Letter from Hrun Stonelord to Slayers of Vaydesh

The letter from Hrun Stonelord to Krom the Wise and Kyle Johnson after the death of Vaydesh and Hrun's own resignation.

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I am forever in your debt, friends. But it is a debt I cannot repay. The seal on this letter will guarantee you full authority with any in the empire, but it feels like a mere token gesture in light of all you have given me. Thus, in place of reward, I offer explanation. I am not all I appear to be. You have probably already gleaned this. My nature is not mortal, but demonic. I have witnessed this world since it’s beginning, and only amongst the Dwarves have I ever felt at home. Thus, when they were on the verge of breaking, I forged them back together. I founded this city, where you now stand, as a symbol of all that this empire could herald. And thus those who would see it doomed sought to end it. Vaydesh is one such. A demon also, and one less sympathetically inclined than myself. He has hounded me for eternity, seeking always to destroy what I build. No more. If I did not know the gods, I would claim that they had sent you. For you have saved not only me, but the whole of my realm. Kyle, the ship you arrived in from Central City truly was a routine shipment, looking for guards. Krom, the village you stumbled upon was Erydare, destroyed centuries ago by an attack from Vaydesh himself, I believe. There were no survivors, so I can only assume. Since then, dragons are rarely seen, and we believed here safe to settle. That was foolish of me. As for your capture there, I can only assume they seeked to recruit you - in the same manner they recruited those with the skulls made of shadow. Vaydesh never was one for subtle methods. I myself have probably left as you read this. There are more like me and Vaydesh, and they do not all match my temperament. The heroism of your friend has made me see that this cannot be allowed to continue. I have eternity to live my life. It is nothing for me to devote even a century of it to pursuing my fallen brothers. I wish you luck, as I hope you would wish me. Farewell, friends.