Heath Blackrose (Death by Murder)

[Takeamada]

Character Profile:

Appearance:

Heath Blackrose is a Dwarf of 102 years of age, a young adult.  He has deep dark red hair and emerald green eyes.  He stands 4 foot 5 inches tale, and has a strong build.  When his neck is exposed you will see five very nasty scars going laterally across his neck, each is about ¼ to ½ inch wide and anywhere from 3 to 5 inches long.

Work Description:

Heath loves to work, his always in his shop doing something. His skill in tailoring, tinkering, mining, blacksmithing, and carpentry keeps him very busy and happy.  He always trying to improve making things better and enhancing it quality.

Personality:

Heath always has a smile on his face.  He is a caring and kind soul.  Only weapons he uses are axes for the cutting down of trees to produce lumber or downing an animal for its hides, or his skinning knife.  You can also see him with either a smiths hammer, pick ax or shovel in his hand.  If he sees another’s in need, he will do what he can to easy the burden of his fellow being.  

Background:

His father was a smith and his mother a tailor, where Heath learned his skill.  Their clan is from a small shire in the Crescent Mountains.  As the clan grew in size Heaths father decided it was time to move and find better ore.  Part of the clan packed up and started moving south towards Minoc.  For a time they set up camp at Mount Kendell and mined for a while, but because of the attacks in and around Minoc they again picked up and moved to find more peaceful grounds.  So they continued south tell the reached the mountains of Avarice, where they set up camp once again.  Things were going well for them, the new shire was starting to grow and life was good.  About six months after they established their shire, things started happening, and odd things.  A member of the clan would go a missing now and then never to be seen again.  At first this was thought not to be an issues because mines and mountains where dangerous places.  Then groups of dwarfs went missing.  This was cause for alarm.  So they had a clan meeting after a group of dwarfs went missing for more then three days.  It was decided that come the marrow, they would set out and look for the missing Dwarves.  This never came to pass, for that night the undead attacked the shire with its hordes.  The undead slaughtered the dwarves, there were just too many for the shire to handle.  Some were taken prisoner, others where killed and eaten on the spot.  As the carnage subsided and the undead started retreating back to their dark place within the mountain, a human came a long.  He saw a group of undead attacking a small person.  He came to Heaths aid, dispatching the vile undead once and for all. Heath was near death.  The stranger took him and brought him to his home, caring for Heath until his heath returned.  He offered Heath a place to stay and work for as long as he needed.  Heath as been there ever since.

Another life event for Heath took place during one of his hunting trips.  He was hunting Polar bears for hides and meat.  Thing were going extremely well during the hunt.  That is until heath let his guard down.  As he was skinning the bears that he had dropped for their hides and meat, one was not totally dead, but merely acted as if it were.  As Heath knelt down to roll the bear over and start the skinning process, the bear lashed out with its massive paw and razor sharp claws.  It caught Heath across the neck cutting him deeply and damaging his vocal cords.  Heath was able to plunge his knife into the bear heart killing it.  As Heath lay there bleeding massively, his luck retuned as a monk who was passing by saw what had happen and rendered help.  From that day Heath has not been able to speak.    

Reputation:

Attempts to do what is right at all times.  Willing to help when asked.

Motivation/goals:

He would like to find a job employing his skills in a way that would matter, like opening his own smithy or working for one of the lords, towns or military forces around the Cove-Minoc-Vesper-Yew area.

Quotes:

“Ill fitting armor is a crime punishable by death!!!  The wearers death!”

“Aye it looks pretty, but will it stop an Ax?”


House Blackrose:

·   Heath Blackrose – Himself
·   Michael Hawk – His best friend (Duchy of Trinsic)
·   Takeamada – Good friend (Barony of Cove
·   Vera Yael – Friend (Duchy of Trinsic)
·   Edward Striker - Friend (Barony of Cove)
·   Brimstone – Scribe


Lore and miscellaneous:

Was murdered by two thugs who attacked him in his shop, broke his neck and set fire to his shop.  Murder has yet to be solved!