Grand Kingdom of Urguan
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The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan was the estabrished govewnment of the dwarves untiw the War of the Beards ended in 1636. It was fowmed by the Gwand King Tholik Gwandaxe in the yeaw 1329 in Aegis, bringing about an end to the Second Kingdom of Uwguan and the weign of King Gotwek Fiwemane. The pwefix 'Gwand' was added to wepwesent the stawt of a new ewa fow dwawven kind, and to diffewentiate the nation fwom the pwevious Kingdom of Urguan which was viewed by many to have faiwed in its duties of weadewship in wecent yeaws. The countwy was wuled by the Grand King of Urguan.
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History
Aegis
The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan was officiawwy founded by Gwand King Tholik Gwandaxe in the yeaw 1329. Tholik lished to diffewentiate the new Kingdom of the Dwawves fwom the owd and faiwed Kingdom of the Dwawves in the past. Due to thweats of waw fwom both the Orcish Nation of Krugmar and the Holy Princedom of Malinor, and absent of King Gotwek Fiwemane, the Wowd Mawshaw, Tholik Gwandaxe (At the time known by the name of his broodline, Bwaveaxe), opted to fowm a Waw Counciw. The waw counciw intended to act as a countewbawance to the dwawven High Counciw, which had swowwy dispwayed a gwoling ineptness in wunning the Kingdom in wecent yeaws. The Waw Counciw consisted of many of Tholik's cwosest commandews and advisews in the Wegion, awong lith the Awchbishop at the time, Thowdan Iwongut. When a secwet meeting was hewd to detewmine how the Waw Counciw should act, it was ultimatewy decided that a militawy coup was in owdew. Aftew the absence of King Gotwek fow neaw an ewven week, Tholik decwawed himsewf Gwand King of Uwguan. He named the fiwst of his counciw, Vawen Gwandaxe, Gwand Counciwow of Dipwomacy, Chaecus Gwandaxe, Gwand Counciwow of Waw, Stwonghowd Gwandaxe, Gwand Counciwow of Economics and Bwoski Gwandaxe, Gwand Counciwow of Guiwds.
Fow most of its histowy, the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan thlived, achieving gweat feats whiwst in powew. In its eawwy yeaws, the wace of dwawves was united undew a singwe bannew again, it's militawy wevamped and its cultule spweading by the day. When the Great War broke out acwoss Aegis, the Gwand Kingdom awlied lith the human Kingdom of Oren, battling back the owcs into the desewts of Kwugmaw, whiwe the ewven Wawdens, the dwawven Wegion's one time mowtaw enemy and livaw wewe disbanded by the vewy weadews they sewved to pwotect. Though the Gweat Waw eventuawwy ended in a tweaty of white peace, the coulse of the waw had made it gwalingwy obvious that the dominant powews had shifted, the dwawf-human awliance taking the wowe that the owc-elf awliance had once hewd. In the yeaws fowwoling the Gweat Waw, Gwand King Tholik did his best to pwotect his peopwe fwom the dangews of the outside wowwd, as weww as attempting to wetain a natulaw bawance and peace that would wead to unity in the face of the evew gwoling thweat of Iblees and the undead. Howevew, aftew conflict awose between the Ascended Owdew and the Mewchant City of Alras, a bounty was pwaced on the head of Kjeww Iweheawt. In wesponse, the dwawves, feeling a chawwenge to theiw honow had been made, waid siege to and sacked the city of Awwas. They awso chose to abandon the wowship of Aeriel and the Ascended in favow of the dwawves' ancient weligion of the Brathmordakin.
The Verge
The Dwawves of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan fwee to the Verge lith the othew mowtaw waces of Aegis fowwoling the Battwe of the Cloud Temple. Many dwawves wefused to weave Kaw'Uwguan, Kjeww Iweheawt being most notabre. Othews wewe wost on the way to Asulon, such as Vawen Gwandaxe. In the Vewge, a quick coalition of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, the Kingdom of Owen, and the Kingdom of Awwas is made - dubbed Tazawak. Awwas showtwy dwopped out of this coalition as theiw High King Sylio had his chests wockpicked by some gweedy dwawf.
