Arman Kharas

Article written by Kranar Drogin & Lindsay Archer

Arman Kharas (? AC - 383 AC) was born the son of Glade Hornfel Kytil and didn't share the same mother with his half-brother Pick His name means "second" or "lesser" Kharas (knight) in Dwarven. For this, he always viewed himself as a hero and would unite all the dwarves under his rule. While in Thorbardin he wanted to bring all the clans together including even the Neidar Dwarves, which caused him to lose many allies to this mad scheme.

Arman Kharas by Lindsay Archer.
Name	Arman Kharas
Alias	None
Birth	? AC
Death	352 AC
Race	Dwarf
Gender	Male
Nationality	Hylar Dwarf
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Unknown
Height	Tall
Weight	Unknown
Class	Fighter
Occupation	Warrior
Spouse	None
Children	None
Siblings	Pick

Arman was known to have coarse, waist-length, black beard, and braided hair, and he looked like a traditional Hylar Dwarf in the rest of his features. He was known to be tall and extremely strong and built, and his personality is curt, yet polite, honest and truthful, considering lies and intrigues beneath him.

He was extremely loyal to his people and their needs, a very good warrior with the mace in battle while waiting to find his Hammer of Kharas, and during battle he gave no quarter and expected none in return. He was sometimes called a coward because he was very protective of his kin, and would withdraw from battle to protect their escape.

Early Life

In his younger years, Arman would travel with his half-brother Pick into the maze of caverns around Thorbardin. While fighting imaginary evils, Arman would always come to his younger brother's rescue.

War of the Lance

During the War of the Lance, Arman was the Thorbardin representative at the first Whitestone Council meeting. Even though the Thane of the Theiwar and the Thane of the Daegar both thought him to be insane for trying to unite their people. When his father was made King of Thorbardin he was extremely happy for him. He still thought he was the only one who would have been able to unite the clans.

Kender Tale

When the Chaos War erupted, the dwarves of Thorbardin responded. Arman was on a ship when they counter-attacked on Palanthas. The ship though, was sunk and Arman drowned while on board, never full-filling his destiny to bring the dwarves of Thorbardin to all new prosperity never before seen since before the Cataclysm.

References

War of the Lance (Sourcebook), p. 239-240
The Annotated Dragonlance Chronicles, Winter Night, p. 804
The Last Thane, p. 12
Dragons of Dwarven Depths (HC), p. 222-223, 238, 240, 245, 283, 307, 334, 346, 406, 422, 426-427, 432

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