Sten is the last living dwarf of Veg Unvarg, a Dwarf hold in the west of the Dwarven Mountains. He was petrified when the hold fell to monsters, and rescued by Qau-dibab-āy'ḥāk-āy'āda. While initially grateful, he became angry that Qau had claimed his ancestors' Axe of Bound Lightning, and vowed to follow Qau until he fell in battle, at which point he would reclaim the axe.