Davian Battlebeard

NAME: Davian Battlebeard
Dwarf Armourer & Smith (age: 94)

ST: 11
DX: 10 [8]
IQ: 11
EN: 10
MV: 5 [4]

SKILLS:

• Professional Skill - Goldsmith (3/IQ+1) - can work precious metals and recognise the value of such*.
• Professional Skill - Armourer (3/IQ+1) - can craft and maintain weapons & armour, recognise fine (magical) craftsmanship*.
• Alertness (3/IQ+2) - awareness of surroundings, sense danger, avoid ambush etc
• Axe/Club/Mace (3/DX+5) - two attacks per round
  
• Throw (3/DX+1)
• Riding (3/DX+1) 
• Shield (3/DX+1)

* see dwarf racial bonus below

NOTE:

• when throwing his hammers, skilled: 3/DX+1, -1DX per 10ft, max range: 55ft

DWARF RACIAL TRAIT:

• Stability: when both feet planted firmly on solid ground, gains +4DX bonus to resist being bull rushed, knocked down or tripped
• +1DX to any attack vs goblinoids (inc. goblins, hobgoblins & bugbears)
• +2IQ on search tests relating to unusual stonework
• +2ST on tests vs poison
• +2IQ on saves vs magic
• +4DX dodge bonus vs giant-type creatures (inc. ogres, trolls & giants)
• +2IQ on appraise tests relating to stone or metal items
• +2IQ to Craft/Professional tests relating to making things of stone or metal

 POSSESSIONS:

• Superb Quality (non-magical, griffin emblem, ruby in eye) Chain Mail (-4AR, -2DX)
• Superb quality (non-magical, griffin emblem, ruby in eye) round shield (-2AR) - may be used to BLOCK (3/DX+1) a successful attack (inc. missiles), check before damage rolled. Successful block stops 2 points of damage. Cannot take a move action after blocking attempt and can only block frontal attacks he is aware of.
• High quality mace (self-made*) (1d6+5)   ENC: 1
• Throwing Hammer x 3 (1d6+2)  ENC: 1.5
• Backpack, leather (carries +4ENC)  ENC: 1
• 50ft rope, silk   ENC: 1
• Hooked grapnel  ENC: 1
• Collapsible six foot pole ENC: 1
• Flint & steel  ENC: 0.25
• Iron spikes (5)  ENC: 0.5
• Empty canvas sacks (3) (each can carry +3 ENC)  ENC: 1.5
• Camp knife (1D3, unskilled, if used to attack 4/DX)  ENC: 0.5
• Bag of flour  ENC: 0.5
• Rations/Water (3 days) ENC: 0.5
• Lantern, small (2hrs)  ENC: 0.5
• Flask of oil (2hrs)  ENC: 0.5
• Goblin tooth necklace (hand-crafted) 
• Heavy glass sphere (smoky interior) ENC: 2.5
• Crystal skull (3" diameter, finely crafted) ENC: 0.25

Total Encumbrance:  13 (out of 15, when wearing backpack)

*inc. +2 damage because dwarf-crafted

MAGIC:

• Cloak Of The Wood Lords - allows wearer to move silently and without trace through wooded areas. Requires a 5/IQ test to track. Made of magical leaves, shrink/extends to size of wearer.

CASH: 100sp OTHER TREASURE:

• Bag of oynx gems
• Iron maiden for smelting
• Superb quality longsword (griffin emblem, ruby in eye) (2d6+2, DX bonus of +1, ENC: 1)
  Note: if Davian opts to use the sword he attacks at 4/DX, unskilled.

BACKSTORY: In his youth he worked the mines as was expected of him, at one point saving a colleague during a dangerous mine collapse.

For a while, his clan lived "in the air", as dwarves refer to the surface world, and they employed a number of guard dogs to protect their camp from goblin and orc raids. There was one dog in particular - Spot (it means something different in dwarvish) - that Davian was fond of.

Then, one day, Spot sensed an orc raiding party, alerting Davian's clan in time, but taking four arrows in the process.