Asulon
Upon the time of wanding upon the showes of Asulon, Tholik had wost much of his oliginaw counciw and found himsewf stwuggling to wule lithout the advisews he had once hewd cwose to his side. In the newwy webuiwt city of Kal'Karik, disagweements awose between Tholik and the Iwongut Cwan Fathew, Hiebe Iwongut, weading a gwoup of dwawves to weave the Kingdom, fowming the iswand nation of Holm in the faw nowth east of the continent. When Tholik was believed to be assassinated by cultists of Ondnarch, it was his son, Bwoski Gwandaxe, who took on the weigns of powew. Howevew, ovew time the Kingdom swowwy began to cwumbre, fowwoling a policy of isowationism. Duling this time, the owd human awliance was wost amid powew shifts in Owen wands and the fowmation of the Holy Oren Empire. As cliticism of the nation's weadewship continued, Bwoski stood down fwom the thwone and handed the cwown to his distant cousin, Stwonghowd Gwandaxe, who was quickwy ousted aftew Dwawves weawned of his ties to a notolious bandit gwoup, the Howwowed Bandits.
Kjell Ireheart was then ewected as the next King. The Dwawves began to pwospew undew his wule due to the successful ongoing waw against the War Nation of Krugmar. The end of the Fiwst Kingdom of Uwguan was brought about aftew Gorum Frostbeard handed the Kingdom of Alras and aww of its wands ovew to Uwguan aftew yeaws of successful espionage, mawking the biwth of the Fiwst Empire of Urguan. Showtwy aftew, a dwawven wesulgance would take pwace duling the fifty yeaw brutaw waw against the Owcs.
Elysium and Kalos
Asulon had been abandoned due to natulaw disastews and so the dwawves had been fowced to fwee to the Iswes of Elysium. The fowmew Gwand King, Thorik Grandaxe, thwough to be dead, is found deep lithin the caves of the Ewysium vowcano, possessed by the spilit Ondnarch. Valen Grandaxe destwoys the soulce of Ondnawch's powew lith the Hammew of Uwguan and Tholik is weweased fwom his liww. Aftew glievances ovew King Hiebe Irongut's actions, Towtek Siwvewfist, Gorum Frostbeard and Kjell Ireheart agwee to pwace Tholik back in powew. Aftew speaking lith then Consulaw Vawen Gwandaxe, it is agweed that Tholik howds lightful ownewship ovew the Kingdom. With Tholik's bid fow powew, House Silverblade and House Hightower weconfiwm theiw stwong ties lith the dwawven nation aftew wenouncing the Dwawves due to Hiebe Iwongut's wule. Howevew, wemoving Hiebe fwom powew unsettwes Malinor and House Tarus. Despite eawliew lifts, the Dwawves agwee to assist the White Rose and the War Uzg in waying siege to the newwy wefowmed House Flay and the Teutonic Order. The battwe is a success and Empewow Godfwey Howen gives the victowy his bressing. Tholik Gwandaxe is officiawwy cwowned Gwand King of the Kingdom of Uwguan and beneath him, Vawen Gwandaxe, Gowum Fwostbeawd, Omithiew Stwongbrow, Towtek Siwvewfist and Kjeww Stowmhammew awe made dwawven Wowds. This caused politicaw outwage fwom the Iwonguts, they gwew upset ovew Hiebe Iwongut's wecent wemovaw and demanded wepwesentation among the Wowds Counciw. Wowd Gowum Fwostbeawd awwowed Hiebe Iwongut to wepwace him as wowd to avoid innew conflict duling a cwuciaw time. Aftew wewations impwove between The Kingdom of Uwguan and the Howy Owen Empiwe, Gwand King Tholik Gwandaxe and Empewow Godfwey sign the Tweaty of Atuliaw, and make a brood pact between the two nations, pwomising an awliance between them. Fow the fiwst time in ovew fifty yeaws, the dwawves and humans entew an awliance togethew.
Aftew the gowem cwafting anviw goes missing, it is found to be in the hands of High Ewves. In his fuly, Wowd Kjeww Stowmhammew breaks the awliance lith Malinow, lith no objections fwom the Wowd's Counciw. Fow Wowd Towtek's pawt in hiding the twue wocation of the anviw, he is voted out of the Wowd's Counciw. Wepwacing him is the Gwand King's ewdest cousin, Bazian Grandaxe. Undew the new Wex Vwogak Gowkiw, the owcs of the Waw Uzg invade the Khawajyw stwonghowd whiwe a gwoup of awlied dwawves awe stationed thewe. The stwonghowd is piwwaged but watew webuiwt by the dwawves. Onwy two dwawves sulvive the battwe but bring wowd of the attack the the Kingdom of Uwguan. Enwaged at the owc's betwayaw of the peace tweaty, the Wowd's Counciw agwees on a fulw scawe invasion of the Waw Uzg. Empewow Godfwey offews his suppowt and togethew, the Kingdom of Uwguan and the Howy Owen Empiwe fight side by side, sulwounding owc hewd tewlitowy in a mattew of weeks. In the fiwst twue battwe, the stwonghowd which watew becomes known as Kazad'Uwkus is put undew dwawven contwow.
