Braf the Tinkerer

Braf Ironhide the Tinkerer is a dwarven engineer, and leader of the Dwarven Resistánce, originally from the Iron Fortress, deep in the heart of the Iron Mountain region. He is the (illegitimate) son of the great fighter Theurdin the Brave and an unknown barsmaid from the Iron Fortress. He is the grandson of Roadin the Stout. Braf is loosely related to the royal family of the Iron Mountain region, as his great-grandmother, Zayhra Meadwagon, was the aunt of the current king, Anwyll the Just. Braf is Scott Pilkington's first and current character in the Grandis campaign.

Early Life
Braf Ironhide was born on the 21st day of Bahamut to Theurdin Ironhide and an unknown barsmaid. His father, Theurdin, was an adventurer and used to take little Braf on his 'outings' until one day, danger struck in the form of hobgoblins, and both of them barely escaped with their lives. Since then, Theurdin placed his son in the care of a young elven family in the nearest town, Ossun. There, 25 year-old Braf studied engineering at Ossun University, making contraptions of his own, such as a steam powered golem which could fight with a spear. On Braf's 40th birthday, when he had 'come of age', he bid farewell to his foster parents, left the elven town and headed back to the Iron Fortress. Upon returning, the king, Anwyll, held a feast, and Braf's arrival was met with much gladness, however, Theurdin still hadn't returned from his adventuring, so Braf stayed with his good friend Searos the Lackey and Searos' sister, Eiluvia, whom Braf fell in love with at first sight. Braf started work in an iron ore mine, but instead of swinging a pick the traditionally dwarven way, he built golems and machines to do the work for him, and more efficiently too. This made the other hard-working dwarves angry, looking down on him in distaste. Now, word had reached the Iron Fortress that Theurdin the Brave had died in a fatal airship crash, however rumour lingered around that maybe he was still alive; maybe it wasn't an airship crash at all. So Braf, promising Eiluvia that he would be back someday, set off to Outsmouth, where his father was last seen taking off on an Autumnian airship...

Adventures in Outsmouth
Braf finds out the truth about his father and grandfather (Will add more detail). It was here that Braf became guard to a travelling cleric of Pelor, Eric 'The Cleric' Silverkin. Eric, being a cleric, traveled around a lot, and so, Eric and Braf got on a ship, the Maritime, and sailed to the city-state of Grandis , where the all-important millennial Pelor ritual was about to take place...

Arrival into Grandis
On the Grandis-bound ship, Braf stumbled upon three adventurers, Deveraux (a halfling fighter), Starx (a necromancer whom Braf swore he had seen before), and Excelius (a shockingly handsome human), whom he made acquaintance with. Upon nearing Grandis the ship they were on encountered a Nudonian blockade of frigates. One of the frigates immediately rammed the ship and the captain, was flung around his cabin and killed, while most of the people on board jumped off, with a better chance of swimming to shore, including Braf, Deveraux, Starx, and Excelius. Upon hitting the water, Eric the Cleric was immediately hit by a cannonball and decapitated. Braf, however, probably had a better chance of surviving on the ship. He was luckily brought to shore, along with Deveraux, Starx, and Excelius, by his golem. Braf awoke to a thief ransacking Deveraux with a club and swiftly shot him in the head. The four headed into the city and towards the capitol, where a relief feast for shipwreck survivors was being held.

Murder at the Feast
Starx and Excelius killed. Draxon the Kobold and his half-brother Callious, who were in Grandis when the ship sunk, join the party. Will add more.

The Fallen Clerics of Pelor & Pelor's Catacombs
Braf helped deal with the Fallen Clerics of Pelor, an insane cult who had taken their morals too far and wiped out all other clerics in the city. Will add more.

In a tavern, after the Pelor incident, the three were approached by two clerics of Eleanor from outside Grandis who had come to investigate what had happened. Braf explained to them, but the other three had no recollection of the incident. The two clerics told of a hollow wine barrel found in the cellar of the Pelor temple that some of the clerics may have escaped though to an underground network of tunnels. So the five of them headed down into the dungeon, and after defeating several clerics and a flying ball of electric light, they came across a few kobold miners who had stumbled upon the clerics' secret underground tunnels. Will add more.

Siege Caverns (and Team BS)
Will add more.

Dwarven Resistánce & Nudonian Alliance
See Dwarven Resistánce

The Invasions
Will add more.

The Outpost
Will add more.

Lycanthropy
Thryril killed. Draxon, Miranda, and Miranda's child, Eadil executed. Ascaris, Agedan, and Bundabrig, who were already residents of the outpost, join the party. Will add more.

Resurrecting Draxon
Draxon resurrected. Yvonne is a bitch. Will add more.

Dwarven Underground
On a scout mission to the east of the outpost, the party stumbled upon an abandoned dwarven city. On Braf's lead, they headed into the catacombesque mines in search of the population. On the way, the party was attacked by an obviously lost Autumnian military squad. Suddenly the hiding dwarves emerge to help defend the party, leaving the Autumnians either dead or lost. The dwarves reveal that they were attacked by the Autumnian outpost on the coast to the north-east, so they escaped underground where they lost them.

Quotes & Trivia
"I HATE MAGIC!" - said pretty much whenever foul magic is at play. Braf's signature weapon, his musket, has a bayonet, on which has the inscription; 'I HATE MAGIC', in dwarven runes. This bayonet was gifted to Braf, just before he went out searching for his father, by his good friend Searos the Lackey and the phrase 'I hate magic!' started off as a joke between the two of them.

(In posh British accent) "Do you, perchance, happen to have any salty pork and biscuits?" - said to barkeep when ordering a meal. From a previous Warhammer campaign when the characters of Danny McDrippy (Scott), (Tom's character), (Lachlan's character), and (Marcus' character) were fed salty pork and biscuits by an orc chef at a book club on an airship. Go figure.

"FOR THE HAMMER OF MORADIN!" - shouted to the sky whenever good old-fashioned dwarven backup is needed. Moradin is the dwarven god whose legendary hammer is said to be the cause of weather, especially thunder and lightning.

Originally, Braf's backstory consisted of him being exiled from the Iron Fortress and trying to make his way in the world in Outsmouth, where he would come across the party. In the same backstory, Roadin was Braf's uncle, and Anwyll was Braf's great-uncle.