Rogaldorn

Early History

Lore of the Ulgol Clan of Murthorg

"The patrizier of the Ulgols, Draak von Ulgol, a sun dwarf clan of great wealth in Murthorg, took great interest in the adventuring Rogaldorn. Honored to host a genuine thane of Thorogdenia, and eager to gain the aid of a proven dwarven knight to rescue the nine captured members of his family, von Ulgol promised great wealth to the thane, 500 gold pieces, for each family member that was returned to their patriarch. Unmotivated by gold but anxious for righteous combat and the glory of a worthy deed, Rogaldorn condescended to embrace the quest, politely declining the prize." -Chronicles of Dantareth

For 50 or so years Vahaun Oetler, the great gnomish banker, has tried to buy the profitable rights to the Ulgol clan gold mines in the Osholan Forest. The 50 years clan Ulgol has resisted his many and various attempts. In recent years, sabotage and banking schemes have harassed the mines. Most recently the Ondonti orcs, a peaceful nation of orcs living to the south of the great forest, apparently hired lawyers and debated the position of the baronial borders, and thus pressed the royal magistrate to decree that the mines in fact lay within the princedom of Faelin, a decision which would unravel the Ulgol claim. The royal magistrate ruled in favor of the Ulgols.

In response, very shortly after the court ruling, a gang of thieves murdered the Ulgol castle staff at night in the forest, a difficult feat as it was very well secured, and kidnapped nine family members of the Ulgol clan, the elders of whom managed the gold mines directly.

Despite great protest and the support of the bailiff Mathamere Half-Elven (the mentor of Elendas), the royal magistrate sided with Oetler in that any investigation of the forest castle massacre and kidnapping is outside of Mathamere's control given the baronial border dispute. Instead, the royal magistrate's office conducted the investigation and determined the attack was due to the satyrs and their magic, as they have long been angry with the Ulgols, supposedly for being cheated of a portion of the gold that is mined from their woods. Mathamere has personally appealed the matter to the superior royal magistrate at Tharkin in southern Quadrain, who is currently acting on the issue.

Draak von Ulgol has already hired a party of Srord adventurers to investigate the matter of the massacre, and to especially investigate the origins and identity of a halfling body found slain on the castle grounds immediately after the attack, but they were all mysteriously murdered or disappeared at Themarch.

Magridolk, the ancient mystic at Murthorg

The strange and ancient sun dwarf mystic and shop owner in Murthorg. He is very old, and is considered the wisest of the Srord dwarves in the city. Magridolk has golden hands. His shop seems to possess much magic and unusual items for purchase. He is protected by the Ulgol clan. His lore may be very deep and great considering the Srord or sun dwarves of Quadrain and their history.

Description

A Srord and true Sons of Arkanar