Roadin the Stout

Roadin Ironhide the Stout was a royal dwarven paladin of Moradin, hailing from the Iron Fortress, deep in the heart of the Iron Mountain region. He is the son of Thymas the Broad, and his wife, Zayhra Meadwagon, the sister of Ellaenor Meadwagon who is the mother of the current king of the Iron Mountain region, Anwyll the Just. Roadin was the father of Theurdin the Brave and the grandfather of Braf the Tinkerer. Roadin was Scott Pilkington's first character in the Outsmouth campaign.

Backstory
Roadin Ironhide was born on the 1st day of Moradin to Thymas Ironhide and Zayhra Meadwagon. Even since he was young he wanted to escape the strict boundaries of the Iron Fortress and travel the world. As he grew older, however, his dream became less and less feasible as he became a royal paladin and defender of the Iron Fortress, although it still held a special place in his heart. At the age of 54, he married Eilaga Forgeheart, who gave birth to a son, whom they named Theurdin. When Roadin was 81, he was transferred to the rural defenders unit in Outsmouth. Seeing this as his chance to see the world, Roadin packed his bags, said goodbye to his wife and twenty-six year old son, and finally left the Iron Fortress. He got on a ship to Tralise, but they would be sailing through Autumnian waters. One stormy night, the ship was grounded on some rocks, which tore the hull apart. The ship began to sink. Luckily, they weren't too far from shore, so Roadin jumped off and swam to the coast of an Autumnian island where he proceeded to throw up and pass out.

Adventures near Outsmouth
When Roadin gained consciousness, he was in a prison cell with eight others; Elvarg Alove, Sir Kneecapper, Beor (and his bear, Meesha), Keal Brathen, Balrog the Bloody (and his two wardogs, Bubbles and Snuffles), Daraga?, (Holly's character) and That Homosexual Guy. They all had different reasons for being in jail, but it was explained to Roadin that he was arrested on suspect of being a Nudonian spy, and that he would probably be tortured for information and then killed. However, as luck would have it, along came a fellow female dwarven paladin, who had heard of Roadin's arrest. She promptly broke the party out of the cell, before disappearing into the forest. Upon almost instantaneously hearing the alarm, the party fled into the forest after her. However, they grew tired quickly and, since it was getting dark, decided to stop and set up camp.

Towards dawn, however, the party was awoken by the warning shouts of Beor and Meesha, who were on watch at the time. The party rushed out to find that they had set up camp next to a hobgoblin cave and that they were being attacked by hobgoblins. Roadin immediately reached for his dwarven waraxe and swung at one of the hobgoblins, but he missed and the hobgoblin clobbered him with his club, knocking Roadin unconscious. The party kept on fighting the seven other hobgoblins that had appeared from the cave, and no-one but Daraga? and (Holly's character) noticed that Roadin was vulnerable, but the elven sisters decided to keep to themselves as they were already plotting to kill Roadin. Roadin, meanwhile, was clubbed to death, but not before surviving almost five 'coup de grâce's.