Prior to taking the position of Assistant Community Manager for DDO Ten Ton Hammer,Danny "Ralsu" Gourley was a fan fiction contestant, hosted by Ten Ton Hammer to give away a free copy of DDO. The contest required writers to submit a piece of creative fiction not to exceed 1,000 words.

Now for the first time, we release one of the contest submissions for public display, starting with some letters exchanged between Ralsu and a man named Nealgig prior to Ralsu's departure for Stormreach.

“Aru, I swear on my mother’s grave, Ralsu could talk the Dark Six into making quilts for the homeless or infuriate the Sovereign Host to the point of murdering babies! Oh, I can’t explain it in writing, but I’m sure you’ve had a bit of experience with this by now. The man just has a way with words. In fact, that’s just about all he cares about. If Ralsu Vejes is talking to you, it’s because he thinks you can help him acquire some obscure bit of knowledge—some key to the lore of our land prior to the war.”

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