Durul Sunstone

Durul was born in a community of Gold Dwarves in the Giant's Run Mountains. While growing up, he learned the family trade and became a fine stonemason, but he also nursed an unfulfilled wanderlust. For nigh on two and a half centuries, he buried this impulse and lived a comfortable, though somewhat dissatisfied life. He worked closely with his father and brothers, and participated in many great works. He even married and had children of his own, a son and a daughter. Eventually his dream of traveling the wide world fell to the wayside, and he accepted his place in the staid and stoic dwarven society.

And then his wife Murna died. Never as hale as most dwarves, she battled illness for long years before eventually succumbing. By then their children were grown, and even as he mourned, Durul felt his old wanderlust rear its head once more. Though not exactly young, he was still spry enough to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an adventurer. Though his decision was met with disapproval and disappointment from his friends and family, he packed a few meager belongings and left the mountains that had always been his home.

Over many years, he made his way further and further north. He found himself most often drawn to the forests of the Sword Coast, often spending months exploring one before returning to civilization. During these travels, he occasionally encountered druids who protected these wild places, often forming friendships as they recognized and, in turn, deepened his connection to the natural world.

Eventually he found himself living in the forests of the Silver Marches, spending less and less time in civilization. He became acquainted with the druidic circle that watched over the forests in the region, and over time managed to earn their trust. With their guidance, he took the first steps on the path to becoming a druid in his own right. Soon after, he found himself wanting to send a letter back to his family in the Giant's Run Mountains, to tell them of all that had transpired since last he wrote. And so he made his way to the nearby city of Everlund...

Durul was raised to worship Moradin, as was typical for dwarves and dwarven craftsmen in particular. Since venturing out into the world he has been exposed to many other gods by other travelers and by druids he has encountered. Of all the nature deities he has learned of, Eldath's philosophy of pacifismmost resonated with Durul's sensibilities, and he has taken up her worship as a part of his continuing path as a druid. While he will resort to violence in order to defend himself or others, he considers it to be a last and worst option.