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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ganymede81" data-source="post: 6921931" data-attributes="member: 6812267">Grimstone Firebeard - Cleric of PelorPhysical DescriptionRoughly four feet tall, Grimstone Firebeard’s life as a miner as left him stocky and stout. His shoulders are broad and strong, adapted for lifting a heavy load. His belly, nurtured by many steins of dwarven ale, strains against his belt. A dark leather duster drapes over his scaled armor. His skin tone is a deep tan, like the color of baked clay. His eyes are the earthy red of raw garnet. Unlike most dwarves, Grimstone keeps his chin and scalp shaved clean. His only facial hair is a bushy red moustache, the last remnant of his namesake. A pendant made of uncut and unpolished diamond always hangs from his neck.Grimstone’s most noteworthy feature is a series of burn scars that speckle his face and scalp. They run across his skin in dark slivers, like veins of ore streaked across a cliff face. The scars make it impossible for him to grow his hair out without unsightly bald spots. With only his moustache untouched by the scars, he keeps it well trimmed as a point of pride.PersonalityMany would describe Grimstone as peculiar, even eccentric, for a dwarf. He enjoys sunshine, open spaces, and even elven wine on occasion. He can devour sweets and pastries the same way that other dwarves might guzzle beer. He feels that greed is a destructive influence, and that a rigid code of honor can get in the way of doing what’s right. He’s even been known to ride a horse, relishing the opportunity to travel swiftly so that his message can spread that much quicker.The irony that he, a dwarf of the Firebeard clan, was almost killed by fire is not lost on Grimstone. He sees flame as a source of purity and divinity. Without the fiery fate he endured, he would have never found his true calling as a cleric. He imagines the fire burned away his pride, shame, and greed, and left a sense of purpose in its wake. It is that sense of purpose that urges him to travel the world and to do good.When it comes to expressing his new faith, Grimstone is often stymied. He has no holy books to point to or any commandments to follow. If pressed on his faith, he has a habit of explaining his simple tenets with longwinded anecdotes. As he is not a very bright or charismatic person, he tends to let his actions do the talking for him. One of his favorite ways to do so is to use his experience with mining and engineering to help communities in need.</blockquote>

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