The Unlikely Dragon Hunters

From Research (Week 3)
== A Dwarven Legend, With Elvish Annotations ==
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The Unlikely Dragon Hunters
Many years ago in the age of the Great Dragon Riders, before the rise of Sorantan there were two close companions. One was a bald dwarf who was cursed by the Elven High Priestess to lose his beard forever. The other was one of the ugliest trolls you could ever have seen. The two were fighting companions and slew many dragons each and together. Their unusual friendship was legendary until an argument caused them to part. A petty argument over a spilt beer with each blaming the other. For many years they refused to speak to each other and did as much as they could to avoid each other until the day that they both arrived at the lair of a Great Platinum Dragon. It was three days before they spoke. Three days of silence as each camped within easy calling distance of the other. Each knew that on their own they could not defeat the dragon but neither being willing to be the one who broke the silence. It was the dragon that broke the silence in the end as it came out of its lair and smelt the scent of the two Dragon Hunters. As soon as it came swooping out of the sky towards the campsite the two friends fell into the automatic routine of fighting side-by-side once more. Together they fought, together they won and together they celebrated their victory.
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Elvish notes:
* Whilst this story has obviously been embellished, it reinforces the	theory that there has long been conflict between the Wild and the	lesser races – which I admit is probably true;
* Note that the companionship of a Troll and a Dwarf is not something	we have ever observed, all evidence today points towards them being	mortal enemies;
* Rasten believes that this tale provides further support to the	strategy proposed by Oranzer – personally I think it is a fairy	story;