Thrumgrin

Thrumgrin
Status:	Alive
Race:	Dwarf
Gender:	Male
Location:	Hibarnhvidar (Ranik Map 117)
Type:	shopowner

Thrumgrin
Province	Forfedhdar
Justice	city
Town	Hibarnhvidar
Map	Ranik's Map 117
Room ID	4001013
Owner	Thrumgrin
# of Rooms	-
Store Type	Miscellaneous shops
This store only accepts Dokoras

Thrumgrin will customize stone totems created via Carving, turning them into Dwarven style steles. Added on 2/20/2026 with Fun-Day Fridays #80.

Description

You see Thrumgrin Skowt, a Dwarf. He has deep-set ale-brown eyes, with pewter-rimmed glasses and thick platinum hair. He has weathered skin, broad shoulders and a sturdy build, indicative of years of hard labor. He is average height for a Dwarf and is ancient. He has a thick bushy mustache that droops heavily on his upper lip and a lush beard twisted into three long braids.

He is holding a stone-carving chisel in his left hand. He is wearing a crusty bark-hide leather apron over a simple linen shirt and sturdy trousers, all well-worn from years of use. Heavy, leather boots cover his feet, and an ebony leather tool belt hangs around his waist, filled with various carving tools and small pouches likely containing supplies.

Interactions

Study

You've overheard others asking Thrumgrin about a number of topics, including place, season, partner, profession, goal, number, animal, location, shape, type1, type2, choose, orders, stele, example, finish, and status.

Ask Thrumgrin about Stele

Thrumgrin explains, "Totem steles are a Dwarven custom that symbolize the six aspects emblematic of an individual's life. These are: first, the core of the person second, the birthplace and season third, the profession fourth, the heart fifth, achievements and goals and sixth, the person's animal guardian. Consider reading, "The Pillars of Forfedhdar" by Baldar Skowt, in the Hibarnhvidar Library for more information."

Ask Thrumgrin about Place

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible places of birth:

Places of Birth

baker's house barn beach blacksmith's forge boat brewery castle cave cellar cliff convent cottage desert farmstead forest garrison gatehouse great city hillside pasture hostel hovel hunting lodge hut inn jungle large lake manor house marketplace merchant's store mill monastery mountain oceanside palace parish house plain pond priory remote hermitage river riverside wharf roadside royal pavilion sand dune seaside grotto shepherd's hut ship at sea small lake small town stable stone tower tannery tent tiny village tower vineyard weaver's cottage winery

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE PLACE {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Season

The available options will depend on your character's birthday.

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible birth seasons:

Spring Options

a {PLACE} alive with birdsong a {PLACE} awash in budding greenery a {PLACE} beneath a robin-egg sky a {PLACE} blooming with wildflowers a {PLACE} carpeted in pale buds a {PLACE} shrouded in morning mist a {PLACE} stippled with new blossoms a {PLACE} surrounded by rushing meltwater a {PLACE} vibrant with new growth a {PLACE} waking from slumber a breeze-kissed {PLACE} a dew-dampened {PLACE} a dew-pearled {PLACE} a mud-slicked {PLACE} a pale-sunlit {PLACE} a rain-washed {PLACE} a soft-shadowed {PLACE} a sprout-tangled {PLACE} a thaw-weakened {PLACE}

Summer Options

a {PLACE} baking in stagnant heat a {PLACE} bathed in golden light a {PLACE} bathed in sunlight a {PLACE} bleached by unrelenting light a {PLACE} drowning in cicadas a {PLACE} heavy with humid air a {PLACE} parched by the mid-summer sun a {PLACE} shimmering in the heat a {PLACE} slumbering in cool shade a {PLACE} sweltering under a midday sun a {PLACE} under a brassy, heat-heavy sky a bone-dry {PLACE} a drought-parched {PLACE} a dust-choked {PLACE} a dust-filmed {PLACE} a fire-lit {PLACE} a star-crowded {PLACE} a storm-lashed {PLACE} a sun-scorched {PLACE}

