Orithin – dwarf defender: His history is rooted in typical happy family life. He grew up trained in the art of combat the oldest son in a family of 13. He embarked on many adventure bring home large amount of wealth and honor to his family. Orithin eventually started a family of his own leaving seasonal excursions on the seas. On his last day of his three month leave from the Farway, Kornick kissed his wife and three children goodbye. These moments were always hard. Kornick stopped at the from door of his 5 bedroom cottage and felt the need to look back and look upon his family one last time, and a sinking feeling hit him as if this could be last he sees them for his trips on the Farway were always met with more danger then he lead on to his family. Kornick did not dwell on this feeling anymore and eventually returned home in one piece. Upon his arrival home bearing strange and wondrous gifts he found the front door broken in and inside the awful smell of spoied meat. stunned he quickly ran through the cottage only to find his entire family slaughtered. After he laid them to rest in his family tomb he went to the local town looking for answers. The final report was that it was a thieving party of orcs had sacked his cottage, stolen his riches, and killed his family. Unsatisfied with this, Orithin now sets out on a secret mission to use the Farway as his means to uncover the mystery of his family’s death for only he knows of the strange markings found on each member. Although the Icehammer dwarves are mercenaries to the Armies of Men at Harrenfel, Orithin is a friend of Fjorn and serves their mutual cause with great loyalty.
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