[CHAR] The Guardians of Dara

[HeySeuss]

If you haven't seen the 1982 Conan the Barbarian by John Milius, you need to. Because this RP is written as a spiritual sequel to that in a lot of ways, and uses the same exact themes.

Character Creation:

There are four things to know about the character. These don't have to be ultra long, but some of these things might well need extrapolation, so the degree of detail you want to throw in is up to you. I don't do 'minimum' length nonsense. ;)

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Name: Duh.

Race: So, as indicated previously, there are fantasy races, but they've all sort of reverted to a mortal lifespan even if they were, as the elves, allgedly semi-divine. Divinity no longer speaks in this world, though many have gone insane trying to hear the voice of the gods again. In fact, there's a degree of superstition around being cursed for seeking to disturb them, if they even exist.

Legend: A bit of folklore, ancient and perhaps not even remembered well, from song or saga, that somehow relates to your character. The same way Frodo Baggins was unaware of all that passed in the Silmarillion, so too we do not need the character to actually be aware of this -- in fact, it's more fun to have them not know, or know only bits and bobs.

Character description: History, personality, and everything else.

[HeySeuss]

Name: Dorin Stonehead

Race: Dwarf

Legend: The dwarves remain great builders and makers of things, but there was a time when, in their own underworld kingdoms, they were able to build unimpeded and their crafts became legendary. The cities are forgotten, their original names not even known and their locations are inevitably lost, though many an adventurer lusts after the idea of finding such a place, and many a dwarf have lost their lives to it.

The Stoneheads were never kings, but the common salt of dwarvendom. And yet, they remain. That is the tale, though there are many adventures to tell of beyond that.

Character Description: Dorin, or Dori to friends, Stonehead is considered one of the foremost troublemakers in Dara. Where there is a dispute between guilds and clans of dwarves over work, there is Dorin, using axe, hammer and pick, organizing other dwarves to resist the violence of Daran guilds, many of whom are racketeers and gangsters, with violence in turn. It might say that Dorin forced the Guilds back using a combination of dwarven grit, cunning and violence. Perhaps out of a combination of soft heart but utter calculation, he fed street urchins and even worked to build them better places to inhabit in return for their service as lookouts and spies against guilds. What resulted was that dwarven worksites were guarded while workers were able to work, instead of using able bodies as sentries, but the dwarves would hear the alarms, drop their tools and man the ramparts to repel the goons. Besides being one of the heroes that brought low Pykas and captured Cyrabassis in Melazus, he is well known for decapitating two assassins very quickly with his axe and then marching straight to the guild responsible to hurl their skulls against the gates and bellow a challenge, as other dwarves came to flood the square. They were well into destroying the guild house and storming it when the Khavi finally put a stop to it. The Guardians of the time, not amused, nonetheless conceded that Dorin was within his rights. The other guilds, taking note of how the destruction actually left another guild entirely crippled, decided to be more subtle next time.

They're oh-so delighted that Dorin is a guardian, and he's already openly carrying his axe, because Dorin is not subtle, but he is also not a rage case. But he is a relentless and ruthless enemy, despite a disdain for subtlety. He also is a dwarf to the core, he speaks straight and blunt, and he will let one know if they are, well, fookin' donged in the bloody 'ead. His sympathy is with the common people and he is, perhaps because he cannot hide his essential nature or sit back, popular among them.

Beyond that, his metalwork is known for its extreme quality, though he mostly makes tools for other dwarves.