Autumn Options

a {PLACE} alone amongst rattling stalks a {PLACE} asleep amongst dying embers a {PLACE} brittle with early decay a {PLACE} brittle with fallen needles a {PLACE} carpeted in amber leaves a {PLACE} cast in amber light a {PLACE} chilled by harvest frost a {PLACE} infused with long, reaching shadows a {PLACE} lashed by autumnal rains a {PLACE} littered with crimson leaves a {PLACE} somber with lengthening shadows a {PLACE} suffused of woodsmoke a {PLACE} veiled in evening fog a copper-hued {PLACE} a grey-misted {PLACE} a harvest-gold {PLACE} a mist-choked {PLACE} a twilight-shadowed {PLACE} a wind-swept {PLACE}

Winter Options

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE SEASON {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Partner

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible partner symbology:

Partners
Dwarf female Dwarf male Dwarf Elf female Elf male Elf Elothean female Elothean male Elothean Gnome female Gnome male Gnome Gor'Tog female Gor'Tog male Gor'Tog Halfling female Halfling male Halfling Human female Human male Human Kaldar female Kaldar male Kaldar Prydaen female Prydaen male Prydaen Rakash female Rakash male Rakash S'Kra Mur female S'Kra Mur male S'Kra Mur alone

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE PARTNER {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Profession

The available options will depend on your character's guild.

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible profession's pictographs:

Barbarian Pictographs

Bard Pictographs

Cleric Pictographs
a bridge spanning two palms a chalice of holy water an embellished pilgrim's badge a favor orb an incense burner a leather prayer book a set of prayer beads a shimmering anloral stone a simple almsbox a stately altar a tiny wild sirese seed a vial of holy oil

Commoner Pictographs

Empath Pictographs

Moon Mage Pictographs
a Grazhir shard a bag of divination tools a chart of the three Elanthian moons a field of stars a large Shadow Servant a lithe shadowling a moonbeam's ray a moonblade a platinum telescope a silver astrolabe a stately Moongate a waning crescent moon

Necromancer Pictographs

Paladin Pictographs

Ranger Pictographs

Thief Pictographs
a coil of thin rope a dagger hidden in a sleeve a hooded cloak a locked coffer a pair of soft-soled boots a pair of throwing knives a set of skeleton keys a silent shadow a single copper coin a sniper's short bow a stout lockpick a vial of colorless liquid

Trader Pictographs

Warrior Mage Pictographs
a cambrinth pendant a crystal-pommeled mace an elegant staff a fir talisman a runestone a runic etching on steel a shield reflecting a fireball a spellbook bound in dragon-hide a sword blade inscribed with glowing sigils a sword wrapped in blue lightning a vial of naphtha a wolf's head charm

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE PROFESSION {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Goal

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible life goals or achievements:

Life Goals

administering to the healing of an ancient wound admiring a field of wheat without a weed appraising a soul washed white as wool appraising a throne carved from a single diamond at a table overflowing with friends atop a mountain of silver crowns authoring a book that writes its own ending becoming a sword turned into a plowshare burdened beneath a crown of thorns and gold capturing a lightning bolt commanding a fleet of white-sailed ships contemplating a chain broken by a single rose contemplating the planting of the Sana'ati Dyaus creating a silent pact written in blood crossing a bridge made of rainbows defeated by the mastery of the ticking clock designing a tower built to touch the sun discovering a door unlocked by a whisper drinking of a moon's reflection encountering a tree bearing fruit of solid gold enjoying a peaceful sleep under the stars entering a city rising from the ashes envisioning a throne of glass in a kingdom of sand gazing upon the perfect forging of a masterwork holding a faceted vial of elixir holding a notched blade of a hundred battles holding aloft the head of an unknown beast immersed in a hearth that never grows cold judging a heart encased in unbreakable glass lighting a single candle defying the abyss materializing a flame that burns underwater memorizing a map leading to the edge of the world mending a broken crown mending a shattered bridge mesmerized by the touch of a divine hand on a throne of cold iron planning the theft of a dragon's first egg planting a forest in the desert raising a silk banner flying high rationalizing a giant's footprint filled with flowers reflecting on a constellation named in their honor reflecting on the rescue of a fallen soul rejoicing in the crumbling of a rival's walls remembering the tattered banner of a fallen empire respecting a name whispered in fear sailing a ship over a waterfall scaling the unclimbable peak searching through a library of ancient vellum silencing a great war sitting upon a throne in a cavernous underworld speaking to a shadow that obeys standing on a shattered shield of a foe standing proud before a solved riddle staring into a goblet overflowing with light stitching together two realms studying a bridge across a deep chasm studying a map of conquered lands studying a scale balancing a soul and a feather taming a wild stallion unlocking a forbidden seal walking through the veil and back wearing a crown of laurel leaves welcoming the return of the exiled whimpering beneath the stolen breath of a god whispering to the wind with a heart forged in fire with a king's own signet ring with a legacy written in stone with the deed to a sprawling manor with the key to the city gates with two hands clasped in a vow

