Intellectual tests ? One could tell by the Etlock's facial expression that he wasn't exactly fond of that immediate prospect. The room had already filled with a plethora of different people of most of the races he knew about. Of course it had to. It was the same bunch of people he had seen the day before, the day of his signup. Hopefully he wouldn't regret it...

The Etlock's hand, richly decorated with robust, black hair sprouting from its back, went for a head-on assault against the pile of writing material. He knew that his writing was rather horrible, and as he had already provided a sample of it to Varioyn, he had to assume that the instructor knew as well. Grol wasn't eager to be the one that had to more or less shily get up and ask for another sheet of parchment because he needed more than twice as much space for the same number of letters than the average elf.

He noted someone who appeared to be an Etlock just like himself by his stature. Yet Grol found it still very difficult to believe that, because... How tall was this guy ? Four feet, perhaps even less. He couldn't help but pity him - such a curse. This boy likely was being laughed at by many, perhaps that was the reason why he had taken his weapon with him. So had several people; it was something Grol considered bravado. Noone needed a sword or a shield to fill in a stupid test!

Jameson's seat on the bench dropped significantly when Grol placed himself next to him and started to read. The first question seemed very easy on first glance, but it took the Etlock a several seconds to start writing.

[color=f7941d]Well... Since you are referring to a Titan born out of ash, it is clear that the correct answer is Oric. However the legend only says that [i]'Titans were born'[/i], indicating that [b]the[/b] first titan might not exist, but that Oric and Iris are both the first of their kind.[/color]

Boring. Grol slammed his right index finger into the right hole of his nose (that luckily had a sufficient diameter) and started drilling for a couple of seconds. Considering the output - that quickly got swiped off the parchment onto his lap and from there onto the floor -, perhaps it was not such a lucky thing that the hole's diameter was sufficient after all.

Next question.

[color=f7941d][s]Because the great king Darion anticipated that one day the world would need an institution so awesome that a legendary Etlock called Grol would consider joining, giving it that tiny extra bit of power it needed to finally save the world.[/s][/color] He quickly scored out this sentence and started writing the real answer beneath it.

Now: A city one should not dare to enter because it was the source of all death and darkness ? Grol arched one eyebrow, grinning. With the vigor of someone who had had a great idea and wanted to secure it in written form before his mind would loose it again, the Etlock scribbled.

[color=f7941d]Now you've maneuvered yourself into a serious dilemma: Of course, there is the undead city simply called [i]The Burg[/i], which could be considered the correct answer. However, according to my experience and knowledge, my race (I'm an Etlock) is often considered brute and filled with dark magic. So I could theorize that from your perspective, you could consider [i]Etlockbarv[/i] as a source of death and darkness as well. One normally isn't allowed to enter it. So, hard choices for me... But I just say [i]The Burg[/i].[/color]