Thorgrott Ironhide

None Dwarf ()
Fighter 1
14 / 14 HP
STR
15
DEX
12
CON
16
INT
8
WIS
9
CHA
14
Herandan
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Thorgrott Juniper Mercury RuHa Gotumir
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A day in the life of Thorgrott:
 
Thorgrott's house is located a little way away from the central area of The forges, but he's glad to at least have a place to himself. After waking up and having a comprehensive breakfast he starts to make his way to his and his father's smithy. It's technically all his father's (though not owned, just managed and run by his dad), but in a side room Thorgrott has his own smaller smithy which he runs himself, since he has proven himself as a capable though in his father's eyes unimpressive blacksmith. On the way he runs into Arzak (full name Arzak Dreamworker Thulavone), a Goliath in the sovjet of Rope and good friend of Thorgrott, who is hauling bundles of firewood to the smithies and strikes up a conversation with Thorgrott:
 
Arzak: “Hey Thorgrott, sleep well with that storm last night?”
 
Thorgrott: “Mornin’, never been a fan of storm but as long as I've got a roof over my head it's fine. Where're you going with that firewood?”
 
Arzak: “To the Smithies, let's walk together.”
 
Thorgrott: “Sure, but not without letting me help you carry that.”
 
Arzak: “Oh it's no effort for me, so no need.”
 
Thorgrott: “I get that, but a shared load is a lighter load, you know that.”
 
Arzak: “Alright alright, here.”
 
They then continue on their way to the smithies, making occasional small talk as they do so, and greeting any acquaintances they meet on the way. At the smithies they drop of the firewood in the designated main storage area and part ways for the day. Thorgrott then enters the smithy and greets his father, who is already entrenched in his work and thus only gives a brief greeting, before making it to his own section of the smithy. He's received an order for some maintenance parts from the Sovjet of Cog, which will be picked up later that day.
 
He is just finishing up the last of the intricate and precise parts as Faebys Wobblesong walks in unnoticed, a tiny little gnome lady with an eye for detail and small hand to get into the smallest nooks and crannies of her inventions, she also has quite an attitude and likes teasing Thorgrott. She hides behind a chair as Thorgrott turns around to put the last part on the table with a satisfied sigh, she giggles to herself. Thorgrott, who faintly heard that, calls out: “Faeb, is that you?” in the vague direction of the doorway. More giggles follow, and Thorgrott, clearly acting, mutters to himself in a tone just loud enough for Faebys to hear: “Appears it was nothing, must've been the wind.” before turning back to the table/desk and taking a look at his next assignment, but before he can do that, the paper is swiped away from under his nose, and Faebys jumps out from her hiding spot, paper in hand.
 
She puts on a surprisingly convincing voice of a half-orc and starts jokingly berating Thorgrott for not having sharpened the axeheads for the sovjet of Log yet, which is what the paper says his next task is. Thorgrott plays along and starts to apologize, saying that his order from the sovjet of cog took up more time than expected. They both drop the act and greet eachother while Faebys hands the piece of paper back to Thorgrott, who puts it down on his desk for later. She thanks him for his work and suggests they should meet at the tavern later for some drinks, Thorgrott accepts but says he has to get back to work now since those axeheads do need to be sharpened before tomorrow morning. While Faebys puts the parts in her backpack she makes a playful remark about the axeheads and says goodbye to Thorgrott with a short laugh, who grabs his grindstone and other tools.
 
Some time later his father enters the room and inspects the newly sharpened axeheads, and with an expression of disappointed acceptance says in dwarvish: “Well, I'd be embarrassed of this work if it were my own, but I do admit you're making progress, son.”, “Thanks dad, appreciate the backhanded compliment.”, Thorgrott reacts with a sigh. His dad continues: “You know, if you first do a pass with the high grit whetstone before using the oilstone, it makes for a much finer edge and better preserves the oilstone, also please don't forget the leather strop at the end, I know these are just simple axeheads for lumberjacking, but we should strive to always deliver the finest quality work we can.”, again Thorgrott reacts, this time with more genuine appreciation: “Yeah, you're right, I'll finish this one and then go over all of them with the strop one last time. Anyway, how did your project go?”. “Oh that's not done yet, I'm making a set of large gears for the dockworkers, they need parts for a new cargo lift, should probably get back to that.”, and with that his dad walked out the room again.
 
