DragonLance - PBeM Campaign
Hathar "HardAxe IronStone"
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Ht:    1.04m (~3'5")
Wt:    ? kg (~? lbs)
Age:  76 (20-25 apparent in human terms)

Dwarven Male Fighter


Physical Description: Hathar stands a mere 3'5" tall and even for a dwarf, would be considered quite short.  His broad frame is (for most of the time) encased in Plate Mail, and a wicked looking curved bladed axe hangs at his belt.  A further pair of hand axes are strapped to his chest and on his back is a rucksack containing his various possessions. A small polished shield is slung on his right shoulder, ready for pulling into position onto his left arm to aid his defenses in times of crisis. A couple of large pouches on his belt contain small items that he needs for ready use and complete his belongings.

Hathar wears an open faced helm and his braided beard spills down to his chest, framing his knarled face.  Although young for a dwarf at only 76 years of age, Hathar appears older, his face weathered from spending many years wandering the surface, instead of settling down in one of the dwarven holds in the mountain mines.


Background: Hathar "HardAxe" Ironstone was born third son of Wurrin Ironstone, the brother of King Dorn Ironstone.  Technically, this meant that he was "of the royal blood".  In reality, Hathar was a good 10 places away from the crown, and liked it that way.

When he first came of age, he took up a position with the Royal guard, and quickly became a well known and liked young officer, his quick skill and strength with the axe earning him the nickname "Hardaxe".  As the years passed, Hathar found himself more and more curious about the outside world, and when the chance came to act as guide and bodyguard to a visiting mage of the white robes, he leapt at the chance.

That mage had been Raspaldin, Kryllian's master, and he had come into the Dwarven held mountains to search for an elusive spell component (with King Dorn's permission of course!).  During his stay, Raspaldin traveled with Hathar
all over the region, both on the surface and within the tunnels and caves that made up the dwarven kingdom.  It was on one such excursion to one of the higher and more remote mountain valleys that Hathar was able to save Raspaldin 's life
from an attempted assassination by a wizard of the black robes.   As a gift, Raspaldin enchanted Hathar's axe, and allowed Hathar to keep the Ring of Feather Falling that the evil wizard had owned.  Hathar has been glad of the ring's use twice in his life already, but still is very nervous about taking it's powers for granted.

It was several years later that Hathar had rebelled against his career path, and had decided to travel the realms beyond the dwarven held mountains.  One of his first destinations had been to the home of Raspaldin.  It was here that he first
met Kryllian, who was at that time a young man only just come of age and was studying hard to learn the mystical arts.  Despite his terrible scarring, Hathar felt a kin-ship with the young mage, and spent several months getting to know
him.