Role

Chapter 30

The Presence of the Earth
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Upon the first hour of the first day, of the
Month of the Sun. Juhldalor StrolGinnit had arisen.

Pushing his palms against the ground, his knees
dusty and rough, Juhldalor feels each grain of
soil pressed against his calloused and worn hands.
Grabbing a handful of earth as he stands,
Juhldalor closes his eyes and feels the loose
stones roll and grind in his powerful grasp.
He loses himself in the feeling as the stone
falls from his hands and makes a dull scattering
echo as it falls upon the ground.

Juhldalor shuffles as he walks, his heels kicking
the dust as he moves. The sounds of the earth
grinding upon itself sending shivers up the spine
of Juhldalor. His constant connection to the ground
a source of power to him, a source of his heritage.
The thought of himself lifting from the ground
he finds leaves him disconnected and distant,
nearly as strong as his urge to stray from diving
beneath the waves.

Juhldalor StrolGinnit grinds his teeth as he begins
to focus on the shaping of the world around him.
The weak can only be protected for so long before
being overtaken by the darkness. The one path to
temperance and fortitude of the soul is through
the fierce struggles of combat and battle.

Juhldalor kicks another stone and keenly hears
it crash into another as they tumble along together.
He strokes his ale soaked beard as he thinks to
himself how one action of great strength can
cause reactions and movement within others. His
ability to shape his world around him through the
strength of his Heritage of stone and steel gives
him the will to forge within himself the strength
and fortitude of the earthen gods themselves.

Juhldalor kneels again upon the earth, and places
his hands against the ground. Feeling the presence
of the gods connecting him to an ancient power
deep within the Earth. The great temperance of
unmovable stone connecting him to his peoples
past, greatest legends and greatest heroes forged
by the fire and blood of battle and rage against
the wicked who would oppress and destroy the
righteous.