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE GOAL {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Number

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible number of animals represented:

Numbers
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen none

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE NUMBER {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Animal

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible animal guardians:

Animals

adder albatross arbelog badger banshee basilisk bat bear beaver black widow spider blood wolf boar bobcat boggle boobrie bull butterfly cat centaur chicken chimera cobra cockatrice cow coyote crab crane crocodile crow death squirrel dog dolphin donkey dove dragon dragonfly drake dryad duck eagle ermine falcon ferret firecat fish forager ghoul fox frog frostweaver gargoyle ghost ghoul giant goat goblin goldfish golem goose goshawk grass eel grasshopper gremlin gryphon harpy hawk hedgehog heron honeybee horse hummingbird imp inkhorne jackal jaguar jellyfish kelpie kingsnake kitten kobold kraken lamb lava drake leopard leucro lion lizard lobster lynx magpie mermaid mongoose monkey mountain lion mouse nightingale nyad octopus ogre orc otter owl ox paguur panther parrot peacock peccary pelican pheasant phoenix piranha rabbit raccoon ram rat raven retan dolomar rimewolf river caiman rock troll rooster salamander salmon scorpion seahorse seal serpent shark sheep shrew shrike skeleton skunk sluagh snail snake snowbeast spider sprite squirrel stag stork storm bull sun vulture swallow swamp troll swan tabby cat terror bird tiger troll turkey turtle umbral moth unicorn velver viper vulture war mammoth warcat weasel welkin whale wight wolf wolverine wood troll woodpecker worm wraith wren wyvern yak yeehar zombie

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE ANIMAL {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Location

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible locations for animal placement:

Locations

abutting anchored at the base of anchored to ascending toward astride atop balanced upon bas-relief upon bisecting bridging carved beneath cascading down clinging to clutching coiled around converging upon crested by crowned by dominating emanating from embedded within emerging from encircled by enveloped by fading into flanked by folded into framed by hovering above inscribed within intersected by intertwined with juxtaposed with merging into nuzzled against obscured by offset from oriented toward overlaying peeking from behind peering through perched upon protruding from radiating from recessed behind recessed into rising out of sculpted into spanning spanning the width of spilling over spiraling up from splayed across straddling submerged in superimposed over surmounted by suspended amidst tethered to trailing beneath trailing from tucked behind underpinned by veiled by wrapped around wreathed in

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE LOCATION {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Shape

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible shape of the symbol:

Locations
circle crescent cube diamond heart hexagon octagon oval pentagon prism pyramid rectangle sphere spiral square star triangle

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE SHAPE {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Type1

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible names for the information represented:

Locations

anomaly apparition applique aspect bas-relief cameo carving charm contour crest depiction effigy emblem embossment engraving etching figure filigree finial frieze glyph icon idol image inlay inscription likeness manifestation medallion monolith outline overlay phantasm portrayal relief rendering representation sculpture sigil signature silhouette stamp statuette tableau talisman token totem trimming vestige vignette visage

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE TYPE1 {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Type2

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible names for the animal representation:

Locations

anomaly apparition applique aspect bas-relief cameo carving charm contour crest depiction effigy emblem embossment engraving etching figure filigree finial frieze glyph icon idol image inlay inscription likeness manifestation medallion monolith outline overlay phantasm portrayal relief rendering representation sculpture sigil signature silhouette stamp statuette tableau talisman token totem trimming vestige vignette visage

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE TYPE2 {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Orders

Thrumgrin points at a nearby parchment listing the possible orders:

Locations

The {type1} are {location} {number} {type2} of {animal} The {type1} of {number} {animal} are {location} a {shape} The {type1} are {location} [representation], denoting how favored he felt at the time The {type1} are {location} [representation], denoting the completed circles he has accomplished The {type1} are {location} [representation], denoting his approximate age at the time [Last sentence omitted]

[ASK THRUMGRIN TO CHOOSE ORDERS {#} to select the option you're interested in while holding your totem.  When finished, ASK THRUMGRIN ABOUT FINISH to review and confirm.]

