BJORN IRONBORN
DwarvesMillstone Dresser
"Millstones are where bread begins. A sharp stone makes fine flour, makes good bread, feeds people well. I keep the stones sharp.""
Identity
- Residence
- Baragorn - The Mill Quarter
- Civilization
- Dwarves
Appearance
• Physical: powerfully built with stone-dusted clothes and arms like iron from dressing millstones. His hands are calloused from years of work. • Clothing: Work clothes suitable for stone work, tools always at hand, and boots for rough floors. • Distinguishing Marks: Hands that can dress millstones to perfect sharpness, eyes that spot wear instantly, and a mind that thinks in grain and grind.
Relationships
- Family - His wife (handles accounts), his children (one stone dresser, one miller)
- Allies - The Millers Guild, those who depend on his work
- Rivals - Stone dressers who do poor work
Personality
- Traits: Serious, genuinely skilled, surprisingly knowledgeable about milling, fiercely proud of his work
- Mannerisms: Always has stones to dress, tests sharpness obsessively, speaks of millstones like old friends
- Voice: Gruff and measured, with the satisfaction of honest craft
Backstory
Bjorn has been dressing millstones for decades, maintaining the grinding surfaces that turn grain into flour. His work ensures that mills produce fine flour efficiently. He believes that good millstones are essential to feeding people.
Daily Life
Dresses millstones through the day, inspects and repairs them, meets with millers, and spends evenings studying stone quality.
Secret
He's discovered that some millers are adulterating flour and doesn't know who to tell.
Story Hooks
- 1 He needs help dealing with the adulteration he's discovered
- 2 Someone is trying to sabotage the mills he serves
Narrative Value
Source of millstone maintenance, quest giver for food-related missions, potential ally with practical knowledge ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════