Role

Chapter 2

Ghrunkel, yeh rat! Come back here with meh dice!

Ghrunkel, yer lazy slag! Come wit meh an ammeh dese oes!

The howl and nagging voice of Pappy Dhrunkul echoed after Ghrunkel
on a constant basis during his childhood. Ghrunkel was a gifted,
yet rambunctious child, steadfast and stubborn on what he loved
that most gambling at all things, whether with his life or the
Dhrunkul familys fortune. While Pappy Dhrunkul often chased and
yelled at his boy, he was usually in awe at the luck that seemed
to ooze from Ghrunkuls pore. Whenever Ghrunkel picked up a hammer
and concentrated on ironsmithing or forgecrafting, the finished
product was more intricate and stable than the smiths of Akan.
Pappy thought that this was due to Ghrunkels additional fingers,
as those fully functional fingers seemed to add another vestige of
steadiness and expertise to Ghrunkels movement.

Pappy also often brought Ghrunkel to the gambling houses to not only
witness the family business, but also because the dice seemed to
fall the way that brought the Dhrunkuls fortune. Pappy also thought
that this may have been due to Ghrunkels additional fingers, as a
sleight of hands, so to speak, was so much simpler with extra fingers.

Indeed, Ghrunkels entire childhood brought the Dhrunkuls to even
higher fame and fortune with the Seaport of Hamsah Mutazz. Lord Luck,
however, only lasts so much.