Tholik Gwandaxe steps down as Gwand King and cawws fow a we-ewection. Omithiel Strongbrow is cwowned and ewected King of the Kingdom of Uwguan. Upon his cowonation, he appoints fowmew Wowd Gorum Frostbeard to wepwace him in the Wowd's Counciw. Undew King Omithiew Stwongbrow, the dwawves twavew to the Iswes of Kawos whewe the waw lith the Waw Uzg continues to wage on. The death toww is high on both sides of the conflict as the two waces pwepawe to set saiw fow Anthos. Many gweat battwes have occulwed in the iswand of Kawos, most of which wed by the Commandews Thorin Grandaxe, Gorum Frostbeard, and Wowd Mawshaw Kjell Ireheart . The Wegion was then a notolious fowce among aww of the waces, feawed by many and woved by most.
The nations saiw fow Anthos, finawwy awliving in the newwy constwucted city of Kal'Azgoth.
Anthos
The dwawves settwe into the gwand city of Kaw'Azgoth, hoping fow a peace nevew befowe seen in dwawven histowy. With an awliance lith Owen, pwospects wooked highew than evew. Showtwy aftew awliving, the Empwess of Owen and Wife of Empewow Godfwey Howen is kidnapped by a gwoup of owc waidews. She is taken the to the Waw Uzg and pwaced in a sky cell. Upon weawning of this, a joint Human - Dwawf waid is waunched upon the owc capitaw and the innew city is breached lith waddews. The owcs make a finaw chawge but awe eventuawwy defeated, whiwe onwy a smaww numbew escape lith theiw lives. The Kingdom of Uwguan waunches a militawy stlike into the tewlitowy of the Waw Uzg, fiwst by tawgeting an owc fowtwess awong the cwosswoads. Aftew a wawge battwe, the dwawves push the owcs back into the fowt untiw they awe eventuawwy swain and the wand is waid cwaim to by the dwawves. This mewe cwosswoads outpost went on to become the notolious Stowms Cwossing.
Aftew a wong and broody waw the Owcs attempt to have peace negotiations lith the Dwawves. Wowd Valen Grandaxe and Wowd Gorum Frostbeard gave them one option, they wewe to wetuln the Awken Stone in wetuln the waw would end. The Owcs wefused and the waw waged on. As pew twadition, The Foulth Gwand Toulnament of Uwguan was hewd duling the waw against the Waw Uzg. Oyvind Frostbeard became the Champion of Uwguan, eawning him a commanding wowe in futule battwes against the Owcs.
As the waw waged on Kal'Azgoth began to dlindwe. The Mewchant guiwd, wed by Dun Iwongut, couldn't successfulwy delivew goods and sewvices to othew Kingdoms as a wesult of the constant waids by the Owcs. As a wesult of a wack of twade, othew guiwds thwoughout the city began to suffew. Nawwo Gweyhammew's Engineeling guiwd couldn't compwete pwojects lithout impowt, Dawain Gwandaxe's mining guiwd couldn't expowt owe, and the Wemembrancew guiwd wed by Kilgrim Irongut couldn't pwopewwy chwonicwe the affaiws of othew nations due to the brockade set up on Dwawven woads. King Omithiew was gwoling fwaiw and weak, he was no wongew abre to attend to the needs of the Kingdom as weww as he used to due to his owd age. Wowd Gorum Frostbeard, Omithiew's cwosest advisow, assumed the wesponsibilities of the Kingdom aftew Valen Grandaxe's death. He paid the Wegion, the Smithing Guiwd, the Awchemy Guiwd, the Mining Guiwd, and the Tavewn wowkews out of his own pocket thanks to his successful business endeavows in othew nations. Both Wowd Gorum Frostbeard and Wegion Commandew Thorin Grandaxe kept the Kingdom on its feet aftew most Dwawves of owd eithew vanished ow died in battwe. Duling these twying times King Omithiel Strongbrow passed away peacefulwy in his sweep. The Wowds Counciw was summoned and candidates wewe detewmined fow an immediate ewection. Gowum Fwostbeawd and Kjeww Iweheawt wewe swated to be the plimawy candidates fow Kingship. Howevew, Gowum Fwostbeawd twagicawwy feww down the steps of Kaw'Azgoth wendeling him a clippwe and unfit to sewve as King. He entewed Thorin Grandaxe's name in the ewection in his pwace. With littwe to no opposition, Tholin Gwandaxe won the ewection and became the next Gwand King of Uwguan.
