Kal'Hirol: House Kader

## House Kader

**Location of House**: Dwarven Noble House, originally of Kal'Hirol

## History

Paragon Kader'ash was forgotten by all but House Kader until the 35th year of the Age of the Dragon. The Paragon's history was lost at the fall of Kal'Hirol during the First Blight, but the ancient paragon was remembered by his descendants and his smithing ways preserved. When Nirzak Kader returned to Kal'Hirol he found proof of their Paragon in the Memories but he also found further proof of his ancient status while clearing out the city and its limits. The Darkspawn had burrowed deep, locating an ancient dwarven fort that is believed to be one of the earliest dwarven constructs and had not been penetrated by the darkspawn, unlike the city it was barely a league below. A chest containing stone tablets with runes about Kader'ash along with other artifacts (including a certain pair of daggers) were recovered and logged in the Memories in both the Thaig and in Orzammar. Kader'ash was of House Hirol, but created his own House after becoming a paragon. Unlike his bloodline he did not make his name in golem technology, but rather in enchanting and making weapons, both those one wields and those that protect cities. Kal-Sharok commissioned him, as did some other Thaigs, but it was Kal'Hirol's and Orzammar's defences that he and his house worked hard on.

Thus it was that Kader was at least recognised as a noble house, even though they were still smiths from Kal'Hirol, they were allowed to retain their small estate on the outskirts of the Diamond Quarter. However, Kader'ash's work for the city was never recorded, the commission paid for by Aeducan and owned by that house. Kader'ash Hirol laughed this off, believing that his work in Orzammar was omitted from the memories because his son married an Aeducan daughter without permission. The two houses were secretly joined and a loyalty developed between the pair despite Lord Aeducan's petty removal of Kader'ash's name. Paragon Kader'ash knew his work was recorded in Kal'Hirol so was content, the two Lord's eventually becoming friends again and sharing grandchildren and great grand children.

This was where the friendship between the two houses began and ever was House Kader loyal to the royal house of Aeducan.

When Lord Kader's heir arrived as a refugee from Kal'Hirol during the First Blight only Aeducan recognised them as a noble house. Due to politics over the years Aeducan used them more as a smithing house but insisted their estate be allowed to be kept in the Diamond Quarter.

"No Paragon, more smith than noble." Most other Houses claimed, but despite this doubt Kader had held to its ancient ways, being as stubborn as only dwarves can be. They taught their kith and kin how to smith, they kept their roots, they were proud of their union with Aeducan and their bloodline - that of Kader'ash Hirol.

Kader was not some pompous house that Orzammar had loved. Their voice in the former Assembly had been ignored from the moment they had become a part of Orzammar. They were seen as smiths more than nobles, disrespected for getting their hands dirty. Kader did not care though, like House Hirol they were proud of their smithing roots and became rather wealthy since their smithing techniques were unique to their house and there were none like it in Orzammar.

After the Fifth Blight swept through Ferelden and Kal'Hirol was rediscovered Bhelen sent House Hemli as the leader of a group of dwarves to go and hold the Thaig, House Kader being amongst those to return. As a house loyal to Aeducan they act as a neutral party, with interests in Orzammar and in Kal'Hirol and a history of loyalty.

House Kader's legendary status was only restored recently, when Lord Nirzak Kader found evidence of Paragon Kadar'ash in Kal'Hirol. Until then his house had been more of a laughing stock than any house of influence in dwarvan politics. Only Bhelen's faith in Lord Nirzak had elevated their house after the Fifth Blight. The Head of House Kader has since repaid that faith many times over but there is one thing one must know of Nirzak Kader and his noble house of smiths, "Do not try to influence me with false platitudes, I am not swayed by them as our Orzammar cousins are..." He is a dwarf of integrity and bravery and is an exceptional piece of weaponry shy of being named a paragon himself...

"My house have been rewarded by Bhelen for many feats... not least the discovery of and restoration of ancient dwarven things." - Lord Nirzak Kader, 950DA

Hemli has a bit of a chip on their shoulder regarding Kader and their seemingly uncanny ability to make old things work. It was because they were smiths first and nobles second, or so Nirzak Kader believes. It was because unlike the rest of Orzammar they had kept to the ancient ways of their house. It was because they were a bit eccentric and had some of the best smiths in the Deep Roads. They were of Hirol blood and through them lived the ancient Thaig's ways and unlike Hemli they belonged in Kal'Hirol. The City knew them and even after more than a millennium, they knew the city. Of course they were going to be better than Hemli at making the city work. It was in their blood. This was their Thaig. Their home. Orzammar had been their haven since the First Blight, Kal'Hirol their true home.

## House Kader's Aims

* Wants to restore Kal'Hirol to its former glory and exceed it.

* Has a genuine claim on the Thaig as one of its original houses but will always be loyal to Aeducan and will support the claim of Hirol to lead the Council, but if they want the city then they have to be given it by Bhelen. If not for Aeducan there would be no living blood of

* Hirol and there would be no-one left to reclaim the lost thaig.

## Members of Family

* Lord Nirzak Kader

* Gath Kader (deceased - brother of Nirzak)

* Arikash Kader (youngest brother of Nirzak and Danae's father, Torgin's only living uncle and named heir of House Kader)

* Torgin Kader (Nirzak's only son)

* Danae Kader (only child of Arikash)

* Fala Kader (only full blooded true child of Torgin)

* Baelor Kader (Nirzak and Arikash; cousin)