Forge Notes
Inside the deep halls of Karak Dûm
How the dwarven strongholds of Fallen Axe were built — from rune-lit forges to the gold-veined throne rooms beneath the mountain.
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World Building
The oath that breaks a berserker
Rage is a weapon — his oath is control. Thorin vows never to let the berserker's fury own him, but to wield it only when the fight demands. He comes closer to losing that battle than he ever feared, until an unlikely source shows him the way. More details to come.
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Craft
Forging the axe that named the saga
The axe was a gift from Thorin's father, forged by master smith Aldric Coppersworth. Its head is Dragon Steel — the strongest metal known to dwarven craft, holding an edge longer and sharper than any ore under the mountain.
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