As the workday is nearing its end, commotion is heard outside the building, and Thorgrott, who was just finishing up some paperwork about how much materials he used today, looks out the window to see a group of goblins and some halflings walking down the street. They seem to be celebrating, Thorgrott even recognizes a couple of them, though only vaguely. After his paperwork is done and filed away, he leaves the smithy and starts making his way to the tavern where Faebys invited him to, as he approaches, loud noises of festivities can be heard from inside, and entering the bar reveals that the celebrating group from earlier has nestled themselves in one of the corners. The bartender, an old Goliath by the name of Thagan Swiftdrinker Ogulogate with a very approachable but calm personality, reveals that they are celebrating the birthday of one of the goblins, who is now of drinking age, Thorgrott makes an understanding remark. The celebration makes the background noise in the bar louder than normal, but nothing too bothersome. Thorgrott orders a small keg of dwarven ale, and two glasses, one empty one full, before finding a table to sit at while facing the doorway. Soon after the bartender brings him the requested drinks and Thorgrott takes a big gulp from the full glass of ale, thanking Thagan as he puts down the keg next to the table, it's laying on a tall rack, so the tap is at the appropriate height for the table. Before Thorgrott can take another swig from his first drink Faebys walks in, spots Thorgrott and walks over to him, who quickly downs the rest of his drink and greets Faebys:
 
Thorgrott: “Can't sneak up to me now, can you Faeb?”
 
Faebys: “Do you want me to, by chance?”
 
Thorgrott: “Won't say I don't want you to, how was your day?” he says while filling both glasses from the keg.
 
Faebys: “You know how it is, maintenance duty is never a spectacle, but at least those parts you made fit perfectly, unlike some other time I could mention.”
 
Thorgrott: “Shut up, that was ages ago, I've learned a lot since then.”
 
Faebys: “I know I know, I'm just teasing you a little.”
 
And so the conversation continues, with both of them becoming increasingly drunk as the evening progresses, though not from the same amount of ale mind you, in total Faebys drinks 2 glasses of dwarven ale, while Thorgrott drinks the rest, amounting to about 11-12 glasses. At a moment far past midnight, they decide to call it quits and both of them stumble home and fall asleep. As a dwarf, Thorgrott will be fine, but Faebys would wake up the following day with a nasty hangover, which is not an uncommon occurrence.
Age
58
Gender
male
Eyes
green
Hair
hazelnut brown
Height
4'11"
Weight
180 lb

Appearance

Mentality

Education

was taught the art of blacksmithing by my father


was trained by several members of the community how to fight with a warhammer, set up by my father so that i would one day be worthy to wield the family heirloom, a warhammer named Yrmidon


cultural views are highly influenced by the teachings of the commune (read; indoctrinated)


Employment

blacksmith



Morality & Philosophy

values honesty and mutual respect


cares deeply for his family and friends




Known Languages

fluent in common & dwarvish


conversational in gnomish and giant (via the goliaths) thanks to his friends


Personality

Likes & Dislikes

likes spicy food and alcohol


doesnt like people who beat around the bush or try to haggle


Personality Quirks

has great respect for the dead, and often feels compelled to speak some words to vanquished foes or felled strangers, without really knowing why they do it



Hygiene

what level of hygene do you expect a hardworking dwarf who walks around in heavy armor all day to have?



Social

Birthplace

zyrokhil

Wealth & Financial state

Yrmidon

Family Ties


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Sat 27th Jun 2026 08:50

The three factions of the Ironhide clan

by Thorgrott Ironhide

The Ironhide clan is a proud clan with a long history, but it was never particularly big in numbers (about 200-300), not like some of the other clans out there. Over its lifetime, it has built up a number of traditions and has split into several internal factions. Broadly, the clan can be divided into 3 main groups, the Stonegrudge, Guildmaw and Oathchain. The 3 groups each have their own objectives for the clan, and disagreements between the factions have led to numerous conflicts in the past, but none so bad that it caused a schism in the clan.
 
