Red Axe Director

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Red Axe Director
Released								31 May 2005 (Update)
Also called								Hreidmar
Members								Yes
Race								Dwarf
Quest								The Giant Dwarf
Location								Keldagrim Palace
League region								Fremennik✓
Gender								Male
Options								Talk-to
Examine								One of the leaders of the business Consortium, a ruler of Keldagrim.
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Advanced data
NPC ID								2227,6025
Link								MOID

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Hreidmar, the Red Axe Director is the villainous director of The Red Axe, a company that had positioned itself as the most powerful company in the Dwarven Consortium in an attempt to achieve dictatorship over Keldagrim. He follows Zamorak and is the main antagonist of the Rise of the Red Axe quest series. Hreidmar lived in Keldagrim, the dwarven capital city, until his company left the Consortium, after which he went into hiding. The dwarf owns a pet cat, whom he allows to roam his office freely.

History

The Giant Dwarf

Hreidmar's plan required the destruction of King Alvis' statue, a massive dwarven monument that stood at the city's entrance. Rising up from the bustling River Kelda, the dwarves had long seen it as a symbol of their prosperity.

Keldagrim had only recently been opened to humans, and many dwarves did not trust them fully. Taking advantage of this, Hreidmar bribed a Dwarven Boatman to assist him in the destruction of the statue. The dwarf was instructed to ferry a human to the city from the mines - a common occurrence since the city's opening. When he neared the statue, the boatman pretended that there was something wrong with his boat. The boat crashed into the statue destroying it completely. The human (the player) was arrested by the Dwarven Black Guard, accused of destroying it.

However, the Black Guard's Commander Veldaban did not feel the player was responsible and, instead, asked that they help reconstruct the statue. The player accomplishes this over the course of the quest.

When it is nearly finished, however, a debate arises amongst the Consortium as to whose head should be carved on it. Seizing the opportunity, Hreidmar argues that, as the most powerful company director, he should have his head put atop the statue. The player, though, interferes, and chooses another director instead.

Forgettable Tale of a Drunken Dwarf

Enraged by the players' interference, Hreidmar boycotts the Trade Octagon and leaves the city, along with nearly every trace of The Red Axe. Over the course of the quest, the player discovers his intentions to claim Keldagrim in the name of Zamorak.

Hreidmar, in addition to destroying the statue, was already taking a number of actions to prepare for war. Secretly, he had allied himself with the gnomes of Arposandra. Together, they had begun manufacturing an army of chaos dwarves.

Additionally, Hreidmar had obtained the aid of Colonel Grimsson, an infamous dwarven warrior released from the Black Guard for his brutality. Hreidmar had also gained the support of an ogre shaman that was found nearly dead on Trollweiss Mountain. Using the shaman's magical abilities, he had erased the memories of those that discovered his plot.

Before the end of the quest, the player's memory is erased, leaving them unaware of The Red Axe's plans.

Dialogue

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