Hope and Recompense

[Hrokaz 631]

 

1st of Malin’s Welcome, 2A 278Y

03/26/2026
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Alaric Grimgold

First Admiral of the Tagar Tazarak Expedition

ᚢᛖᚾᚨᛉ ᚾᚨ ᚾᚨᚱᛒᛁᚦᚨᛉ

Hope and Recompense

Venaz na Narbithaz
ᚢᛖᚾᚨᛉ ᚾᚨ ᚾᚨᚱᛒᛁᚦᚨᛉ
 

 

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To all Dwarves of the fleet, to every refugee of the fallen halls, and to any who would hear these words,

 

I, Alaric Grimgold, once of the Grand Kingdom, now write not as servant to a throne, but as witness to its end.

The Fourth Grand Kingdom is no more.

Its banners have burned. Its crown lies in ash. Its halls, once thought eternal, have been broken and cast down. Let no dwarf cling to false hope or hollow titles, the Kingdom we knew has fallen beyond recall. With it, I cast aside all allegiance to its throne, its court, and the failings that led us to ruin.

 

We are no longer subjects of that Kingdom.

We are something else now.

We are a people unmoored, but not undone.

 

Hear me clearly: the refugee fleet shall no longer drift as a remnant of a dead realm. From this day forth, it shall be reformed and reborn as an expedition. One not bound by the weight of old crowns, but driven by the will to endure, to build, and to begin again. We name this endeavor the Tagar Tazarak Expedition, the Exile’s Unity. Under this banner, we will not seek to reclaim what was lost. We will not rebuild the old Kingdom in bitterness or pride. Instead, we will search for a new place, a land that will have us, or one we shall carve with our own hands and there we will found something new. Not a shadow of what came before, but a future worthy of those who yet live.

 

To that end, a new order shall be established.

In time, a government shall be formed, not of inherited crowns and distant rulers, but of those who stand, work, and endure together. Its shape will be decided not by the ghosts of the past, but by the will of those who commit themselves to this path forward.

 

But hear this also: No dwarf shall be forced into this future. Any who do not wish to join this expedition will be given safe passage. When we make landfall, you may depart the fleet with provisions and dignity, to build your life where you see fit. There is no shame in choosing your own road and no chain shall bind you to ours.

 

Yet for those who remain, for those who would cast their lot into the forge of what is to come, you will be asked to swear yourselves to the Expedition. Not to me, not to any throne, but to the shared purpose of building something better than what we lost.

 

An oath not of blind loyalty, but of labor, defense, and unity. To stand beside one another as kin not by crown, but by choice. To learn from the failures that broke us, and to ensure they are not repeated.

 

We have been humbled.

We have been scattered.

But we are not finished.

 

Dwarves were never meant to be creatures of comfort and stagnation. We are the children of stone and fire. When the mountain falls, we do not weep forever in its shadow, we take hammer in hand and carve anew. So choose, each of you. Choose the road of your own making, wherever it may lead. Or stand with us, beneath the banner of the Tagar Tazarak, and help forge a future that will outlast even the memory of this ruin.

 

By my hand, upon the open sea, in the first days after the fall,

 

Alaric Grimgold

First Admiral of the Expedition Fleet

Servant of no Throne, but of the People

 

[rickerd 4]

A forest dwarf that had long since made the long journey to KAZ'a'dentrum wished his old friend luck on this new chapter of the Dwedmar.

[Riot 743]

Dorin Starbreaker would follow Alaric for a short time, ensuring the safety of those who followed him as well as keeping a watchful eye over those under his command. The dwarf loved the sea life and would be curious about where he would end up, although his desire to stay closely connected to his ancestors was already evident in his studying with his clan, their direct connection to their ancestor Urguan, son of Yemekar and father to Gotrek Starbreaker. His heart is pulled in another direction. although he would take his ship and come visit wherever Alaric ended wishing to hear more of his stories another time