Brynvar Kanvik

Quotes:

"Ye think I gon let cha starve out ere'? En Halleby no one is hungry, cookies fo' alle, an dat will be the case unless I die!"

"It takes one tragedy to insult a man, two to hurt 'im, three to make em run. I've experienced too many tragedies to count an i'm still 'ere standin ready fo' another."

"Halleby is more than jus' a place, it's an idea. But more than dat, its a people."

"De mines will make ye forget der's a world up der. The clean air es a treat compared to the dusty air o' da mines, but even so, these dark pits an mines ar what I prefer."

## Brynvar Kanvik

### Family

Gond Kanvik (Father), Krella Kanvik (Mother), Yena Kanvik (Younger Sister), Vaelagon (Vael) Kanvik (Older Brother), Jasper Kanvik (Older Brother)

### Titles

Owner of the Craftsmanship Guild of Bravos, Mayor of Halleby

## Early Struggles

Brynvar Kanvik is the son of Gond Kanvik and Krella Kanvik. He was born in the Kanvik family home right outside Bravos. The Kanviks were very impoverished, relying on begging, fishing, and Krellas failing textile business. A terrible thief months prior to Bryns birth stole many of the Kanviks precious items, including a Dark Star ring passed down as a heirloom, hidden from all others. It is unknown how the thief knew of the rings existence, and Gond blames himself for not being able to protect it. After the robbery, the family had to move out of there modest living situation and into Old Port. Bryn was the Kanviks third child, and there economic situation was worse than terrible. Gond begged the local Blacksmith named Lunk to make him his apprentice, and Lunk seeing the desperate situation Gond was in agreed and over the next few years life got more bearable. Unfortunately, Bryn got another sibling, Yena. His other siblings were Vaelagon (Vael) and Jasper, who were twin brothers. They were both 5 years older than Bryn, and Yena was 1 year younger than Bryn. The 4 children were an economic strain on the family and to help alleviate this, Krella taught the older boys how to fish. Bryn and Yena were far too young to help but that didn't matter since soon after Bryns 3rd birthday, the family was given a great opportunity.

## A Comeback

The Kanviks got lucky. Lunk was 78, old for a human and he wished to retire, handing over the blacksmith to Gond. Lunk said he had a wife, apparently a Wilding up north. He was never seen again by the family, but to this day they hold him in high regard. With the blacksmith being entirely in the Kanviks hands, they were able to get more money than the meager wage that Gond was receiving prior. Also at this time, Krella perfected her new sewing method and sought to teach it to Yena when she was older. The mixture of clothing and blacksmith products being sold allowed the family to have a nice home in Lord's Landing. Out of Poverty and becoming one of the Middle Class, the Kanviks made a name for themselves as reliable blacksmiths. They always had something to sell, and it was never of poor quality. When Bryn became 7 Gond began to teach him the ways of blacksmithing, a skill that would change Bryns life forever. Unlike his brothers who wanted to be Knights of Bravos, Bryn studied the hammer and anvil. Hours were spent over the forge, melting, molding, sharpening, plating, tying, and melting once again. He learned how to create any Blade out of any material. When he was 12 he was already trying to make new alloys, although most weren't too great. He did make something out of iron and charcoal which he called stale, that actually made the iron a little more durable. But due to the trees around Lords Landing being used for more important things like construction and wood-powered ovens, it wasn't too economically viable.

When Bryn wasn't studying blacksmithing with his father, he would play with his siblings, watch the guards train, train with the Warhammer, bow, and sword, and he went into the mines near Everdeep to see where his father got the materials they made products with. There he began to learn how to mine, and frequently went there to help the miners, who were mostly dwarves. Dwarves and Humans are treated the same in Bravos, but the Dwarves typically weren't mentioned in many events in History. There in the mines Bryn learned much of the Dwarven culture not fully expressed by the history books in Bravos. He sang mining and war songs in the mines with the Dwarves, learned of great Dwarven heroes, and stories of Ancient Dwarves finding a Cave so large that you could walk a thousand feet in one direction and still have 500 feet to go until you hit the nearest wall, and filled with enough ore to cover all of Bravos in Gold and Iron. They called this place Everdeep. While Bryn Forged tools and armor, and visited the mines, his siblings were up to very different things. Vael and Jasper trained to become Knights of Bravos, and were becoming prominent fighters with promising futures. Yena learned how to sew from her mother, but she was bored with that life and became a part-time criminal, that was until she was caught. While trying to steal a coin purse from a merchant a guard grabbed her and threw her into a wall. Being only 11, and relatively small for a dwarf being only 3 ft. tall and 80 pounds, she was launched and ended up having some bones broken when she hit the stone wall. The guard never apologized for going too far. Yena got quiet after the incident and started to just sew with her mom, not after a days worth of scolding and berating by Gond and Krella. Yena's left leg which was broken in two spots never healed correctly, leaving her with a pitiful limp. She stayed in the house and rarely left, until one day when she was out some of the local kids saw her, they made fun of her and threw stones at her for having a limp. She never went out after that unless forced. Bryn and his brothers planned to get back at the guard and one day they had the chance.

