Dwarves and gnomes have the same problem, they don't know where their race comes from.
Gnomes don't care much about this matter. As long as they can continue to happily invent and create, they don't care about their origins.
Humans actually have the same problem as dwarves and gnomes. Emperor Thoradin, who founded the Arathor Empire, even traveled specifically to search for it in his later years.
It was precisely because of this journey to trace the origin that Emperor Thoradin disappeared inexplicably and has not been seen again since.
Sarlayan learned about the ending of Emperor Thoradin through the barrage. The first... and the only emperor to establish a unified empire of mankind. He paid the price with his life because of his indiscretion while traveling, and was finally buried in Tyr.
Tomb.
There are still two artifacts preserved in the Tomb of Tyr. In the past, Sarlayan was not strong enough and could not safely take out these two artifacts.
As time has passed, Sarlayan's strength has made great progress and has entered the threshold of legend. He plans to find time to visit the Tomb of Tire and let the two dusty artifacts see the light of day again.
Let’s go a step further and let’s talk about the origin of dwarves again.
Among the three brothers of the contemporary Bronzebeard family, the eldest Magni has the strongest sense of responsibility. Before satisfying his personal interests, he will first fulfill his duties as a king.
The third brother, Brian, is the most free and easy-going. He has no interest in power and is the only one among the three brothers who has not held any public office.
Brian is willing to explore and excavate ancient ruins. He hopes to find clues related to the origin of the dwarves from these ruins. Unfortunately, he has not been able to obtain conclusive evidence so far.
Muradin is somewhere in between, balancing responsibility and personal hobbies.
When there is no major war, Muradin will also explore around like his third brother Brian.
But once something big happens in the country, no matter where he is, he will immediately rush back to Ironforge and firmly obey the orders issued by the king.
In order to distinguish Vyleth Deepshadow, who was also promoted to the title of earl, Sarlayan was called the Little Earl Deepshadow in Quel'Thalas and abroad.
Compared with Villes, who always keeps a low profile, the name of the little Earl of Deep Shadow has been heard frequently in recent years.
He seems to have endless energy, and he can usually be seen when big events happen in any corner of the world.
Over time, senior leaders from various countries gradually realized that once this man appears somewhere, big things will usually happen.
The three Bronzebeard brothers all had guesses about Sarlayan's purpose and had different opinions.
Magni worriedly believed that Sharlayan's arrival might herald something bad to happen to the kingdom of Khaz Modan.
The optimistic Brian disagrees with his elder brother's pessimistic thoughts. He believes that Sarlayan's search for him by name should be to cooperate with the Explorers Association to excavate ancient ruins.
Muradin, who is well versed in the golden mean, synthesized the two views and believed that Sarlayan's purpose may be related to both national events and the excavation of ruins.
Don't tell me, Muradin really guessed it right.
"The origin of dwarves?!"
Sarlayan's words were so shocking that Muradin was stunned for two seconds before realizing it. He excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Sarlayan's waist and asked.
"You're not kidding?"
Normally, a person in a surprised state would usually grab the opponent's shoulders. However, Muradin was much shorter than Saryan, so it was easiest to grab the waist.
Sarlayan didn't have the tender flesh on his waist that was as sensitive as Valeela's, but being grabbed by a bearded man's waist eagerly... any normal man would feel very uncomfortable.
"Uh~Prince Muradin, please calm down, this is not the place to talk about business."
Muradin's loud voice attracted the attention of many passersby. Some dwarves even looked at Sarlayan's face with strange expressions. Their suspicious eyes made Valeela and Stella who were following Sarlayan
Gou Sa was extremely unhappy.
"cough!"
Valeera, who had a tougher personality, coughed heavily and stared at Muradin with an unkind expression.
"Your Highness, how long will it take for you to catch me?"
"Well?"
After waking up from his excitement, Muradin realized that his actions were a bit inelegant. He quickly took a step back and cleared his throat awkwardly.
"Uh-huh! Sarlayan is right, let's go to the throne room to meet the king first."
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The throne hall of Ironforge was built near the great forge. The decoration in the hall is very simple, which is in sharp contrast with the extremely luxurious Sunstrider royal family. It intuitively reflects the pragmatic style of the dwarves who do not like extravagance.
