Brarnor Steelcask

"We stand for peace an’ acceptance. Shine, me family in the Light! Shine for yer neighbours! Shine with all o’ yer heart an’ yer soul. Shine for the Alliance! Shine for yer homes!" - Brarnor Steelcask during his redeeming speech to the Covenant of Lordaeron after his murder trial.Brarnor Steelcask was born as a direct descendant and eldest son to a humble coopers' clan in Ironforge City. At a young age, Brarnor took his calling to the Ironforge army and underwent many hardships in the Second towards the Fourth War. As ambition and adventure drove him further, he slowly stepped back from a life as a soldier in the Grand Alliance's army and joined forces with people, that strive to rebuild what was lost. Together with the Covenant of Lordaeron, he is able to uphold his love towards his second home, the Light's Kingdom of Lordaeron.
== Personality ==
"Let us toast for another successful step towards our goal!"- Brarnor Steelcask after a successful mission in a tavern with fellow friends of the CovenantBrarnor is an upbeat, quick-witted and kindhearted dwarf. He's various traits make him a good craftsman and marksman. The dwarf refrains from being too violent, as he considers this barbaric and irrational. However ambitious and determined he might be at the task at hand, Brarnor will always stand up for his friends, family and companions. He will turn cold-hearted and show in these events where his true loyalties lie. Brarnor suffers from motion sickness, which is why he would rather walk and run, instead of riding any transportation. Despite this, Brarnor is a tough dwarf, hardened by the wars he had to witness. He does however enjoy good company and is very fond of ale. Brarnor masks his genuine concern for the world by sharing his experiences while drinking in taverns with good company.
== Appearance ==
Brarnor Steelcask has a large, athletic and stocky build. His muscular body came with lifting heavy oak casks. He wears a kilt with a belt and a white shirt shirt.
When out in the field, Brarnor wears a set of dwarven armour plates, brown boots, gauntlets while finishing the set off with steel-enforced pauldrons. His appearance with the armour makes him look like a gridiron football running back or rugby flanker. Behind this well-groomed and smiling dwarf lies an athletic, fast, yet bulky runner.
Most notably is, no matter where he sets foot, his long-distance rifle is always slung over his shoulder. Brarnor will, at times, wears an explosive belt which are packed with heavy weights, that would act as shrapnel, should he use it to blow stuff up.
== Background ==
"My work will outlive me. Forevermore!" - Brarnor Steelcask minutes after finishing his apprenticeship as a cooper.
=== Humble Beginnings ===
Born to the Steelcask clan, a minor clan answering to the leading Bronzebeard clan, Brarnor always lived a humble life. His clan and the preeminent one, thought him to be kind and always to be fond of those that stick close by. His father was a Steelcask and his mother was of the Cloudboot clan, a clan answering to the Wildhammers. 
At the age of six years old, he started to work as an apprentice in his clan's business of manufacturing kegs, casks, mugs and tankards. Being the peasant he was, he never earned nor asked for much. Brarnor just went on with his studies and clan's work, as he thought he was destined to work in their forgery. 
At the age of seven, he went out with his father and mother on their monthly deliveries, which mostly took them around Khaz Modan and around the Kingdom of Lordaeron. Brarnor quickly fell in love with the Light's Kingdom and its capital city. However, there was no place better than home. Even so, being born with motion sickness, he took on these early hardships and overtime Brarnor saw this as a challenge.  
Nine more years have passed and Brarnor was now mastering his skills as a cooper and maintaining the Steelcask's forgery himself at sixteen years old. Day in and day out. It never got dull, but he longed for something else. Even more adventure. He was a free dwarf, as long as he shows achievement and hardships. Always industrious. 
=== Dwarven Expeditionary Forces (D.E.F.) ===
At that same year, at the age of sixteen, Brarnor joined the Ironforge's Army basic training. His motiviation was, to be the first Steelcask to ever join the forces, together with his younger sister which followed a year later. During this time, he was taught through camaraderie, the mutual trust amongst his brothers and sisters in arms, nothing is impossible. Brarnor, for being a craftsman, was drafted as a sapper and trained in demolitions. During this basic training, he continued on into taking advanced trainings as a sharpshooter. These two particular skills were honed in the coming wars.
The Dwarven Expeditionary Forces showed Brarnor on how to be a better dwarf for the world, as they showed him the world. The D.E.F. operated abroad away from Khaz Modan to support the Grand Alliance army. There were times however, where even Ironforge needed their own reinforcements. Brarnor, mostly entrenched and covering ground with a unit, to a point, where he was looking at Death on a daily basis. In his first seventy years it was very quiet. The Dwarven Expeditionary Forces were first and foremost assisting the Explorer's League as guards in their endeavours. This made Brarnor see many places at a young age. Always vigilant, as war was knocking at their door.
=== The Lost Company ===
At the start of the Second War, in the year 598 KC, Brarnor was deployed between Andorhal and the Capital City of Lordaeron. Many skirmishes ensued during that time. One skirmish proved fatal to their communications, for the Horde during this time span have cut-off many transmissions to the outside. Brarnor and his company were lost. It was surrender or die, they were far from their own homes. As hardened as this company was, they would not comply to surrender and fought on to their last dying breath. Days passed and Brarnor's company lived off the land. Surviving as well as they could. They were surrounded and awaiting the next attacks at any given time. These dwarves were ready. For six days, they were able to set explosives and traps all over the perimeter. On the seventh, they stopped their defensive maneuvers and went onto the offensive. A quarter of the dwarven company was lost that day, but due to their stubbornness and sacrifice, Brarnor and the rest of this unit however, were able to push forward towards Capital City, where they continued to fight off the Horde from the hills, in taking over the city together with the Alliance of Lordaeron's forces.
It was a long, tiring battle. Resources were getting low. The Dwarven Expeditionary unit marched forward towards brill, joining the camps, protecting and assisting the Alliance where the company was needed. Finally, Brarnor was safe and not cut-off from the outside world anymore.
=== Brill's Last Stand ===
=== Battle of Hillsbrad ===
=== Valiance Keep ===
=== Back for Lordaeron ===
=== Sunshine Over Boralus ===
=== Voyage Home  ===
=== Lordaeron's Call ===
Months after the war, Brarnor took a day off of his usual coopering business as Head Cooper and for the first time in his life, he was able to visit Stormwind to its fullest. He visited taverns and the lively markets. As he looked up to the sky on that fateful evening, Brarnor saw a shooting star heading down the harbour. He took a longer stroll and reminisced, as Brarnor walked the Stormwindian docks. The young dwarf suddenly felt the urge to hold his head towards a certain group, as he noticed the colours of Lordaeron. A human going by the name Gleynar Garrinsfall greeted him first, as it seemed to Brarnor at the time, that he was the commanding officer. Gleynar Garrinsfall started explaining the Covenant of Lordaeron's main objectives and endeavours. Brarnor Steelcask did not hesitate, as this was a call from the Light itself. He signed the contract for the paramilitary guild and henceforth was once again protecting his second home. Brarnor still kept close tabs on the coopering business as Head Cooper, using the clan's fonds mainly for any upcoming relief efforts, that the Covenant will be needing.
== Relationships ==
=== Cyfail, the Demolitions Ram ===