Because metal is the rarest commodity on Athas, every sorcerer-king and merchant house in the Tablelands covets Tyr’s iron mine. Although the mine is overseen by Borger, the minister of mines for King Tithian, a few noble families own partial interests in it as well.
The Dyans are one such family, and Murter Dyan is their cruel patriarch. The noble slew his older brothers and poisoned his father, all for power. Seeing his wealth and position threatened by Tyrian freedom and by a weak King Tithian, he sought those who could help him regain the old balance of power by any means necessary. Murter has become the de facto leader of the True, funding its growth and encouraging its ruthless methods.
Quaan’s revelations offered Murter a tremendous opportunity. If he were the one to return Kalak to life, surely the sorcerer-king would reward him with great power. Although Murter keeps it a secret from the other members of the True, resurrecting Kalak is merely his backup plan. The ambitious noble knows that if he could make himself a sorcerer-king, his power would be unimaginable.