Character creation

I just need to work on a backstory

My character:

Frór the Tall, son of Grór, Oathsworn Dwarf from the Iron Hills
(and cousin of Inar, if he'll let me)

Frór fought as a foot soldier in the Battle of Five Armies. He was close at hand when Beorn arrived and he saw that mighty, bear-like guardian of the Wild slay the foul orc, Bolg, who had lead the goblin host out of the Misty Mountains. Climbing up on a large rock in the middle of the battle, Frór raised his heavy mattock high and cried:

"In witness to the might and fury of Beorn in his slaying of the orc chief, Bolg, I declare that it shall be a Dwarf that will repay the debt by slaying all the sons of Bolg from this day forth until his line is utterly failed and forgotten! And that Dwarf shall be me! This I swear as my Oath to all Dwarves and Men who hear it this day in battle!"

Although his family's wealth provides him with a corslet of mail, Frór prefers to enter battle wearing only his fur cape!

Distinctive quality
Tall. You tower over others (for a Dwarf...), both in body and deed.

SpecialtyEnemy Lore (orcs and goblins) Your oath is against a particular culture or someone within that culture. In the course of carrying out your oath you have learned much about this foe.

Hope
I am strong enough to see my oath through! (I hope...)

Despair
My friends fear that my path is not theirs and that I would betray them in furtherance of my oath; I am not sure that they are wrong. Shadow Weakness
Curse of Vengeance: "I wish I had Gandalf here! Curse him for his choice of you! ...As for you, I will throw you to the rocks!" he cried and lifted Bilbo in his arms.
Spiteful | Brutal | Cruel | Murderous



Stats: 15, 15, 12, 17, 14, 9
Modified for Dwarf of the Iron Hills:
Strength: 17
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 19
Intelligence: 9
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 14

Excellent -- can you quickly review the last page or two of the game thread and then we can decide how you came to be there -- so as to add you to the excellent company.

Inar -- should you and Fror know one another? even if just vaguely? or closely? Thoughts?

I read all 6 pages. Willing to work with whatever you have in mind.

Yeah I'm fine with that, what I was thinking is we could be distant cousins like Omenstar was suggesting but Inar and Fror haven't seen each other for many, many years - since before the events that Inar's immediate family were involved in that lead to him being effectively on the run. Having someone in the group who is even distantly related to him will have Inar worried for their safety (given his history with the agents of the enemy striking at them) but it would be someone he'd feel a bit more at ease trusting with their current mission than a random stranger.

Excellent -- let's have that be the plan then. Fror has heard of the plight of the pair of dwarven messengers from a Raven of Erebor and struck off in pursuit overland a few days before you set out. A chance meeting at the Stair of Girion enables the five of you to proceed together.

RE; Adventures in Wilderland -- I'll probably draw from that as well here if y'all are of a mind to continue after this intro adventure. I'm cool with people being familiar with the details as long as they can play their character and not use their meta information to ill use. :)

Well I've ordered it but I've not got any plans to read it as yet so it's all good from my side :)

Frór's Hit Points for level 2...

...dang!!! Ah well, better luck next time I hope. If we should live so long...