Appearance

Physical Description

Stout and Muscular

Facial Features

Long well groomed beard, Scars across his face.

Identifying Characteristics

Insignia of his old Mercenary group of a boar on his armor, and Moradin symbol on his shield. And wields a one of a kind battle axe.

Physical quirks

Deep scars all over his body.

Apparel & Accessories

Priest robs over heavy plate armor

Special abilities

Brewing all kinds of drinks and ales

Mentality

Personal history

Rough Draft
Hops was born small dwarven settlement someplace in the northwest faerun growing up watching his
father brew and make all kinds of ales, stouts, beer in his fathers tavern "Strongbrew" he learned how
to brew and make his own. Many years later his parents had another baby Hops was now a big brother
to a little dwarf girl, Hops was thrilled to have a little baby sister to teach things and play with on the day
she was born 3 traveling companions entered the tavern one was a stout dwarf , one a dark skin elf the
other a tall muscular human the 3 men seen the celebration and congratulated the parents and the
young dwarf they talked for a bit and gave the baby girl a shiny necklace with a bright almost glowing
gem in it and the big dwarf told Hops always help and protect your sister little one. The 3 companions
then went back to the table to have their drinks before heading back out Hops father gave the friendly
companions drinks on the house for the night.
 
Some time has passed since Hops little sister was born he is now about 30 as him and his sister run
around and playing just outside the village they hear screaming and commotion , clashing of metal and
start to hear war drums and loud snarls of orcs. A small band of orcs was attacking the village as Hops
runs back into the village holding his sisters hand he stops to see his father fighting 2 orcs as his mother
lays dead in a puddle of blood Hops hides his little sister behind a barrel as its starting to rain then Hops
father catches one of the orcs across the chest with his axe before he can finish pulling his axe out of
the orcs chest the other orcs blade slices through the neck of Hops father decapitating him as blood
squirts from his neck and his head hits the ground and rolls the screams and yells of a little dwarf fill the
air in his rage he rushes at the orc pushing him down grabbing and ripping his fathers axe from the orcs
chest the little dwarf swings the axe with blinded rage and catches the orc across the neck slicing his
throat wide open Hops standing over the orc covered in his blood hears his sister call for him as he turns
around a orc has her by the head kicking and screaming and crying for her big brother the orc takes his
blade and slices her head off her body the body hits the ground and the orc still holding her head he the throws it
at hops, hops at first petrified from what he has just seen lets out a blood thirsty scream and releases a
unrelenting assault on the orc hack after hack pieces of flesh and meat are fillet from the orcs body the
orc tries to attack back but Hops quickly adjusts his swing and cuts the orcs hand clean off then slides
between his legs and impales the axe deep into the orcs spine out of his rage he forgot to watch his
surroundings and another orc puts his blade through the dwarfs gut from behind then turns the dwarf
around and slashes across his face the young dwarf collapses on the ground lifeless. The orcs finish
raiding the small village and burn it to the ground a small scouting group of dwarfs from the Citadel Adbar
respond to the smoke they see in the sky and see the massacre of the village before them the puddles of
blood that line the streets limbs scattered all across the once lively small village the scouts split up to
search for survivors the only come across one young dwarf bleeding out and barely breathing still
holding his fathers axe in one hand and grasping his sisters necklace in the other the group quickly pick
him up and ride him back to Adbar for medical healing weeks go by and the young dwarf finally starts to
recover the dwarf soldier who saved him comes to see the young warrior and tells him since he fought
so bravely against the orcs and showed promise at such a young age he would like for him to stay and
train with him and if he wanted could join the militia when he is a little older the young dwarf accepts
his offer.
 
Many years later have past since the young dwarf came to Adbar and now has open his own tavern
named after his fathers tavern, Hops is now about 70 and been training
non-stop still many of the soldiers gave him the nickname “HOPS” because because the way he trained
and how he loved to brew all kinds of beer and ales.
 
