Birgitta Unqart
Description
Birgitta stands 4'4" but lacks the broad shoulders of other dwarves. Like most deep dwarves, Birgitta is leaner and even more so than most women due to her extensive combat training and endurance building. She favors trimming her fire-red hair short, bouncy curls left like a mop head. In contrast to most redhead humans, Birgitta has darker, tanned skin despite her lack of sun exposure. In fact, her flesh bears a coppery tint. The dwarf is typically found wearing rich brown breeches and blouse with a deep gray cloak. Of course, this caver is often girded for conflict with a fine shirt of chain links, a steel cap that covers her fiery hair, and keen blades. Though her blue eyes seem washed out and even vague, her distant gaze is focused on every dimension that surrounds her.
History
In the Brightshadow Mine, the Unqart Clan of the deep dwarves mined platinum and prospered. But life was not without threat, especially terran life. Duergar, derro, drow, kuo-toa, and many other wicked races took shelter from the sun and surface-dwelling foes in the same demesnes as the uncommon deep dwarves. Birgitta was raised in this environment since she was born some 58 years prior. She knew evil denizens of the earth coveted the good dwarves' wealth and entrepreneurial success. Always the tomboy, Birgitta never wanted to follow the examples of many other dwarven women and become mere wives. She wanted to help protect her homeland like her two brothers did. Thankfully, her brothers were adventurous enough to allow their baby sister to accompany them on tunnel patrols. Birgitta discovered many facts about the underworld and the enemies of dwarves as well as their few allies. She developed her physical skills and abilities and ignored her mother's homemaking lessons. Though a disappointment to some, especially a few cousins who sought her as bachelors, Birgitta proved herself as good as any man-dwarf in battle. She was blooded repelling an ambush by the twisted derro. Later, whether to get an embarrassing female soldier out of the way or because she was just that good, Birgitta was dispatched on a special mission. She was to locate the lair of a red dragon responsible for the theft of one of her clan's mine shipments to the mountain dwarf capitol, Stagg. So Birgitta undertook this quest solemnly and set forth bravely.
Personality
Birgitta is steady and brave, tenacious yet practical. Her common sense is matched only by her vigilance and awareness of others. If she has any real flaw, it would have to be her lost sense of identity. At least in her family, it was always quite rare for a dwarf-woman to follow the warrior's path. This gender conflict sometimes makes Birgitta feel self-conscious and even over-compensatory.
Goals
As a caver, Birgitta will pursue the Ranger class to mastery (20th level) before pondering any multi-classing.
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