Editing Beran (section)

==Background==
Beran's family came from Mountain Hall, but allied itself with Beorn when the skinchanger became protector over western Anduin lands. Due to Beran and his father's familiarity with the mountains, they often led Beornings on personal quests, guiding them only to a point when they (he or his father) were asked to wait for the thane's return. What happened to the Beorning after this was a mystery, but they often came back changed, with a new calling, and perhaps a power along with an idiosyncratic personal taboo (a geas). It is rumoured that it was on such a quest in the mountains many years ago that Beorn himself gained power over beasts and his calling in life.

During one of these journeys, a pilgrimage of sorts, Beran led Euric through the Misty Mountains to where Euric asked to continue alone. In every case, Beran and his father had respected these wishes, but for some reason Beran felt uneasy. He waited for nearly two days, and when Euric did not return, Beran decided to track him, against the unwritten rules of the quest. It was a good thing he did, for Beran found Euric alive but in a stupor, and nearly frozen to death. What happened there on the mountain Beran does not know, but after Euric recovered he did not have the same changes come over him that other thanes had. Nevertheless, in gratefulness for saving his life, Euric gifted Beran a fine leather armor, with designs of knots and patterns carved and studded into it. Most incredibly, the armor was dyed crimson and purple, in just a few places to highlight the design's intricacies. It was more than a gift - it was also a title - Thane. Euric was granting lands to Beran's family, and in return the family pledged to serve Euric.