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Firuk Blackore tells the story of how Durkon was cast out of Dwarven Lands to forestall a prophesy.

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Panel 1

Tinna: Brewmaster Blackore, what's wrong?
Firuk: An' ye couldnar e'en stick around ta see wha ye wrought, could ye, Hurak?
Rogo: Ye should sit down b'fore ye get too worked up, sir.

Panel 2

Minrah: Wait, Thundershield... is he related to Sergeant Sigdi somehow?
Firuk: Aye, he is. Durkon's her son. 'E were exiled by High Priest Hurak almost 20 years ago, b'fore any o' ye joined tha church.
Roy: Yes, that's him! That's who we're trying to stop. Well, his body, at least.
Roy: I don't really understand all the details myself.

Panel 3

Firuk: So 'e's finally back ta doom us all. Just like I knew he'd be. I warned ye, ye old fool!
Roy: Why don't you just start from the beginning, and tell us everything you know about Durkon?

Panel 4

Firuk: Aye. It all started wit a prophecy.
Roy: I already do not like where this is heading.

Panel 5

Flashback to the temple, 20 years ago.
Firuk (inset): One day, a priest o' Odin came ta visit Hurak an' told 'im 'e'd foreseen somethin' terrible aboot young Durkon.
Priest of Odin: When next he returns home, he will bring death and destruction for us all.

Panel 6

Firuk: In order ta try an' prevent tha—or at least delay it as long as possible—Hurak had Durkon exiled from dwarven lands.
Firuk: 'E gave 'im express orders ta never return witout permission, an' 'e knew tha lad would obey.

Panel 7

Haley: That's how Durkon was sent out?!? That's terrible!
Vaarsuvius: Indeed. Little wonder no recall order was ever given.
Elan: I just thought they, like, lost his dwarf paperwork or something!

Panel 8

Roy: This is... wow. Durkon always wondered why him—what he did to deserve being cast out instead of some other dwarf.
Roy: And now it turns out the answer is, "Nothing." His life was exactly as unfair as he always feared it was.

Panel 9

Vaarsuvius: There is a certain unfortunate logic to the decsion, given the limits of High Priest Hurak's knowledge at the time.
Roy: Sure. He couldn't imagine Durkon, they physical body, returning without the consent of Durkon, the man who would never disobey an order.

Panel 10

Roy: What gets me is that he never just told Durkon what was going on.
Firuk: Aye. I always thought tha lad deserved ta know tha truth.

Panel 11

Roy: It's not even just that! You've met Durkon!
Roy: I'm pretty sure if you'd told him it would help innocent people, he'd break his leg trying to boot his own ass out the door!

Trivia[]

  • This is the final appearance of Hurak, late High Priest of Thor, first appearing in #1007.
  • This is the only appearance of the Priest of Odin. He also appears in two panels on one page in On the Origin of PCs. One of each was redrawn for this page.
  • Firuk's hair is a lighter color in this strip than in the previous one, an inconsistency which is repeated in #1152.

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