Bruenor Battlehammer

==Summary==
Bruenor Battlehammer, 8th and 10th King of the Mithral Hall, was among one of the most famous and renowned Dwarves ever to have lived throughout the realms. Son to the royalty of the Mithral Hall, for years his people were kept from their ancestral home by a shadow dragon by the name of Shimmergloom, alongside his armies of duergar. His people wandered to Icewind Dale, a region where they claimed a reputation for excellent dwarven craftsmanship.
Eventually, Bruenor decided to retake the hall with his ally, Drizzt Do'Urden- a drow. Over the course of this venture, Bruenor would discover most of his lifelong allies, all trying to escape from a group of wizards known as the Host Tower of the Arcane.Streams of Silver
After mishaps and adventures, the band found their way to the Mithral Hall and retook it, but not without witnessing the supposed death of Drizzt at the hands of Artemis Entreri, an assassin who worked constantly to track down and slay the drow warrior. The group slew Shimmergloom, but were immediately separated even further, assuming Bruenor dead in the conflict and Regis, one of the members of their entourage, captured by Artemis. The group left the Halls, leaving the remaining Duergar to re-possess it, and ultimately leaving Bruenor to his fate. Distraught, the dwarf covered himself in ash to blend in, slaying any who might find him out, until finally, he escaped and found his allies with the help of Alustriel Silverhand. The Halfling's Gem By the end of this adventure, Bruenor had adopted Catie-brie and Wulfgar, two of his compatriots, as his adoptive children.
Now poised to fully retake the Mithral Hall alongside his newfound allies, Bruenor gathered thousands of allies and swept through the Duergar to find a short-lived peace; for now, he had to assist Drizzt in dealing with his deranged Drow siblings, who sought him and marked him for death. Over the course of this adventure, certain members of the Mithral Hall would perish at the hands of the drow, including Wulfgar, Bruenor's adopted child. Bruenor, unfit to fight from the loss of his eye during the battle, was sent into a prolonged state of mourning, leaving the others to pursue their adventure as he languished in a state of profound depression. The Legacy
Only when his allies, including Catie-brie, his daughter, and Drizzt, his closest friend, returned, did Bruenor escape his depression to the news of a planned Drow siege on his home. During his battles against the Drow, Bruenor slew a Matron of their people, Yvnnel Baerne, cut clean in half. They discovered in her territory the dwarf Gandalug Battlehammer, original founder of the Mithral Hall who had been in a magical stasis for thousands of years. Bruenor opted to abdicate his throne to his ancestor.Siege of Darkness
Many troubles would befall the Dwarf throughout his lifetime- the Spellplague would claim the lives of Regis and Catie-brieThe Ghost King, a Balor would infinitely destroy and revive Wulfgar in an attempt to coerce Drizzt to release it from his banishmentThe Silent Blade, and a long-winded adventure back to the Mithral Hall after Gandalug's untimely death.The Thousand Orcs
After his adventures in the name of the Mithral Hall, being the twice-fold king of that land, Bruenor sought out Gauntlgrym, a legendary lost dwarven city deep beneath the earth. Taking with him Thibbledorf Pwent, a battle-rager, and close ally, the two re-established the city and would die half a century later when it went under siege by an extremely powerful Pit Fiend by the name of Beealtimatuche.Gauntlgrym He did successfully destroy the Pit Fiend, and his soul was sent to the afterlife; instead of his presumed fate at the Halls of Moradin, alongside his fellow dwarf, he spiritually awoke in Iruladoon, alongside his adopted children and all the allies who had died in their adventures by his side. Bruenor had found peace.The Companions
Some time after his death, he was offered the opportunity for a second chance, to assist his last living companion, Drizzt Do'Urden, in a trial that would occur in twenty-one years. He, alongside his friends and family who had perished along the way, agreed, being reincarnated as Reginald Roundshield, a dwarfling. During his life as Reginald, he was exceedingly powerful, having to hold back to prevent himself from slaying his fellow dwarf while they trained. After performing a miraculous deed and saving many of his allies from an orcish invasion, he asked of his new king to be sent to the Mithral Hall to train, in honor of an unsung hero, Thibbledorf Pwent.
