Runa Brashbeard

Runa Brashbeard is a mentioned character created for the School of Dragons Website.

An Interest in Engineering
Runa Brashbeard is an inquisitive and forward young girl who wonders how her father's arm prosthesis was made. After finding out that the blacksmith Gobber the Belch crafted it, she immediately wants to ask him questions and learn the mechanics of the device.

"I watched as my father screwed on his ax. He always did this whenever retelling stories of his glory days on the battlefield. While our days of fighting dragons are long gone, he refuses to let my brother and I forget that he not only participated in the war, but lost his forearm in the process. Unfortunately, my brother had mysteriously disappeared once we had seen Dad reach for his ax. “Thor or maybe even Odin must have deemed me worthy,” my father said, “because I escaped every battle whole, except for one.” I tried not to roll my eyes. The story really was quite interesting, but I’d heard it so much that one more time, and I’d probably pack up and move to Vanaheim. “Dad, please,” I sighed. “I know this story is, like, really cool, but I’ve heard it enough to put the gods to sleep!” My father bristled. “So, what would you rather hear, if not tales of glory and honor on the battlefield?” I gestured to the ax he had attached to his arm. “Tell me about your ax. How did you get it? Why does it fit your arm? Does it hurt? How does it work?” “So many questions!” my father explained, laughing. “I’ll take them one at a time. I got this ax from our local blacksmith, Gobber.” “How did he make it?” I asked, on the edge of my seat. Dad shrugged and replied, “I wish I could tell you, but you know I’m not one for studying these types of things. You’ll have to ask the inventor himself.” I was out of my seat and headed to the door before my father had even finished his sentence. “I’ll go there now!” “Wait a second, child!” my father called out to me. “It’s probably best if you don’t disturb him in the middle of the night.” I paused at the door. “Oh. Right,” I said sheepishly. “Come sit by the fire and you can visit him in the morning.” I obliged, practically vibrating with excitement at the idea of picking Gobber’s brain. I prayed to the gods that he would see potential in me and perhaps take me on as an apprentice. Or perhaps he could tell me how he made my father’s arm! Either way, tomorrow is sure to be informative!"

- From the Diary of Runa Brashbeard

School of Dragons Website
The School of Dragons Website offers a Game Guide and other information about people, dragons, and places connected to the game. To illustrate the world within the game and provide a story-like setting, the website contains 'excerpts' from various characters appearing in other parts of the Franchise, as well as exclusive to the Website. Runa Brashbeard is one of the exclusive characters to the game's website, illustrating the game's focus on science and engineering education.