Role

Chapter 14

If a forge be the fire of a Smith's craft, then it is to me to determine what be a stonemason's forge.
A stonemason needs no forge though, they need only the earth itself, and their hands to mold it with.
It be the strength of their hands which shapes the earth, their stone will that allows their hands to do that shaping.
That be the fire of the stonemason, The stonemason's hands and the earth itself.
The forge allows the smith to shape the iron, but the stonemason's will and hands are all that is needed to
shape the earth. In the cavern of The paragon's Inn is that made clear, as all the
statues bear a level of detail that could only be made by the hand itself, not a chisel or hammer.
That be the skill of the stonemason, their forge, it be their hands, the strength of their hands to mold
stone as they see fit, to master the earth with their own hands and nothing more.

On my next encounter with the PAragon, I shall discuss my views with her, in hopes that I have answered her
question in a manner she deems fitting. If not, back into Thera I'll venture, to further ponder her
question, maybe with a few of my fellow dwarves over some good stout ale.