Ivgaar the Plunderer

Background
On the tips of the highest mountains of the Caringorm Peaks, where the air is thin and the snow is heavy, a tribe of reclusive, nomadic Goliaths lives. They are the Earthforgers, the chosen of the Ram-Lord; and they guard one of their people’s most sacred places: Skywatch. It is said that when the Ram-Lord descends on earth he will choose Skywatch as the Throne of His Eternal Kingdom. The tribe's unique ability to shape the earth by force of will is the hall mark of their people's calling. They also obey a stricter moral code and have a modified culture.

The Earthforgers endure many hardships because of their sacred position: as they live higher than even Goliath clans care to go. Low food supplies, harsh climate and sparse livestock make the lives of the Chosen very difficult. What they can't make for themselves they are usually given by lower tribes that wish to pay tribute to the Watchers, as they are sometimes called. However, at times of feud or war their resources can be strained, causing them to look elsewhere.

The High Chieftan Orio the Fearless has weathered these times with great cunning. However, the winter grew too deep and he fell ill. Command was left to his son, Ivgaar. He (Ivgaar) led his people to pillage the lands of the humans below, in the Vale, to supplement his tribe’s resources. This greatly undermined their status as Watchers. So, Ivgaar was given a dishonor and banished to a Rite of Questing. Now Ivgaar the Plunderer, he wanders the Vale in search of signs from the Ram-Lord for his redemption.