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The sabotage from Dhalgron

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Dhalgron always wanted Igburn to disappear, so it makes sense that they destroyed Igburn!
— A conspiracy theorist

Since Igburn got destroyed by lava, there have been some theories. While most of them have a dozen of followers at maximum, there is one particularly extended and followed is: "The sabotage from Dhalgron".

Summary

They talk of a spy, in Igburn, from Dhalgron. They say they came a few weeks before Igburn's death, always near the machines and the lava conducts. Always touching without anyone knowing what they were doing. They say it was because of them that Igburn die, because it decided to not listen to Dhalgron.
The day of Igburn's death, the spy was nowhere to be found. Years after, they found a single skeleton half-buried in cooled lava, in the building were it all started, where the machines and conducts meet. No-one was supposed to be in there, not at that hour.

Historical Basis

Igburn's death happened centuries ago, and thus, there is barely any document about it. There is no way to ensure what really happened apart from what the ruins can tell.
Researchers have learned a couple of things:
  • Lava conducts did not seem to be secure enough to withstand lava for a long time (the pass of time may have affected this conclusion).
  • The skeleton was from a child humanoid species. The researchers discard the "The sabotage from Dhalgron" because of this.
  • The lava conducts broke in too many places. If this was sabotage, the lava would have started falling of the conducts when the first couple of breakpoints were done.
Prompt 17: Describe a common old wives' tale or consipracy theory from a region of your world. Does it hold any truth?
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Spread

The myth is all around Branul, even with all the tries from Dhalgron to stop spreading.
It is spread by voice, between families, friends, workers, etcetera. Nowadays, mostly all person living in Branul knows about "The sabotage from Dhalgron".

Versions

Some versions have descriptions of the spy, there are too many versions of the spy, from Humans to Kreanes, male or female, tall or short, etcetera.

Comments

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Jul 14, 2020 07:51 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

Great conspiracy theory! :) I like that the discovery of the skeleton added to the rumours, even though science has pointed out it's a child skeleton.

Emy x   Etrea | Vazdimet
Jul 14, 2020 15:38 by Catoblepon

People can be dumb and ignore that science is based on facts, so it isn't a surprise that the rumours kept going :D

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