Timby Butterstone

Biography
The Butterstone clan was famously exiled from the region of Gol Teallach some 150 years ago c.1350 when members of the clan were found using magically enchanted Elven steel for stonecutting and mining. This act was against the tradition of the mountain dwarves, as dwarves are renowned for their mining, masonry, and smithing. While small group of the clan of old were found using said steel, the tribunal court made an example and exiled thousands of Butterstone, in what was known as “The Judgement”.

For the better part of two centuries, the Butterstone clan was a nomadic group of Dwarves without a mountain to call home. Being a prideful race they have continued to work for various factions as laborers and have more recently evolved into a sort of labor union that strictly enforces the use of traditional practices, even as other clans have began to bend the rules. The eventual goal is to be re embraced by the united clans Gol Teallach, but that idea has been turned into a marketing technique, “Dwarven Strong” so they say.

The Butterstone clan still has political influence outside the mountain due to their willingness to work for non-Dwarves and their unparalleled mining and excavation techniques. More recently with the drilling of the traverse of the under depths in 1473, the Butterstone clan was chiefly responsible for the excavation and structural integrity of the main passage.

A mason and smith by the name of Timmeroth Butterstone (Timby), a man who could clearly remember The Judgement, was scouting a path for the main passage with a small excavation team of his Butterstone brethren. During that time he discovered an oddly shaped out of place stone. While it was not perfectly round, it was clearly unnatural. Upon touching the stone, Timby felt a rush of energy move through him in such a way that it shook the ground. The shaking caused a cave in that killed all of Timby’s excavation crew. He was only spared by the fact that he was uncontrollably teleported to safety.

Upon hearing his story, the Butterstone clan was polarized on how to perceive the stone that Timby had found. Some believed it to be a curse and reminder of the pain of exile, some believed it was a blessing and means of redemption, while others believed that TImby had touched the heart of the mountain. What was clear was that Timby had been imbued with magical energy, that some believed was Elven, others believed predated the Gods themselves. Before judgement could be made on Timby, he resigned out of grief and fear of harm to not be a part of any excavations until he had answers.