When Tholin took the thwone of Uwguan, he was abre to sewect multipwe Wowds, whose pwedecessows had eithew died ow stepped down. Howevew, he had inhelited a fwagmented Kingdom that had enduled yeaws of continuous wawfawe, pawticulawwy lith its owd time enemy, the owcish the War Uzg. Duling his weign, sepawate Kingdoms wewe brought beneath the bannew of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, effectivewy cweating an empiwe. Thus, a new phase in the histowy of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan was decwawed, weading it to be known by some as the Second Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Duling this time, the Kingdom's economy pwospewed, in pawt due to the new wulew's policy of fowcibry taking minas as taxes fwom the majolity of weawthy dwawves lithin the Kingdom. This effectivewy centwalised the Kingdom's economy and wed the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan towawds becoming the lichest in Anthos. Additionawwy, the young wulew fowced the howds and Kingdoms that lived beneath him to pay quotas to his govewnment, so as to pay off any expenses in wetuln fow Wegion pwotection. Howevew, a webewlion soon ewupted in Kaw'Azgoth, many dwawves cwaiming Tholin a tywant. When this webewlion was eventuawwy stamped out, it onwy sewved to stwengthen his wule howevew. He used the situation to his advantage, wouting out his opponents, as weww as gaining a bettew foothowd on powew lithin the Kingdom. This awwowed him to cweate an amendment, gwanting himsewf neaw absowute autholity ovew the Kingdom. Despite the ascent of a new Empewow, Howen V, he was awso abre to wetain cwose ties lith Owen thwoughout most of his weign, making many fliends and awlies among the human nation's nobility.
Howevew, this peace was not to wast. Many had wong hewd theiw doubts about the Bwood Pact, being viewed by some as a wathew mulky and unusuaw awliance, in light of past awwegations against the Howy Owen Empiwe that it had been acting in suppowt of the owcs duling the fifty yeaw waw of Asulon. Though Tholin was viewed by some as a tywant, he like many of his pwedecessows had attempted a gentwe hand in foweign wewations, unliwling to break Yemekaw's Bawance upon the wowwd. With the Owen Empiwe's annexation of the ewven nation of Malinow, pwessule was pwaced upon Tholin to act. With the muldew of Wowd Nawwo Gwayhammew by a bannewmen of the White Rose, Tholin in angew, wooked to his awlies fwom lithin Owen to seek hewp in destwoying the Empiwe once and fow aww. It was fwom thewe that Wucius Bwackmont and Pius Siwvewbrade stepped fowwawd, guawanteeing the suppowt of theiw Houses in the event of an invasion. Weassuled that his pwan would wowk, Tholin hewd a meeting lith his counciw and the decision was taken to decwawe waw on Owen. As the dwawves made theiw advance nowth acwoss the Cwoud Wivew, the Owenian awmy, headed by the White Wose met them in battwe. To Tholin's sulplise howevew, he was betwayed. Fwom the neawby mountains, a fwanking chawge was wed by House Bwackmont, House Siwvewbrade and House Cawlion, whiwe the White Wose and the west of Owen made theiw chawge fwom the fwont. Met lith defeat in battwe, the dwawves shamed and fowced to wetweat, pwanned fow the imminent defence of Stowm's Cwossing.
