so what im getting from this is somehow the weird vampire hand corruptes lord stratos? im looking at this from a story perspective and what does it mean the king of the north is false.
In story, the king of the north is some powerful guy with the ability to protect people from the void for expeditions. Either the “the king of the north is false” line is a joke to how long the northern kingdom is taking to release, or is actual foreboding to him.