[Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] *his voice is that of gravelly stone* Thank you all for coming. What I have to speak about today is very important. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] People of Sanctuary, long have I endured as a Councilor and religious leader here in this town. Long have I served to help Sanctuary remain as it has been, a place of safety for those who make their homes in these stony depths. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] Long have I striven to keep to the principles that have been so vital to Sanctuary's success. And in exchange, the people of Sanctuary have seen the value of what I've done and consistently elected me to the position of being a Councilor. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] I regret to inform you that no longer will I accept the burden and responsibility of political office. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] *grimly* There has been too much change in this past year, here in Sanctuary! Too much change, too fast, and too sudden. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] Buildings have been blown up. Deadly drow armies narrowly beaten off. Important organizations here in the town exist no longer, and important leaders have been replaced. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] I do not say that all of these changes were bad, or unnecessary, but it is too much for me. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] I tell you today, that when I look over the town of Sanctuary it is a town that has been fundamentally changed and is different from the place I once knew. [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] As such. *voice rises* [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] In light of all of these changes, in light of the vast, sweeping currents that have fundamentally altered the town of Sanctuary.... I have decided that I can best serve Grumbar by committing myrself to the ritual of the Unchanging Form, in hopes that this example will remind the town of Sanctuary of the virtues of changelessness. [Hardcheese] Falrinn Blackrock: [Talk] Earthwalker! [Hardcheese] Falrinn Blackrock: [Talk] Are you certain? [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] I am certain! [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] People of Sanctuary. I commit myself to the unchanging embrace of the Lord Grumbar. Pray to him, and he will keep us all safe. *raises his powerful arms* [Hardcheese] Grigor Starag: [Talk] *begins to murmur a low, stony prayer*

People report that as Starag uttered his prayer, the Hold shook and a strange, green light filled the chamber. When the ritual was complete, Grigor Starag had been turned into a statue.