Baern Lighthammer

"'Make sure you bring back some cupcakes... and they'd better have pink frosting!' -Baern Lighthammer"

Background
Originally born under the Clan [redacted] name, Baern lived a normal early-life in [redacted] the way as most dwarfs. The youngest of 6 children, he was never regarded as something special. Due to his early lack of prowess with speech and his somewhat runt-like build compared to his brothers, Baern was forced from the age of 7 to follow his father, Biran, to the Gronti Naggrund (comm: "Great Expansion") work-site to learn how to form and cut rock.

In his 13th year of life, Baern's father was told to have left Gronti Naggrund without consult of Clan [redcated[, who was in charge of industry at the time. This named Biran and the whole [redcated] Clan as "traitors" and were forced into exile on the surface. Due to the [redacted]'s inexperience with the wilds beyond the mountains, most died within 3 days of exposure to the elements, including Baern's mother. Saddened, Baern ran from the remainder of his Clan until he could run no more.

It was here he stumbled upon a small settlement of Humans, known only as the [redacted]. They were open at first, if not a little surprised to see such a young Dwarf wander into their encampment. They took him in, gave him food and drink and questioned him about his past, to which Baern described his situation. Luckily for him, the word of Clan [redacted]'s ancestry has reached far across the land and he was welcomed with open arms. It was here he learned proper speech etiquette, trained with multiple weapons (excelling with heavy hammers) and called "home". Until... (to be continued)

Traits
Baern tries to see the world with good humor, which is hard sometimes due to his past. He has reverence for the Platinum Dragon Bahamut and finds a long-lost comfort in upholding the Law of the Just and protecting those he can.

As most Dwarfs, Baern has a taste for ale and can be known to consume too much sometimes, leading to lapses in judgement when following the Path of the Holy Knight. It is because of this that [redacted].

Bonds

 * They say payback's a bitch.  Homer  will come to know this first-hand.
 * Root  gave me food and shelter when I had nothing.
 * Thia 's heart is misguided. I will show them the way.
 * Torvak  has seen the lands of my home, more recently than me.

Notable Achievements
TBD...