An enormous hallowed out boulder sits dead center of Stubborn. Here lies the capitol, Hard-Hearted, a boulder riddled with tunnels. Cave maws open to the Gravel Plains where the bison graze.
Thin stone-men live within, eating rock crumbs and carving tunnels and rooms.
They greet ambassadors from other lands tersely. They themselves refuse to travel.
“We want for little and have nothing others want," say the Hard-Hearted.
Visitors come because they must. They've have been ordered to search for magic stones, rumored to cure hunger, disease, or infirmity.
“Bosh, they only make the wearer hardened to those states," says Miss Emeline.
A sick person accepts their wasting death. A family member watches a loved one suffer. Still, the Stubborn Stones fetch a high price in other lands. Though, some lands — like Compassion — have strict bans against them.
“We want for little and have nothing others want," say the Hard-Hearted.
Visitors come because they must. They've have been ordered to search for magic stones, rumored to cure hunger, disease, or infirmity.
“Bosh, they only make the wearer hardened to those states," says Miss Emeline.
A sick person accepts their wasting death. A family member watches a loved one suffer. Still, the Stubborn Stones fetch a high price in other lands. Though, some lands — like Compassion — have strict bans against them.
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