Khera
Khera
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Public Background
Kheradaran - who goes by Khera when around non-khazad - is a storm dwarf with, apparently, little history. She doesn't talk about herself before she came to Alexandria and joined the Order of Righteous Battle, though she has the look of a khazad-mornir from the southern reaches of the mountains of Khazad Duin.
Unusually, she claims no family or clan name, in stark contrast to many khazad, who are extremely proud of their family. Kheradaran is the only name she uses, for whatever reason.
Since coming to Alexandria, she has been involved with training both with the Order and on her own. She has recently begun taking missions in the hope of obtaining practical experience but is not very well-known as an adventurer yet. She is hardly diplomatic and can be boisterous and blunt in equal measure, but has a good heart, and at least some of her physical conditioning has been performing extremely hard manual labour to assist in the city's operations - moving stone and wood for construction or city's supplies for defense, and so on. She's not afraid of a little hard work (or a lot of it, for that matter).
She also cuts gems and sets jewelry as a hobby.
Secret Background
(This is not something everyone knows, but people particularly familiar with the dwarf clans of southern Khazad Duin may know parts of it, as well as Bludguni and people who have encountered them frequently. If you'd like to know any of it, just ask! It's here to be referenced.)
Kheradaran is, truthfully, Kheradaran Adazerak. The small Adazerak clan of dwarves controls a small fortress along the edges of Bludgun. They are a group of barbaric thugs who sell their services to Bludgun without being proper citizens, and find work as legbreakers, enforcers, and bandits. The clan patron deity is Taara.
Kheradaran was their leader's daughter. She apparently voluntarily exiled herself rather than be a part of the Adazerak tradition, and has, to all appearances, had no contact with them since. Still, it would be highly embarassing, and perhaps draw suspicion on her, if this was public knowledge.
Roleplay Hooks
- Khera is a casual member of the Alexandrian branch of the Order of Righteous Battle. She hangs out with them sometimes, and uses them as a touchstone for her morals, but considers her path ultimately her own to discover and follow. She can be contacted through them.
- Khera is not afraid of hard work. She volunteers a lot of her time in various but often poorer districts to help in physical ways - assisting with reconstruction or clearing fallen buildings, moving city supplies, unloading stuck wagons to clear the streets. She can be seen doing so frequently.
- Khera enjoys action. She likes to fight and compete, though she believes it should be channeled appropriately. She's a good pick when direct action is necessary.
- Khera also makes jewelry. She doesn't take commissions (yet) because she doesn't think she's good enough, but it's a good subject of conversation if you're interested.
- People - especially other dwarves - who discover her background may find that a hook worth following.