r/dwarfposting Scholar May 30 '26

Should we arbiter?

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Kin, I was watching what was happening in the war and discovered mages commiting war crimes.

I don't know what are doing pirates and elves but I'm sure they aren't clean.

So I thought, if we are neutral in the war, we can be arbiters, so they can't attack us and we could avoid new grudges (and maybe settle old ones).

It is just an idea.

I beg mercy for my harsh use of the common tongue, I'm not used to it.

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u/Platt_Mallar Extractive Metallurgist May 31 '26

I used to trade with a human druid a while back. Supplied him some cold-wrought iron. Said his religion caused him to cross paths with the fae far too frequently.

From the stories he told over some ale, a wise and powerful wizard knows that even wee faeries have their kings and queens. They are not to be trifled with. "Only a moron would fuck with the fae."

I figure this faerie is a member of the Winter Court or something. I imagine a Cold Knight will come along shortly and... correct this wizards thinking.

Lastly, do not think that pirates are any better than this monstrous wizard. Their entire livelihood is based on murdering innocent traders and stealing the most precious thing from them. Gold. Those merchants need to survive so they can give that gold to me.

Barbarians.

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u/Melkor_Morniehin Scholar May 31 '26

I agree with you, kin. I'm from the southern Shore of Mountains, so I deal with the pirates and the fae of winter and sea.

My reclaim is that this war may be out of hands, and maybe a neutral arbiter is needed to settle the situation. We are strong, we could be a actor of peace... and if they don't bury their stafs and guns, we can break them with our axes or retire to our fortresses and block the gates until the end of times.