horek Ironfist, also known as Thorek Raven Mane or Thorek the Black, is an infamous dwarf pirate that roams the western coast of the Old World from the city states of Tilea to the frosted fjords of the Skaag Mountains. As an outcast of his clan he prefers to be called by his epithet Thorek Raven Mane, but on rare occasions he has also been called “Clan Forsaker” and “Banner Traitor” and such. On all recorded occasions, however, the dwarf unfortunate enough to have referred to Thorek’s indiscretions has been gutted by his razor sharp waraxe – the Raven’s Edge.
Thorek’s notoriety stems from his having lost the clan Battle Standard in a foolish, and unsanctioned, venture into the Border Princes. While he has subsequently managed to regain the standard, both years of use as an ogre’s cloak (having almost irrevocably damaged said banner), as well as the fact that he has yet to return the standard to the clan, have not mitigated the magnitude of his dishonour.
While he was originally exiled from the clan by his elder brother Gotrek Golden Hand, the current Lord of the Hold, his nephew Graell Ironfist has upheld his father’s wishes and the clan’s traditions - Thorek has yet to be forgiven.
In desperation, the now aged Thorek attempted a courageous, but nevertheless foolish, sortie into the elven kingdom of Ulthuan to retrieve a legendary elven artefact, the existence of which remained an eternal blight upon dwarven honour. The infamous Cloak of Beards, crafted in the aftermath of the original War of the Beard, is said to be woven from the beards of slain dwarf lords – one of which belonged to the original Thane of Kazad Valdahaz, and first Lord of Clan Ironfist, Kurgan the Great. Thorek’s plan was to recover this abhorrent relic and return it, with the standard of Clan Ironfist in order to redeem his honour.
Unfortunately for Thorek Raven Mane, his efforts did not go according to plan...
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