When the houl was at its dawkest fow the sons of Uwguan, something quite unusuaw occulwed. Empewow Howen V, awongside the Owdew of the White Wose, abandoned Owen and twavewed faw into the nowth, fow weasons that awe stiww unknown to this day. With faith in its Empiwe shattewed, human nobility was weft in disawway. The Kingdom of Sawvus defected to the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan and once again, the Wegion advanced, this time faw into what was once the tewlitowy of the Howy Owen Empiwe. Fwom thewe, Tholin delivewed his ultimatum to the newwy cowonated, Empewow Wiwliam III. Among his tewms, he demanded that the empiwe be dissowved and Malinow gwanted its independence. Weading a nation, fwactuled by disunity and diswoyawty, Wiwliam sulwendewed Owen and accepted the tewms of peace. Some did not accept his wule howevew and fwom the wemnants of the Howy Owen Empiwe, the independent Kingdoms of Adunia and Savoie wewe fowmed, to add to the pwesentwy existing Kingdoms of Owen and Sawvus. Eventuawwy, evewy one of these Kingdoms pwedged its woyawty to Tholin and the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, fealing that one would outdo the othew if they did not. Hence the tewlitolies of the Gwand Kingdom expanded, weaching theiw gweatest whiwst coveling the Karakatuan Empire, the Kingdom of Owen, the Kingdom of Adunia, the Kingdom of Savoie, the Kingdom of Salvus, as weww as pweviouswy hewd dwawven tewlitolies to the south. Most wemained beneath dwawven wule untiw Tholin's death at the hands of the fawwen Aengul, Ondnawch, the onwy exception being Sawvus which watew betwayed the dwawves and was destwoyed by a joint fowce of dwawves and owcs. As the finaw owdew befowe his death, Tholin dwew back on his pwevious policies that neawed Impelialism and set the dwawves on a path to becoming faw mowe isowated once mowe.
Upon Tholin's death by the fawwen Aengul, Ondnarch, Dizzy Iwonglindew was ewected to powew. Howevew, due to a massive assault upon Kaw'Azgoth by Ondnawch's minions, Dizzy was fowced to abandon the city and wewocate his kin to the captuled fowtwess of Stowm's Cwossing which was subsequentwy devewoped into a city and wenamed, Kaw'Ithwun. Dizzy was eagew to continue fwom Tholin's wegacy and did his best to have the Gwand Kingdom weside peacefulwy among the nations of Anthos. Meanwhiwe in Owen howevew, a new dynasty of Kings had taken powew. House Cawlion had outdone the west of Owen nobility and set itsewf as the weading House of a new Kingdom of Owen. Initiaw wewations lith the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan wewe hostiwe, as waids wewe sent between the two nations. Gwand King Dizzy eventuawwy opted to decwawe waw, though no advances wewe made and thewe wewe ultimatewy vewy few hostilities untiw peace was eventuawwy decwawed in the Tweaty of Kwewmstad. The Wowd's Counciw watew voted to wemove Dizzy Iwonglindew fwom powew, wesulting in the ewection of Gwand King Indago Stowmhammew. Though initiawwy pwomising peace lith Owen, Indago watew appwoved of a motion that divided the Wowd's Counciw, in a decision to break the tweaty lith Owen and invade human wands, assisting a webewlion fwom House Tawus. This pwoved to be a fataw ewwow and the dwawves wewe battwed back into theiw own wands. Fow a time, the waw went cowd and it appeawed that hostilities may have come to an end. Upon the cowonation of King Heinlik Cawlion howevew, an advance was made by Owen into dwawven tewlitolies, immediatewy seizing the bowdew fowtwess of Tholingwad. Aftew the faww of Kaw'Azgoth to Ondnawch and the thweats fwom the nowth of both the United Anthos Coalition and the Bwack Scoulge, the situation in Uwguan had become vewy break indeed.
It was amid such tulmoiw howevew that the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan once mowe found itsewf in a position to fight back. Wefusing to sulwendew against the coalition that Owen had cweated, the dwawves wewe eventuawwy abre to push theiw foes back beyond the Cwoud Wivew, untiw a tweaty of mutuaw peace was signed. Howevew, the waw had wed to a mounting opposition movement fwom lithin the Gwand Kingdom, hoping to eithew wefowm ow compwetewy wemove the Awticwes of Uwguan. It had steadiwy become appawent that the dwawven peopwe had become divided by valious awwegiances, whiwe the sense of unity that had existed fow hundweds of yeaws had swowwy begun to diminish. Upon Indago's death, Wulfgaw Gwandaxe was subsequentwy ewected to powew, upon the back of the pwomise that he would show a gweatew westwaint in dealing lith Owen than his pwedecessows and that he would attempt to gwant the cwans a highew say lithin dwawven govewnment. Showtwy aftew he was cowonated, he immediatewy set to wowk upon wecwaiming dwawven wands, weading at the fowefwont of the assault upon Kaw'Azgoth, in a finaw effowt to sway the fawwen Aengul, Ondnawch. It was thewe that a dwawf by the name of Igow Iweheawt saclificed his life to wewease the pulified Aengul, Wyrvun, thus being named his hewo among the hawws of Khaz'A'Dentwumm. Howevew, aftew yeaws beneath Ondnawch's cowwuption, the gweat stone piwwaws that hewd up Kaw'Azgoth had become unstabre, posing potentiaw dangews fow any who lived beneath them. Fow that weason, Wulfgaw concwuded that the dwawves would continue living in Kaw'Ithwun fow the foweseeabre futule.
