Starter Player Character — Ironhold Compact
Name: Borin Forgeward
Race: Dwarf
Class (Suggested): Fighter (Champion), Paladin, or Artificer
Faction: Ironhold Compact
Appearance:
Borin is broad and powerfully built, with a thick black beard braided with iron rings engraved with clan runes. His skin bears the soot-stains of the forge, and his armor is heavy plate reinforced with runic steel. He carries a warhammer forged in his home-hold, its head etched with the mark of the Compact.
Backstory:
Born within the mountain keep of Highstone Bastion, Borin was raised amid ringing anvils and stone halls. From childhood, he trained in both weapon craft and combat, learning that Ironhold strength lies in preparation and unity. When tunnel skirmishes with the Deepwyrm Enclave intensified, Borin proved his worth defending the mining passages. Now sent beyond the mountains as a Compact envoy and warrior, Borin serves Ironhold interests—securing trade routes, testing new fortifications, and ensuring no enemy undermines the mountain holds.
Important Characters of the Ironhold Compact
1. High Forgemaster Durak Stonevein
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Fighter / Master Smith
Title: Speaker of the Ironhold Compact
Appearance & Backstory:
Durak is heavily muscled, his beard streaked with iron-gray, and his hands permanently scarred from decades at the forge. Elected by the ruling holds, he represents the unified voice of Ironhold. Raised as a smith-warrior, Durak believes Ironhold’s survival depends on superior arms, unbreakable walls, and strong alliances—particularly with Valecrown and the Gilded League.
2. Runesmith Helga Ironquill
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Artificer / Rune Crafter
Title: Keeper of the Great Runes
Appearance & Backstory:
Helga’s copper-red hair is braided with glowing rune-stones, and her spectacles magnify intricate enchantments. Raised in the deep libraries of Ironhold, she pioneered defensive runes now embedded in the Compact’s keeps. She fears Deepwyrm psionics may bypass even her strongest wards—and works tirelessly to counter them.
3. Warden Korrin Deepdelve
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Fighter / Tunnel Commander
Title: Defender of the Mountain Gates
Appearance & Backstory:
Korrin’s armor is scarred and blackened from tunnel warfare. He commands Ironhold troops stationed near contested subterranean borders. Having lost kin to Deepwyrm ambushes, Korrin has become relentless in defending Ironhold mines, sometimes pushing for aggressive expansion into the deep tunnels.
4. Trade-Envoy Elrik Coinshield
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Rogue / Diplomat
Title: Compact Trade Representative
Appearance & Backstory:
Elrik wears fine traveling armor and keeps meticulous ledgers sealed with Ironhold stamps. Born into a merchant clan, he negotiates arms-for-grain and metal-for-gold treaties across Andorea. Elrik helped forge the arms alliance with Valecrown and the exclusive metal trade with the Gilded League—making him a target for espionage and sabotage.
5. Captain Brynja Stonefury
Race: Dwarf
Class/Role: Fighter / Siege Specialist
Title: Commander of the Iron Guard
Appearance & Backstory:
Brynja is broad-shouldered and battle-hardened, her hair bound in tight war-braids. She oversees siege engines, wall defenses, and fortress drills throughout Ironhold. Raised on tales of fallen holds, Brynja is determined that no Ironhold wall will ever fall again—especially not to Ashen Dominion expansion or Deepwyrm incursions.