Xanthine Ironmind

Xanthine places a great deal of importance on revenge, justice, and glory. He is incredibly aloof yet has a very strong moral code. He dreams of dying in battle and being sung of in epic tales of amazing acts of strength, discipline, justice, and friendship.
As an honorable and noble dwarf, Xanthine despises those who would kill and torture innocent lives. Nothing short of endless pain and death to those who commit such crimes could be considered punishment.
As a child, Xanthine's mentor Ulgrias, a wild druid man, taught the dwarf how to live in the wild with nothing but his guts and fists while strengthening him to grow up into a formidable hulk of a man. Unfortunately and unexpectedly, the wild druid one day simply disappeared without a trace when Xanthine was 19 years old, never to be seen again, at least yet. Xanthine is also friends with Zendra, who has been in his life for a long time. An unlikely friendship, an Aasimar, and a Hill Dwarf, the two have been on quests together ever since he accidentally crafted a potion at his father’s alchemy lab that allowed him to communicate with those touched with Celestial Powers.

Xanthine has been on the hunt for a long time for an Orc named Foul-Fang Krikentrill. He was an orc assassin who was part of the Thieve’s guild, named after his ugly and gruesome-looking fang and face. She killed Xanthine’s wife and baby after the dwarf had refused to join the guild countless times. Somehow, Foul Fang has increased in prowess and power through the years, escaping from Xanthine’s revenge time and time again. But her time will soon run out.
Coming from a rich dwarven family, he has always been looked down upon as some sort of privileged fluff cake when people learn where he came from. However, he has chosen to live his life in the harshest and heartiest ways possible to toughen himself for the challenges of life.
Shortly after Xanthine's family was murdered by the Thieves Guild, he was in a secret affair with Liia Jannath’a’s daughter. Although she was of age at the time, she was much younger than him, and he was also hated by the Rulers of Remora's Rest. If someone were to find out about this in power, there’s no doubt in mind that a high-level bounty would be put on his head. Especially him being a dwarf.
Xanthine adventures to challenge himself and gather experience and information to track and ultimately get revenge and kill Foul Fang. He also goes on adventures to gather components for his alchemy activities and to learn new things. Learning and getting better is an all-of-the-time desire of Xanthine’s soul. There’s also nothing more glorious than building friendships and fighting alongside them for justice and glory…. And loot. Yes, a dwarf’s heart loves loot. It is always in his mind that he should not have left his wife and baby so often after becoming a parent. He was struggling at the time to adjust to this new lifestyle, but this, unfortunately, opened a window in time where Foul Fang was able to infiltrate his home and kill his wife and baby while Xanthine was out on a hunting trip.
While on one of his travels, Xanthine saved a few residents of a burning building, skipping over a woman he saw dead on the ground with her arms torn off. After leaving the building, Xanthine saw her high-tail it out of the flaming building with mechanical and spindly arms. He later ran into this woman, learning her name was Zendra. They have been friends since and both are also looking for the man who did this to her, although Xanthine is aware and slightly on edge with how he believes she got her magic.

Xanthine has recently gained an animal companion, named Biceps, who approached him in the forest of Grislebane. He knows their partnership will be a test of his will, and connection with the nature of the world.