Nikolas HollyCarver

An abnormally generous dwarf that suffers from Black Lung and is the owner and proprietor of the HollyCarver Inn
= Attributes =
*Major – Generous Repayment: Nikolas’ abnormal generosity serves him better in Arilaand than it did in the holds. In times of need Nikolas can pull in a favour or two from those he’s helped in the past to help him out of a hairy situation. 
*Minor – Tools of the Trade: Nikolas has spent years handling carving axes, and knives and working with wood. As such he has experience making, carving, and constructing things from wood.
*Minor – Cooked with Care: Nikolas has learned the one thing that brings the most happiness after a long day in the coal mine is a warm meal and a kind conversation. Nikolas has learned a few basic recipes that he can cook well, to sooth a weary soul.
= Detriments =
*Major – Workers Woe: having spent years working in a coal mine, Nikolas has developed a moderate case of Black Lung, as such he is quick to tire, and cannot remain in long engagements without taking a breather.
*Minor – Untrained and Inexperienced: Nikolas has been in very few if any physical altercations or fights in his lifetime. As such he does not know how to properly fight.
*Minor – Aged Eyes: Nikolas’ vision has faded over the years, making him need glasses to see properly, he spent most of his saved wages for a good pair of iron framed, and crystal lensed eyeglasses that won’t break easily on his journeys.
= Backstory =
Nikolas HollyCarver spent most of his life as a woodworker carving support beams and tool handles for the miners in one of the many coal mines in Vurnfalduhr with his wife {Agatha} and 7 sons {Baurdrith, Whukreth, Vorfumlir, Daremnor, Gosut, Lorid, & Agrem} . 
He was an abnormally generous dwarf; he would spend almost half his wages on feeding and housing other miners who had gotten injured, dishonored, or were struggling desperately while he himself ate little. Over the years Nikolas had built a reputation as a naïve sap, who would fall for any old sob story, it simply wasn’t so cut and dry, for those who tried to take advantage of his generosity were not given help but whatever lumps of loose coal he could find at his feet in the mines, and told to take a hike.
Eventually though his lungs could no longer take the torment of coal dust in the air, and he had to retire to his then empty home. His wife then died during the birth of his 8th son, who was unnamed as he did not survive either. Soon thereafter his sons had to begin working in the mines to keep the family supported. Eventually a mineshaft collapsed, a common occurrence, however his sons never came home. Now alone in an empty home Nikolas had to earn his income by carving simple toys, furniture, and the rare commission, selling them for cheap to even catch the eyes of potential customers. 
After nearly 170 years of working in the mines, being kind and generous to all he could, and nearly a century of scraping by from meager sales with no kindness returned for him he could no longer bear to live in his now empty home. Now broken and realizing his generosity and kindness had not done him any good in the holds, Nikolas grew bitter of his home, of dwarves, and left seeking a new purpose in life, he went east to the Kingdom of Arilaand. He paid to ride with a caravan heading east. After arriving in Leydford Castle he spent the last of his coin to build a tavern, that was about 20 years ago. 
Recently he’s hired a local street rat named Katrina who dreamed of a better life for her sister, an outcast half-elf named Faephyra who was dancing for coin on the side of the road, who was unfamiliar with Arilaand, and a seemingly sheltered bard who has almost no worldly experience at all. Luckily for Nikolas, it seemed that the humans of Arilaand and Leydford were more receptive to his unusual generosity. He’s given up carpentry now fully embracing his new profession as Owner and Proprietor of the HollyCarver Inn. 
Category:People
Category:Dwarves
Category:Fractured Thrones Characters