Clan Battlehammer was a clan of shield dwarves based in Mithral Hall in the North. They were ruled by a king of Battlehammer blood, until the bloodline was lost with the apparent death of Bruenor Battlehammer and Banak Brawnanvil became king.[6]
History[]
Mithral Hall[]
The original residence of the clan was Mithral Hall, where Gandalug Battlehammer reigned as the First King.[4] However, it was his third son, Bruenor Battlehammer I, who led the thousand dwarves of the clan to Mithral Hall and commenced work on building the Undercity. Gandalug chose him as his successor, the second king.[1] The hall was an underground town and mine, as the mountain was rich in mithral ore.[9]
Mithral Hall was abandoned in the 1100s DR when the shadow dragon Shimmergloom and hordes of duergar claimed the settlement for themselves after the dwarves in Mithral Hall dug too deep in search for mithral and disturbed the dragon. Only a small number of the clan escaped, including young Bruenor.[9]
Icewind Dale[]
The survivors of Mithral Hall migrated away, the majority ultimately settling in a valley in front of Kelvin's Cairn in Icewind Dale. They created a new home for themselves in the dale, where they remained for two centuries.[10] They traded dwarven-made equipment to the Ten Towns.[11]
Return to Mithral Hall[]
In the Year of the Worm, 1356 DR, Bruenor Battlehammer returned to Mithral Hall.[9] With the help of fellow adventurers who would become known as the Companions of the Hall, he intended to vanquish Shimmergloom and make Mithral Hall his home once more. Although Bruenor seemingly died killing the dragon, he survived and, with the help of dwarves from Citadel Felbarr, he successfully cleared out the tunnels by 1357 DR. Mithral Hall became, once again, home to Clan Battlehammer.[12]
In the Year of the Helm, 1362 DR, Bruenor abdicated his throne to Gandalug, the founder of Mithral Hall who had returned from the dead, making him both First and Ninth King of Mithral Hall.[4] Bruenor took a few hundred of his dwarves back to Icewind Dale, but when Gandalug died, he returned in the Year of the Tankard, 1370 DR, to rule as the Tenth King of Mithral Hall.[5]
However, a few dwarves remained in the mines in Icewind Dale. Circa 1483 DR, they were led by Stokely Silverstream.[13]
Notable Members[]
A hammer and a shield with the Battlehammer symbol upon it.
Kings[]
- Gandalug Battlehammer[1]
- Bruenor Battlehammer I[1]
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Unknown
- Garumn Battlehammer[2]
- Bangor Battlehammer[2]
- Bruenor Battlehammer II, 1356 DR[2] – 1362 DR[4]
- Gandalug Battlehammer (reinstated), 1362 DR[4] – 1370 DR[5]
- Bruenor Battlehammer II (reinstated), 1370 DR[5] – 1409 DR[6][7]
- Banak Brawnanvil, 1409 DR[6][7] – 1445 DR[7]
- Connerad Brawnanvil, 1445 DR[7] – 1486 DR (abdicated).[8][7] Died retaking Gauntlgrym.[14]
- Dagnabbet Waybeard, 1486 DR – onward; first queen.[15]
Relationships[]
Many dwarves and individuals from other races were allied with Clan Battlehammer, most famously Drizzt Do'Urden.[11]
Appendix[]
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Appearances[]
Novels & Short Stories
The Companions
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 R.A. Salvatore (September 1993). The Legacy. (TSR, Inc), chap. 25, pp. 319–321. ISBN 1-56076-640-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 R.A. Salvatore (January 1989). Streams of Silver. (TSR, Inc), p. ?. ISBN 0-88038-672-X.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl (July 2002). Silver Marches. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 77. ISBN 0-7869-2835-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 R.A. Salvatore (October 2002). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-2804-2.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 R.A. Salvatore (October 2010). Gauntlgrym. (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 978-0786955008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Brian R. James, Eric Menge (August 2012). Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 104. ISBN 978-0786960361.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 R.A. Salvatore (August 6, 2013). The Companions. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 19, p. 230. ISBN 0-7869-6371-9.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 172. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Philip Athans (2008). A Reader's Guide to R. A. Salvatore's the Legend of Drizzt. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 48. ISBN 0-7869-4915-5.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 R.A. Salvatore (January 1988). The Crystal Shard. (TSR, Inc), p. ?. ISBN 0-88038-535-9.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (September 1993). The Legacy. (TSR, Inc), p. ?. ISBN 1-56076-640-9.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (August 6, 2013). The Companions. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 10, p. 118. ISBN 0-7869-6371-9.
- ↑ R.A. Salvatore (September 2015). Archmage (Hardcover). (Wizards of the Coast), p. ?. ISBN 0-7869-6575-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, et al. (September 2016). Storm King's Thunder. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4.
Further Reading[]
- R.A. Salvatore (July 2003). The Thousand Orcs. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 978-0786929801.
- Philip Athans (2008). A Reader's Guide to R. A. Salvatore's the Legend of Drizzt. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4915-5.