After 1 year and shortly after Bryns older brother's 18th birthday they found the guard alone by the east courtyard of Lord's Landing. It was a particularly stormy day and the guard looked out to the sea, not even noticing the three boys running up to him, rocks and sticks in hand. The guard was beaten quickly by the boys. His armor only delayed the inevitable, which was his certain demise. The 3 gouged out his eyes, broke his legs, and cut off his fingers, on top of that they beat him within an inch of his life. The last thing the guard saw was the 3 boys looking at him as he fell down the cliff to the sharp rocks below. Due to the storm, the guard was discovered 3 days later by a fisherman. He was washed up on the shore by Old Port. With no clear killer, they dropped the case. The boys never told anyone what they did and didn't even mention it to each other, that was the first time any of them killed anyone.

## Where are you Going?

Vael and Jasper now being 18 years old became Knights of Bravos, where they were then sent into the Mountains. The Mountain War gave the family many benefits since the country needed more weapons and armor to feed the war effort. This time though the war only brought sadness and grief. Gond begged them not to go but they didn't listen. "You will kill yourselves if you go in those mountains! Thousands have died by those orcs, I can't let you go out there just to die!" Vael and Jasper left anyway against Gond's wishes.

The boys were a part of many successful battles, both gaining a small reputation as fierce fighters. They gained the nickname 'The Twin Blades' and fought valiantly until they were ambushed by a small band of furfolk working with some orcs. The brothers were accompanied by 10 other knights at their camp when the ambush happened, no one survived. The twins fought with tenacity and cut down orc after orc and furfolk after furfolk. But one furfolk with a large axe was able to land a hit on Jasper, almost removing his leg in the process. Jasper stunned was then shot 3 times by orc archers, twice in the chest, and once in the head. With a cough of blood and a look at Vael, Jasper crumpled to the ground, and many other knights soon followed. Vael filled with grief and unrelenting rage after seeing his brother die charged headlong into the growing band of orcs, cutting any in his reach. Soon he was surrounded on all sides except a cliff to his back. All of the other knights were slain, and Vael was covered in cuts and bruises, and the blood of his enemies and his own. Vael refusing to die at the hands of orcs decided to jump off the cliff. An orc didn't let him though, grabbing him in mid-air, Vael couldn't see it but a large orc held Vael by the back of his head and slammed his head on the rock cliff face until Vael was no longer recognizable. Vaels last words were screams of terror. The bodies of the Knights were left there to rot until discovered 5 days later by some other soldiers. Vael, Jasper, and the other 10 knights were able to kill over 120 orcs and beastfolk combined. The news that Vael and Jasper were dead was too much for the Kanviks.

## Grief

Gond became a drunkard, losing his two oldest sons was something he couldn't handle. Krella was similarly distraught and just looked out the kitchen window from the dining room table. Bryn took over the blacksmithing business, and Yena the clothing business. 2 years after the news of the twin's death, Gond and Krella told Yena and Bryn that they were leaving south, the house gave them too many bad memories. They told Bryn and Yena to come with them but Bryn said that he wouldn't come. His forge, friends, and the city he was raised in made him wish to stay. Gond nodded and told Bryn he could stay. After a week Bryn was the only one left in his house, A 16-year-old alone. His family left southwest somewhere, and even though they were far away Bryn wrote to them often. Bryn then spent 4 years perfecting his craft, learning of Pentawardism, and began plans of making a guild where all the blacksmiths in the land could congregate and create marvelous weapons. Bryn became a fairly wealthy man selling his armor and weapons, especially when the 'Massacre at Narrow Point' happened. He hired two wildling natives who knew the southern mountains well and told them to mark every cave entrance they found, which piqued Bryns interest.

## Halleby

West of Boltons bay on the mountain was a ravine, that ravine led to a cave, and that cave was actually the beginning of a massive series of caverns, caves, and ravines. Everdeep. Ore lined the walls, shimmering like the stars, and the walls of the caves were so far apart that Bryn couldn't see the end. He knew this was the place he should build his guild, and immediately began construction of the proper facilities, particularly a wheat and cocoa bean farm.

W.I.P

This is not a finished wiki since Brynvar is not dead and many details will be expanded upon as events unfold.