Editing Meamnar:Obryn Stoneshoulder (section)

==Obryn==

Obryn Stoneshoulder of the Halls of the Spine, of the Deep Realm, son of Baern Giantsbane, grandson of Valdyr, blood of Erden the Grim, was born on the eighteenth of Garamond, 1316 NR*.  His parents are Baern Giantsbane and Delemara Bucklebar, who currently reside in the Halls.  Baern, now retired from the adventuring life, is a weapons trainer.  Delemara runs one of the forges.

Obryn spent ten years in the mines before pursuing his mountaineering training.  Excelling at the discipline, he went on to study heraldry from the Loremasters so that he could travel the Northern Kingdoms.

A year ago, after several trips through the High Pass, Obryn decided to travel more extensively.  Accepting a task of delivering a message to the dwarves of the TBD Mines, he traveled along the Spine with a caravan of merchants.  The TBD Mines offered another opportunity for work, as the miners frequently contract warriors to explore caverns exposed by their mining efforts.

After a couple boring but successful ventures, Obryn found more trouble than he could handle.  One such cavern evidently led to a portion of the Underdark, where a village of drow took offense to Obryn’s party’s arrival.  The ensuing chase through the village took the lives of half the mercenaries.  Obryn and two others were cornered in a building, possibly a wizard’s school or church, and entered a magical gate therein, rather than face death.

The gate, much to the dwarves’ dismay, led to a deserted section of the second level of the Lirath catacombs.  Only after a week of exploration, and the loss of a companion, did Obryn and Maegar, the last two survivors of the drow encounter, return to the surface world in the Trades Ward of Lirath, halfway across Meamnar.

After a few days in Lirath, Obryn and Maegar decided to go their separate ways.  Maegar, wishing to return to the Spine, hired on with a caravan headed for Hylar.  Obryn took a similar job, but with a group destined for the Auran Empire, instead.

Obryn can currently be found traveling the Empire.  He misses his home, but would like to see more of the world before returning.  He also holds a deep regret over mistakes he made during his encounter with the drow.  He is ashamed of his cowardice, and seeks to atone for his part in the death of his companions.  He would rather not return home until he has resolved these issues.