Conna's Story about Mokmurian

In stone giant society, those born with an innate magical ability are often marked. Although these markings border on deformities, the stone giant gifted with sorcerous power can expect a role of honor and power in his tribe. The disadvantage of unsightly crystalline growths on the skin or a diminished physical stature are outweighed by the increase in social status and respect. Mokmurian was one of those born with a diminutive stature.

Mokmurian was late to show powers but once he did he his power grew quickly. Eventually he took a wife, and she discovered that he had hidden spellbooks and exposed his lie to the clan. He killed her with his magic in a rage, but before he could conceal his crime, his tribe’s elders found out. They burnt his books, censured him as a traitor, and exiled him into the wild.

Five years ago he came back and started to unite the various tribes by promising the lands of Varisia that were taken from us thousands of years ago. The elders would have nothing to do with it, but the younger giants were swayed by the promise of glory and riches. Mokmurian challenged the elders, his right by tradition, and slew them with powerful magic. Without the calming influence of the elders, the younger generation joined his cause. Mokmurian eventually swayed enough clans that even our own clan that exiled him had to join him.

Mokmurian set up his base here in Jorgenfist, previously off limits to all stone giants because it used to be a place of our old oppressors. Mokmurian invited my husband and I to this shrine to officially bring us into the fold, but instead betrayed us by killing my husband. He left me alive mainly because I wasn't enough of a threat, but also because he needed an elder for something.

Mokmurian began to brand the giants with his personal rune as a dign they belong in his army and are loyal to him first. They wear it with pride and is considered quite an honor in the army.

If you could kill Mokmurian, and prove he is dead, as an elder I could gain enough sway to convince the tribes that war time is over and to return home. Stone giants are not naturally warlike, and with the influence of their surviving elders things should return back to normal.

She tells you one more thing, that she has heard Mokmurian say a name that belonged to an Ancient Lords that enslaved her people long ago, Karzoug.