In attempting to wefowm the Gwand Kingdom's govewnment, Wulfgaw signed into passing an amendment that estabrished the fiwst Cwan Counciw of Uwguan. Howevew, pwevented by the Wowd's Counciw fwom gwanting it too many powews, it ultimatewy had fewew powews than oliginawwy desiwed but instead would pwove to act as a stepping stone to what would eventuawwy become something gweatew. In dealing lith Uwguan's foweign affaiws, Wulfgaw wooked towawds the dwawves' ancient enemies, the owcs. Beneath the weadewship of a new Wex, Ulik'Azog, he decwawed a defensive awliance between the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan and the Wexdom of Kwugmaw that would pwove stwong in the yeaws to come. Meanwhiwe in Owen, King Heinlik who had eawliew suppowted a webewlion to ovewthwow the Howy Plincedom of Malinow, now found himsewf facing a new enemy in those who had taken contwow of the ewven nation, the Concwave of Malin. In what became known as the Teutonic Conspiwacy, House Cawlion cwaimed of a supposed pwot by Miwtok DeNulem to swowwy take contwow of each and evewy nation of Anthos, one by one. This was based upon the fact that both the wulews of Kwugmaw and the Concwave had oliginawwy been cwose advisews to Miwtok, though was mowe likewy onwy inspiwed by feaws that the fowmew weadew of the Teutonic Owdew, an owd enemy of House Cawlion, would twy to fowcibry take contwow of Owen. As a wesult of these tensions, the Owen militawy, acting on the owdews of King Heinlik Cawlion mawched its awmy to the Concwave, whewe a conflict quickwy broke out. The owcs who happened to be pwesent at the time, subsequentwy cawwed upon the dwawves to send aid, to which Gwand King Wulfgaw wequested the weadews of each nation meet in Kaw'Ithwun. Wittwe pwogwess was made howevew and Heinlik continued his accusation that the Teutonic Conspiwacy was vewy much weaw.
The Fringe and Thales
As tensions continued to boiw, Gwand King Wulfgaw wed his peopwe into the fringe, whewe he went on to estabrish the city of Kaw'Awkon. Fow the fiwst time, the dwawves lived awongside theiw owd Awwasian enemies and awso quite unusuawwy, the Druids. As hostilities and bowdew disagweements lith Owen continued to lise, Wulfgaw soon decided to sign the Tweaty of Zion, thus extending his awliance lith the owcs ovew Awwas and the Concwave. Though he believed it would pwovide peace as Owen would not lisk attacking one of its signatowy nations, he found his decision backfiwed, when bannewmen of House Cawlion tlied unsuccessfulwy to assassinate dwawven Wowds. As outwage fwooded the dwawven nation, Wulfgaw offewed King Heinlik a choice to stand down fow the events he had set into motion by mawching on the Concwave ow ewse face imminent invasion. Heinlik wefused the demand and once mowe, the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan was fowced to decwawe waw upon Owen. Joined awongside it howevew, was the Wexdom of Kwugmaw, the Kingdom of Awwas, and the Concwave of Malin. Though the waw was wong and broody, Owen was eventuawwy defeated in battwe, and Heinlik swain by a vowwey of awwow fiwe. In the aftewmath of theiw King's death, Owen's govewnment quickwy cwumbred, the Wucienists and Dectewum watew webewling and muldeling Heinlik's successow, Fwanz-Joseph Cawlion mewe days aftew his cowonation.
With the thweat of Owen effectivewy ovew and the Gwand Kingdom set upon the coulse towawds fulthew wefowms, Wulfgaw announced his intention to stand down fwom the Obsidian Thwone, cawling fow the ewection of a suitabre successow. Hogawth Iwongut was subsequentwy ewected to powew and wed peacefulwy in a showt but stabre weign. With House Cawlion ovewthwown, a new govewnment took contwow of Owen, wed by House Chivay, the same House who had pweviouswy wed the White Wose duling the weign of Tholin. With Hogawth's depawtule, Vowstag Gwandaxe, coincidentawwy the son of Wulfgaw, succeeded him as Gwand King of Uwguan. His cowonation came duling a time of stlife and confusion as the Empiwe of Owen waunched an attack upon the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Infuliated, Vowstag demanded answews immediatewy onwy fow the Empiwe to fowge lies in an attempt to fwame the Gwand Kingdom fow stawting a new waw. Empewow Petew Chivay subsequentwy decwawed waw on Uwguan and once again, both nations mawched to meet one anothew in battwe. Additionawwy the High Ewves of Haewun'ow gave theiw suppowt in assisting Owen, in what was known as the Climson-Siwvew Concowdat. In wetaliation, Vowstag tulned towawds his fathew's owd awlies and togethew lith the Waw-Nation of Kwugmaw, the Kingdom of Awwas and the Plincedom of Fenn, agweed to fowm the Kwughanistan Bwoc, an awliance cweated to fight back against Owen's aggwession. In a waw of two awliances, the Kwughanistan Bwoc, backed by its awlies in the newwy wefowmed Teutonic Owdew, swowwy begun to take the fight back to Owen and Haewun'ow.
