Role

Chapter 1

Fire giantian youth is not for the feint of heart. Nor is
the Underdark wilds. Both of which are factors that Boarkuun
endured. As a young fire giant within the Underdark, he is
part of a caste of fire giants of lowest stature compared
to the Kiadana Rahians mountain fire giants. Therefore his life
was in general hard, without mercy, and solely built around
the Strength to survive.

This is the first lesson Boarkuun learned in the Underdark and
in the social pecking order, Strength. Strength presses against
the forces which seek to press back. The competition of Strength
is what drives everything in the world.

As Boarkuun dodges cavefishers, cloakers, driders, drow, and
the dozens of other vicious creatures of the Underdark, he
begins to learn the ways of the caverns to survive. He learns
to survive there and stay out of sight, his obvious Strength
not ready to compete with the beings there as of now.

Hiding in the cark corners and cracks of the Underdark, he
sees before him the Process play out. Beings of the Underdark
hunt each other, using Strength in many ways. They press
against each other, in constant battle, each trying not to
be pushed over. As if there is a resistance to stay in the
status quo until a force is exerted.

Blood, battle, brutality, hunting, ambushing, it continues
in a cycle of Strength. Some die and are eaten, forced to
the next part of the Cycle. Others consume after expending
Strength, thus also moving through the Cycle to reproduction
or mating, or birth. New Cycles spin in the birth, and
through this all, Strength pushes the Cycle, and each spot
new evolution happens, and that is the Process.

In a young, simple minded fire giant, this observation makes
sense. It has been simplified to the point where it can
be easily consumed and understood by the dim witted, of which
Boarkuun is, although he believes he is brillant.