After Erebor is reclaimed, does Gloin spend some of his share of the gold on helping budding inventors/innovators/etc financially? Sort of Dwarven venture capitalism?

Absolutely. I believe they all do, the remaining members of the Company. They would all invest in new prospects such as inventions, schools (guild or otherwise), guilds dear to their hearts (Dori has sunk A LOT into the Weavers and the Scribes, fyi), hospitals and care facilities, etc etc etc. 

The share that each received would have been far less than that originally agreed upon, imo – I’m basing this upon this quote, from Chapter 18, “The Return Journey”:

The others remained with Dain; for Dain dealt his treasure well. There was, of course, no longer any question of dividing the hoard in such shares as had been planned, to Balin and Dwalin, and Dori and Nori and Ori, and Oin and Gloin, and Bifur and Bofur and Bombur—or to Bilbo. Yet a fourteenth share of all the silver and gold, wrought and unwrought, was given up to Bard; for Dain said: “We will honour the agreement of the dead, and he has now the Arkenstone in his keeping.”
Even a fourteenth share was wealth exceedingly great, greater than that of many mortal kings. From that treasure Bard sent much gold to the Master of Lake-town; and he rewarded his followers and friends freely. To the Elvenking he gave the emeralds of Girion, such jewels as he most loved, which Dain had restored to him.
To Bilbo he said: “This treasure is as much yours as it is mine; though old agreements cannot stand, since so many have a claim in its winning and defence. Yet even though you were willing to lay aside all your claim, I should wish that the words of Thorin, of which he repented, should not prove true: that we should give you little. I would reward you most richly of all.”
“Very kind of you,” said Bilbo. “But really it is a relief to me. How on earth should I have got all that treasure home without war and murder all along the way, I don’t know. And I don’t know what I should have done with it when I got home. I am sure it is better in your hands.”

So, Dain spread the treasure a LOT further than fourteen measly shares, as we see. Even so, I am certain that he would have rewarded the Company incredibly richly.

I consider that Dwarves such as Bombur and Bofur (poor as church mice all their lives) would have been initially at something of a loss as to what to do with their newfound wealth. I think that they would have turned to Gloin, as the most financially-savvy Dwarf they know, to help them use it wisely and for the benefit of all.

Gloin would have considered what is important to them, naturally. He himself would already be investing in mines, in apprentice-schools, funding scholarships for Firebeards and war-orphans and speculating in new inventions.

He would have helped them make investments and contributions towards Miner’s Hospitals and ongoing care for those Dwarves who had been permanently affected by war. He would have helped them throw money towards Broadbeam-specific schools, towards toy-making apprentices and journeymen and women, towards the culinary arts.

Basically, I can see Gloin helping his friends invest their wealth wisely, in ways that both increase the health, productivity and happiness of their people, and assure a decent little profit (LITTLE profit – no such thing on such vast numbers, lol – they’re all fabulously wealthy).

What do you think Nori’s craft is? Does he have one (if “petty theft” doesn’t count)? Is he actually really amazing at knitting and crochet but keeps it to himself? Is he an expert cocktail maker? (I spend a lot of time wondering what Nori even DOES with his time.)

Actually? I think that Nori’s talent is in fact, grifting, travel and confidence trickery. And I don’t think he has ever stopped.

We know from Jed Brophy that before the Hobbit he has been ‘out of Dwarven society’ for quite a while. In Sansukh, after BOTFA, his travelling days are done, so he can’t indulge himself in his favourite pastime quite so readily – certainly he can’t escape his schemes as easily as he used to! 

After his death, his main hobby is running a book on any and every event that happens in Arda (for shits and giggles, mostly – what is money in the Halls of the Dead? It’s a way of keeping score, basically). 

a postmodernist naked dwarf runs through your askbox. it’s a deconstruction of the dialectic narrative in erebor of privacy. as written by debord, “sexual identity is part of the futility of sexuality”, and nudity is something to be ended as a concept itself, as sexuality is in essence a dematerialist substance.

HEADCANON: DORI HATES WINDING THREAD OR WOOL UPON A SHUTTLE SO MUCH (EVEN USING A WHEEL, IT IS SO SO SOOOOO TEDIOUS) THAT HE EMPLOYS BOFUR TO MAKE SOMETHING MECHANICAL TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS

BOFUR COMES UP WITH THE BOBBIN AND THE BOAT-SHUTTLE

IT IS AN INSTANT HIT

I am very entertained by the fact that the Author of Sansukh is as excited for chapters/chapter previews as the rest of us are. (I for one am also incredibly anxious to hear the verdicts on Round 2 Auditions!)

I FIND OUT ABOUT UPDATES, PREVIEWS ETC ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE BC I AM NOT ON THE PRODUCTION TEAM SO YOU ALL GET THE ENTERTAINMENT OF WATCHING ME SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST 

IF YOU READ ABOUT A BIG BOOM SOMEWHERE ON THE GOLDIE, AUSTRALIA, YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS

IT MEEEEEE

I AM LISTENING FOR THE FOURTH TIME ALREADY

I LOVE EEEEEEEEEEET I AM SO EXCITED

(ahhh, Nonnie! *hugs* nerves are no fun. The mods are amazing, and are working as fast as humanly possible! or space-alienly, if you’re watching poplitealqueen‘s posts hahahaha.  Best of luck to you!)