A pickaxe in their hands is a wondrous tool of art and war, and the cities that they have constructed are impossibly large - especially given the fact that they are carved out of stone rather than wrought up as most cities on the surface are. Their people are muscular and stout, their arms capable of cleaving through stone as though it were foliage. Though not all Smithlords are allowed to work with Mithril (only Greatsmiths are), simple Iron in their hands can be tempered to a degree beyond what any other mortal race is capable of.īelow the Smithlord are the Stonemasons who are of an ancient bloodline. Dwarven cities as such have no bailiffs, and instead they have Smithlords. Of course, to melt metal so impressive would require an equally impressive forge, and furthermore an equally impressive smith. This metal, when forged properly is of a craft that rivals even Aeytheri artifacts. This mineral is of a hardness and sheen that knows no equal, and it is unknown whether it is naturally occurring, for it has yet to be discovered elsewhere in Erebus.
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Mithril is perhaps the second most important method by which one can learn of Dwarven culture, for many civil wars have been fought for the control of that strange ore first excavated by their kind while still enslaved by Dragonkin. These figures are not bred but forged through earthly pursuits - be that of blood, knowledge, or even faith - a Dwarven Lord is a person who has reached the absolute pinnacle of his or her craft, and their King is one who has reached absolute perfection in all earthly pursuits.
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In the modern day, Dwarves have retreated into their under-cities, and though the reason why is unknown, they have sealed these cities off both from beneath and above.įurthermore, as Heartland explorers go in search of their cities, few return with stories of strange beings - Dwarf but not Dwarf, dark of skin and red of eye, murderous and powerful, it is said that the Heartlands are but a facade for what lie beneath.ĭwarven culture is structured around reverence of their mortal Dwarven Lords, and their King who rules from the Mithril Hall. The war would not be over, however-the fall of Voraghamanthar was a harsh blow to the previously divided Dragonkin, and seeing one of their kind slain would lead many to ally for the total destruction of their creation. It is said that at his funeral pyre, Hood himself appeared to retrieve his soul-the two embraced as old friends. Where it fell its black blood enthralled the land-thrusted it into the nightmare-scape now known as Adar.īaelor died during the fall, though his body was retrieved and he was honored as the First Dwarven King. It fell into the lands of Endor, home of the Faerin. The creature was so massive that some suggested it to be visible from the Heartland as a dark raven that eclipsed the sun. The beast was slain at the hands of Baelor, who had clipped its wings and rode the creature west out of Valfothr. The fall of the black dragon Voraghamanthar is perhaps one of the most well recorded tales in history. Perhaps it was that hubris that led the fall of the first of their kind. In truth, it appeared that this young race would be obliterated by what amounted to Gods-and they almost were.It is said that nearly ALL Dwarves were slain the war that was said to be pointless, like a flea biting at the ankle. For the Second War in Heaven would start with the flourishing of Souls. Bear in mind that even the Aeytheri found themselves an equal in Dragonkind, existing in total war with them for millenia. The ideal slave sent instead of their Dragon masters who were bound to the North. It was originally thought they used some sort of magic to achieve their attacks, but in reality, their powerful bodies and short stature made them perfect tunnelers. The Dwarf first appeared in the South as raiders-rising from the earth to sack highways and raze cities, ignoring fortifications and disappearing into the earth as quickly as they came. If this interpretation of the soul is to be believed, then it isn't a far stretch to claim that only the most ancient and powerful souls are found within the vessels of the Dwarf. Stitched within are the threads of every life its ever inhabited.
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It is said that a soul is an ancient thing. I knew I could not stop for Hood, so Hood must stop for me." - The Tale of Baelor the Dragonslayer, Chapter 13: The Fall of Voraghamanthar the Black 'No mother', said I, 'I must leave the den this day'. "I knew I could not stop for Hood, for his hounds called to me as a bitch calls her pup.