An interesting discovery.
It was a peaceful day. Koopa Corporations Mining Industries was contacted to mine a certain cave in the Igonia area, to check for minerals and possibly oil. After checking that the cave was wide enough, they brought in the bulldozers, cleaning out all the rubble. After about a mile into the cave, they came to what seemed to be an artificial wall. They tried to bulldoze it, but the wall proved too much a task for the machines. After a few minutes of devate, they brought in the dynamite and just exploded the wall. High was their surprise when they found out that behind the wall, there lived a small communtiy of Dwarves.
WHo are you? What are you doing to our wonderful Cave?
I'm sorry. We didn't know this cave was inhabited. We are from a country called Famicon, which lies some twenty metres above your heads!
Well then, if your leadership is willing to protect our borders against other ruffians who want to mine our cave, we will agree to a small tax.
You have taken the words right out of our mouths.
We will swear allegiance to your king! Ehm, what is his name?
Well, we are a Republic, which means we do not have a king. We do however have a President, President Theodore Lefty McRippa.
OK, then we swear allegiance to President Theodore Lefty McRippa of Famicon!
Naìn, King of Khazad-Famicon has been accepted into the Council of Thugs.