No Discernible Villain

Title: Death and the Tax Elf: Chapter 5: Of Water and Smoke Word count (so far): 18,921 Pairing: Dwalin/Caranthir (Dwalinthir) Characters: Caranthir, Dwalin, Balin, Durin II, Durin III, Gimli, Legolas, Dwarf OCs. Warnings (overall): trauma, blood, injury, eye injury, canonical character death, war, violence.

Summary: Tales tell that Carnistir, Son of Fëanor, was slain during the Second Kinslaying, as he and his brothers attacked Doriath. Tales, however, cannot account for the unknown, and there are truths lost to history.

As it’s said among Durin’s Folk, only three things in this world are certain: Death, Dwarven Hospitality, and the Tax Elf. This is the story of how Carnistir of the Noldor lived to become a lord under the mountain. It is also a story of time, mathematics, and love.

Note: As I have written ahead, I can tell you now with confidence that Dwalin will appear in Chapter 10. The first 9 chapters make up part one: a chronicle of Caranthir in Khazad-dûm. Now with more calculations and cataclysms! 

Title: Death and the Tax Elf: Chapter 4: Lessons in Labor and Loss Word count (so far): 14,191 Pairing: Dwalin/Caranthir Characters: Caranthir, Dwalin, Balin, Durin II, Durin III, Gimli, Legolas, Dwarf OCs. Warnings (overall): trauma, blood, injury, eye injury, canonical character death, violence.

Summary: Tales tell that Carnistir, Son of Fëanor, was slain during the Second Kinslaying, as he and his brothers attacked Doriath. Tales, however, cannot account for the unknown, and there are truths lost to history.

As it’s said among Durin’s Folk, only three things in this world are certain: Death, Dwarven Hospitality, and the Tax Elf. This is the story of how Carnistir of the Noldor lived to become a lord under the mountain. It is also a story of time, mathematics, and love.

Note: As the first part of the story spans thousands of years, I decided to write a series of vignettes, touching on some of Carnistir's most significant experiences in Khazad-dûm, so there are some sizable time skips between chapters.