Ma Kin, Dakul Ironbeard It were good tay Meet ye, the other day An it gladens me Tay know that in this forsaken place, Dwarves of good heart can be found As I tell ye afore we parted, I am a Cleric Moradin Dwarffather, now let me tell ye a little more about meself. Me name you already ken is K’dang Earthhammer, and I’m from Dwnalmalk stronghold not to far from a place the humans call shadow gap. Tis just a small strong hold, and tis fairly new Me Granpa K’Thunk Earthhammer Were one o the founders I always knew from the time I ken first remember that Moradin was a callin me to his service, and twas the proudest day o me life when I took me vows o dedication I were joyful in me work an me callin , but then I have tay tell ye I started havin a dreamin that shook me to me very foundations. The dream were always the same I dreamed that I would be walking along a passage I knew not, Not lost ye ken but searchin a seam, when I would hear the sound of many Dwarves I knew not crying out in sorrow that they had lost the way an dina ken the right path, So I calls to them, “This way” , But they dina hear me, so I follow the Sorrowful sound of all them lost Dwarves Then I come to real deep dark place an not matter how much light I had I could nay see in tay it , so I calls This way ma Kin this way but they dina hear me, an tay my shame, in ma dream I be to afeared to go to them. This is always when I awoke Now ye may be askin yerself why I am a tellin you this , well it’s tay do with how I came tay find meself here. One day several weeks ago I was searchin a new seam for ma Pa, ( he teases me by callin me his ore sniffer), When I walks down a passage I had never been ,But I kens it, Tis a one from ma dreams, so I follows it, An I can tell ye this I was a prayin to Moradin Like I never prayed before, but I set me feet apon the path. I musta followed it for two days , When I feel the ground a shakin and a rumbblin fit tay bust it were, An from behind me I hears the passage a fallin an getting louder, so I does what any dwarf does when the tunnel hes in collapes I take to me legs tay get out o it, so I runs, and after a wee bit I comes to a glory hole, I can still hear the cave in a catchin up with me an I ken no way out so I start to climb down. At this point a big hunk o the roof hits me an dislodges me an I start a fallin down in tay the dark. I thought that I would soon see Moradin in person. As I was a tumbling donw I musta smacked me head cos I ken no more o the fall. I don’t know who was more surprised when I awoke Me or the filthy kobold who was tryin a steal me boots, I can tell ye I was not best pleased with him , so I scragged him, I dina ken how long I staggered down the tunnels and passages afore I came to this place . An now I can finally get tay the point o this story. I believe That I was supposed tay come here, I may sound boastful, But I do believe that Moradin heself Has work for me here tay do. And the job I have to do is tay help lost Dwarfs an set their feet on the right path. An when ye told me o your clan I kens this is my place If you be havin need o me It would make me a happy dwarf to serve me own kin as well as tay find out the lost souls here an show them what it means to be the Soulforgers children. I be looking forward tay your reply May Moradin’s blessins keep ye whole Your Kin K’Dank EarthHammer ===============================================