Legend 1 - Dwarf Goblin Wars - The Mirthril Gauntlet

See also: Legends - specifically Legend 3: Vendor

Legend of the Mithril Gauntlet

At the beginning of the Last Goblin War, there came forward to the center
of the attention of the War Council a peculiar Dwarvin Knight. Unlike
all other Dwarves he had but a stubble of a beard and had no family history
in fact, no one knew him even though he seemed to know about everyone
else's story. He came forth at a dark time to offer his services in the
name of settling the score with the Goblins who were very close to pushing
the Dwarves off of the Golden Mountains and back to the coast where they
came from. He wore mithril armor and had a magic mithril gauntlet about
his shield arm, and again in contrast to other dwarves he actually seemed
to be at home riding a small ugly pony creature with a misshappened head
and a an almost fat belly.

He proved his early worth by going into the Cave of the Hellspawn and
slaying the necromancer there, bringing an end to the zombie like allies
of the Goblins. He then led a famous charge of the 'old Axes' at the
Battle of Bloody Helm where they swept through the Shadow Warriors and
into the pike lined battle square of the Hob-goblin elite. It seemed that
where ever the need was the greatest, the Mithril Knight would join the
conflict and help turn the battle.

He was often heard muttering to himself or possibly his repulsive
mount, while making numerous notes in his diary that never seemed to
reflect any writing. He refused to take any beer or to partake in any
victory celebration over his foes though most of the victories were partly
because of his keen awareness of the right time for the right move.

As the Dwarvin army closed in on the last stronghold of the Goblins:
their vast breeding labyrinth cave, there was a major debate in the War
Council on the next step in the War. He sat silent as the almost tradi-
tional debate over the utter destruction of the enemy was argued against
the universal call for life and peace. He declined to offer comment but
was obviously extra sullen and cross that day, though he was never thought
of as an amiable person on his best of days.

The debate continued through the night when there was a brief raid by
the last of the Goblins on the baggage area of the camp. The thought was
that they may have been seeking the pack animals to escape with to the
North for that was the way they were last seen heading. Discovering that
his mount was amongst those taken, the Mithril Knight charged directly to
the mouth of the Maze and there worked the magic runes on his gauntlet
till out of the Arcane Plain came 5 giant stone like warriors that moved
into the cave beyond a circle of flames bringing down the labyrinth and
destroying the last of the goblin vats.

The knight himself was also never seen again for he went north in chase
and the trail of the dead goblins was the only thing left to mark his
path which seemed to end, with the goblins at the Desert pass of No Return.

ONWEN NOTES:
Generally this seems like a collection of fabrication and exaggeration but there are some points worth noting.

1. The Goblins seem have used Necromancy, could they be the source of Necromancy arising in the North?
2. Goblins fleeing North ties in with the rumours of Soratan offering them shelter
3. The implications of this are that the Dwarves are another race that landed on the shores of the North Island - but this cannot be substantiated elsewhere
4. I have heard of the Mithril Gauntlet elsewhere.....