Muin Dourhorn
Dourhorn is the eldest of Muin's children and marked as a Dwarf of ill gotten luck. As a babe a birth defect rendered Dourhorn paralyzed in the right side of his body. Though he eventually learned to use his frozen limbs, they remain stiff and uncooperative. Unable to pursue the life of a warrior, Dourhorn turned toward scholarly pursuits instead. Dourhorn achieved an honourable place among his father's council, earning his ear on matters requiring more than an axe to solve. Nevertheless, Dourhorn's disability and envy of his virile brothers left him jaded and humourless. While he is not the most popular of his father's children, his intelligence and wisdom have earned him a small following and a thriving clan in Muin's Pass.
Reverent Clan takes its name from the Dwarven God of Death, or more specifically, the God's servants whom drag the unworthy dead to the underworld to spend eternity in darkness. A name seemingly befitting on the dark nature of Dourhorn and his followers, yet their village is prosperous, benefiting from their leader's intelligence. Following Master Muin's death, Dourhorn feared violence from his brothers and led his followers to safety, whereupon they built a small settlement. Like Dourhorn, most share an affection for scrolls and parchment, while others recognize Dourhorn's abilities and thought him their best chance to survive in the bitter mountain pass.
Chief among Dourhorn's followers is his younger half sister, Bittercoat. An accomplished archer and deadly with her spiked cudgel, Bittercoat's amiable nature is often at odds with her elder brother's stern attitude. It is said that the lass took pity on Dourhorn until realizing his wits more then made up for his physical short comings, and the two forged a strong bond. Grisbold Oakfeet is Dourhorn's trusted captain, the leader of Reverent Clan's warband. A Dwarf who fought in many campaigns and the scars to prove it. Oakfeet shares Dourhorn's surly nature, and is a strict disciplinarian for the clan's fighting ranks, yet there are few others better to lead a troop of Dwarves. Thinmail Brittleback followed Dourhorn from Muin's citadel but for no other reason then to follow his wife, Bittercoat. A marriage of politics orchestrated by Master Muin, Brittleback is perceived as a flamboyant weakling who happens to come from wealthy stock. Though he adores Brittleback, it is widely known that there is little affection to be returned.
Reverent Clan have established themselves in the eastern tracts of the pass, building their village in a sheltered hamlet, bordered by a ridge, rocky hills, and a stream.
The clan boasts a modest population of roughly 2,000 Dwarves.
Claiming the lands around their village, aptly named Reverent, the Dwarves of the clan busy themselves with a small farm, a large pasture, and a productive mine, producing iron, malachite, and coal.
The Reverent Clan's warband consists of fifty Dwarves; thirtyfive axedwarves, ten archers, and five boar riders.
The Clan is largely steeped in tradition, holding to the old sagas and scriptures as a framework from which to live their lives. A dogmatic view of the Gods is implemented to keep law and order, however the tenants of old tend to grow more lax the higher up the hierarchy of the clan. Regardless, the Gods are paid homage and traditions of old are upheld among the clan.
As Dourhorn is the oldest among Muin's children, he and his followers claim the rule of the valley should pass to him. Yet for the legitimacy that surrounds his claim, it cannot be denied that Dourhorn's physical weaknesses are a detriment to his claim, and most pass him off as being too weak to rule the valley.
Reverent Clan sets itself apart from the other clan's for it's religious fervor, conducting themselves in a manner befitting the Gods and Dwarven heroes of long ago. They strive for wisdom above all things, and seek to impart wise counsel on any whom ask.
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