Thovak was left on the doorstep of a poor human couple who lived in the foothills around Frugelholm Mountain. The couple took the baby in, although they knew the child was not a human, they cared for it and loved it as if it were their own blood, naming him Thovak.
As he matured, it became clear why Thovak had been abandoned. He was freakishly tall for a Dwarf. He had a natural affinity for the trades of his ancestors; he grew up to be a miner alongside many of the human boys from his village.
Thovak heard of the ruin of Mordheim, and the possibility of making a fortune there with the mysterious 'wyrdstone'. Wishing to repay his adoptive parents for their kindness, Thovak has travelled to the cursed city, selling his skills to any that will share their crowns with him.
This was a Reaper Miniatures mini I picked up ages ago to include in the Hireling Agency - apparently he's a 'Dwarven Miner Sgt'. Sadly he's really not in keeping with the various classic Citadel/Marauder Dwarf minis I have so he got a backstory to explain his freakish (for a Dwarf) height. I added a backpack to this mini (you can make out the butt of a pistol over his hat and part of the pack over his one shoulder) - I think this was a Citadel Dwarf Treasure Hunters backpack that I picked up on eBay.
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