Twinhammers

About House Twinhammers
House Twinhammers is a Great House of Skjöld lead by Jarl Thornibal Twinhammers, formerly Thornibal the Mighty. Twinhammers is a small house at present but already Thornibal and his son Bael have made the name Twinhammers synonymous with fierce warriors. At present, Thornibal is in charge of the nation's military needs.

Members


The current Jarl of House Twinhammers is Jarl Thornibal Twinhammers (formerly Thornibal the Mighty), son of the late Borin the Bellower. His older brother is King Björni Leadbrow and is younger sister is Brunhild Surefoot. Jarl Thornibal is married to Aemia Brighteyes and has a son by her named Bael Twinhammers. Before the battle of Golden Hills Thornibal found comfort in the arms of Drifa the Fierce, a shield maiden under his command. The affair produced a bastard daughter who was named Idun. Drifa died in childbirth. Thornibal raised Idun alongside his legitimate son Bael, but did not giver her his surname. When they came of age, each of Thornibal's children was wed. Bael was wed to Nysa Firebeard and Idun was wed to Bragi Stonesoul (Bragi granted her his surname with the permission of Jarl Helgi Stonesoul and she became a full member of house Stonesoul from then on).

House History
After Björni Leadbrow broke surface during the Quest for Sky, the first people the dwarves encountered were the elves. Thornibal the Mighty led the attack on the elves in what came to be known as the battle of Golden Hills. The night before the battle he lay with Drifa the Fierce and concieved Idun the bastard maid (later Idun Stonesoul). In the battle, Thornibal wielded two mighty stone hammers and slew a great many elves, including the elven warchief. This gave Thornibal the right to kingship. Thornibal was given the surname "Twinhammers" by the other dwarves and became the founder of the house that bears his name. Rather than be king, Thornibal struck a deal with his brother Björni. Björni could be king if he used his reputation (Björni was already greatly respected among the dwarves) to convince the others to share the elven slaves equally, rather than owning them privatly. The law that was struck came to be called the Twinhammers Pact.