Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- things [2023/09/17 18:50] – added magus tabernaculum admin
+++ things [2025/08/06 06:57] (current) – admin
@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 **David’s Path** (song)
-David’s path is a song played in either single-person form or as a duet. It is known for being difficult to play.
+David's Path is a comical/tragic song, a duet accompanied by two lutes. It is known for being difficult to sing/play by two performers. The song is about David and Finn, semi-scoundrel sailors that happen to find one of only a handful of Ironhand Holdfasts, an ancient anchor forged by blacksmith Thrum Ironhand. Thrum found a deposit of incredibly dense ore that he used to make anchors much more dense than standard iron/steel--impossible works of art for being just ship anchors. Owning one of a handful of surviving pieces is a recognized status symbol among captains and shipwrights. David and Finn stumbled upon one of these anchors on one of their crazy adventures and planned to trade the anchor to the guild for a small ship and guild charter, a lifetime dream for the two sailors.
+Upon seeing the anchor, the harbormaster suspected it was stolen from a wreck in the harbor and so he claimed it as maritime plunder. The claims of "the richest man in the town" seem to back up the harbormaster's assertion that they are common thieves. He adds multiple charges to an arrest warrant and dispatches the guard to find and arrest them. They are eventually caught by city guard, the harbor master, and his daughter (who is the lass from the fish market.) The girl really did have some kind of schoolgirl fascination with Finn, ever the dashing scoundrel. She sees the anchor for what it is and begs her father to let them go. He at first refuses.
+Seeing they are about to be imprisoned or killed, David swipes the harbormaster's fancy hat--a symbol of his office. To save embarrasment, the harbormaster relents. He gives the pair a leaky raft and a pardon on the condition that they immediately leave Barrington, not to return. In return, the anchor becomes property of the merchant's guild and they have to quietly give his hat back so he can avoid embarrasment.
+While the Holdfasts are real anchors, this particular story, most likely, is a fabrication.
 ----