The Story of Flint Fireforge(as told by himself)

I began my life just outside of minoc. I worked the small smith shop that my father owned inside of minoc.  We would travel back and forth to the mines at least once a day to make ore runs. After doing this for awhile I was left alone to do this tedious chore. one day while we were out at the mines we had gotten word that a band of orcs, with a couple of trolls, was on its way to the area where our house was. My fater, being the Grandmaster smith he was, figured that it was only orcs and a troll or two in the area, He could overwhelm them with pure strength.

We ran to the woods and found the small band, what we thought was a small band, comencing the attack on our families home.  He told me to stay undercover, since I was only 12 at
the time and couldnt even weld much less hold the exception wares of his making.  He ran in with halberd blazing. one after another fell to the deaths to the screaming halberd.  The man was possessed!. I have never seen someone in such a rage as he was that day. He had managed to slay all the beast that was there.

He stopped for just a moment to survey the surroundings when he heard the screams of my mother and sister from inside the house. My father dropped his halberd, pulling his katana, ran into the house. I ran to the window to see inside, but all I could manage to see was the back of what i would soon learn to be a troll. I moved to the door to see better. as I hit the door, my father was thrown out into me and we both went tumbling across the ground. We watched as 3 trolls moved out the door
coming closer to use with every step. To my amazement my father stood to face them all. one old man versus three of the biggest, meanest looking things I have ever seen. the fight began as one troll picked up the anvil that was beside the porch and hurled it at us. Lucky for us the things aim was way off. My father moved in, with the most amazing display I had ever seen. the katana was moving so fast you could hear the whistle of the shining blade as it hit it target everytime he swung the blade. I watched in amazement as he dropped the first two with no problem at all... that should have been the end of it, and i say should have been. as the third one moved in, he picked the halberd up from the ground, and moved in for the attack.

I watched as the two of them exchanged blows back and forth. swing here, block there. it was an awesome display of talent from both. My father was struggling to keep up with the enormous beast that confronted him. I watched as the thing started to change, a most horrific sight I must say. He began to shake and wail, a most unholy sound I have ever heard, with hands in the air, I saw this thing shrink in size to almost half what he once was. Before us was this thing, black skin,
cold green eyes, pointed ears, long flowing silver hair. I had never been so scared in all my life. I think my father was just as scared as i was, for all he could do is scream "child of deamons".

I watched as he charged into the Dark Elf, katana swinging. With one fatal blow, i watched as the Elf dropped my father like a ton of iron. I had never seen anyone drop him as fast. I stood in amazement as the Elf stood above my father. With tears in my eyes, I watched as he dropped the bloody halberd into my fathers chest.

I listened as the deamon stood there laughing and i could do
nothing. He glared at me and told me we would meet again. to this day I have not met another one of his kind and hope the day will not.

I was lucky that day for he spared my life. I wish i could say the same for the rest of my family. they were all killed by those foul beasts. After the many a long day I decided the only thing I could do is return to minoc to begin my own life. I picked up where my father had left. I began the long days of mining by myself and trying my hand at smithing. I didnt take me
long to learn the trade to the point where my father was.
I tired day in and day out till I had the reputation only one can dream of.

Minoc had become such a den of thieves I packed up and moved to the glorious City of Magincia where i can be found today. I have learned a little bit of magic, only enough to enable me to recall only a time or two.

Now have a merchant that sells my wares right outside of cove. Ttogether with a small group of my friends I have taken over the Guild Empire of Twilight. I am trying my best to lead my friends in the right direction, although it is hard not even knowing what the right direction is for myself. Together with them we survive in the lands of Britania. I hope that you will have the same respect for them as I do, for there is no
better group in all the lands.

Hope we dont meet on the fields of battle!

Flint Fireforge, Guildmaster, Grandmaster smith, Grandmaster swordsman, Grandmaster Warrior, Master miner.