1331 The god-talkers said that Orlanth wanted us to make a pilgrimage to Mount Kero Fin.
Tonalang spoke for the warriors when he said that they were stretched too thin, and that more fighters were needed. Insterid composed an inspirational poem to strengthen their mor ale.
Barntadus accused his wife, Instarya, and Urenstand, his young nephew, of adultery. The ring interrogated them. They steadfastly proclaimed their innocence. They seemed sincere in this. We conducted a divination. The spirits of our ancestors said that Instarya and Urenstand were blameless, and that we would suffer if they were outlawed. The ring asked their kinfolk if they could have done it. No one could believe what Barntadus accused them of. He has been drinking too much, driven by baseless and unthinking jealousy. They were exonerated. They thanked us for being wise enough to see the truth. Not long afterwards, they were afflicted by boils and were cut by unseen winds. We saw that they had indeed been guilty of the crimes, despite the absolution we had given them. They knew then that they were outlaws, and did not need to be asked to leave.
Urasandra told us about a troll caravan slowly approaching from the north. We decided we should try to trade with them. The trolls refused to deal with us.
An outlaw woman brought us a baby she had raised in a shield. She told us that the babe, Kallyr, would one day be a mighty warrior. We did as the woman asked, and took the girl in.
Our scouts found a strange clan of beast folk who were like ducks. The treacherous ducks rebuffed our kind offer to share their land, responding with a savage attack.
We were raided by the Slapfoot Ducks. We drove the Slapfoot Ducks off, and their survivors left without plundering our tula. Stoutly we defended; swiftly did the ducks waddle from the battlefield. By right of the sword, we gained rich land.
Tastanim, a trader from the northern kingdom of Tarsh, tried to convince some of our carls to leave us for farming opportunities in his homeland. Enastarra said that there must be a hidden catch to Tastanim's offer. The carls agreed, and would not go with Tastanim. They praised Enastarra's sharp eye for chicanery. We decided that he was exaggerating, making a loan of cows sound like a aift.