Garzal Bladebreaker

Garzal is a highly respected member of Riatavin society. What little time he devotes to politics is spent as the Craftsman Guild leader, and the rest of the time is spent tending his forge at The Pointy End, his smithy. His brother, Zhack Oathbinder, is the head of the Adventurers Guild, but the two speak little outside of required meetings.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Garzal earned his name when he challenged his own brother to a battle, all weapons allowed, in the Temple of Kord. He saw Zhack's decision to become an adventurer as dangerous and foolish and wished to prove that Zhack was ill-equipped for such a commitment. He gained the scar on his eye from Zhack during the fight, but ultimately won when he broke his brother's blade in half.

Education

Along with Zhack, Garzal received basic training from the city guard, but never actually became initiated. Instead, he found a calling with the local craftsmen and joined the Craftsman Guild when he was twenty. The guild then gave him a more formal education in metalworking.

Employment

Garzal apprenticed for five years with a blacksmith, then set up his own smithy in the Craftsman's Corridor, which he still runs.

Mental Trauma

Garzal is still personally affected by his father's death even to this day. While Zhack seems to carry less weight from the event, Garzal has long wrestled with conflicting feelings about it. Lutug was not a good man, but the boys had still looked to him as a role model. Garzal fears his brother never learned to stop seeing Lutug in such a light.

Intellectual Characteristics

Garzal is the brains of the family. He feels that he had to gain wisdom, or else all of them would have perished a long time ago.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Garzal is motivated by the need to be strong in his own way. He has seen what battle and war can do to a man and prefers to use his strengths to craft things. He is skilled at making blades, but delights far more in his shield and armor craftsmanship.

Social

Family Ties

Garzal is the older brother of Zhack Oathbinder, the leader of the Adventurers Guild. He is the son of Milga Sternbrow and Lutug Goreblade.
Milga is a human woman who grew up in the hinterlands beyond the Snowflake Mountains. Lutug took as a mate, more or less agreeably, and sired two strong heirs to his legacy before striking off again on his own agenda, soon after perishing at the hands of a Goliath herd. After his death, Milga followed her sons to Riatavin. Garzal has assumed the role of her caretaker now that she is aging and he has found success.

Religious Views

Garzal is a stalwart worshiper of Kord. Despite his complicated feelings towards his father and brother, who unquestionably embody Kord's ideals of warriors and strength, Garzal finds great comfort in the ideals of honor and storms as well. He believes in strength beyond the battlefield and feels validated for those beliefs during his weekly visits to the temple.

Social Aptitude

Garzal is fairly well liked within Riatavin, though not particularly popular. He makes little effort to make or strengthen social ties, but has done enough favors for others of high station that he could practically call one in for anything at a moment's notice.

Alignment

Lawful Good

Year of Birth

1064

Gender

male

Eyes

Black, squinty, a scar marrs the right eye

Hair

Black, kept up in a bun

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Green

Height

6’5’’

Weight

220lbs

Aligned Organization

Craftsman’s Guild

Known Languages

Orc, Common, Giant