“In the end, the Prophecies were fulfilled, though not without many strange twists and turns.  Valdarag may have felt thwarted, but he needn’t have worried; destiny isn’t easily cheated.  The Eternal Warrior’s tale is as long as the Tale of Ages and he has served with more than one incarnation of the Heroes.  Long after Valdarag accepted the office from the All Father, Bandigar fought with Onyx and Father Artemus and, after the Long Night, he ushered the tradition of the Blood Dwarves into the new age.  I know you’re optimistic that the clan will prosper, Jerilyn, but it remains to be seen whether it flourishes or fades into myth as so many memories of the ancient world have.”  The Wizard of the Blue Lagoon