“This story has been passed down from the time of my great-great grandfather. It was said that his sculpting skills have reached godliness but unfortunately, none of his remaining works can be seen.”
Although most of Zahab’s sculptures in Rosenheim Kingdom were destroyed, there were significant number of collectors who kept his sculptures in storehouses, who now thrive from selling them.
As with the religious shrines and the Tower of Warriors, the Tower of Magicians also preserved the products of the great masters, but the Dwarven Sculptor Kendellev did not leave any pieces for posterity.
“Due to the situation, only the Dwarves knew of his God-like skills. The haughty Elves would not even talk about our ancestor, who made astounding sculptures in their image…”
“He doesn’t have any family or disciples?”
Even if it was just Kendellev’s descendants, Weed wanted to meet them somehow.
“They say he didn’t. He liked to travel by himself so much that he didn’t marry and lived all of his life alone. Even the location of his final resting place remains unknown. We Dwarves can only cherish the pieces we make everyday.”
“That’s right.”
The Dwarves were a race who had great pride in their equipment, protective gear, and artwork.
“I can’t believe that he would destroy his life’s work so that no one could see it. Although it’s only conjecture, a place that is difficult to find… I think his work could be contained in a hidden place that only the most outstanding craftsman, even amongst us Dwarves, can enter. If it’s an exceptional Sculptor, he or she might be able to discover it.”
Weed nodded his head.
“That could be possible.”
“Please let me know in the event that you are able to discover traces of that person, because I want to rub it in the noses of arrogant Elves and Humans.”
Ttiring!
– Sculptor Instructor Jorbid’s Request.
An unbelievable story was disclosed in the Dwarven Sculptor’s Guild since antiquity.
The Dwarves claim that there was a Sculptor who could craft fire and water, light and darkness, amongst them. However, others don’t believe this claim.
“While the Dwarves may be a race that can produce an amazing quality of weaponry, no matter how talented they are, their artistic talent is like that of a child’s. Since they’re short, even if they say they know how to sculpt, how can they? Hahaha!”
The Elves’ insulting remarks echoed throughout the forest.
“The Dwarves have still yet to learn about the mystery and beauty of nature.”
Although their words were very degrading, the Dwarven race would not protest.
For Dwarves to regain their pride, one would need to find traces of Dwarven Sculptor Kendellev’s work.
Difficulty: Dwarven Sculptor Race Quest.
Reward: Honour among the Dwarves
Quest Limitations: Only available to Dwarven sculptors.
If the quest should fail, Dwarves will receive the same hostile treatment from Humans as that of Elves.
Bystanding Dwarves who were listening to the story tried to discouraged him.
“The Instructor have also tried to give me this quest before.”
“Don’t accept this. This is an inferior quest that they give to any Dwarf who thinks of picking up Sculpting. If you accept it for now, it’s hard to forfeit it later, and it’s an impossible to clear quest. I swear.”
“I accepted this quest, but no one knew anything about Kendellev. It’s a quest that I gave up on after suffering for two weeks trying to complete it. I suffered a lot to recover from the loss of fame and intimacy.”
The Dwarves were trying to stop a Dwarf they had never seen before, and kept encouraging him to refuse the quest. However, there were also extremely curious.
‘But this time, the explanation and the description of the quest is a little different…’