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Valbrorn
Valbrorn son of Calgalin III
| Name | Valbrorn |
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| Status | Active |
| Occupation | No official occupation. |
| Age | Middle-aged, one hundred and fifty six. |
| Race | Dwarf |
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| Residence | Currently staying in the Blue Mountains. |
| Kinship | None. |
| Outward Appearance | Race/Ethnicity – Dwarf, Longbeard.
Gender - Male.
Skin Tone – Tanned, weathered-down skin.
Eye Color – He has dark green eyes with a steamy grey tint.
Hair – Valbrorn has long, bushy jet-black hair with a dark beard that is spilt into two forks.
Height - 4’9 – he is a little taller than most dwarves due to his Longbeard descent.
Size/Build - He is not a bulky dwarf or muscular but rather, he is a fat dwarf with a rounded belly and chubby red cheeks.
Attire - Valbrorn wears a black hat with two white feathers, black gloves, dirty tunic with a brown vest, shabby black trousers and grey soft shoes.
Physical Distinctions - He has no scars but he does have dark rings around his eyes, slight wrinkles around the sides of his eyes, deep laugh lines and a large nose.
Voice- His voice is a little deep and hoarse yet for some unknown reason, his voice goes higher when he is whispering which is partially the reason he rarely doesn’t whisper very much.
Habits – One of his habits is that he is very self-centred and doesn’t care about other people and another habit is his laziness which stops him from having an official occupation or doing very much. Outward Appearance- Valbrorn has long, jet-black hair with a beard that is spilt into two with a large nose, dark green eyes with dark rings and wrinkles around them, deep laugh lines, chubby cheeks along with a tanned, weathered skin and a fat, round size.
(Line drawing of Valbrorn son of Calgalin III, date drawn - unknown and artist - also unknown) |
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Background
Full Name: Valbrorn Valantris son of Calgalin III.
Title(s): Val, The Lazy Dwarf, The Fat One, The Coward.
Date of Birth: 17th May 2862 T.A.
Place of Birth: Ered Mithrin (Grey Mountains).
Father: Calgalin III son of Volbroin.
Mother: That is unknown to him and his brothers.
Family Members:
Siblings- Salgalin the Wise (the Eldest), Rukhmorn (the second born), Harkmorn of the Manur Dynasty, Ulfgroin (Deceased or at least is assumed so as he went to Khazad-dúm, he’s the second youngest too as Valbrorn is in fact the lastborn of Calgalin III).
Nephews- Calgalin IV, Stralroin and Dregalin (the sons of Salgalin) and Garmorn and Argmorn are his nephews (through Harkmorn).
Children- He only bears one child named as Volbroin II named after his grandfather.
Cousins – He has quite a couple of cousins through his great great-grandfather Throlin (brother to Brolin who’s the father of Volbroin), yet Throlin’s descendants and sons and Brolin’s never see each other due to a particular grudge that these two brothers had therefore spilting the Valantris line in half. And through that spilt, the two ‘sides’ held grudges against each other and consider the other side to be the ‘impure’ descendants of Valantris.
Relationships (with other races):
Race of Men- Valbrorn met a great deal of humans in his life – Eorlingas, Gondorions, Bree-landers etc. He gets along with the Race of Men although he generally prefers Bree-landers over the other ‘types’ of Mankind due to the fact they were more peaceful and such.
Hobbits/Halflings- Now, this is a race that completely interests Valbrorn. On the one hand - he seems them as weak, cowardly, small and unprepared for violence. But on the other hand – he admires them for their love of food, their wisdom as to hide away and their peacefulness. To quote Valbrorn’s view on the matter, “Hobbits? Meh, they’re good and bad. I prefer dwarves to hobbits though, they’re too peaceful for my liking.”
Elves- Valbrorn’s view on Elves is that they’re cowardly especially close to the return of the Dark Lord as they were heading to the Grey Havens but he believes they were running away. “Elves – ah… Let us think of a hawk and a wolf. The hawk has been around for a long time but it has annoyed the wolf ever so greatly. The hawk boasts that it was tough and strong yet when the dark night came it flew away. It flew out of the night leaving the wolf on its own but the wolf was the true warrior bearing true strength. Elves are hawks. Dwarves are wolves.”
Dwarves- Pretty basic, he thinks dwarves are the most superior races of all of Middle-earth and the quote above pretty much explains his view on Dwarves (and Elves).
Orcs, Trolls and Wargs- He hates them all. “Orcs? They’re babies. Wargs? I can defeat them with my yawn. Trolls? You do know trolls has been our main enemy for centuries right? But yeah, I can take them on! Now? Nah, I got bacon to eat.”
Education: He cannot read and he cannot write nor does he cares too.
Place(s) of Work: Unless you count being ‘lazy’ as an occupation then none.
Current Residence: Drifting between Ered Luin and Erebor.
Marital Status: Married. Enough said.
Religion: “Right… There’s two gods here… Mahal! And of course, the God of Bacon and Sleeping – Valbrorn! Now, wait that’s me right? Bow down to me then, oaf.”
Political Affiliation: He cares about nothing other than himself. Why would he care about politics and leaders?
Social skills – He can be quite a charmer and a friendly fellow when he isn’t drinking or drunk.
Personality: He is a lazy dwarf who likes his food, his drink, his smoke, his relaxation, his sleep. He is quite self-centred and really doesn’t care about anything else than himself (at least in most occasions, if he actually sounds caring… Beware.)
Quotes:
“Hobbits? Meh, they’re good and bad. I prefer dwarves to hobbits though, they’re too peaceful for my liking.” – His view on Hobbits.
“Right… There’s two gods here… Mahal! And of course, the God of Bacon and Sleeping – Valbrorn! Now, wait that’s me right? Bow down to me then, oaf.” – Valbrorn on religion.
“Orcs? They’re babies. Wargs? I can defeat them with my yawn. Trolls? You do know trolls has been our main enemy for centuries right? But yeah, I can take them on! Now? Nah, I got bacon to eat.” – A quote on… Evil creatures.
“Elves – ah… Let us think of a hawk and a wolf. The hawk has been around for a long time but it has annoyed the wolf ever so greatly. The hawk boasts that it was tough and strong yet when the dark night came it flew away. It flew out of the night leaving the wolf on its own but the wolf was the true warrior bearing true strength. Elves are hawks. Dwarves are wolves.” – His view on Elves and Dwarves.
The Lazy Dwarf, Chapter I: Grief
The Lazy Dwarf, Chapter II:
The Lazy Dwarf, Chapter III:
| Friends | He has many friends, accquantices and drinking buddies that consists largely of dwarves and men. |
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| Relatives | Check in 'Background'. |
| Rivals/Enemies | Those that thinks they can best Valbrorn in a drinking match have already earned Valbrorn as their rival... |
| Loves | Drinking, Food, Himself, Smoking, Sleeping, Tales, Inns, Mountains, His brother Ulfgroin, Khazad-dum, Feasts, His son Volbroin II, Beer, Pies, Ham, Music and Erebor. |
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| Hates | Not fighting, Caring, Sharing, Charity, Orcs, Trolls, Wargs, Elves, Betrayal, Laws, Politics, Being forced to do something, Ponies, Horses, Most animals, Woods, Forests, Dragons and being confused. |
| Motivation | Nothing. |
| Quotes | Check in 'Background'. |