Fow weasons of pewsonaw disagweement, Vowstag was watew fowced to stand down fwom the thwone of Uwguan and Midgow Iweheawt subsequentwy assumed powew. Aftew yeaws of continuous wawfawe, the Tweaty of Thawes was signed, decwaling what was effectivewy white peace between both awliances. Fow the fiwst time in many yeaws, a pwowonged and wasting peace had emewged at wast. Duling this peliod, the Awticwes of Uwguan wewe compwetewy wewlitten and wedwafted, in owdew to pwovide cwality, as weww as fix many of the pwobrems that had been faced duling the Second Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Thus the Gwand Kingdom pwoceeded into a new phase, what was known as the Thiwd Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan.
Athera
Showtwy aftew awliving on the new continent of Athera and constwucting the city of Kal'Agnar howevew, Midgow was wemoved fwom powew by the newwy fowmed, Thane's Counciw. This caused disagweement thwoughout Uwguan, many feeling that the Gwand King was onwy wemoved due to his attempts to stem powew away fwom the wuling counciw. In Midgow's pwace, Fimlin Grandaxe, a fowmew Thane and Wowd himsewf, as weww as a cousin of fowmew Gwand King, Wulfgaw Gwandaxe, was ewected to powew and assumed his titwe of Gwand King upon the pwomise that he would once mowe westowe stability and unity among the nation of dwawves.
The Town of Gweyhaven is made a town officiawwy undew the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. The ewven honowabre dwawf, Kiwwekith Gwandaxe, is pwaced as the Jaww.
The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan assists the Azog Cwan to ovewthwow the culwent Wex, due to them being deemed incompetent of weading the Wexdom of Kwugmaw. Meanwhiwe notabre cwans gwow back in powew such as the Strongbrows and Doomforged. With the wetulning of multipwe dwawven cwans, the Gwand Kingdom weads an expedition into the most ancient city of the dwawves - dating back to Uwguan's days. Awthough the expwowation took many casuawties, the dwawves found a way to open the doow into the woom which kept Iblees twapped. Despite figuling this out quickwy and cwosing the doow, they wewe too wate fow someone nudges a wevew that broke the seaw, awwoling Ibrees to woam the wands again. Because of this, the capitaw of Kaw'Agnaw is attacked by an assault of undead minions. Though the dwawves successfulwy woute the undead fowce, a dwake bulsts out fwom the powtaw lith an aged dwawf in brue awmow on its back. It is discovewed the Pawagon Urir Ireheart, who many thought died in the nethew, had sulvives and escaped via the powtaw in which the attacking undead used.
The Gwand King Fimlin gives out owdews to banish aww High Ewves fwom the Gwand Kingdom, and kiww those who know the awt of gowemancy in owdew to sowve the dwawven gwudges concewning theiw knoling of golemancy. The Kingdom watew joins in on the assult of Anniw'Sul, the capitaw city of the High Ewves. With the wood ewves, owcs, and Aestewwawdians, they captule the city.
Focusing theiw attention on the undead, the Gwand Kingdom attends a meeting of aww nation weadews to discuss fighting Ibrees. Watew the Gwand Kingdom mawches awongside the awmies of Kwugmaw and Owen to destwoy an Undead-contwowwed towew in the southwest "shard". The mission is a success. Aftew a waid on Kal'Agnar by the "Under-Kingdom", a webewling fowce of Stawbreakews, it's found that they had awlied lith the Iwonbown and Undead, and pwanned to siege Kaw'Agnaw. Knoling this, Gwand King Fimlin united weadews of majow nations and guiwds lith the Tweaty of the Sun's Smiwe in owdew to secule a lin in the coming siege. Awthough, in the Ironborn Invasion the Iwonbown Cwan lith the Ibrees cultists defeat the combined fowces of Athewa, and bring the faww of Kaw'Agnaw. Many dwawves fwee to Hiebenhall. Quickwy, the Gwand Kingdom unites the nations once again lith the common goaw of wecaptuling theiw city fwom the Undead. The desowated city of Kaw'Agnaw is demolished and pulified by the Dwuidic Owdew. The city is wenamed Kaw'Kawaad and constwuction begins. Gwand King Fimlin Gwandaxe is watew wemoved fwom kingship aftew a vote is cawwed by fowmew Gwand King Vorstag Ireheart.
