Thalnaz Galdoon

## Dwarf Lord, Thegn of Clan Steelhammer:

   *In keeping with his wishes, Lord Galdoon believes that his origional tale is best kept as it was once written. Below is enscribed his life before he was appointed Lord of his Hold:*

Thalnaz Galdoon a todling dwarf, was found amongst the wreckage of his
parent's caravan, the traders and crafters dead all around. A human male
 by the name of Ogdan, took Thal and what belongings he could salvage to
 his home in the village of Oatley, in the lands south of Northwich.
Amazingly a blanket used to keep Thalnaz warm had his name inscribed in
rune, so Ogdan was able to keep the name of the Galdoon Family alive. In
 Oatley, Ogdan raised the babe to a strong dwarven youngling and began
to teach his craft of smithing. Thalnaz was joined in the mans home by
another Orphan, Harding Grim, who too had suffered at a young age.

With
 time ever moving forward, Thalnaz and Harding grew and became as close
as brothers. Once the sounds of trouble came again from up North,
Harding asked to be trained by the Militia in the art of weilding a
blade, instead of taking up the trade of his new father like Thalnaz.

Once
 trained and had become a man, Harding set off to aid those unable to
help themselves in other lands. He sent letters back frequently to his
new family.
Thalnaz had grown stubbon but strong like most dwarves.
He had soaked in the knowledge given by his adoptive father, and as
such, been able to participate in a smithing exam in the nearest town to
 become a part of the guild of blacksmiths. He went forth and passed the
 test easily. Thalnaz had been gone for three days and nights, but when
he set eyes on his home village, it was burnt. The villagers had set
about a strong defence, but the hoards of goblins and orcs were too many
 for the people of Oatley. The dead just lay in the streets and his home
 smithy was caved in. With nothing left for him, he followed the letters
 Harding had sent, using his past locations to catch up to his brother.

During
 his long quest to track Harding, Thalnaz met up with a half-elf,
trained in the use of a bow. Reuben was known to Thalnaz through his
adoptive father, he had traded with Reubens' Fathers tribe on many
occations. But it was on the road, that Reuben became a friend. They
travelled for weeks together, fighting undead and stopping theives and
bandits. Once Thalnaz needed to head north, the two separated. With the
notion that Reuben would follow after picking up leads about a vampire
he was after.

Thalnaz arrived at the gates of Norvik many moons
later, and was surprised to see his brother had become a member of the
guard guild. After a heartfelt reunion, Thalnaz told the woe of Oatley,
yet promised to stay on and aid with what only a smith could for Norvik
and the people living there.

Since arriving, Thalnaz has worked
hard and had risen high in the guild, to the rank of Guild Senior
blacksmith. He has had many adventures in and out of Norvik, even
travelling to the country of Cathay and being titled, the Champion of
metal. Thalnaz has joined forces with new allies under the banner of
house Plumtuck.

With his name getting about in Northwich, the
Steelhammer clan, the dwarven smiths under the Greybeard clan sort out
Thalnaz. The Galdoon family was apart of the Steelhammer clan, and after
 completed a quest to find and recover a missing artifact, Thalnaz was
welcomed back.

In time Thalnaz grew to the rank of Mastersmith and was offered to be trained by the Greybeards of his clan in the Ancient Dwarven art of the Runes. This he took to in time, gaining more experience every month. However, Thalnaz was called away, back to his Clan Halls to aid his people in problems arising in the depths of the land of Northwich.