Role

Chapter 1

Deep beneath Thera lies Aran'gird, the home of the
Dark Dwarves. In the dog-eat-dog world of Duergaran
politics a few families have risen to prominence
through the thriving slave trade. One of these
families is the House of Hraesson and they are the
center of our story.

The House held little influence until late in this
Age. By Duergaran standards they do not qualify as
nobility by blood lineage but rather through the
vast and rapid accumulation of wealth. This is due
solely to the patriarch of the House, an exceedingly
cruel duergar named Velger. Velger is a warrior who
goes to war not to kill, but rather to enslave. He
is one of the fiercest warriors of the Underdark and
his slaves are regarded as some of the best in the
realm. He married four women and sired nine sons
and no girls, a fact that quickly added to his
growing reputation as the misogynistic residents of
Aran'gird came to regard him as blessed by the dark
gods.

Velger believed much of these legends himself. He
believed he was destined to become King of all the
Dark Dwarves. To project this to those around him
he chose the sigil of a cave viper, a snake whose
venom was so potent that it could even kill the
poison resistant duergar, wrapped around a broad-
sword which adorned a rune of war and conquest.
He wanted the rest of the kingdom to regard him
as the deadliest of foes, one who could kill
even those thought untouchable. He immediately
began plotting how to unite or remove the other
noble families and slave traders.

He trusted no one in these plans save for a few of
his most trusted Slavemasters and eight of his sons.
The ninth son he regarded as lowly as any of the
slaves in his pens.


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