Ask Thrumgrin about Example

Thrumgrin shows you a sandstone stele that is masterfully-crafted. The stele displays a carving of a male Dwarf standing upon a mountain slumbering in cool shade next to a female Dwarf. He is holding a stone-carving chisel. Below, there is a scene of the Dwarf gazing upon the perfect sculpting of a masterwork. The carvings are crowned by six manifestations of owls.

Ask Thrumgrin about Choose

Thrumgrin ponders. "Which selection did you want, sir?" [ASK Thrumgrin TO CHOOSE {CATEGORY} {#}. STUDY Thrumgrin for the categories!]

Ask Thrumgrin about Status

If you have not started yet:

Thrumgrin glances at your <totem> and shrugs.  "I don't know, I work with so many, I seem to have forgotten where we were.  What were you after again?"

Once you have started:

Thrumgrin peers at the <totem> and flips through the pages of his notes.  "Ah yes, here we are..."
      Current Selections:
                    Self: <gender> <Race> (cannot be changed)
                Material: <totem material> (cannot be changed)
                 Quality: <totem quality> (cannot be changed)
             Birth place: {not selected}
            Birth Season: {not selected}
                 Partner: {not selected}
              Profession: {not selected}
                    Goal: {not selected}
       Number of Animals: {not selected}
                  Animal: {not selected}
                Location: {not selected}
                   Shape: {not selected}
                   Type1: {not selected}
                   Type2: {not selected}
           Visual Amount: <A number of triangles, squares, and tick marks corresponding to the hundreds, tens, and ones places of the number chosen>
                   Order: {not selected}

    Proposed Base Stele:
                          You see a <material> stele that is <quality>.  The stele displays a carving of a <gender> <Race> <birth place> <birth season> <partner>.  <He/She> is holding a <profession pictograph>.  Below, there is a scene of the <Race> <goal>.
    Proposed Final Depiction:
                          <Combination of animal/location/shape/types/order>


Thrumgrin exclaims, "And that's all we've discussed thus far.  As a reminder -- while my form has many questions that we must resolve, the final product may not use all of your selections."

Ask Thrum about Finish

If you have not set all the necessary options:

Thrumgrin shakes his head.  "We haven't yet discussed <next option>, so I can't proceed with the design.  Please choose an option first."

Once you have picked all the options:

Thrumgrin states in a slightly less stoic manner, "This looks good, sir!  I would be honored to create it."  He holds up a sketch for review:

      Short: an/ancestral/stele
       Long: a <material> ancestral stele depicting a <gender> <Race> holding a <profession depiction>
Description: <varies>

Thrumgrin says, "If you find this to your liking, just ask me again to finish it up.  It will cost 200000 Dokoras to make these modifications, which I'll accept when you confirm."
Thrumgrin pauses before adding, "All customizations are final -- I cannot refine such delicate pieces once they've been agreed upon and the work completed!"
Roundtime: 4 sec.

After asking again to confirm:

You hand Thrumgrin the coins.
Thrumgrin takes a <totem> from you and sets to work on it.  Pieces of <material> drop as Thrumgrin works on carving, turning your <totem> into an epic stele.  In virtually no time, Thrumgrin nods and hands your ancestral stele back, afterwards grabbing a flask from his apron and taking a well-deserved swig.  As he cleans up his work, Thrumgrin suddenly grows serious and reverentially says, "Honor this, and may your descendants be proud of your life and goals whenever they gaze upon it."
[You should REGISTER or re-REGISTER the ancestral stele as soon as you're happy with it so there's an updated record available!]

Costs

Stele Costs
Item	Price	Done
ancestral stele	200,000	No

Atmospherics

• Thrumgrin shuffles back and forth, seemingly waiting for anything interesting to happen.
• Thrumgrin leans against a wall and closes his eyes. He mutters, "Just resting my eyes, be right with you."