The Stonegrudge care most about honesty and standing up for oneself; they are usually the ones to take action first in times of need. They are also the type to hold grudges and hate excuses. They prefer swift and decisive judgement, and don't shy away from harsh punishments for those who deserve it. Most of their members are trained warriors or hold judiciary positions.
 
The Guildmaw care about power and influence, they have always been the ones most involved in expanding the clan's influence, and they see every interaction as an opportunity to gain something. Some of the wealthiest (and greediest) members of the clan belong to this faction.
 
The Oathchain are conservationists; they care about stability and protection. If someone in the clan is at risk of losing their job, chances are someone from the Oathchain will stand up to protect them. Maintaining and restoring continuity are core to their beliefs, and as such they are the largest faction in the clan, but most of their supporters care less about politics than those in the other factions.
 
The clan does not have a single head, but instead a triumvirate of the three factions, each holding equal power. This is a tradition that goes back to the clan's founding, over 2 millennia ago. In the past the clan was a very tight community, and so they developed their own customs that differ slightly from most other dwarves, but they still cooperate with the other clans in times of crisis. The majority of the clan lives outside of Zyrokhil, but about 500 years ago a subset of the members were enticed by the stories they heard about the (by then) young capital, and decided to move there, they kept in contact with the rest of the clan up until The Closing of the Gates. Since that moment those inside the walls have mostly stayed with the old traditions, but over the past 3 centuries, some small shifts have started to manifest, none of them noticeable unless they were to reconnect with the old clan, but still. To these dwarves, the clan has also waned in importance, and instead the power structure of the Commune of Industry has mostly replaced it, but they still hold on to their name and the power it holds, after all; the Ironhide clan is a proud clan with a long history.

Thorgrott's Journal Ordered oldest to newest

  1. The Journal Entry’s title
    16 Mar 2025 07:11:24
  2. session 1
    17 Mar 2025 10:14:25
  3. session 2
    15 Apr 2025 11:07:13
  4. session 3
    04 May 2025 08:55:35
  5. session 4
    03 Jun 2025 10:32:40
  6. Thorgrott's dream
    10 Jun 2025 10:02:25
  7. session 5
    19 Jun 2025 06:04:50
  8. session 6
    02 Jul 2025 03:30:37
  9. Session 7
    22 Sep 2025 03:04:51
  10. Session 8
    07 Oct 2025 08:12:57
  11. Session 9
    08 Dec 2025 11:55:24
  12. Session 10
    20 Jan 2026 12:20:37
  13. Session 11
    07 Feb 2026 02:43:36
  14. Session 12
    17 Feb 2026 06:01:26
  15. Session 13
    23 Mar 2026 12:53:21
  16. session 14
    13 Apr 2026 09:59:14
  17. Session 15
    08 May 2026 11:42:47
  18. The three factions of the Ironhide clan
    27 Jun 2026 08:50:01

The major events and journals in Thorgrott's history, from the beginning to today.

The three factions of the Ironhide clan

The Ironhide clan is a proud clan with a long history, but it was never particularly big in numbers (about 200-300), not like some of the other clans out there. Over its lifetime, it has built up a number of traditions and has split into several internal ...

08:50 pm - 27.06.2026

session 16: levers

09:07 pm - 18.06.2026

session 16: levers

05:29 pm - 31.05.2026

sessie 15: crossroads of intents -4

10:04 pm - 29.05.2026

sessie 15: crossroads of intents -4

05:55 pm - 10.05.2026

Session 15

Discussing about whether we're now slave owners or not We find out that Mercury might've actually invented slavery for these people Okay not really but it's complicated We go to the nearby homesteads to work there for the day ...

