A Letter from King Endrin

Perhaps you will burn this letter unread. For that, I would not blame you. But I would not return to the Stone without saying this to you: I have seen what Bhelen is. And when I saw it, I knew I had been a fool. For only a fool would cut out his own heart and burn it for the sake of appearances. I never believed in your guilt. I allowed you to be exiled because I feared an inquiry into Trian’s murder would taint our house with scandal in the eyes of the deshyrs and cost our family the throne. / But I have saved nothing by this sacrifice: I sent my only child into an uncertain exile. Know that whatever you do now, you bear all the honor and pride of House Aeducan. / –A note from the late King Endrin Aeducan.

My Lord Harrowmont,/My guilt weighs heavily on me, and I know now that I was a fool. Only a fool would cut out his own heart and burn it for the sake of appearances. I allowed the Assembly to send my child to exile and death because I feared an inquiry into Trian’s murder would taint our house with scandal. You have been my rock and my shield these long months and for that I thank you. But I must ask for one thing more. I wish to discover if my child survived. Even the smallest trace will set my mind at ease. Send your men, your scouts, anyone who will go! / Bhelen thinks I am mad. He says that if word spreads of my wish, our House will be undone. He doesn’t know that Aeducan is already lost. I destroyed us when I sacrificed what was most precious. Please, Pyral, help me. I come to you not as a king, but as a father. / –A note from the late King Endrin Aeducan.

Location(s):

• Orzammar Diamond Quarter (Harrowmont’s Estate) – Received upon inspection of scroll on table
• Denerim Market District – Received from Gorim if main character is a dwarf noble