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Grunt & Snork
Written By Dishonor

Name: Grunt and Snork
Species: Draklaita
Gender: Male
Appearance: They look like a rather nasty version of the terror draklaita, but in reality, they are actually a normal, green draklaita. Their constant fights, which more often than not lead to physical violence, have given them the scars that mislead many into believing that that they are terror.
Residence: Banshee Swamp, and some think that the magic inherent in their items comes from the Chamber of Evil.
Occupation: Running the Cursed Weapons Shop.

Still in denial about the fact that they are twins as well as being brothers, Snork and Grunt are a pair of Draklaites with the same body who absolutely despise each other. Yet in spite of their long-running feud, their cooperation has made them a gifted pair of weapon smiths whose craft is legendary around Mistica.

Perhaps even more intriguing is the mystery that surrounds them. Why do they bicker so? What is it that they argue about? And where in the world did they come from?

No one knows from whence they came. Locals will tell you many contrasting stories, more than likely designed to attract curious and investigative tourists to Banshee Swamp, with the least believable, but also the most likely story coming straight from the mouth of the fishing cheran who sits patiently on the dock every day, holding his rod dangling in the dark murky waters that don't actually contain any fish. He recalls that on the darkest night of the year, a day that doesn't exactly draw the residents into the streets to celebrate in the Swamp, he was the only one outdoors, fishing as always, when he saw a red glow light the Gallery of Evil. Curious, he stood up to take a look when he heard a peal of vicious laughter that nearly scared his overalls off. Practical as all fishermen seem to be, he claims that he ran "even faster than that time when I hit a huge wasp nest and got the whole danged bunch of bees chasin' after me." Accordingly, he never did find the source of the sound, but the one thing all the villagers agree on is that the next day, a draklaita with two personalities instead of one appeared in the village, claiming to sell magical items...but for a price.

Other theories also run rampant though, and most villagers say that the Cheran's story is completely unbelievable because he claims to have actually done something besides fish. Nonetheless, they do admit that they've never heard him tell an untruth before and note that he is outdoors a lot.

The weapons they sell are said to be cursed, and even the little shop's name implies that this particular rumor is true. Where, indeed, does the magic in their products come from? Some obsideon children claim to have been dared to visit their workshop, though they concede that they didn't actually succeed in following through with it. They do report, however, hearing strange hissing sounds and odd high pitched keens that curiously resembled muffled screams. Other longtime Swamp residents who trust their seniority in the village hierarchy to keep them safe from the bandits and criminals that plague the area during the hours of darkness say that they often see red smoke rising from the Chamber of Evil whenever the Cursed Weapons shop is closed at night. And the fisherman, who many regard as slightly touched in the head, still adamantly believes that he often sees a skulking form in the mists near that building--a form that somewhat resembles a draklaita...

As to the pair's own version of events? Grunt and Snork themselves seem to have a consensus only on one point: To never let the world know exactly who they are.

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