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A day in... 27.08.2010 16:39:59 --- 1 Year, 5 Months ago
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A DAY IN ISTRIA (Croatia)
The sun has just came up. The village in Istria was just waking up. The farmers were already feeding their livestock , some tending to their crops and some teaching their children something.
A particular farmer called Jurica was chopping some wood away from his house. After choping some wood he rested by a bush , after a few minutes he stood up and went to a nearby apple tree. When he got there the apples were perfect. He decided to climb the tree to test the upper apples , who knows maybe their even better. As he got up and ate an apple he layed in an aquard position and went to sleep.
After a few hours he woke up and saw some 1 trying to steal his wood. The thief was very little , a child more likely. Jurica went down the tree quietly and sneaked to the thief from the behind. The thief was putting the lumber into his bag , not trying to pay attention to anything around him.
Jurica jumped onto the thief and grabbed his shoulders. The thief tried to escape but to no use. Jurca saw his face.
Jurica: Is this somekind of a prank?
Thief: Just trying to prove myself to you.
Jurica: By stealing my wood? Haven't i thought you better?
Thief: But chopping wood was so boring, stealing it was much better.
Jurica: Go home to your mother and help her in the house.
Thief: Fine , but I'm not cleaning after the livestock.
Jurica: Then that will be your punishment for trying to steal from me.
Thief: But daaad!
Jurica: No buts. Go home and wait for me there.
The thief is Juricas son called Patachic.
After the incident Jurica went back to chopping wood.
Meanwhile in the City of Istria , the capital Rijeka the streets were starting to be burst of people. Traders and farmers alike they were coming here to buy/sell their goods. Jurica was among them. No-one knew where Jurica was chopping his fine wood. Most called it the best wood in whole of Istria , and some in Whole of Croatia.
He wasn't making a fortune of his sales though , but he wasn't going to give up easily. Having some friends as little nobles he tried to get into some trade guilds to increase his sales. But every guild turned him down because they were jealous of his wood. Any other guild had less quality wood.
But Jurica's luck was about to change...
Parata sedes tua! 
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Re:A day in... 28.08.2010 10:32:01 --- 1 Year, 5 Months ago
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In the city Jurcia was selling his lumber. Having a few buyers he ordered his son to watch the goods while he does something.
Jurica went to the local guildmaster who oversees every building plans in the city.
Guildmaster: Well Hello Jurica , how's selling going?
Jurica: Not so well , less than planned. I was going to ask you to help me somehow.
Guildmaster: Well Jurica you're in luck. The King is building a forge in the city. A large one.
Jurica: How much lumber does he need?
Guildmaster: More than you can chop , and he is offering you the best price for your lumber. Just don't sell anymore and sign this contract.
Jurica: Let me read it a bit.
Indeed the King wanted his lumber. But also for Jurica to be the Forge master.
Jurica: I be the forge master?
Guildmaster: Well he heard the story about your father. That your father was a great blacksmith , and his best weapon was the slavich axe.
Jurica: That's true , but I'm a lumberjack not a blacksmith.
Guildmaster: Well he has heard that there are scripts in your house of how to make weapons and the basics. Even the blueprint for the slawich axe.
Jurica: Then I'll go and search for the scripts. Thank you.
Guildmaster: No problem and you should be thanking the king.
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Meanwhile Ban Moroplovac was riding into Istria. He already sent the best of the workers to work on the forge. Now he needs to find the finest blacksmiths in Croatia.
Ban: How is the construction going?
Guildmaster: It should be done in a bit. We don't know exactly when because of the weather changes.
Ban: See that you meet the deadline. Not a moment later.
Guildmaster: Yes my lord.
Ban then went into his court. The mighty nobles of Croatia (Gorofovi) were discussing how to improve Croatia and how to settle the noble things. Having feasts regullary would increase the relationship between the nobles.
Ban had no objection and called a feast in his court in Istria , to be tomorrow. After the long discussion Ban went to bed.
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THE FOLOWING DAY
In the next day Jurica was chopping wood like there was no tomorrow. He even called his son to help him. When they were done with the work they set out to the City to deliver the wood to the guildmaster.
Jurica: Here's the wood. The rest will be done in a few days.
Guildmaster: The King wants to see you Jurica. Something about the forge.
Jurica: Yes I've found the scripts if that is what he's asking.
Guildmaster: He wants to personally see you. You're his forgemaster after all.
Jurica went to the court. But on his way there he saw something. It was a little thief pickpocketing around the town. Jurica went into the darkness and followed the thief.
The little thief has pickpocketed a noble , and got a bag of gold. He went running into an alley. There he was greeted by Jurica who stopped him and took the gold from him.
Patachic: But dad with that gold we can buy us a bigger farm.
Jurica: I said no pickpocketing. I will take this gold to the King. Because of you i might lose my future job.
Patachic: Sorry dad.
Jurica: Now run off home , and no more pickpocketing is that clear?
Patachic: Yes father.
WIth that the young boy dissapeared from the ally.
Jurica went on to the court that was very near. And when he entered the court he saw the nobles cheering and drinking.
Jurica: Is this a bad moment?
Servant: Not at all , they're having a feast. Some even call it that this is the feast in your name lumberjack.
After that Jurica went in to the court room. When some of the nobles saw him they thought that he was a local merchant and continued drinking. Ban noticed him and got up from his chair. Told Jurica that he's welcome anytime and then invited him to another room.
Ban: So my forgemaster , how forging going? I see that we have enough of your wood , the rest we can buy from others. I want you to go to the local blacksmith to teach you the basics. After that you'll go to my new forge and start mustering weapons. You can always hire more blacksmiths to help you in the forge. That is what i recommend to you.
Jurica: Thank you my king , It's an great honor to be your forgemaster. I have a few blacksmith friends I'm certain that they will accept my and yours offer.
Ban: Then waste no time. Go to the blacksmith and learn the basics. Then report to the forge when you're done.
And that's the tale of Jurica the forgemaster.
Writen by Bogoris the historian.
Parata sedes tua!
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