Krazdan Birnt
Krazdan Birnt, to some a grumpy, trouble causing, stunted bigot,
to others (himself anyway) a Dwarven hero and voice of reason;
always tends to have something to say, usually something
disagreeable.
Krazdan, is short, even for a dwarf, wide, even for a dwarf and
outwardly grumpy, even for a dwarf. He considers few people to be
genuine friends, but is absolutely loyal to those upon whom he
bestows this "privilege".
Krazdan has little recollection of his life prior to dragging
himself from a rockfall, somewhere to the NW of Red Mountain Keep.
He recalls happier days deep underground in the company of other
dwarves; roaring forges, fine weaponry and good beer, but it all
seems like a dream. Maybe its a product of this feeling of not
belonging (or maybe a severe bang to the head) that has resulted in
Kraz's generally cynical, aggressive mindset, who knows, but one
thing is to be certain, he doesn't suffer fools.
With a loathing of the open spaces, often termed the overland,
and a love of combat, Krazdan, decided to take up adventuring, for
some sense of purpose and to find a legal way of being able to
release his frustrations, maiming and killing dungeon denizens (not
to mention all that lovely treasure). Thus, some time ago Krazdan
entered the Caverns of Hasjan, joined up with a motley crew of
fledgling adventurers and started hacking his way to (hopeful)
greatness. Seeking some support in his endeavours Krazdan decided to
join a guild, dismissing the Eagles and White Tower as beurocrats,
Kraz saw the Walkers as most befitting his nature, always tending to
push the limits, free to act as he wishes, but offering a sense of
belonging.
To date Krazdan has caused several "named" servants of darkness
in Hasjan to be "forgotten", fought against the Demon Queen Jenatta
and most troublingly, negotiated with Lady Jasmine, Lord Crusader of
Shanna, in an attempt to regain one of the lost annals pages.
Kraz is proud to have received communiques from the Regent, Dirk
Steadfast, in connection with the CotHL situation and the missing
annals page. To be recognized by such an esteemed military man, has
tended to make Krazdan even more full of himself, thus he can be a
pain to engage in conversation, but this tends to be outweighed by
his effectiveness in combat.
Whether Krazdan's frequent verbal assaults on a variety of
targets (generally centaurs, elves and other "tree huggers") are
based on genuine animosity or a desire to provoke a reaction and in
his own twisted way, laugh at those he considers to already be
making fools of themselves, is uncertain. However, the one thing
that can be certain is that if anyone takes sufficient offence to
seek out this somewhat disturbed dwarf in battle, he will meet them
head to head (or more likely head to groin)!
While Krazdan appreciates that someone (NOT him) needs to deal
with the administrative duties of the Walkers, the present leader
Lydia is yet to gain his respect, being in Kraz's opinion, far too
green in combat to take orders from. However, Alethea Sidhe, deputy
leader of the guild, despite her "unusual predicament" has proven to
be a friend and comrade at arms in the past, so while she accepts
Lydia's leadership, for friendships sake Krazdan will attempt to
hold his tongue! |