3011 Steward

Clan Anvilbeard

The role of ‘The Steward’

Although considered a ceremonial position within the ranks of Clan Anvilbeard, it is a position of some power and sway for ‘The Steward’ is charged with the safe keeping and defence of the Clans vault, a position the full title of which is ‘Steward and protector of the Clans Histories’, as such the role of ‘The Steward’ is the only position of Arms within the Clan that is afforded any great respect by the Clans members who hold positions within the Guild of Metal Workers.

Little of ‘The Steward’ is commonly known, what is well known and understood is that ‘The Steward’ can at any point choose a Squire or Apprentice who will take over the role upon the death of his Master ‘The Steward’.

This position within the Clan was established by Olsen himself just prior to his death, to which he appointed his Grandson from his second Daughters line, Theanor ‘Storm Cry’, it is told that for that entire week Olsen took Theanor alone into his room and forbad all others from entering as he taught Theanors that which he wanted from him. Once finished with his studies Theanor went unto his Clan and proclaimed thus,

‘Harken unto me thy brothers and sisters of this our most homely of clans, for it is upon this very day our most gracious and humble elder has bestowed upon me a quest of great importance unto him. From here this day on I have been charged to put thine shield before the very doors of our Histories and with thine skill at arms I am to uphold the knowledge therein and be its protector. It too has been charged of me that from our hallowed halls I shall choose one and one alone to wit be thine squire, yet I am forbad to lower our honour or position within this great realm in the choosing of this squire. So it be that from amongst our waifs and strays and in doing so to elevate the squire I have taken unto my care unto a position of pride and honour within our homely halls.’

The proclamation made by Theanor was grand in its length, in it he detailed the rite of passage that was to be undertaken by each of the young from the Clan prior to their positioning within the Guilds of Muttugr-Fell and that this rite was to be known as the ‘Trials of Olsen’. In it too he proclaimed that his position was through the arts of learning to be that of librarian to the Clans hall of records and through the skills at Arms was he to be its protector.

In light of these revelations many of the Clan sort to clarify that which had been said from Olsen himself to which Olsen confirmed the true and just nature of Theanors proclamation.

Theanor went on in his role to become both Master at Arms within the Guild at Arms and Lecturer of the Halls of learning with the Guild of Scholarly Arts. Theanor spent many a night within the Clans Hall of Records learning all that he could of his beloved family and it be known that at this time Theanor took unto the Vault such manuscripts, tomes and Journals from the Hall of Records that he considered to be sacred.