[CHAR] Dwarves!

[Drunken Conquistador]

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Name: Urrimar Azabejebi

Age: 121

Gender: Male

Appearance: Standing at 89 centimeters, Urist is sturdy and stocky. A lifetime of working in the mines have built up his muscles and given him a taste for beer.

Like the rest of his kind, Urrimar is proud of his beard and only cuts it when it starts interfering with his mobility. His eyebrows are equally thick and do a good job in protecting his beady eyes. For some reason however the top of his head is almost bald, not that it bothers him.

Despite not being a part of the guard, Urrimar has fought his small share of battles in the mining tunnels against goblin ambushes. One of these skirmishes gave him a scar starting in the space between his eyes and running down along the left side of his large nose.

Skills and Flaws: Urrimar, like his parents, is a miner. And a such swinging a pickaxe is what he does best. His work has also given him a enviable knowledge of types and properties of the most varied kinds of rocks and minerals.

Unrelated to his work, Urrimar learned how to play the mandolin from his uncle Torvar. And how to brew a passable mushroom beer, though it has been some time since he has tried his hand at brewing anything.

As with any other Dwarf, Urist has to struggle to contain his greed. Another motive of shame for Urist is his weakness to beer and alcohol beverages in general. Several times already this addiction has affected his work and brought shame to him and his family. In recent years he has managed to regain some control over this vice but the threat of falling back into old habits is ever present.

Background: Urrimar is the son of Tormar and Urrigi, two miners who themselves were the children of miners and so forth. And because of that it was already decided long ago that Urrimar and his two siblings would grow up to be miners. Urrimar himself saw no problem with that and soon learned to enjoy the feeling of striking the rock with his pickaxe. His sister, Torrigi, on the other hand had different ideas and decides to try her luck by joining the guard. A fact that brought no small amount of drama to the Azabejebi household. And in the end Torrigi left her family to pursue a career in the guard, though she still maintains contact with her brothers.

Urrimar's brother, Marrur, quietly accepted his lot in life though not as enthusiastic as his older brother. And unlike his siblings Marrur has also managed to find a mate and produce five children.

Urrimar's own relation with his family is also strained due to his years as an drunkard.

Miscellaneous:

[I Own Cows]

Name: Grimmock Shimmerland (Dwarves that know him call him "Tiny")
Age: 194
Gender: Male

Appearance: Despite the picture Grimmock's hair is not actually white, it's more of a dark brown. He's around 95 centimeters tall(which is somewhat tall for a dwarf), hence the nickname Tiny. His beard reaches down to his waist, and is often unkempt as he doesn't bother with braiding it. He's got a scar on his shoulder, that can only be seen when his armor is removed. The scar itself is a relic from the past.

Skills and Flaws:

Skills: Given his background in the Guard, Grimmock is rather talented with his war hammer. He's seen his fair share of combat, and is quite confident in his abilities. Thanks to his parents, and their background in bartering, Grimmock can tell pretty easily getting the bad end of the bargain; getting cheated in other words. He's pretty decent with a flute, although he has vowed to only play it after a great victory.

Flaws: Grimmock is a hot headed dwarf. He has a very temperamental mindset, and is thrown over the edge easily. Couple that with his greediness, and you've got quite a bad combination. It often ends with him doing irrational and impulsive things. He's also very fearful of ghost, which has resulted in many pranks being pulled on him.

Background: Grimmock was born in a humble household. His parents, Grinnock and Sherna, were merchants that sold imported goods. He grew up in a comfortable household. Never hungry, never cold, had a good bed. He never had any brothers or sisters, his parents were quite adamant about only having one child. Initially his parents had wanted him to grow up and join them as a peddler of goods, but as he got older he knew it wasn't what he wanted. Grimmock valued honor, and enjoyed brawling with the other dwarves. So it was only natural that he found his calling in the Guard.

Miscellaneous: Since we're on the subject of dwarves. Has anyone read the War of the Dwarves? Great book series, I recommend checking it out if you get the chance.

[I Own Cows]

Bigg Slamm's Character

Name: Jethro Roranson

Age:109

Gender: Male

Appearnce: Jet black hair covers his tall, even by dwarven standards, lanky frame. He keeps his hair and beard braided nice and thick and filled with iron clasps passed down from his mother. His face is pinched and has sharp features which makes it hard for him to see when he smiles or laughs. His feet are his most noticable feature. To make up for his height he was blessed with larger than normal feet. A curse it would seem in his family for the males, but even more so for him. Speaking of his feet he is missing the sixth and seventh toe on his right foot from an accident when he was young.

Skills and Flaws: Much like his parents he is skilled with hammer and tongs. He favors making blades. Knives to be precise. For all manner of purpose. From elagant cooking utensils to the deadliest daggers you've ever set eyes on. For Jethro he prefers throwing them and he is quite skilled at it too. He can sheer a mountain goats goatee from a hundred paces. However, when not over the hot hearth or having target practice he dabbles with his panflute. He is self taught and fairly good. He is also an alright cook.

As is per usual with dwarvenkin Jethro suffers from the sin of greed. His mother is a jeweler by trade and has a penchant for fine stones. Unfortunately for Jethro so does he. The only difference between him and his mother is he has sticky finger and has on more than one occasion lifted a ring, or pendent, or bauble from their shop and not purchased them. Of course this is not worth mentioning if he hasnt been caught at least once. The shame of such only worsens when he gets caught in the lies he tries to tell to get out of trouble. One would think someone his age would be wiser, but it would seem not so for Jethro.

Background: Born to Hrothmir and Frigadene, father and mother respectively, one of the most well known blacksmiths and jewelers in the mountain. The eldest of eight, mother had a tendency for twins, he was actually one of the few who actually stuck with the family business. Most of his brothers and sisters married out of trade. Couple of them are miners, one of them a guardsmen, and most of the others went to various agricultural trades. Only Jethro and his youngest sister Amira took up hammer and tongs. Then there is Jethro's family. His wife, Ilsa, and his young son Daggim. Daggim is still to young for a tradeskill and Ilsa is a Midwife and seamtress. Jethro has hopes that Daggim will take up smithing so not to disrupt the family line.