11:43 am - 08.05.2026

session 14: a crossroads of intents- 3

04:29 pm - 06.05.2026

session 14: a crossroads of intents- 3

06:46 pm - 03.05.2026

session 13: A crossroads of intentions -2

10:11 am - 19.04.2026

session 14

We come back inside the inn after an exhausting day, which ended with a heavy rainstorm Inside we see that RuHa and Juniper have finally woken up and have been living it up inside the tavern It turns out that Juniper and our new friend Mercury don...

10:00 am - 13.04.2026

session 13: A crossroads of intentions -2

05:33 pm - 12.04.2026

Session 13

We go downstairs and have some small talk with the barman, we get a complementary meal, he asks what we've been up to on our patrol, and i try to deflect away from the important stuff and instead steer the conversation to be about the dangers in the w...

12:54 pm - 23.03.2026

session 12: A crossroads of intentions

03:25 pm - 21.03.2026

session 12: A crossroads of intentions

06:00 pm - 15.03.2026

Prep sessions: The Reading guide

06:00 pm - 15.03.2026

Prep sessions: The Reading guide

02:57 pm - 15.03.2026

Session 12

We set up camp in the homestead, and then go on to do some downtime activities Gotumir decides to start cleaning and sharpening his butchering tools, then goes on to do some crafting work Ruha and Juniper start reading in the book of m...

06:02 pm - 17.02.2026

session 11: A fork in the rails

05:24 pm - 16.02.2026

session 11: A fork in the rails

05:37 pm - 15.02.2026

session 10: claws through the outskirts 3

03:44 pm - 08.02.2026

Session 11

Another retcon: Kaelor has never existed, he was an imaginary friend of Gotumir Gotumir skins the spider and gathers some useful things from it, then we move on towards the homestead As we walk through the woods i keep getting hit by b...

02:44 pm - 07.02.2026

session 10: claws through the outskirts 3

03:47 pm - 01.02.2026

Session 10

Retcon: Everything after leaving for the patrol last session never happened, and we lost Ludwig and Folium due to unforseen circumstances, Ludwig was drafted to go on patrol separately and Folium was imprisoned permanently We enter the...

12:21 pm - 20.01.2026

Session 9: claws through the outskirts reloaded

08:20 am - 19.01.2026

Session 7: gears and claws 2

06:30 pm - 18.01.2026

Prep session: Into the bowls

06:30 pm - 18.01.2026

Prep session: Into the bowls

04:46 pm - 18.01.2026

Prep session: Into the bowls

02:58 pm - 18.01.2026

Prep session: Into the bowls

02:19 pm - 18.01.2026

Session 8: Claws through the outskirts

08:14 pm - 04.01.2026

Session 9

Juniper needs much less sleep/rest, so she went to the other room to try and talk to the elves there again she's not making much progress, so gives up and goes back to our room We wake up and have breakfast, then go outside to start th...

11:56 am - 08.12.2025

Session 8: Claws through the outskirts

05:47 pm - 07.12.2025

Session 8

Character fact: Thorgrott likes spicy food, and often doesn't realise that others might not We go outside because Bert stepped into the inn and told us that some companions have been put in a cage Outside we find the cage, but before we can really...

08:14 am - 07.10.2025

Session 7: gears and claws 2

12:15 pm - 06.10.2025

Session 7: gears and claws 2

05:16 pm - 05.10.2025

Session 6: Gears and claws

12:44 pm - 24.09.2025

Session 7

we're on our way to the cranes, to fix them we've crossed a small stream in the forest RuHa found a pretty rock in the river we've now left the forest, closer to the cranes In the clearing we meet two figures who appear to be fighting ...

03:05 pm - 22.09.2025

Session 6: Gears and claws

04:07 pm - 21.09.2025

session 6

After some regrouping a sort of informal court session has formed, led by Narzire Uccoth Narzire asked us to introduce ourselves Ivory order codex is against the use of magic, keep that in mind Apparently folium is originally T...

