Lord Vollney

Born to House Vollney, Burnin knew his family was not privileged as the other houses, so he did his best to help his family. After the death of his cousin Bruntin, Burnin took a position in the Assembly for House Vollney and was a member of the Assembly when a new king had to be chosen after the death of King Endrin Aeducan. When Pyral Harrowmont was made King, Burnin was removed from the Assembly for supporting Prince Bhelen Aeducan. No longer in the Assembly, Burnin bided his time until he could find another way to help to his family rise in the ranks of Orzammar politics. Then King Pyral Harrowmont called upon soldiers from each house to help remove the carta from Dust Town and House Vollney sent soldiers. With the carta removed, Burnin decided to head into Dust Town to see how well his soldiers had done. While passing one of the houses, Burnin saw a group of dwarves moving boxes into a house next door. Burnin went to investigate and saw surviving carta members arming themselves for an attack on the Diamond District. Burnin went to King Harrowmont and told him about what he saw. Harrowmont decided to send soldiers from House Vollney to clean up Dust Town of any remaining carta members. After Dust Town was cleared, Harrowmont ordered the soldiers from House Vollney to patrol Dust Town in case any carta members had survived both battles. Burnin was made head of his house and given back his seat in the Assembly. With his family's reputation restored and improved, Burnin Vollney knew his family was now one of the more prominent houses in Orzammar and paid for an expedition to explore the Cadash Thaig and retake it from the darkspawn. The thaig would serve as a trade outpost between Orzammar and Kal-Sharok, a safe haven for dwarves fleeing the darkspawn and a rest stop for dwarven soldiers heading to clear the other lost thaigs. Burnin moved his family to the thaig and renamed it Vollney Thaig with permission from House Cadash and Shale. Burnin left one of the houses open for Shale, if she ever wished to return to her home.