Realgar

Dragging the clubbed foot behind him even more than usual, the adviser to Thane Realgar was relieved to see the iron door to his apartments, with its gleaming brass hinges and its embossed image of a huge, leering face, looming ahead in the dim torchlight.

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Realgar sat forward and fixed Pitrick with an icy gaze.

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There, Thane Realgar rested quite comfortably in the massive throne, his boots extended and crossed before him.

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Thane Realgar, she knew, was the most powerful king in all Thorbardin, mainly because the magical abilities many Theiwar possessed gave him an edge.

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Thus it was that Realgar had no real difficulty assessing Pitrick's re - quest.

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He came directly from Thorbardin, the great underground realm of the mountain dwarves, where he served as the ad - viser to Thane Realgar, ruler of the Theiwar.

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Realgar leaned forward then, a conspiratorial smile upon his lips.

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Realgar bellowed, and the hunchbacked dwarf shuffled behind his leader as the thane resumed his inspec - tion.

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Most of the routine matters of the clan were handled by his chief adviser, so that Realgar could devote his own energies to the search for the Hammer of Kharas.

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Realgar sat forward and fixed Pitrick with an icy gaze.

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