Welcome! Sorry I've been out of pocket!
A dwarf that age might have fought in that battle, though he'd be very young at the time. Beardless almost!
We need a pretext for him to be in the area. If he smokes pipeweed, then he would have to have been one of the dwarves that passed on errands through the Shire.
During these days, it is possible that Balin and his dwarves are in Moria...
Perhaps Dwarin has come down the South road, from the Shire, and Tharbad, seeking a way to the West Gate of Moria, since messages from Balin had suddenly stopped, and no messengers sent through the East Gate ever returned...
If this appeals to you (keep in mind that it is a suicide mission separate from any adventure with this party) then you may meet up with this party a little later.
It otherwise doesn't make sense that a dwarf of the north is in the south to fight the menace to the east.
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