This hall was built under the supervision of Anvilmar, the first King of the Mountains.
After Anvilmar's death, the three major dwarf tribes fought for their own interests, and each supported a puppet king to come to power, starting the War of the Three Hammers that will go down in history.
Today, the descendants of the Mountain King have long become mascots, and the royal power has fallen into the hands of the Bronzebeard clan, the victors of the War of the Three Hammers.
The people of the Kingdom of Khaz Modan don't care who becomes the king. At best, it's just a matter of conversation after dinner.
In terms of results, the Bronzebeard clan has done a good job in managing the Kingdom of Khaz Modan for more than 200 years. The people of the Kingdom of Khaz Modan have never opposed their rule on a large scale.
Thanks to the long-sleeved dancing skills of Madoran Bronzebeard, the first Bronzebeard Prince, the Wildhammer clan, which had originally been at odds with the Bronzebeard clan, reconciled with the Bronzebeard clan after the War of Three Hammers.
Of course, this is mainly because the two races have a common enemy.
That is the Black Iron Clan who is ambitious and trying to fight one against two.
Sarlayan knows the truth behind the War of the Three Hammers better than anyone in his generation.
Theoretically, the Black Iron Clan did have the capital to fight two against one at that time.
They control the most respected spellcasters in the Kingdom of Khaz Modan, and have two high-level legendary powerhouses, Prince Thaurissan and Queen Modgud.
If the Dark Iron clan concentrates the power of the king and queen to attack one of them first, they will have a high probability of winning the final victory.
However, the Dark Iron clan suddenly went to war against Bronzebeard and the Wildhammers, forcing the two clans who originally had dissatisfaction to join forces to fight against the enemy.
Then they played it off.
Modgud was betrayed by the magical weapon he controlled, the Blade of the Dark Empire, and died in Grim Batol, the old capital of the Wildhammer dwarves.
Prince Thaurissan was helpless, and in desperation summoned Ragnaros, the king of the fire element, to try to make a comeback. However, in turn, the entire clan was enslaved by the fire element, and he lost his wife and lost his troops.
Since then, the Dark Iron clan, who became slaves, has gradually made enemies of all mortal races in Azeroth.
Ragnaros is a staunch supporter of the Old Gods, and he wants to restore the Dark Empire of ancient times.
Due to the seal set by the Titan Guardians, Ragnaros, who was summoned to the material world, was just a clone, far less powerful than his true body.
Even so, the powerful elemental demigod is not something that just a Dark Iron dwarf can offend.
The Dark Iron Dwarves and the Bronzebeard Dwarves have always been at war, and to this day, the two are still confronting each other over the contested territory in the Badlands.
If the ruins of Uldaman are to be excavated, 90% of the time there will be a fierce conflict with the Dark Iron Dwarves who are always monitoring the desolate land. At that time, the Explorers Association will inevitably rely on the protection of the regular army of the Bronzebeard Dwarves.
This was not the first time for Sharlayan to meet Magni. He had met the dwarf king before at the Azeroth Race Conference held in Silvermoon City.
Most dwarves have a bold temper, and Magni, the king of a country, is no exception.
"Long time no see, Earl Shadow, welcome to Ironforge."
Facing Magni's warm welcome, the three of Sarlayan bowed politely to him.
"It is an honor to meet you again, my dear King of Khaz Modan."
The forthright dwarves don't like to beat around the bush, and Sarlayan is also used to getting straight to the point.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the two parties quickly brought the topic to the point.
Brian, the most irritable, jumped out first: "Salayan, I heard Muradin say that you have clues about the origin of the dwarves? Is this true?"
Although Magni's emotions were still under control, it could be seen from his eyes that even the relatively calm dwarf king was very concerned about this topic.
Sarlayan did not sell his lies and said bluntly: "It's true. The evidence is buried in the ruins of Uldaman in the northern part of the wasteland."
"Desolate land?"
Magni's eyes flashed, ignoring Brian who was full of excitement, and looked at Muradin with a worried look.
'The rumors are true, trouble will inevitably occur wherever this little Earl of Deep Shadow appears.'