Norkai

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Norkai of the High Tower "The family is broken and scattered, Yemmekar guide us." Born: N/I Titles: Patriach of the Steelhearts, Elder of the Silvervein Clan, High Prophet of Azgaryum, Prophet of Wyrvun, Keeper of the Confederation of Hammers, Captain of the Shebear. Spouse: Bithra Stormfist † Parents: Baldin Frostbeard-Grandaxe (adoptive) Children: Gorin Silvervein, Gimli Grandaxe, Thumril Grandaxe (adoptive), Flotir Silvervein, Atalanta Treebeard, Norkai II Stormfist, Jukai Stormfist. Grand-Children: Dain Metalfist, Loksu Silvervein.

Biography

Norkai was the adoptive son of Baldin Frostbeard-Grandaxe. He is well known for being the first Patriarch of the Steelhearts, aswell as being the Keeper of the COnfederation of Hammers, and its main religious figure during the dark years. For a portion of his life Norkai was called Kerwyr II, a name his adoptive father gave him in honor of his fallen friend Kerwyr Frostbeard.

Norkai was a mysterious dwarf who kept a lot of anger in his heart due to the harsh life he has had. He was forced by Verthaik II Frostbeard to order the murder of his adoptive father Baldin. He also had to be humiliated for many years for being the adoptive son of Baldin. Even when Norkai tried to join the Frostbeard clan, the clan of his biological parents and adoptive father he was denied. This forced Norkai to find another clan. He soon became friends with Edel Stonemace who was also of Frostbeard blood but followed his father Throri in making a new clan. Eventually the Throri and Edel became enemies trying to gain leadership of the clan. By now Norkai was the only elder in the clan and as both sides voted for themselves when it came time to pick a leader Norkai tried to make the best of it. Edel did not have anything to offer Norkai. Throri however offered his daughter to Norkai in exchange of the vote. In repulsion of such attitude and because Edel was Norkai's friend he voted for the son. Soon after Norkai and Edel became inseparable and they formed the Silvervein clan out of the bones of the clan of Edel's Father.

As the elder of the Silverveins Norkai often travelled outside Kaz'Ulrah to talk to new dwarven comunities and try to stregthen the possition of the Silverveins. In one of the missions Norkai was send by Edel to meet with the Hammerforges, a group of dwarves that formed a clan out of a branch of the Grandaxes. The two clans eventually got closer and merged creating the Confederation of Hammers.

The Confederation and Kaz'Ulrah had many conflicts but the dwarves of Kaz'Ulrah where never able to breach the capital of the confederation, in one of these conflics Norkai was given the title of HighTower because of his skill with the vow from ontop of the main watch tower of the confederation. However, with time the Confederation became divided and moral ran low causing the confederation to fall as many clans of the confederation rejoined Ulrah. Norkai however did not accept this, he took a group of dwarves and he created a pirate band.

Norkai and his pirates terrorized the House of Hartcold for many years, stealing much of their resources and kidnapping their nobles. Norkai was offered the title of Captain of the navy of Ulrah but Norkai refused it. Norkai only stopped his pirate career when the Confederation left Ulrah once more.