Barthrum Deepkind
Surface Lord Barthrum Deepkind
Barthrum Deepkind and his family were considered to be some of the lowest of the low in their Apps Mountain hold. They served primarily as laborers, deep in the mines in service to their high king. When Barthrum discovered a great gemstone in the heart of Valtkos Arany, he chose to attempt to keep it for himself rather than turn it over to the king's clan. The punishment for this crime was exile for both himself and his clan, and they were forced to leave the mountains behind. In 826 AF, Barthrum and his family became the first dwarves to settle down in the Kingdom of Alsona, long before the mass migration would begin from the mountains.
Barthrum was able to find a position in Alsona's underworld, and Clan Deepkind was able to outmaneuver the finest families of the Vovoi, constantly keeping them at bay while building up a network of organized crime among his own people. Clan Deepkind grew in wealth and power, becoming smugglers when Alsona began cracking down on dwarven immigration. They were responsible for many caravans of refugees, and there is some truth in the claims that Clan Deepkind encouraged the collapse of some of the mountain strongholds in order to bolster their own power in Alsona through the medium of refugees. Based in the town of Kevos, the Deepkinds found wealth that was rarely available to their race in Alsona.
Having regained the honor of his family, in a way, Barthrum was still service of facing exile one day in the future, as he witnessed the rise of xenophobia towards the dwarves among the Alsonans. As he entered into his fourth century, he grew increasingly concerned about his legacy and what his children would face upon his death. He built ties with the growing resistance movement in the depths of Wingo Mine, and sought to find new ways of resistance, financing Alsonan leaders who spoke against the rise in xenophobic leadership. He opposed the Crysos Mining Company at every turn, and became a vicious enemy of the Vovoi once more.
The outbreak of the Wingo Rebellion and War was the opportunity Barthrum was waiting for. He used his influence in Alsona to build an antiwar movement, financing Alsonan nobles who didn't want to serve in the conflict. He provided intelligence and information for the rebels, and smuggled new dwarven immigrants straight into Valtkos Wingo to help swell the ranks of the dwarven army. His efforts proved invaluable, and he was awarded estates in both Efimiros and Tinnt following the conclusion of the conflict by the new king.
After the war ended, Barthrum made a risky move, and upturned his entire family, withdrawing from his interests in eastern Alsona, and paying for the movement of all of his employees and those who backed him during his rise to power. Completely abandoning his eastern operations, Barthrum became fully invested in the development of a new dwarven kingdom, and was proclaimed the Surface Lord of Efirmiros. As the most powerful dwarf in Wingo with the except of the king himself, Barthrum has begun monopolizing agriculture and trade in Efimiros, and developing a loyal cadre of dwarves and clans around him. He has remained loyal to the king, but many speculate that he simply attempting to position his clan to take over should the Grimboots ever fall out of favor.
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Newdawn 18, 724
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724 AF
317 Years old
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