This place needs more dwarf.
Here’s a trio of dwarven brothers (from the presumed-extinct line of King Airon, no less). They’re intended to be in the same party for extra family drama.
Character creation in Torchbearer is crazy fun, and I love how even using a party made of the same class you can end up with very different characters. The Nature questions in particular are brilliant - I love how, of these three, the least obviously dwarfy has the most Dwarf nature in him, while the one who looks on the surface like your classic exiled dwarven prince has the least.
Mourn of the Bitter Cup, Dwarf Adventurer
Age: 40
Home: Hallow’s End (Bustling Metropolis)
Raiment: A red headband and phoenix-creasted shield
Nature: Dwarf 4 (Revenge at any cost, secretly fear what lies beneath, life of adventure calls)
Circles: 4
Friend: Kettigan, a human sea-captain
Parents: orphan
Mentor: Thorag the Cartographer (senile old dwarf who remembers the glory days of Copperlamps Hold)
Enemy: Nari, Dwarf Adventurer who claims he, not Mourn, is heir to Copperlamps Hold, the oathbreaking fiend.
Resources: 0
Belief: I will reclaim Copperlamps Hold from the Burned One.
Instinct: Protect Groan from harm, even at the cost of my own life.
Stats: Will 3, Health 5
Skills
Fighter 4
Dungeoneer 3
Orator 3
Labourer 2
Armourer 2
Scout 2
Sailor 2
Cartographer 2
Traits
Born of Earth and Stone 1
Foolhardy 1
Wises
Shrewd Appraisal-wise
Bottom of the Barrel-wise
Inventory
Neck
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[li]Worn: Keepsake - one of Copperlamps’ heavy gold coins, with King Airon’s (his grandfather) profile on one side and a phoenix on the other.
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Hands:
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[li]Carried: Sword
[/li][li]Carried: Shield
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Torso:
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[li] Worn: Leather armour
[/li][li] Worn: Satchel
[/li][li] Worn: Rope
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Belt
[ul]
[li] Pouch:
[/li][li] Weapon:
[/li][li] Skin: Wine!
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Feet:
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[li] Worn: shoes
[/li][/ul]
Satchel:
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[li] Large sack
[/li][li] Torches
[/li][li] Tinderbox
[/li][/ul]
Groan of Thale, Dwarf Adventurer
Age: 35
Home: Hallow’s End (Bustling Metropolis)
Raiment: gold earrings and teeth
Nature: Dwarf 5 (Forgive grudges, dig ever deeper, born to craft)
Circles: 3
Friend: Iendy Foursmokes, the Haggler
Parents: orphan
Mentor: none
Enemy: Jarrick the Criminal (used to be in the mentor slot. Not any more!)
Resources: 0
Belief: Copperlamps Hold is gone. There are other treaures in the earth. I will find them and become rich.
Instinct: Always assume someone will betray me.
Stats: Will 3, Health 5
Skills
Fighter 3
Dungeoneer 3
Orator 2
Labourer 2
Armourer 2
Scout 2
Haggler 3
Criminal 2
Traits
Born of Earth and Stone 1
Jaded 1
Honourable 1
Wises
Shrewd Appraisal-wise
Celestine-Wise (the human nation that controls Hallow’s End)
Inventory
Head
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[li] Worn: Helm
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Neck
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[li] Worn: A Mithril bead on a cord, mined from the mountains nearby. He keeps this hidden! It’s not common knowledge the mountains contain Mithril.
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Hands:
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[li] Carried: Warhammer
[/li][li] Carried: Lantern
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Torso:
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[li]Worn: Leather armour
[/li][li]Worn: Backpack
[/li][li]Worn: Backpack
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Belt
[ul]
[li] Pouch: 2D treasure
[/li][li] Weapon:
[/li][li] Skin: Water
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Feet:
[ul]
[li] Worn: shoes
[/li][/ul]
Backpack:
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[li] Small sack
[/li][li] Grappling Hook
[/li][li] Grappling Hook
[/li][li] Thieves Tools
[/li][li] Iron spikes
[/li][li] Rations, preserved
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Empty of the Crack’d Tower, Dwarf Adventurer
Age: 31
Home: the Crack’d Tower (Wizard’s Tower)
Raiment: a blue cloak and hood, and beads wound in his beard.
Nature: Dwarf 6 (Take revenge, dig ever deeper, born to craft)
Circles: 3
Friend: Artibus, the crow-familiar of the wizard Fallow of Hallow’s End
Parents: orphan
Mentor: none
Enemy: The Burned One, who rose from the belly of the Mountain to claim Copperlamps Hold
Resources: 0
Belief: The past is dead. COpperlamps is a grave. But the dead want vengeance.
Instinct: Always delve into that which Man Was Not Meant to Wot of.
Stats: Will 3, Health 5
Skills
Fighter 4
Dungeoneer 3
Orator 2
Labourer 2
Armourer 2
Scout 2
Scholar 2
Manipulator 2
Scavenger 2
Traits
Born of Earth and Stone 1
Thoughtful 1
Wises
Dwarven Chronicles-wise
Wizard-Wise
Inventory
Head
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[li] Worn: Helm
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Neck
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[li] Worn: A pouch containing the first page of the Copper Chronicle.
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Hands:
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[li] Carried: Spear
[/li][li] Carried: Lantern
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Torso:
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[li] Worn: Leather armour
[/li][li] Worn: Cloak
[/li][li] Worn: Satchel
[/li][/ul]
Belt
[ul]
[li] Pouch: 2D treasure
[/li][li] Weapon:
[/li][li] Skin: Water
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Feet:
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[li]Worn: shoes
[/li][/ul]
Satchel:
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[li] Rations, preserved
[/li][li] Oil flask
[/li][li] Tinderbox
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