Typhoolm

A game played by the Cloudfang dwarves at the beginning of the rainy season. According to tradition, the games are to show who has the favor of the Grey Maiden, and symbolize the dominance of air over sea. Tribe members are only eligible once they achieve the ability to "wield the cloud fang" (manifest lightning), an important rite of passage.

The game involves propelling a melon sized, shark skin ball through a stone ring high in the air. The competitors may use magic and physical prowess to fulfill this goal, but spells in the goddess's sphere are most commonly utilized.

The Cloudfang once held duels that would often go to the death if neither participant would concede defeat. When The Gevaldi came and occupied the land for a time during their initial expansion, they banned these duels. The dwarves eventually replaced them with Typhoolm, which had been played for sport for centuries as a way of practicing spell casting ability and for exercise.