Grathag

Grathag was a dwarven baron of the Line of Thag and of the Susevar Clan, and a Senior Submiral in the Army of the Dwarven Domain, serving as the head of the Subterranean Forces of the Dwarven Domain during the Aechalas War.

Early Life
Grathag was raised at Thag's Keep and educated as a proper Susevar warlord and as a dwarven noble. From a young age, he was taught to ride the Susborealis, and to use varying forms of weaponry. At the age of 15, he was sent to the Imperial Army Academy in Arcstead, where he spent the next five years of his life. By age twenty, he became a sergeant under then-Lieutenant Wedmog.

After serving for a decade in the NCO corps, he joined the Imperial Officerial Academy, where he achieved the rank of Colonel of the Army. He was still under Wedmog, who was now a Brigadier-General.

Military Career
Grathag spent almost all of his life as a member of the Imperial Army, serving in every war the Dwarven Domain participated in between 220 Year of Throdega and 40 Year of Thrin. This resulted in a constant admiration for strict discipline.

In 324 Year of Throdega, after more than a century of military service, Grathag was one of the founders of the Subterranean Forces, applying Majinhar digging technology and Susevar cavalry tactics to the z-axis of the battlefield.

Grathag was also instrumental in the modernization of the Susevar Cavalry, and their training in the use of modern crossbows, rifles, and artillery. His modernization effort is widely considered an important factor in his elevation to the Dwarven General Staff in 397 Year of Throdega.

Grathag was elevated to the rank of Senior Submiral upon the promotion of Wedmog to Grand General of the Dwarven Domain Army - until that point, the experimental Subterranean Forces had been led by a Colonel-Commandant. Once Wedmog was promoted, the post was elevated to that of Senior General, thanks to Wedmog's friendship with Grathag.

Political Career
As a Baron of the Dwarven Domain, Grathag had a vote in the House of Lords of the Dwarven Domain, and thanks to his almost constant dwelling in Arcstead, he was able to vote on most issues without a representative. Grathag joined the House of Lords once his father, Thurthag, died in 380 Year of Throdega.

Grathag consistently voted to remove most functions of the Dwarven Domain government except the military and the imperial ruling house. His loyalty to the Monarchist Party led to his ascendance to Whip of the Monarchist Party in 25 Year of Thrin.

Wives and Children
After graduating from the Imperial Army Academy, Grathag married Dora, the daughter of Wedmog. A year after their marriage, she gave birth to his first son, Greethag. Greethag and Dora were sent to Thag's Keep to enjoy life as proper Dwarven nobility.

While Dora was at Thag's Keep, Grathag spent a lot of his personal time at bars and lounges, resulting in numerous relationships. Very few materialized, but Grathag married his second wife, Flintlyn, a year before graduating from the Officerial Academy. While Grathag married Flintlyn, he continued his relationship with his favorite wife, Dora. By the time he graduated from the Officerial Academy, Dora had given birth to Grathag's second son, Behrthag, his daughter, Thurdega, and his third son, Yuthag. Flintlyn was sent to join Dora at Thag's Keep, where she gave birth to his second daughter, Naea (named after her grandmother), his third daughter, Thura, and his fourth son, Thalthag.

During his career as a Colonel of the Army, Grathag married his third wife, Thassa. Thassa remained in Arcstead in apartments paid for by Grathag, with the children she gave Grathag - Thralthag, Talthag, and Thossina. Grathag also had another son with Dora, named Lomthag.

Grathag married his fourth wife, Bhamma, upon his ascension to the House of Lords. Bhamma never bore Grathag any children, and was not supported from Grathag's checkbook - Grathag's biographers later rather accurately described Bhamma as a "concubine".

Grathag was always closest to Dora, and had an extensive exchange of letters with her throughout his life. He always attempted to spend at least six months a year at Thag's Keep, most of it with Dora and his children by her. Flintlyn and Thassa were both treated well, but Dora was his favorite regardless of what they did.