GIMLI HAMMERFALL
DwarvesWeapons Master
"The weapon is just a tool. The warrior is the weapon. Train the mind, the body follows. Train the body without the mind, and you're just a thug with expensive toys.""
Identity
- Residence
- Stonegate - The Warrior's Hall
- Civilization
- Dwarves
Appearance
• Physical: Imposing even in old age, with muscles hardened by decades of combat training. His body is a map of old injuries and harder-won victories. • Clothing: Training leathers worn soft with age, weapons of every description within reach, and a master's sash of deep crimson. • Distinguishing Marks: A blind left eye (replaced with a carved stone that supposedly sees magic), hands gnarled from weapon impacts, and a voice that carries across any training field.
Relationships
- Family - His students (he never married, dedicating himself to the warrior's path)
- Allies - The Warrior's Guild, veterans who credit him with their survival
- Rivals - Masters who teach flashy techniques over practical ones
Personality
- Traits: Demanding, unexpectedly patient with genuine students, contemptuous of glory-seekers, deeply honorable
- Mannerisms: Tests weapon balance constantly, demonstrates rather than explains, speaks in combat metaphors
- Voice: Gravelly from shouting orders, with a rhythm like marching feet
Backstory
Gimli trained three generations of warriors, including several who became legends. He retired from active combat after losing his eye but found his true calling in teaching. He accepts only students he deems worthy.
Daily Life
Oversees training from dawn to dusk, conducts private lessons for advanced students, maintains the Hall's weapons, and spends evenings in meditation and study of combat philosophy.
Secret
He knows a technique that could defeat any opponent but has sworn never to teach it after seeing what it did to its creator.
Story Hooks
- 1 He needs adventurers to retrieve a stolen technique manual from a rival school
- 2 He's looking for a worthy student to inherit his true mastery
Narrative Value
Combat trainer, quest giver for martial challenges, source of advanced fighting techniques ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════