Eventually resolving to take up his previous throne, Reginald gathered a small group of adventurers to travel to Gauntlgrym, and watched as his new allies were all instantly slain by drow vampires and, for the one, merely sitting on the throne. Only Reginald was saved by Pwent, now a vampire. Here he realized the importance of loyalty, for even in undeath was Pwent loyal to his king. Reginald left those halls and returned to Drizzt, keen on assisting his ally whom he was reincarnated for. Finding his way back to Icewind Dale, where he had met much of his allies centuries before, he discovered the reincarnations of his family.
The Companions were together once again.
==Powers and Abilities==
Tier: At least , possibly 
Name: Bruenor Battlehammer, Reginald Roundshield, Bonnego Battleaxe, King of the Mithral Hall
Origin: Dungeons and Dragons
Gender: Male
Age: Over 400 years old
Classification: Dwarf Fighter
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Social Influencing, Immortality (Type 4, was reincarnated by higher powers to assist Drizzt Do'urden), Enhanced Senses (Darkvision, can fight effectively while totally blind), Non-Physical Interaction (Can affect abstract, intangible, nonexistent, conceptual, and incorporeal creatures), Statistics Amplification with Amulet of Natural Armor, Regeneration (Low-Mid) via Periapt of Wound Closure, Healing, Blessed and Life Manipulation via Potion of Heroism, Longevity, Creation via shield (Could generate mugs of frothing ale that strengthen the one who drinks them), Absorption, Soul Manipulation, Darkness Manipulation, Holy Manipulation, and Statistics Reduction via Life-Draining Fire Manipulation via Flametongue, Summoning of Thibbledorf Pwent
Attack Potency: At least Small City level+ (Listed as being considerably superior to the likes of legendary dragons), possibly Island level+ (Alongside Thibbledorf Pwent, destroyed a Pit Fiend at Gauntlgrym, though the encounter destroyed him; fought Yvonne Baenre, though she was vastly weakened at the time)
Speed: At least Relativistic+ (Can react to Anger of the Noonday Sun), with FTL+ reactions (Can tag others with the Great Cat's Dodge feat)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Can push over 1.3 metric tons)
Striking Strength: At least Small City level+, possibly Island level+
Durability: At least Small City level+, possibly Island level+
Stamina: Superhuman, cleared the Mithral Hall of Duergar in one constant invasion, rode the shadow dragon Shimmergloom while it was on fire despite already having intense wounds, riding it and killing it until it crashed, wounding him further, at which point he was forced to hide for weeks until he managed to escape by climbing a hundreds-of-meters tall chimney to the surface, being poisoned along the way, and remaining conscious until reaching the surface
Range: Extended Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Life Drain Helmet, Periapt of Wound Closure Flametongue, Ale Shield, Gauntlets of Ogre Strength
Intelligence: Gifted, maintains intelligence vastly above average and is a capable tracker, politician, craftsmen, and general
Weaknesses: Often has his judgment clouded by the pride of his dwarven people
Note: This profile acknowledges that Bruenor himself is only rated as a CR 13 in most cases. However, as he has feats on extremely higher levels, it currently bases its ratings on feats rather than mechanics.
==Gallery==
bruenorbattlehammerneverwinter.png|Bruenor Battlehammer as he appears in Neverwinter. 
bruenorbattlehammerantinmarinin.jpg|Artwork made by Antin Marinin.
bruenorbattlehammerbookcover.jpeg|Bruenor Battlehammer on the cover of an early Companions of the Hall novel. 
bruenorbattlehammer2ealt.jpg|Alternative artwork of Bruenor Battlehammer in 2nd Edition. 
bruenorbattlehammer3e.jpg|Bruenor Battlehammer as he appears in 3.5e
bruenorbattlehammercomics.jpg|Bruenor Battlehammer portrayed in DC Comics.
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==References==
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