The Short Walker

Thronir, the Short Walker is the praiseworthy god of the Duergar, the Dwarves, the Halflings, the forge, the hearth, and invention, and is usually worshiped by the smallfolk, inventors, engineers and craftsmen.
== Description ==
=== Appearance ===
The Short Walker takes the form of an old Dwarven craftsman. He is usually shown to be at his forge or banging a hammer against an anvil.
=== Personality ===
The Short Walker is generally seen to be aloof to most things. More of a wise, fatherly figure to the Dwarves and Duergar. The Halflings typically see him as a stern father, one that warns them to be cautious in their trickery.
== Commandments of the Short Walker ==
== Artifacts ==
The Short Walker's sole divine ordnance is the Hammer of the Hearth. This hammer was wielded by The Warden during his rampant vanquishing of injustice in Iskandera. It is said to glow with divine light and inflict horrible brands on those that it comes into contact with.
== Known worshipers ==
* The Warden, patron saint of the Warden's Order.
* Algernon of the Short Walker, Forge Domain cleric.
* Zivek, Knight of the Warden's Order.
== Holy days ==
Wylandrian Worshipers of the Short Walker do not observe a singular holy day, rather they observe a holy twelve-day long period called Wynalazek. During this period, the spirit of invention is alive and well throughout the Empire. Some of the greatest invention in history are thought up and created during Wynalazek, including the Clausewitz Pocketwatch.
== Trivia ==
* The Short Walker is, according to the Legend Lore, the divine father of The Warden.
* Early drafts of the Short Walker depicted him as the Third Rung of the Divine Tribunal, as opposed to The Grimlady.
** The first iterations of The Short Walker did not refer to him as either The Short Walker nor Thronir. Instead he was called Sudrem the Hillforger. He was designed to be a nature deity as well as a craftsman and familial deity.
*** This version of The Short Walker is based on the Slavic god Svarog.