarves

religious leader

warrior

hunter

Adventurer

3 races of dwarves

The Dvergar are deep dwarves who live deep under the earth.

The Hazelgar are mountain dwarves who live in the Kragenmores.

The Nidavgar are hill or forest dwarves who hale from the Troke.

each race has its own particular qualities (and limitation) that effect class as well

normal classes are not open to dwarves.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:33 pm

Cooooool!
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:58 pm

So are the Agnar the current state of the intelligent race of trees created by the All Father, or is this something Inzae created in her weaker understanding of the words of power?
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cleaverthepit · Post by **cleaverthepit** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:07 pm

The All Father traded a tree for a dragon egg. The tree, rooted from the First Tree, was supposed to take root and propogate. The All Father did all he could to teach Inzaa the words to manage this. Inzaa made a Trottigen giant, the greates of all trottigen giants, responsible for the care of the tree.

Yet, the tree never rooted nor propogated. But neither did it die.

In time, Inzaa grew wroth and ripped the tree from its mountain top and took it in her mouth and mauled it, casting thousands of splinters across the world. At the smae time, she had grabbed the giant and it too was mauled and cast across the world.

From one blood soaked splinter arose the Agnar tree.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:12 pm

Cool! I like that. Thanks.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:25 am

Oh man, I just... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

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