Timothy "Old Fox" Foxhide

His life started as a dwarf born to a family of miners and leyline researchers deep inside Illu, raised on tales of the wonders of Glacium and the flowing power and mystique of Runes. He himself took upon himself the mantle of miner, but instead of wielding a huge pickaxe, he learned to strike precisely with a hammer and chisel, excavating Glacium with a team of other excentric personalities. But one fateful day his team encountered an earthquake, leading to the team getting buried deep inside the mines. the only survivor inside the caved in tunnel was Timothy, and it took 2 grueling weeks before he was excavated. He emerged emancipated and unkempt, his right arm completely frostbitten, and those helping him out of the tunnel were speechless. They discovered every single surface in the space Timothy was trapped in covered in Runes, some well known, others seemingly rubbish and randomly created. He seemed delusional when first spoken to, claiming to have discovered "the truth", and to keep believing in the sun, or else it would extinguish. He kept this up while in recovery, and it seemed that his right arm was a lost cause, but when left alone, Timothy carved runes into his flesh with a dinner knife, and it started to move as if hale and healthy. After some recovery, he was released and went to his family home, delving deeper and deeper into rune research and design. He learned how to defend himself, as well as enchant runes for a variety of purposes. He even mellowed out over the years. Now more than middle aged, but still looking like the day he left the caved in tunnel, he has left his ancestral home, traveling along the lands in search of new viewpoints and runes to learn, lest his potential calcifies and he dooms himself to mediocraty.