Byron Bridgewarden Mountainmagic (Terrorshard, Wizards)
The templar of Smofarf was incredibly busy after his return to Habololy on the Day that Magic was Broken. Returning to the mountains, having accomplished his mission of returning Montaron, he was put to work. The kingdom anticipated war. In the years of Iott's reign so far, no battle had not gone the way of the wizards. The Dwarven Kingdom, which had allied with Iott, was called upon to keep their long time enemies in Nomagok in check. For five years, that had been easy.
On that fateful day, when Smofarf wept and the kingdom cried out in pain, Nomagrok had thrown itself against as many cities as possible. They were suicide missions, they didn't capture anything meaningful, and the king and his advisors quickly realized there was something else going on, but it did not matter. The distraction needed only a brief time. Now the kingdom needed to prepare for a full scale war.
Byron was set to defend his clan's mountain homes. For three years, they prepared and waited. The attacks did not come. Some places in the kingdom were challenged, but the seat of power, the Mountainmagic clan homes, were left untouched. Strategy was afoot. Other clans, who had often been less inclined than the Mountainmagic to side with Iott, were the ones suffering from the attacks. Divisions in the kingdom became larger.
In 800, Byron was sent out to protect the nobles who were going to the other clans to convince them of the right path, the one that stayed with Iott. His job became bodyguard and his shield got far more use than his ax. Rabble-rousers from Nomagrok riled up the crowds. Granitebreaker clan members often refused to attend the meetings. A year later, things became more complex.
Kallark's ascension split the kingdom further. Byron had enough. He would no longer fight fellow dwarves of the kingdom, even just to subdue them. He refused missions from the government and listened only to the clergy of Smofarf, which grew apart after Kallark's rise.
For the next fifteen years, he traveled the String Mountains, inspecting and defending the temples of Smofarf.
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