Preface

By Fallynde “The Wrecker” Dankil of the 71st
Preface

Back in Davros, I lived in a very close-knit community in the mountains with my dwarven kin. I was a simple blacksmith, training in the fighting style of the barbarian. My neighbors were like extensions of my own family, and I would have died to save any one of them. That feeling of community and fellowship is what made that mountain village HOME to me.

Leaving home is one of the hardest things I have ever done. As a young dwarven lass nearing 40, completely severing ties with my family and the community I love so dearly still threatens to break my soul daily. On the 5 year journey through the void, I made a promise to myself: instead of admitting defeat and letting my self-inflicted sadness take over, I would do my best to make Hardholme my NEW HOME. I would devote myself to becoming part of the community at large and I would work to make a difference in this new world.

I was very lucky to end up with the 71st. Despite our incredibly different personalities and desires from life, this group is made up of some of the most incredibly driven and passionate folks I have ever had the pleasure to know. While we regularly disagree with each other, I can say with complete faith that every one of us wants the absolute best for the people of Hardholme and Steepridge.

In our explorations of the world outside of Hardholme, I’ve come to realize that my desire to be a part of this world does not stop within these stone walls. I want to become part of the larger world around us. It is dangerous, and curious, and absolutely terrifying at the worst times, but there are beings out there with their own rich cultures and histories, who have lived here for centuries before our portal to this world was ever discovered.

With the help of one of these native folk, Liblub, a Blue Hyla who was rescued from the Temple on the Mount, we have learned so much about the mysteries around us.

In these essays, I hope to help shed some light on the curious land that we’ve made our home within, and the folk who inhabit it with us.

-Fallynde “The Wrecker” Dankil