Hops is now 80 when a grizzly looking dwarf with a black hood comes into his tavern, the dwarf ask
Hops if he heard anyone complaining or needing help with orc and goblins, Hops ask no have not heard
anything as of late, and ask the dwarf why are you looking? The grizzly dwarf turns and looks at hops
and tells him don’t you know what i'am boy? Hops responds no I don’t. I'am a mercenary for hire good
way for me to make coin and I get to do what I love killing Orcs and Goblins while helping fellow dwarfs
or people that need help. Hops looks at the dwarf really? Ask him how does one become a mercenary?
The dwarf responds its not a life for the weak boy or people that stand behind a counter all day and live
the easy life! Hops responds what! I can hold my own I been training since I was a kid to take revenge on
orcs who killed my whole village and family!! The grizzly dwarf smirks at Hops oh really boy want to but
that training to the test? And if you are able to come close to hitting me maybe I will take you under my
wing and train you in the way of the mercenary life. Hops jumps over the bar counter, this should be
easy I been trained by the best dwarf soldiers in Adbar!, the grizzly dwarf , laughs! OK ready when you
are boy! Come at me. Hops takes off running and swings at the dwarf but the dwarf vanished right
infront of him, and hears the dwarf laugh is that all boy you are to slow on your feet! At that time he
sweeps the legs out from under Hops feet, and stands with his foot on hops throat, laughs and says
trained by the best eh? Hops grabs the dwarfs leg flips him over! Hops says yes told me to never let your
guard down! The grizzly dwarf stands up and laughs okay okay, that’s enough you have heart I give you
that if you want to leave this comfortable life and come with me then come! With no hesitation Hops
grabs his things and says lets go then what ya waiting for!?
 
After many years and Hops being about 100 the two dwarfs went on many adventures and to many
locations but one job was just to much for the two dwarfs to handle] a group of ogres left the two
dwarfs baldly injured and had to retreat but unfortunately Hops mentor did not make it he died few
hours after Hops mourned his friend before burying him and sitting off again to find more work and to
make his mentor proud in Hops travels he did meet some more interesting characters he came across a
giant of a man playing a lute for coin in a city which made him smirk seeing, he has seen a little Gnome
making strange contraptions some blew up in her face and could pull fire from her pouch! Has even
crossed a elf who was shooting apples off peoples heads and trick shots with her bow, but the most
interesting one he meet on his travels is a little halfling monk.
 
One day Hops traveling to the next town when in the distance he saw the sky was red and clouds of
smoke filled the air it admittedly reminded him of that horrific day when he was a child he took off
sprinting with his axe drawn ready to help save whoever he could when he got closer he could tell it was
a monastery for monks and as he was about to run into the smoke and flames till he seen a small
halfling come stumbling out wheezing, coughing, and seen the dwarf HEY! You please I need help closing
his eyes and slightly cracking them to see if the dwarf was falling for it. 
 
The dwarf grabs him props him up and gives him a small sip of his thunder ale, aye feeling better wee man? 
The little monk grabs the flask and downs the whole thing! The dwarf looks at him and says that a lot of ale for ye pint size! The little monk, woah that has to be the hiccuup besstst mosststt, hiccuupp aleeey I's eva haddd tis a little
weak hiicupp from meh tho! Stands up trys to walk and falls face first hand raises up pour me another
dwarf, hicccup! After a few minutes the dwarf tells him I think you are okay now going to see if any
more survivors in this blazing inferno, the little monk jumps up and says waiiittt ta minnute hicccuppp I
don’t want you to be doing that hiccupp I mean you! Looks I still need a help before I die! stumbles and
trips trying to walk. Okay little man lets get you out of her before just incase whoever started that fire Is
still around although wish a orc would show up would split his head they are good at starting fires. Few
hours later back at town at a inn the monk wakes up ouuchhh! My head what you do to me dwarf! Me?
You little drunken monk! Told you not the whole flask! Ohhh yea! I remember now speaking of flask you
have anymore ale! Hops laughs you sure like your booze little man! Anyone who can drink like that is
okay with me! But anyways what happen at the monastery? Ohhh that was huh well you see it was
ummm cough remembers the dwarfs comment about orcs, ohhh yes yes I remember it was damn dirty
orcs! Came in and lite the whole place on fire them bastards! I was lucky enough to make it out in time!
Hops responds I knew it damn orcs gonna kill every last one of em was a good thing I found ya when I
did names Hops by the way, mines Luce nice to meet you! I can cook some amazing salty noodles! We
should team up Salty Noodles and Beer! What ya say Hops! “wants more of that ale!”

Accomplishments & Achievements

Putting a end to Strahd von Zarovich and bringing peace to the people and land of barovia.

Personality

Social

Contacts & Relations

Aunya, Lute, Gigi, Athris, Brickers