A Chat with Hezurak

I spent several hours with Hezurak this afternoon.  He was appointed to his job because he's a tall, heavy set Dzarraf with fists like clubs and a reputation for swinging his axe with accuracy, but he's surprisingly smart - although he always seems to play up the 'dumb-ass' persona he's created.  I think it suits him to have people assume the instructions he gives are because he's following orders blindly rather than because he's planning stuff.

Once we were away from the crowds, I went through all the details of the security and safety arrangements for this new dig.  He was up to speed really quickly, and even helped with some minor changes that'll really make things better for the diggers and the safety staff.  The other thing I like is his keen sense of humour, almost like that of the Hznaman.  I could see the influence of Mishrune in Hezurak's thinking, they had worked together several years ago.

Overall I'm pleased with what's going to happen on that dig site.  Hezurak doesn't officially start this post for another week or so, but I think he's going down to the dig site in the next day or two to begin getting things organised for the first batch of real miners who'll arrive next month.

We'll be finishing off our meeting with a visit to the local beer house, where we'll be off to in just a few minutes.