The Storm Hammers are a Cyran gang based in the Dannel's Pride ward of Stormreach . Though fairly small, they are a conspicuous, violent, and growing gang among the city's criminal organizations. [1] [2]
Base of Operations
Their territory is the Dannel's Pride ward, [1] in the Cross district of Stormreach. This area is home to the Cyran refugees of the city. [2]
Activities
Utterly unpredictable, illogical, and capable of anything, the Storm Hammers are highly varied in their crimes and methods, ranging from simple fraud, [1] to muggings, [3] to murder, from one day to the next. Their motives are just as changeable, oscillating from basic boredom, to greed, to worse. The one common element is their proclivity for violence, with them inflicting shocking brutality and cruelty on their victims. [1]
Attitudes
Members say they survived the Mourning and the obliteration of Cyre and saw its horrors with their own eyes. But they talk of it without feeling, in a matter-of-fact manner, so it seems that either they are lying or they have gone insane from their experiences. Having witnessed the end of the world and survived, they believe they are beyond any earthly law, while those who did not survive were weak and deserving of death anyway. Moreover, inlike many Cyrans, they are not interested in a new or restored Cyre, let alone a reunited Kingdom of Galifar . Rather, they see themselves as the first children of a new generation. Either way, the Storm Hammers care nothing for morals and laws, have no regard for their own safety, and are needlessly, casually cruel, seeming to be complete sociopaths and psychopaths. [1]
Members
The Storm Hammers are a disparate bunch, with few common elements and not appearing to be typical street thugs, at least at first. None of them were soldiers or mages in their past lives, only ordinary civilians, such as farmers, blacksmiths, and bartenders, and some still dress or work as such. [1]
Apparently being touched by the Mourning, they've developed strange abilities, such as dark magical powers or a deep-seated anger that drives them to fight. They can be characterized as barbarians , sorcerers , and warlocks and are quite capable, but they're yet to reveal their full powers. [1]
There are thirty-six members, plus their leader, Miraan . She is a charismatic and notorious warlock who causes much chaos and commands the stubborn loyalty of her gang. [1] [4]
Relationships
Despite their relatively small size, the Storm Hammers can threaten much bigger gangs, thanks to their unusual abilities and perhaps their unpredictability. They find no common cause with the Dannel's Wrath militia; despite shared origins, they have no political interests. [1] The Storm Hammers and the Titans have been known to fight in the alleys of Dannel's Pride. [5]
Rumors
There are many rumors and speculations about the Storm Hammers, such as that they are yet to show their full powers and that Miraan keeps all kinds of living spell cantrips and Mournland creatures in their hideout. Most of all, it's feared that some dark force directs them and summons new members to Stormreach in pursuit of some hidden purpose. [1]
Appendix
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 73. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), pp. 28, 30. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 31. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 63. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .
- ↑ Keith Baker , Nicolas Logue , James Desborough , C.A. Suleiman (2008). City of Stormreach . ( Wizards of the Coast ), p. 21. ISBN 0-7869-4803-5 .