1)
“THIS is the sword of the prophecy? This old thing half-eaten by rust?”
“Yes. Lying in a damp tomb for a thousand years will do that to iron.”
“But I thought the master smiths of the dwarves forged it! And tempered it in the…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2018
3)
…in the damp, you don’t need a prophecy or dwarf master smiths. Or gnomes, for that matter. You need an elf who forges blades with the elf alloys that won’t rust.”
…blood of their greatest warriors, ere slaking it in the smoking heart of a dragon!”
“True, all true.”
“But it’s GONE! See? Flakes at a touch! Rust has CONQUERED it!”
“Also true. If you want a sword that’ll last that long…#epic fantasy “What? ELVES? All that singing and…#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2018
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… dancing in the trees, and moonwine and acorn bread? Elf SMITHING? Why’ve I never heard of this?”
“Dwarf marketing firms are the best. They don’t pose smugly around all those barrels waving tankards for nothing, you know. …#epic fantasy Never underestimate the power of dwarf marketing. They’re almost as good at snowing us all as the dark elf advertising firms, with all those scare-everyone campaigns for the annual Spider Queen pageants!”#epic fantasy— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 1, 2018