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[[File:Alarith Stonemage 01Stoneguard 02.jpg|thumb|An Alarith StonemageStoneguard.]]
The '''Stoneguard''' are the warrior ranks of the [[Alarith]] of the [[Lumineth Realm-lords]]. They are sentinels, their job being to stand vigil over the mountain temples that form the bond between Lumineth and patron spirit. So strong is the connection between Stoneguard and patron is that the average member of the caste can stand immobile for years or even decades on end without food or drink, drawing nourishment from the mountain itself. Should a traveller approach the temple, however, their serene stance will quickly shift, blocking them from entering the sacred site and demanding their intent. If found lacking, the would-be traveller is forever barred from entering the temple, and if any fight is put up beyond this, they will be knocked out and unceremoniously thrown to the bottom of the mountain. {{Fn|1}}
==OriginRecruitment==During To be initiated into the [[Age of Chaos]] many mountains were splintered or crumbled turning once peaceful peaks into malevolent and bitter spirits. To travelers in valleys were buried Stoneguard, a supplicant must study under landslidestheir masters for years on end, climbers were shucked off and broken upon cruel rocks perfecting the Stoneguard's signature aloof demeanour and even standing in honing their shadow resulted skills in freezing to deathcombat. When [[Teclis]] returned from his sojourn thought to begin be ready, the [[Reinvention]] did the first Alarith mages approach the mountains in supplication. They endured or avoided hailstorms of sharp rocks, crashing boulders, deadly mudslides and avalanches of glittering minerals and many died but those that managed supplicant is taken to reach the upper peaks sang laments and songs of supplication to the mountains, asking for their forgiveness. They made respectful works of art out of interlocking stones mountain and adorned the shoulders of the broken peaks with beautiful decoration while fasting under the light of [[Hysh]] and its moonsburied alive. Many died as their bodies wasted away but Should the Alarith mages had proven their desire for atonement supplicant find themselves blessed, they will be able to be sincere. Algae and moss grew around them where they sat and creatures crept from breathe through the cracks in the rock to bare their throats. The Alarith sparingly ate of these gifts After a full week, they emerge as their relationship with the mountain was tenuousa true Stoneguard. {{Fn|1}}
==Wargear==
They are wield long-handed hammers, each of which bearing enchanted rock, that can shatter every bone in their foes bodies. Some amongst their number prefer to be armed with Diamondpick hammers, large diamond-cored pickhammers that, when wielded correctly, could shatter through material as hard as a [[Daemon Prince]]'''Staff of the High Peaks'''s armour.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
== Sources ==
* {{Endn|1}}: [[Battletome: Lumineth Realm-lords (2020)]], Disciples of the Mountain, pg.38-39
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