"So I stayed. The last true Skjegge, the last shield on the Road of Shields. I had my golems to help protect t

"So I stayed. The last true Skjegge, the last shield on the Road of Shields. I had my golems to help protect the fortress. Perfect creatures of stone and metal, not like those cowards, with stew instead of spines! I remained here and continued to guard the fortress even as my flesh decayed, until there was nothing left of me but bones and adamantine will!"