03:33 pm - 02.07.2025

Session 5: where the wild things grow

11:39 am - 30.06.2025

Session 5: where the wild things grow

05:10 pm - 29.06.2025

Session 4: masks and influences

03:00 pm - 22.06.2025

session 5

- I managed to keep my disguise by intimidating Faebys (first time i got to use that, and it succeeded, yay!) - After I blew my cover and introduced myself I explained the concept of The Commune to judge Titus, and we've sort of made an agreem...

06:06 pm - 19.06.2025

test test

05:05 pm - 15.06.2025

Session 4: masks and influences

05:04 pm - 15.06.2025

Session 3: conflict in the streets

12:51 pm - 11.06.2025

Thorgrott's dream

He is walking a corridor. Stone walls. Iron sconces. A smell of rust and cold grease. He knows this place. Or remembers thinking he knew it. No—Grandpa Ironhide used to tell stories of it, half-drunk, by the fire, and in song: the old trade...

10:04 am - 10.06.2025

session 4

My goal is to reactivate the infrastructure that connects the commune with coin square, to earn back the favor of Gikrut and thus get my clan in his good graces again (OOC) We’ve been asked to come up with a dream our characters have, like in their ...

10:35 am - 03.06.2025

Session 3: conflict in the streets

05:11 pm - 25.05.2025

Session 2: Growing together -2

04:09 pm - 05.05.2025

session 3

I paid my respects to the dead body that was previously inhabited by the plant zombie thing I searched the market stalls, and from one of them i obtained a cook's utensils We came upon a mansion, Trabaler House, i recognise that name, some elves i...

08:58 pm - 04.05.2025

Trabaler... I recognise that name, some elves in the bowls still bring up being from that family even now

06:18 pm - 04.05.2025

I am sorry for what these people have gone through after their passing, but hopefully they are finally put to rest

05:52 pm - 04.05.2025

Session 2: Growing together -2

05:37 pm - 04.05.2025

Session 2: Growing together

08:34 pm - 15.04.2025

session 2

ik maak me echt zorgen over hoe mijn familie behandeld word door de commune, ik weet niet of ik Gikrut wel vertrouw om zich aan zijn belofte te houden I have been asked to search Coin square for any valuables and materials, also to re-establish any ti...

11:43 am - 15.04.2025

i wonder what was sold in those marketstalls the zombies crawled out of

10:27 am - 15.04.2025

there is another plant zombie thing outside, and its attacking us!!

05:03 pm - 13.04.2025

sounds like a pretty strange monster in the kitchen, best to just leave it alone

04:46 pm - 13.04.2025

why is RuHa yelling about the monetary value of a baby? (concerned and puzzled look on my face)

04:21 pm - 13.04.2025

this coin square has some very fancy buildings, all really impressive looking and everything is so organized

04:04 pm - 13.04.2025

There has been a massive misunderstanding, it seems like noone here is hostile, this is so confusing

03:34 pm - 13.04.2025

that branch was not a branch but a gecko with a staff, oh well, mistakes happen

03:30 pm - 13.04.2025

who in the hell is this elf woman and why is she crying???

03:25 pm - 13.04.2025

ik maak me echt zorgen hoe mijn familie behandeld word door de commune, ik weet niet of ik Gikrut wel vertrouw om zich aan zijn belofte te houden

03:13 pm - 13.04.2025

these branches are pretty annoying, wow

03:08 pm - 13.04.2025

Session 2: Growing together

02:49 pm - 13.04.2025

session 1

- De leiders van de commune willen m’n hamer afpakken - Leider heet gikrut, en is nogal zelfverzekerd en een beetje arrogant - Magic is blue and purple - Er is een soort storm in opkomst, iets met de magische muren -...

08:50 pm - 07.04.2025

session 1

- De leiders van de commune willen m’n hamer afpakken - Leider heet gikrut, en is nogal zelfverzekerd en een beetje arrogant - Magic is blue and purple - Er is een soort storm in opkomst, iets met de magische muren -...

08:48 pm - 07.04.2025

Session 1: In the lost warrens

09:16 pm - 06.04.2025

Session 1: In the lost warrens

05:39 pm - 06.04.2025

The session

11:55 am - 17.03.2025

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