Role

Chapter 1

Drulthuld grew up in the beautiful city of Lower Cragstone. Drulthuld is a
miner, like his father and his father before him. It is in his blood,
wandering the vast underdark, searching for signs of precious minerals and
ores. Their dedication to their trade and inherent ability to sense the
minerals deep underground has garnered much respect for his family in the
Svirfnebli community. Having been a miner for many decades, Drulthuld and his
mining crew would leave the gates of the city behind, with their equipment
and their carts, provisions for a week or two, they would head down a shaft,
or start a new one. Ever watchful of other denizens of the underdark mining
is dangerous undertaking and not to be taken rashly. For gas pockets,
cave-ins, or attack from Drow, Duergar or other nasty creatures can suddenly
end the life of a miner and even his whole crew.


On one fateful day, their approach masked by the solid tap-tap of Drulthulds
crew, a band of Duergar approached. The fighting was fierce and bloody,
Svirfnebli are no match for a savage band of Duergar. Leaving the carnage
behind, the Duergar raiders gathered the valuables and a hand full of
prisoners and headed back to their foul city. Now a prisoner of one of the
most foul races of Thera, Drulthuld was beaten, tortured and forced into hard
labour.For the first few months Drulthuld watched as many slaves died,
their broken bodies unable to withstand the constant torture, hard work, and
measly food. Showing no concern for the dying, the Duergar always seemed to
gather more slaves to replace them. For many years he toiled under the ever
watchful eyes of the evil, sadistic slavers. Most of the slaves were put to
mining, as Duergar themselves do not mine, they force others to do it for
them. Some slaves, managed to harden over time, their bodies able to
withstand the brutality, and find a will to survive. Drulthuld was one such
man.