Alwar Stonefist

A drunken gnomish monk with a cockney accent. Played once by Bwh in the Adventures In West Weng sessions.

Description
Alwar is dressed quite simply, with little outward wealth on his person. In the tradition of his family, a stone fist is stitched onto the breast of his gi. His head is partially shaved, leaving only a thin topknot along his skull.

Personality
When sober, Alwar is a picture of perfect civility, though his racial curiosity sometimes gets the best of him. When drunk, his mouth runs a lot more foul, and he's far more prone to violence.

History
The members of the Stonefist family are not renown for their intelligence or their grasp of technological principles. Instead, they are known for their brute strength and speed. Alwar is one of many siblings and cousins who came to the mainland to hone this family trade. Given to an Amnish monastery when he was ten years old, he found himself forced to overcome his size and gnomish disadvantages in order to succeed against his larger foes.

His first test came after graduation, when he assisted Laharl, Melfaren and Hedjtep in the clearing of a werewolf cave just outside of West Weng.

Life
Following the Second Murann War, Alwar stayed behind to help to rebuild the cities of Murann and Athkatla. The local government put a new group of adventurers to task, under the infamous moniker of the Jade Lion Mercenary Group; Alwar adventures about the countryside, righting wrongs and applying his fists to the faces of ne'er-do-well monsters.

The End: 1421 DR
The long lives of the gnomes are well-known, but Alwar spent his days defending Athkatla and Amn. His life was filled with adventure, danger and combat, and he was well-decorated by the Council of Six for all of his efforts.

In 1410, he was named the Lord-Captain of Amn's Jade Lion Army.

He perished at the age of 68, in 1421 DR, defending the city of Athkatla from a Formosan attack. He slew the leader of the Formosan squadron, only to die from complications of wounds on the battlefield.

Alwar had no family; however, his name is remembered to this day in the annals of Amnish history.