Khelgar Ironfist Khelgar Ironfist was a dwarven fighter of Clan Ironfist who teamed up with the Kalach - Cha during the Shadow War and who afterwards took up temporary stewardship of Crossroad Keep . Description . Standing just under five feet tall , Khelgar Ironfist was immediately identifiable by his manners or , quite often , lack thereof . In spite of his size , Khelgar acted with next to little subtlety and was easily provoked by insults and threats , though perhaps less out of a concern for dignity or safety than because he actually took delight in such attacks , seeing it as another chance to prove his skills in combat , either armed or unarmed . Khelgar was , of course , more than willing to return the favor and was often foul - mouthed and ill - tempered . This behavior was not without its cost , however , and though Khelgar was in many ways handsome by dwarven standards , due in large part to his impressive musculature , the constant battles waged a physical cost on the dwarf . Covering Khelgar from foot to head were a collection of cuts and bruises , which , along with his missing teeth , recounted the shield dwarf ' s countless encounters with a wayward foot or fist . These injuries did not seem to discourage Khelgar , however . Personality . Khelgar was , at heart , a fighter . Most at home in a tavern brawl , the shield dwarf preferred a straight , fair fight to either negotiation or a fixed one . However , Khelgar was neither cruel nor unconcerned with the sanctity of life and had , buried deep beneath his thirst for thrills and adventure , a strong sense of justice . While Khelgar was more than eager to jump into a fight , he wanted to be sure that the fight didn ' t dirty his name and was often thrilled at the opportunity to act on others ' behalf and distrusted selfish tendencies by others to fight only for the sake of profit or self advancement . With enough pushing , it might have even been possible to transform this altruistic side of Khelgar into a crusader ' s heart , filled with the desire to do good whenever possible rather than simply whenever it was convenient . However , Khelgar was not without his dark side . Khelgar was often blind , for instance , to the way his actions impacted others and his ambitious drive could manifest itself as selfishness when he ignored the harm his pursuits for glory brought on others . Likewise , Khelgar harbored deep prejudices of other races , such as elves or , more particularly , tiefling s , who he viewed as backstabbing thieves . History . It is unclear where Khelgar Ironfist was born , though his clan ' s ancestral home long ago was the Ironfist Stronghold deep within the Sword Mountains . A skilled fighter from an early age , Khelgar sought adventure and glory , much like the other dwarves of the Thunder Blessing generation , which Khelgar was likely a member of . However , Khelgar ' s pursuit of glory put him at odds with the rest of the Ironfist clan and the dwarf eventually left his clan , somewhat in disgrace , though he did not view it as such . The departure was a bitter one and an affront that the rest of the Ironfists would not quickly forget , though Khelgar would soon put it out of his mind . Early adventuring career . Khelgar then became an adventurer , touring the roads of the Sword Coast . Eager to further his skills and earn honor in battle , Khelgar often deliberately provoked fights between himself and other patrons in taverns or , when insulted , was quick to strike back with his fists . These fights were rarely dangerous , but earned Khelgar more than his share of scars and bruises . Khelgar eventually found his purpose in life in one such bar fight . Severely drunk and " insulted " at a group of robed human s ' water drinking , Khelgar insulted the patrons , hoping to stir up a fight . When they refused his challenge , Khelgar was enraged and attacked them himself , smashing a chair over one ' s head , whereupon he was severely beaten and defeated by the " skinny robed humans " who , Khelgar later discovered , were a band of monk s devoted to Tyr . Awed by their battle prowess , Khelgar decided to leave his clan and travel to Neverwinter in hopes of training at the city ' s temple of Tyr in order to become a monk himself . It was shortly after Khelgar set out upon this quest that he met the Kalach - Cha while in the midst of yet another tavern brawl , though this one , outside the Weeping Willow inn deep within the Mere of Dead Men , was more deadly than most due to his attackers ' use of weapons rather than fists . When the young adventurer came to Khelgar ' s aid , the two decided to form a partnership , since both were headed towards Neverwinter . The Shadow War . Khelgar traveled with the Kalach - Cha for the remainder of the coming Shadow War , which soon engulfed the Sword Coast North . One of the Kalach - Cha ' s closest companions , Khelgar was changed by the journey , in some ways for the better . Eventually , Khelgar and the Kalach - Cha made it to the Temple of Tyr in Neverwinter , where they met with the abbot of the order Khelgar had fought . Khelgar was immediately eager to join but the abbot was concerned that his temperament and motivations were ill - befitting those expected of a monk . In order to join the order , the abbot told Khelgar he would have to overcome three trials to prove he was not only physically competent , but both spiritually and mentally sound as well . Although not quite sure of why he had to fulfill the trials to become an expert brawler , Khelgar agreed to try . The first of these trials was the " Trial of the Even - Handed , " which required Khelgar to learn to judge others on their own terms rather than by prejudice or preconception . His partnership with the Kalach - Cha , who also took on the elf Elanee and the tiefling Neeshka as companions , would required Khelgar to overcome his prejudice towards the races . It took time , but through his friendship with the Kalach - Cha , Khelgar learned to be more open - minded in general , gaining a wider perspective of the world . The second trial , the " Trial of the Maimed , " was meant to help Khelgar learn to understand the consequences of actions on others . Brash and single - minded , Khelgar had forgotten the hurt he ' d caused his clan by his departure and was surprised when , during the Kalach - Cha ' s journey into the Sword Mountains to fight the orc ish hordes plaguing Old Owl ' s Well , he met some of his clan brothers led by Khulmar Ironfist and found them unwilling to deal or even speak with him . However , with the help of the Kalach - Cha , Khelgar was able to make amends , aiding his clan , without selfish purpose , in driving out a bugbear tribe occupying his clan ' s ancient home in the Ironfist Stronghold . Even better still was Khelgar ' s discovery of the lost " gauntlets of Ironfist " . Awed at Khelgar ' s selflessness and skill , Khulmar insisted Khelgar keep the gauntlets , as a symbol of his renewed bond with the clan . The third trial , the " Trial of Justice , " required Khelgar to learn how to fight for a cause , rather than for fighting ' s sake . Khelgar was unsure of what this meant at first , but his answer came with the Kalach - Cha ' s trial over the massacre at Ember . Framed by a section of the Arcane Brotherhood the Kalach - Cha faced execution for crimes against Luskan . In the end , the proceedings of the trial proved a mockery for both sides and the right of trial by combat was invoked , with Lorne Starling to face the Kalach - Cha . Realizing the vast injustice of the Luskans and their false accusations , Khelgar demanded the opportunity to fight on behalf of his friend and for those who had been slaughtered in order to frame him . Pleased by his passion , the abbot determined then that Khelgar had fulfilled the Trial of Justice and was therefore worthy of membership within his order . Whether or not Khelgar decided to join the monks is unclear but the experience changed him substantially . With a better sense of justice and morality , Khelgar became not just a fighter but a force for justice . When Neverwinter prepared for war with the King of Shadows it was Khelgar who proved instrumental in mending old wounds between Neverwinter and the Ironfists . When the clan leader Keros Ironfist refused to aid Neverwinter , Khelgar recovered the " belt of Ironfist " from the clan ' s ancient foes , a group of fire giant s residing on Mount Galardrym . With both the belt and the gauntlets , Khelgar was able to wield the " hammer of Ironfist " , which he used to defeat Keros in a challenge for leadership of the clan . When Keros was defeated , Khelgar , instead of taking the glory and leadership , gave Keros back his position , at last persuading both him and the clan as a whole to come to the defense of Crossroad . Khelgar later fought beside the Kalach - Cha during the Siege of Crossroad as well as during the Kalach - Cha ' s assault on the Vale of Shadows . After the battle , during the collapse that resulted from the King of Shadows , Khelgar was able to escape with his life , though not before witnessing the Kalach - Cha ' s capture by gargoyle s in the service of Nefris . Khelgar tried to pursue the gargoyles but was unable to follow them into the Plane of Shadow , which fellow companion Ammon Jerro also headed into . Stewardship of Crossroad Keep . Khelgar returned from the Mere physically and emotionally scarred , and demanded that Lord Nasher send out search parties to find his missing friend , but so many of Neverwinter ' s men had been lost in the Shadow War that no one could be spared . Instead , Nasher asked Khelgar to take his friend ' s place as the Knight Captain of Crossroad Keep . Khelgar refused the title , stating that there was only one Knight Captain , but grudgingly accepted the post of steward and a temporary position as one of the Neverwinter Nine until his friend returned . Unfortunately , the Sword Coast had become a lawless place in the wake of the war . Monsters and bandits roamed the countryside , the military forces of the area were severely depleted and the economy was in a sad state of affairs . Crossroad Keep was experiencing an exodus of people due to the lack of money - making opportunities and the traders who had generously offered to help the Keep had mysteriously disappeared . Luckily , more traders suddenly appeared from Samarach and took over the trading post , quickly turning the economy of the area around . The troubles were not over for Khelgar though . Not only were remnants of the King of Shadows ' army still harrying the Sword Coast , but a quartet of bard s who sang and danced for people in the courtyard managed to steal the " gauntlets of Ironfist " from the Keep . After the events of the Spirit Eater curse , though , the pair were reunited and the Kalach - Cha restored to the title of Knight - Captain . In spite of the many troubles that Khelgar oversaw during the Kalach - Cha ' s absence , Khelgar lamented missing out on his friend ' s adventures in distant Rashemen . Behind the scenes . Khelgar Ironfist was voiced by Adam Sietz in " Neverwinter Nights 2 " , though the actor did not reprise the role when Khelgar reappeared in " " , where he was played by another actor . Khelgar was also the recepient of the " Best Character " award for ' s Game of the Year awards for 2006 . Unlike many other characters , Khelgar does not seem to have suffered from cut content and most , if not all , of the Ironfist clan quest lines are intact .