Düm is a troll dragger who became an ally to the human Northman Raf.
History[]
Early History[]
Düm worked as a dragger, pulling a sled with supplies up to Troll Mountain. He worked hard and had little time for the drinking and eating leisure time that the high-born trolls enjoyed. Like most trolls, he would watch challenges on the Fighting Platform, though he never found the fighting enjoyable.
Düm became friends with one of the few she-trolls, Graia, who was very kind to him in spite of their differences (she being of high birth and him being a dragger).
Troll Mountain (Episode I)[]
One day, Düm found Graia crying, because she was being forced to marry the prince Turv, despite her not even liking him. Wanting to help, Düm went to Turv and asked that he not marry Graia and find another she-troll. However this made Turv furious, and challenged Düm to a fight on the Fighting Platform. Knowing that he would not survive such a fight, Düm refused and fled from Troll Mountain, and was pursued by some of Turv's warriors who had orders to kill him.
When he made it to the Badlands near River Valley, Düm attempted to cross the Broken Bridge by hopping across the support pillars, and in spite of his kind's lack of balance made it across two pillars. However Turv's warriors caught up to him and threw various objects at him, which made him lose his balance and fall into the gripping mud below. Believing he would perish, the other trolls left him to slowly sink.
Raf, having witnessed what had happened, approached Düm, and offered to help him out in exchange for not harming him, in spite of Ko's initial protest. Düm promised, and so the two humans pulled him out using rope. Grateful, Düm explained his situation and offered to repay his debt to Raf for saving his life. When Raf told him of his idea to steal the elixir from Troll Mountain, the dragger suggested he not since the way there was heavily guarded, but let slip that Forbidden Mountain offered an alternative route. With this in mind, Raf asked Düm to help him reach Troll Mountain and would agree that the debt would be paid if he did, and so Düm agreed.
The next day, as they made their way to Forbidden Mountain, Düm told the two humans about troll exiling, and how Vilnar created the elixir that cured the mysterious disease. Soon the trio arrived at Forbidden Mountain's entrance, and made their way inside.
Troll Mountain (Episode II)[]
As they made their way through the mine system, Düm found a troll's sledgehammer which he took for himself. Soon they were attacked by a gang of hobgoblins, and the dragger proved to be an effective ally as he knocked several of them off the bridge above the streaming lake. Once Raf had lowered the second part of the drawbridge, he ordered Düm to destroy it to keep them from being pursued by the remaining hobgoblins and mountain wolves.
When they made it to the exit, they found themselves at the rope bridge to Troll Mountain. Düm pointed out various parts of Troll Moutain, and Raf thanked him, considering Düm's debt to him paid. He and Ko remained behind and watched as Raf crossed the bridge from underneath to avoid detection from guards, which Düm noted was clever. While Raf scaled the mountain, Düm told Ko of the failing troll society, and admitted he feared for Raf's safety since he had saved his life even though he didn't have to. Ko decided that should he not return by morning, they would assume him captured.
As it happened, Raf was caught in the middle of stealing the elixir, and he was taken to the Great Hall. Late in the day, he was shocked as Düm entered, with Ko as his prisoner, a gift to the Troll King to secure his return to Troll Mountain. However he realised it was part of a plan which included some of Ko's firepowder, which Düm was claiming was dark salt as an extra enticement to the King. But the King left it to Turv to decide the dragger's fate, who agreed to let him return (but planned to fight him later on anyway once his marriage to Graia was complete).
Düm set about placing Ko's firepowder barrels in strategic places; three by the Great Hall's support pillars, one by the Troll King's podium, another in the Winter Throne Hall, and left the final one for other trolls. Before he returned to the Great Hall, Düm did one last thing. As it was in fact Turv and Graia's wedding day, Düm unhappily watched the ceremony before Raf interrupted and challenged the King to a fight.
Troll Mountain (Episode III)[]
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Personality[]
Düm would appear to most to be relatively unintelligent as his speech consists of simple words and phrases, as is common with members of the low-born troll class. Despite this, he is surprisingly gentle and honest, and was brave enough to stand up to Turv for Graia's sake, even knowing that speaking against the troll prince was suicidal. His bravery did not extend so far as to accept Turv's subsequent challenge, leading him to flee Troll Mountain.
Upon being found by Raf while stuck in the gripping mud, Düm was humble enough to ask for aid, even though he knew it extremely unlikely that a human would ever help a troll. Düm was extremely grateful when Raf did save him, agreeing to get him within sight of Troll Mountain to pay off his life debt, even though he had conflicting thoughts about doing so since it would be dangerous for the young human. He continued to demonstrate deep loyalty for Raf even upon reaching the Mountain, going so far as to agree to follow Ko's risky plan to aid Raf's plan to steal the elixir when it appeared he may have been captured.
Skills[]
- Troll Physiology: Like all trolls, Düm has a thick grey hide, short legs and a large upper body, though he is shorter than many of the warrior trolls on Troll Mountain. Düm suffers from the common lack of balance in trolls and finds it difficult to walk across small platforms. Although he is stronger than a normal human, he has little fighting skill and dislikes challenges.
- Capable Combatant: Though fighting is not his greatest strength, Düm is capable of holding his own when forced into a fight. Düm has no confidence or desire to fight against fellow trolls, since he is smaller and weaker than the vast majority of the members of his race, but he is able to fend smaller foes such as hobgoblins with ease.
Equipment[]
- Wooden Sledgehammer: A large hammer taken from a collection of abandoned mining tools within Forbidden Mountain, which Düm took for use as a weapon while travelling with Raf and Ko. He was able to use the hammer quite proficiently during the attack from the hobgoblins, using it to defend himself by fending off the small enemies.
- Firepowder: An invention of Ko’s people, a flammable powder which can be a useful weapon against rival armies or large beasts. As part of Ko's plan, Düm presented the barrels of firepowder to the Troll King as black salt, and during the pre-wedding ceremony planted them around the Great Hall without being noticed, so that Raf could set them off later.
Trivia[]
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