In a clearing in the Forest of Lein in Ruddlestone stands a life-like sculpture of a warrior. At the base of the sculpture is a bilingual inscription, in the Common Tongue and in "some strange runic script",[1] which reads as follows:
“
Here stands a monument to Candraz the Bold who died in this the fourth year of the reign of Queen Vaxillia the Just. May the Dragon keep safe his own.[2]
”
Who Candraz was, when he lived, and why he was remembered in such a way, is unknown. Nor is it known what is meant by "May the Dragon keep safe his own". The statue of Candraz carries a sword and a battle-scarred shield with a golden dragon painted upon it.[3]
