Chapter 48: Voros the Animal
One card draw, four more to go. A fortune of SP was spent and thanks to the fact that I was born to the richest house in Elgard, I don’t fear spending money to find good talents.
And so I had to look for a talented prospect among slaves. One that has both skills and character.
Among this many Duergar, I need to determine by my eyes and then confirm it with my cards.
"Jane, what do you think?" I asked the companion who dealt with Duergar before.
"While Dwarves are known for their crafting skill, it is rare even to find a Master Craftsman among them. Most Duergars prefer to be brewers, miners, or builders. Only those with highborn lineage work the forge... well, in most cases." Jane said.
That was an interesting piece of information. So the Duergar smiths are ones of highborn descent.
"Esmeralda, what do you think?" I then asked Esmeralda, who has traveled more than I have and saw places I never saw.
"While I don’t know much about Duergar, my people were enemies to the southern Dwarves, the Aqzam, who are hornless, unlike the Duergar. We were always told that if we see a Dwarf with distinctive tattoos, we should hunt them with the atlatl." Esmeralda said.
Alright, a bit brutal but it seems that southern Aqzam smiths get specific tattoos. Would that apply to northern Duergar?
"Logan?" I asked my knight who should have at least dealt with a smith before.
"A blacksmith is a blacksmith, simple as that." He said while looking around.