Prologue

Some say that when Fela, blessed child of Aulë, was born the living stone walls of Ered Luin began to weep gold and that was how the dwarves who had fled the destruction of the worm Smaug found their fortune once more.

But, of course, that is just a tall tale—made up stories weaved around a legend that could not fully be comprehended.

The quill tip paused over the parchment as the chronicler read over their words carefully. The chronicler, satisfied with the words, put quill tip to parchment once more to continue the introduction to the tale.

I have made it my duty to put quill tip to paper in order to tell you the true story of Fela Stormbringer.