Stubbon As a Dwarf

Portrait of Balthazar Dundragon

Name: Balthazar Dundragon

Occupation: Captain of the Iron Brigade

Characteristics: Loyal, stubbon

Notes: Balthazar was born in the middle of the
second great spider war. A particularly low point in the war. Most able dwarfs
even from a young age didn’t have much choice other than to become solders of
blacksmiths or help the cause in one way or another. Balthazar wasn’t raised in
a particularly well respected house so he was brought up and trained as a foot
solider but lucky for him he was built sturdy. Thrown into battle a little
sooner than he was ready, Balthazar found out early on the devastation of what
the giant spiders and Drow were capable of. Taking part in the bloodiest battle
Broadcove had seen in decades, now known as the disaster of undercross.
Although its known as a disaster the battle was still won. On the travels back
to the outpost the now commander of the 3rd Iron foot regiment Nasnura
Cragriver saw a young Balthazar in distress, being in the same place once upon
a time she decided to try to comfort him by showing in the ways of the gods and
her god, Moradin. Nasnura also gave him tips on the best way to fight a giant
spider if he was every outnumbered or not with his weapon.  He took to worshiping the all father well,
seeing as if Nasnura was still alive that his worship would shield him. This changed
Balthazar, over the coming months and years he adopted more berserker approach,
such as losing his shield and charging into battle with nothing but his armor
and Maul. His bravery and dedication to Moradin made him into a well known and
respected solider and once the second great spider war was over his reputation
earned him a place on the Platinum guard, the Yarls personal soldiers. Over the
next few decades Balthazar did it all, stopped assassination attempts, defeated
creatures that would sort to destroy Broadcove, grew a pretty thick handlebar
mustache and was even given his own small squad of soldiers to train. It was
even said the Yarl of the time Deloris Stonehide was in love with him. One day
reports of small earthquakes near one the far out outposts troubled the Yarl
and sent Balthazar and his men to investigate. Upon arriving at the outpost
after a lengthy journey they found it completely abounded. They stand a night
or two but no one came back. So they ventured into the wild under dark. That’s
when they saw it, a gargantuan undead army marching towards the outpost and
after to Broudcove, lead by the death knight. A foul creature used in bedtime
story's. Balthazar knew if unprepared this army could cause serious damage to
the city and its people. They wouldn’t have enough time to travel back to
broudcove and prepare at the same time so Balthazar knew he only had one
option; to stall as long as he could. Balthazar and his men went back to the
outpost knowing they would make their stand there. "If you want to live,
leave now. Moradin or I wont hold it against you" he told his troops but
none left. However someone had to leave and so Balthazar ordered his fastest
solider to go back and tell the Yarl what was coming. Balthazar and his men
started to fit the keep out to slow and destroy as many undead as they could.
Balthazar and his 10 men waited in the keeps hall as the door was being broken
down until it flew open and undead started to literally pour out. There is no
record of how many undead were killed by Balthazar and his men. But they did
hold out for 2 days which was enough time to ready the Iron Brigade and
Broadcoves other defenses which in turn helped them destroy the undead army and
the death knight. Not knowing if true or just myth now but its said when the
death knight tried to march on the city it was missing an arm and had a huge
hole in its chest, the same size as Balthazar's maul.