Hey there,

I'm am easy going guy who loves D&D. I've been playing D&D for about 20 years through all editions, but my imagination has been recaptured by 5th. I've played in and DMed a few runs of 5th already, can’t get enough!

I'm based in the UK so 7pm is a great time for me to play as it give me some time to see the wife before starting.

My playstyle is fairly flexible, I'm serious when the story calls for it and light hearted when it doesn't. I don't have a strong preference over what character I play but when I decide I always create a fairly detailed background, both for myself and to aid the GM with hooks.

In summary, I'm a nice easy going guy. I've DMed before and appreciate the effort, so as a player I always do what I can to ensure both the players and DM get as much out of a game as they can.

Thanks for your time and for reading.

Thorgrim Frostbeard – Dwarf PaladinBackground

Of the noble houses within the great Dwarven city of Orzimmar, Clan Frostbeard is second in power and wealth only to Clan Ironfist.I am the first son of the late Thorin Frostbeard, Lord of Clan Frostbeard. By rights, it should

be I who hold the title of Lord Frostbeard, but events have conspired to deny me my birth right, the story of which I will tell you now:

Father’s death was a long time coming, he had been ill for nigh on two decades. During this time Father acted as advisor to the new King Balin Ironfist who was a good and benevolent king. Together they saw trade prosper and put the people of Orzimmar first.

This union did not sit well with some of the other noble houses, or indeed some of the nobles within my own house, who were used to a more ‘defined’ class divide. As my father’s death drew near he arranged for the marriage of my sister Thoria and King Balin. Due to foresight unknown to me or perhaps fearing the plots of court, my sister married the King under a false identity, claiming to be from a distant branch of the Frostbeard’s. The truth was only known to my close family and the King.

It was but a month past the wedding feast when Father succumbed to his prolonged afflictions and in death went to meet our ancestors.It was at this time when the plots began to hatch. Edorin, my uncle, claimed to have found a document in my father’s possession which purported to be a penned by my Grandfather Thorun Frostbeard. The document was a confession. It revealed that my father was the bastard son of a whore and that he had secretly taken him in after he was born.

Shame was piled upon my bloodline and, being descended from a bastard, I was disqualified from any claim to the Lordship of my house.At the time I wanted to crush Edorin’s skull for even daring to utter such a lie, but Edorin had great support among the nobles of the court, so while Edorin was made the new Lord Frostbeard, I decided to seek out the truth which would restore my name.After several months of digging and bribery, I managed to track down the whore mentioned in the confession. The ancient woman revealed that it was in fact Edorin who was her son and not my father.

Armed with this revelation, my intent was to march into court and out the truth. Before I could make my scene, the King summoned me to a private audience where he explained that the truth would cause a civil war, a war which Balin could not win. Outing the truth would not only be damaging to the kingdom and its people, but would likely result in the death of the King and my sister.

So to save my kingdom, its people and my sister, I to this day I keep the truth and its injustice burning like a blade in my heart. It was at this time when I swore to almighty Thor that whilst I carry the unavenged injustice of my family that I would seek to bring vengeance on those who would do any evil act within my power until a glorious death take me or the stain on my family’s honour can be removed.

I live in a self-imposed exile from my home with naught but the signet ring of the Lord of the Frostbeard clan as a trapping of my nobility. With my Oath of Vengeance to guide me I travel from village to village, showing no mercy to the agents of evil and where possible, making restitutions to their victims. I do not share the story of my past lightly.

One day I hope to have my vengeance and restore my name. For now I am simply Thorgrim.