Thorm Sureblade

Thorm Sureblade was the Guildmaster of the Independent Fighters' Guild of Ravens Bluff in the mid–14 century DR.

Description
At the age of 66, circa 1357 DR, Thorm Sureblade was tall and weighed, and was very muscular for a half-elf. Rakishly handsome despite (or perhaps because of) the scar that descended from the black silk eye patch over his right eye to his jawline. In town, he preferred to wear dark green or dark blue clothing. When traveling he wore black. His voice was a rumbling baritone. He was always armed with at least a dagger and never went without his bracers of defense and ring of protection.

Personality
Thorm was a friendly bear of a man with a hearty sense of humor. He was a self-confident, natural leader and made quick decisions in the field. His training techniques emphasized quick thinking and winning by any means necessary, fair or foul. He enjoyed good food and collected finely carved tobacco pipes. When he had a bad day at the guild, he tended to start "friendly" brawls at the rowdiest inns and taverns in town. His brawling tended to exasperate his brother Tordon, who often had to bail him out of jail. He was fairly free with his money, being of the "easy come, easy go" mentality. Thorm was particularly friendly toward elves and halflings and very respectful of dwarves.

History
Thorm was born to a moon elf named Elwinda and a strong human fighter named Wilhelm and grew up in a village with a good mix of humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings and has learned many of their skills and customs.

At age 25, he worked as a mercenary guard for a trading caravan bound for the east and sometime during the six-year trip it was rumored that he entered the lands of Kara-Tur, but Thorm never spoke about this period of his life because of his tragic return home. He found his village sacked and burned, the few survivors (including his father) telling a tale of minotaurs sweeping through the village destroying everything in their path. Thorm rallied the survivors and pursued the minotaurs and defeated them in an ambush but with heavy losses, including his right eye, but again his father survived.

He wandered after that, building a reputation as an able and trustworthy fighter with many opportunities to prove his skill. He discovered he had a half-brother, the paladin Tordon, when he met him in a temple of Torm and learned that his father had remarried a human woman. The half-brothers formed a fast friendship but they parted ways because Tordon was following the way of the paladin and Thorm wanted more freedom. Years passed and Tordon settled in Ravens Bluff and eventually a letter from him caught up with Thorm, asking if he would consider running one of the fighter's guilds in Ravens Bluff. Thorm impulsively agreed.