Loni

Basic Information

• The Basics

  RACE: AGE: YEAR OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: GENDER: OCCUPATION: MARITAL STATUS: SEXUALITY: CURRENT RESIDENCE:

  Dwarf 142 (approx) Third Age: 2799 Azanulbizar Male Guard Single Straight Erebor

• Appearance

  
  HEIGHT: 1.5m
  BUILD: Muscular
  HAIR: Light brown
  EYES: Brown
  WEAPON(S) OF CHOICE: Loni is proficient with all melee weapons, but his favourite choice is the war-hammer.
  
  At 1.5m (4ft 11), he is quite tall for a dwarf, which is an advantage for his chosen occupation, which also ensures that he has a muscular build.
  
  The majority of the time, is wearing brown leather armour while he is working. In battle situations or in situations where he knows he is likely to encounter violence before hand, he wears chain mail. He finds heavy armour makes him clumsy and slow, so he avoids it where he can. Formal occasions may require that he wears it. All of his armour is crafted by his brother, Andvari and Lady Bild, whom his brother is apprenticed to. When he is not working, he wears simple home made garments that have been crafted by his mother out of fur from animals he, his brother and their father have hunted, or out of fabrics and wool that are available in the Blue Mountains. Later, when he moves to Erebor, these are made by Lofnheid, his sister-in-law.
  
  His hair is light brown, long (as is common for most dwarves), and usually unkept and scruffy looking, but he makes an effort with it during formal occasions or when he is likely to be in the company of nobles and royals. This isn't often as in Ered Luin, he is not high-ranking in the guard. As he has no wife, it is usually un-braided, unless his mother gives it some attention.
  
  He sports a few minor scars here and there when he has been less than attentive while training, hunting and in skirmishes with goblins and dwarven outlaws that are scattered throughout the Blue Mountains.

• Personality

  
  
  Loni has a lot of courage and will not hesitate to put himself in danger to protect those he has sworn to protect.
  
  Honour and loyalty are very important to him, both on a personal and professional level. As such, Loni is very loyal to his family and the royals he serves. His training as a guard has made him very disciplined and he avoids the vices which would attract those of a lesser will. He is hard working, perhaps a little too hard working and needs to learn to relax, which isn't an easy thing for him to do because he feels the weight of his responsibility for the safety of his Prince and his family weighs heavily on his shoulders. He expects the guards under his command to hold up to the same ideals and standards of himself.
  
  However, he would be very lonely if it wasn't for his brother, his sister in law and nephew, Nali, and longs to find the kind of companionship that his brother as found in his Lofnheid.
  
  Like many dwarves, Loni enjoys good food, home brewed beer and spending time with his family. He has a disliking for vices such as smoking, laziness in the other guards, messiness (the latter is an improvement from when he was a dwarfling, because he was always making a mess, at least that's what his mother says.) and muttering.
  
  Loni can be stubborn and inflexible in his work. He also finds it difficult to relax, for example, he is always on the alert for trouble. Although this is a good a trait for his line of work, it could lead him to become fatigued or burnt out if he doesn't take a break from his work. His stubbornness and inflexibility can sometimes get him into trouble with is superiors or cause him to have disagreements with his colleagues.
  
  His main goal in life is to work his way up through the ranks of the guards and to prove himself to be as worthy as his father was before he retired. On a more personal note, he would like to have a family one day, but his line of work and the scarcity of dwarf women make this difficult for him. It wasn't something that bothered him a lot before moving to Erebor, but seeing his brother with his wife and child has made him realize that being a guard is not enough for him anymore.
  
  As he holds honour in high regard, he fears losing it and bringing shame on his family. He is afraid of failing to protect the Durins and more generally, his people from the many hostile beings that prey on them. Losing any member of his family, especially his brother and, later, young nephew, are the biggest fears he has.