In a desperate attempt to destroy invading Troggs, High Tinker Mekkaterke ordered the emergency ventilation of Gnomeregan’s radioactive waste storage facilities. Despite the troggs becoming irradiated, the siege did not end, leading surviving dwarves to seek refuge in the neighboring dwarven city of Stalgorn. Rumors suggest Mekgineer Thermaplugg, once a trusted advisor, betrayed his people by allowing the invasion to happen.