Hrraggar Thunderanvil was born the 10th child of Orin Thunderanvil and his wife, Melda Thunderanvil. His early life was a typical dwarves childhood in the 5 Kings Mountains.
As he approached his 40th birthday, his father arranged for him to be taken on as an apprentice of a well-respected Blacksmith. It didn't take long for the Smith to see that Hrraggar was gifted by the All-Father with the hammer and anvil. He arranged for one of Torag's specialized clerics, a Forgemaster, to test young Hrraggar to see if he had the true gift.
Within the year, Hrraggar was invited into Torag's church to study runes and the arts of crafting Divine Armor. In time, he was made a journeyman Cleric and set out to do his God's Work, crafting armor for heroes.
Unfortunately, hero business didn't pay well, they often expected freebies and shared little of the spoils with their "blacksmith."
So he joined a bad of Mercenaries led by a Charsimatic fighter named Marius du'Caat, lawful and orderly soldiers, who appreciated his talents. And things were good for a while.
But the band was attacked by a Devil, summoned by some unknown foe (Nemesis feat for Marius), the majority of their band wiped out. Hrraggar and his companion stood alone against the Devil. The cleric inscribing runes on the fighter's armor and weapon which allowed him to withstand the Devil's powers and cut through his defenses.
Bound together by the experience, Hrraggar decided to become a bondsman of this young Fighter, believing he'd finally found a hero worthy of his talents.
