Ival Bursturoz

Anthropologist, Truth Miner, Bard of the Lore

"The Truth Miners, those who go outside dwarven society and return with knowledge rather than gold.

He's the Smelter for the Truth Miners, synthesizing the ore of rumour into the metal of truth."

Up here on the surface, the deep dwarves have quite a reputation. It’s a strong reputation. We built it ourselves. It will last.

We have built much over the years. Lost much too, is true, but always built more. But now the land is being ravaged, pierced, transformed, and not by us.

It is my responsibility to find out what is being going on up here, heh? Who is in control among the surfacers and what are they doing about it? Because some among My People, they doubt that things are in capable hands. I say, let’s go see before we judge, heh?

We send message and They say that they

“...welcome the valuable input of our subterranean brethren in these most troubling and, indeed, unprecedented times”

So, I have been learning of their diplomatic ways but all is the same really. You talk but say little, so you eat, you drink, your tongue moves more, then you talk real, you sleep.