Ludlow

Ludlow was a dwarf born in 916 to a dwarven mother and a human-dwarf father in the town of Brackenbridge. His quarter of human blood lent him a few additional inches over most dwarvenkind. Ludlow grew up ostracized from the humanity he was surrounded by and left home at the age of 15 to become a mercenary. In 1016, near his 100th birthday, he became aware that he was father of Mancel Ludlow, grandfather of Claire, Jennifer, Aimee, and Eason. Despite his discovery, he never made official contact with his descendants. He suspects he is the father of Drakken Mugflayer, but cannot be certain.
== Biography ==
In 952 AE, at age 36, Ludlow was in Everglow City (later Bastion City). He became enraptured with the daughter of a tailor, Mariette, but was between jobs at the time and didn't make a good impression on her folks. After a verbal spat with his lover where she demanded he leave and never come back, he caught a boat to the Tropics where he finally found work again. Unbeknown to him, he had left Mariette pregnant. She gave birth to a boy in secret, leaving him at an orphanage.
=== The Ludlow Accord ===
In 1015 AE, age 99, Ludlow fought in the battle of the Void closure in Everglow City. After the fires were washed out and people began to return to their homes, he got a notion to search out Mariette again although she would be an old woman, human as she was. He found the old tailor shop run by her nephew who pointed him in the right direction. She was still alive at 83 years old and remarked he had hardly aged a day. He apologized for leaving her rashly all those years ago and was glad she had survived the battle. Before he left, she stopped him and spilled the truth of what happened months after he left - and that their son now bore his name along with a noble title. 
Ludlow was astonished and thought perhaps his former lover was ill with age, but gave her the benefit of the doubt and sought out images of Lord Mancel Ludlow and his family. It was true that Mancel shared his features and did seem to have a dash of dwarvenblood in him, but it was the image of Claire that made Ludlow realize Mariette was not lying - if nothing else, Claire was the spitting image of her and had to be her granddaughter.
Ludlow asked Mariette why she had never reached out to her son, especially considering his success. She admitted that she had moved on and had her own family with another man. She had children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren - it was too much of a burden to place her past on their heads. Ludlow disagreed, but they parted ways amicably and Ludlow traveled to Caybourne. 
Ludlow learned all he could on Mancel's history and how the boy had rose to greatness. From a distance, he watched the Ludlow family grow and thrive. He even befriended one of their staff members, Anest Mugflayer, to have a closer connection with them. This friendship turned out to have benefits and before long, Anest was toting a pregnant belly. She claimed the baby was not his, but he doubted that. As frustrated with Anest's lack of transparency as Ludlow was, the friendship didn't last long beyond baby Drakken's birth. 
Ludlow attended his son's funeral in 1033 when Mancel died of old age at 81. 
Ludlow was present in 1037 in Caybourne when the Magic Uprising occurred. Shortly after, he discovered Anest Mugflayer had died and he visited Drakken with well wishes, claiming only to be an old friend. 
Ludlow fought against the Necromantic Assault in 1075. Drakken's smithy was destroyed, but Ludlow heard news that Drakken was elsewhere at the time and had survived.