This story starts with Gundjr and his wanting to make a name for himself. One day when Gundjr was studying runes his brother Grothnar came in and said "You don't need to know how to read, come outside and chop wood with me." Gundjr responded "I do need to know how to read brother, it is a necessary skill." Grothnar didn't like that and ripped the rune book from Gundjr's hands. Gundjr was about to start a fight with his brother but decided it was in his best interest to go out and chop wood. When Gundjr got outside his brother shouted "I claim the chopping stump, you go into the forest and get me some more logs." Gundjr grabbed his axe and headed out into the forest to find a good sized tree. As he was walking he said to himself "I was about to do my chores Grothnar just isn't patient."
While Gundjr was walking and pondering he came across a great oak tree. He said "This will give us firewood for months." So as to start this mighty task he started chopping and he hacked away at this tree for what felt like a fortnight. When the day grew grey Gundjr looked over his progress and realized he had made none. He quickly gave up on his task and started back home only to realize he had lost his way. As he looked around to find shelter he saw a path leading up a hill, and being a sensible man he followed it. The path lead Gundjr up the hillside and to the sharp toothed maw of a cave. As Gundjr entered the cave he heard the wind whispering to him and he found himself going deeper. Gundjr found himself face to face with a statue that was as alive as the venison he had for lunch. When Gundjr's eyes adjusted he noticed
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some runes on the statue he deciphered them to be saying "LAND OF DEAD" this confused Gundjr because there has never been a human death in all of history.
As he read on it said "TOUCH HERE TO UNDERSTAND" on the statue so Gundjr reached his hand out and just as it touched the statue his brother Grothnar yelled "NO DON…" and before Grothnar could finish Gundjr was somewhere new. When Gundjr woke up he was in a clearing in the woods, to him everything looked normal. As he awoke he also noticed he was by his home, when he opened the door it let out an unnatural creak. When he stepped in he shouted for Grothnar but there was no response. Gundjr found that there was a foul stench coming from Grothnar's room as he opened the door he found his brother or at least what was left of him. When Gundjr turned to run out he heard his brother say "…T TOUCH IT." When Gundjr heard this he said "Grothnar, is that you?" Grothnar responded "Yes it is me, where are you" Gundjr explains that he is in a place littered with human corpses and he explains what the statue had said on it. When Grothnar had heard this he asked how there where dead people and Gundjr told him that he didn't know. Gundjr said "Don't worry brother I will find my way back." Grothnar admitted "I know you will, you have always been the smartest." And as Gundjr started on his journey home he said "I always wanted to make a name for myself, so I guess this is a start."