Post:The Sword of Rutilor - 03/19/2024 - 17:28

The Sword of Rutilor · on 03/19/2024 17:28	2425
The pounding of steel clashing with steel reverberates through a dark room, each strike casting a spark that briefly lights the surface of an anvil. With a rhythmic pumping, a bellows breathes life into a flame that heats iron to a glow. Six men stand around the forge, each proudly taking turns pounding at a longsword they wield. Chained to the anvil, a barely-conscious figure lies collapsed on the floor. Clad in matching cassocks, the men bear a reverent demeanor. As if in unison, the men hum a solemn dirge to themselves, keeping time as they castigate the man shackled to the anvil. Each of the six figures quench their glowing knives not in a bucket, but on the man's body -- the sizzling of searing flesh accompanied by a guttural scream as they use tongs to press the flat of the blade against the skin of his face, and head, and neck. This process continues until each of the figures are satisfied with the quality of their work, and in turn the chained man has long fallen unconscious from the agony. One of the six stands over him, taking no pride in his work, and the rest cease their assault. "The sword of Rutilor will mark his own."
This message was originally posted in Events and Happenings in DragonRealms' Elanthia / Zoluren Events, by DR-IRENOS on the play.net forums.