Durik

The paradigm of Dwarven engineering, Durik was the lead engineer in the development of firearms and cannonry for Muldar, completing the projects in 453 AE and introducing them to the army in the following year. He is held as a hero among dwarves for his technological advancements leading to the victories over the humans in the First, Second, and Third Secrets Wars, as well as in the Goblin Invasion of 692 AE.

Following his success in turning around the First Secrets War with his invention and his death in 693 AE in the Goblin Invasion, Durik has been elevated to the status of deity in Muldarim culture.

Early Life
Durik was born a bastard in the Muldarim capital of Kald in 320 AE, his poor and noble mother raising him until her death in 350 AE from goblin skirmishers. From adolescence, Durik lived on his own, working in the Kaldlein mines to survive. He was ridiculed among other nobles for spending his life in the mines, rather than the army.