Kromlech Bruenghor Kromlech was a shield dwarf of the Sunset Mountains , who sought adventure and glory in the city of Baldur ' s Gate . Having been waylaid and robbed by thieves almost immediately , his first instinct was to track down the ones who robbed him and seek vengeance . Little did he know that this would mean becoming involved in some of the greatest events to shape the future of Baldur ' s Gate for years to come . He was regarded as one of the Heroes of Baldur ' s Gate . Biography . Born and raised in the town of Easting in the Sunset Mountains , Kromlech was the baby of his family . He was the youngest and treated with the most care even though he was a very skilled fighter . Kromlech left the Sunset Mountains for Baldur ' s Gate . He arrived in the city with two other adventurers , Vahn and Adrianna , and the three were attacked by thieves . War against the thieves . After being attacked by the thief Karne , Kromlech paired up with Vahn , a human arcane archer , and Adrianna , a moon elf , to get his gold back . After foiling various attempts of the guild to weaken Baldur ' s Gate , Kromlech and his friends were recruited into the Harpers . The Harpers told them where the guild ' s base was and sent them there . Once the guild was destroyed , the trio killed Karne , though they later learned Karne had faked his death . The trio then fought against the guild leader , the beholder Xantam . Xantam came to Baldur ' s Gate through a shadow gate which led to the Sunset Mountains . The Fight Against the Betrayer . At the behest of the Harper agent Jherek , the trio traveled to the Sunset Mountains . In the mountains , the trio settled the three primary problems affecting Kromlech ' s home town of Easting : Mountain creatures ( ogres and gnolls ) ; drow from Menzoberranzan ; and the ice dragon Ciraxis . Ciraxis almost killed the trio , but they killed him and advanced on to the Marsh of Chelimber . In the Marsh , the trio met Sleyvas , the only one of the lizardfolk not worshiping a strange tower called the Onyx Tower . After defeating the lizardfolk and their leader , Sleyvas sent the trio into the Onyx Tower . The trio then freed the ghost of the Elfsong Tavern by killing Eldrith the Betrayer . This temporarily saved Baldur ' s Gate , as the city had been the pin - point of Eldrith ' s plan for domination . However , it transpired that Eldrith ' s designs against the city had only been part of a larger plot , a fact brought home to Adrianna and her companions when they escaped the crumbling tower only to fall into the hands of Mordoc SeLanmere after passing through the final shadow gate . The War Against the Vampires . The trio was imprisoned in the Keep of Pale Night and interrogated by Mordoc ' s servant , Xanhast . Mordoc decided not to kill them , however , and they survived in imprisonment until another group of adventurers broke into the keep and gained an opportunity to rescue Adrianna and the others . Kromlech was then given his magical axe back by Borador Goldhand . After being rescued by Dorn Redbear , Vhaidra , Ysuran , Borador , Alessia , the Harper Jherek and the Zhentarim Karne ( who had decided to fight against Mordoc after realizing the Zhentarim could no longer get the Onyx Tower ) ; Kromlech , Vahn and Adrianna then joined the battle against Mordoc in the Keep of Pale Night and against Mordoc ' s servants in Baldur ' s Gate . Kromlech then helped in killing his former captor in the Onyx Tower which crumbled for a final time .