Tephra
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They were changed. You quoted the Witch Queen mention their creation, but she mentions them again later, saying, “They enslaved you. Twisting the bracelets to their corrupted ways.”
The bracelets were originally created to interpret language. When the war broke out, they were modified for enslavement. This modified version of them was “created” by the Giant-kings. Neither are lying, and there is nothing wrong with Klael’s wordage.
Dagon’s avatar doesn’t really have a motive to lie about the Exiled Lands, his only concerns are with the traitors and escaping from their captivity.
Dagon isn’t really much of a manipulator, his interests are fairly straightforward.