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. But until his return, the scrolls
around me shall keep my attention. I turn to them now.
*****
Excellency, hours of reading allow me to present a
summary of the additional scrolls. Further efforts yield a
wealth of material, all relevant to the history of the
Khalkist dwarves - -but alas, little of it relating to the
decade immediately preceding the Cataclysm. The mystery
left by their disappearance remains.
I have unearthed a few items of note, mostly gleaned
from the tales of dwarven lore. I have endeavored, as
always, to cull these legends into the most conclusively
indicated facts:
Extensive financial records were saved by the bold
messenger, who gave his life to carry these scrolls to
safety. It is clear that the dwarves were taxed by their thane
at an extreme rate during the years 60 PC through 10 PC.
Then the tax records end. Was this massive treasure
expended? For what? Is it hidden somewhere? Destroyed
in the Cataclysm? Or taken by the Khalkist dwarves when
they left ... wherever they have gone?
One dwarven record postdates 10 PC, and this is
unusual for not only the date, but that once again we
encounter our friend, Horgan Oxthrall - though only in a
peripheral sense
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