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'''Dwarves''' are stout little [[fellows]] with a fondness for [[gold]] and [[ale]]. | '''Dwarves''' are stout little [[fellows]] with a fondness for [[gold]] and [[ale]]. | ||
== History == | |||
The dwarves claim to have been forged out of the very earth by their chief deity, Moradin All-father, who blew life into them with his bellows. | |||
They flourished before recorded history, leaving ruins and treasures of chthonic wonder. Ancient rune-hieroglyphs are carved into these ancient structures, but their meaning was lost during the First Dark Age. The earliest surviving chronicles date to the time of King [[Rangrim Shatterstone]], a semi-legendary king who united the fractious [[dwarven clans]] and drove the goblinoids out of the mountains of Eriar. Rangrim's existence is well-attested by the archeological record, but chronicles assign him implausible deeds like raising mountains, creating the [[Kharazar River]] after a night of drinking, and slaying evil gods and spirits. | |||
== Culture == | |||
"If you can call it that" - Her Majesty's Ambassador Enwen Aesar, soon to be violently ejected from her embassy to the Dwarven King. | |||