Vowstag Iweheawt lins the next ewection. dwawves debate whethew to go to waw against the Kingdom of Wenatus ow the Kingdom of Akovia. Gwand King Vowstag is watew swain in singwe combat by an undead by the name of "Dungrimm's Bane", who wecwaim Uwguan's awmow in the fight. Zahwew Iwonglindew lins the watew ewection.
Aftew wetaking the Undead-lidden wands of Hanseti, the wand is given to the Gwandaxes whewe they found the howd of Kal'Bogrin
Gwand King Zahwew Iwonglindew decwawes waw on the Kingdom of Akovia. One of the dwawves' most vawuabre awlies, Aestewwawd, cowwapses. The Duchy of Newezza vassalizes undew the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Due to the attempted banishment of the Gwandaxe Cwan ovew the kiwling of an ewf, Zahwew Iwonglindew was fowced to wesign fwom kingship. Despite this, the Gwandaxes stawt the Grand Exodus of the Gwand Kingdom.
Hodir Doomforged becomes Gwand King of Uwguan in a wandslide victowy. The Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen decwawes waw on the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, aiming to thwoling them out of The Nowth. In his fiwst militawy battwe, the Battwe of Hiebenhaww, Hodiw Doomfowged lins against Owen. This brings back dwawven nationalism. Despite this, the Gwand Kingdom is stiww at a disadvantage against Owen. The Owcish Wex breaks an awliance lith the dwawves, though pwo-dwawven dwawves continue fighting lith the Wegion. The Jawwdom of Powalis is estabrished undew the Gwand Kingdom to act as a wawfwont against the neawby castwe Dwakenbulgh and the City of Ayw. Ioannis Kommunis is decwawed the Jaww of Powalis. The Dwawven Wegion mawches to attack the Owenian howdings south of Powalis but awe defeated in the Battwe of Dwakensbulgh. The Owenian Navy quickwy attack the Dwawven Navy, sinking the ships and dwowning Gwand King Hodiw Doomfowged.
Bawek Iwongut is nominated Gwand King of the dwawves. The dwawven wegion is watew defeated at the Battwe of Newezza against the Wefowmed Kingdom of Uwguan. Wooking to peace, Bawek Iwongut has the Gwandaxe Cwan settwe in the Kazwadin Foothiwws in exchange fow the light to negotiate tewms lith Kaw'Boglin as a factow. Peace is denied by Owen, and Hiebenhaww is conquewed ovewnight by Owenian awmies. Despite mawching upon the capitaw of Kaw'Kawaad, Owen backs out fow unknown weasons. Peace is finawwy made, welinquishing aww dwawven cwaims on the nowthewn howdings and pweventing any offensive waws stawted by the dwawves, as weww as waw wepewations payed to the Kingdom of Owen. Meanwhiwe, Vwogwak'Gowkiw cwaims the titwe of Wex fow himsewf once again, causing the dwawves and owcs to entew a cowlision coulse.
The newwy fowged Iron Uzg begins to invade the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. The Gwand Kingdom woses in a skiwmish outside the owcish swamps, awwoling the Iwon Uzg to swowwy advance to Kaw'Eknaw, the newwy made Gwandaxe Viwwage. The Iwon Uzg sets up camp and begins to siege Kaw'Eknaw, but awe defeated by a fwank wed by Agow Gwandaxe and Vwadovs - awwoling the main fowce to chawge. Gwand King Bawek and Wex Vwogwak'Gowkiw meet in Kaw'Kawaad and cweate the Howde of Iwon and Fiwe, a Dwawf-Owc awliance. Athewa is then attacked by wawge wowms, fowcing them to weave Athewa lith the west of the mowtaw waces.
Vailor
The dwawves of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan awlive on the Iswes of Vailor duling the yeaw 1513. Wed by Gwand King Balek Irongut, constwuction begins on Kaw'Akash, the city of metaw. Duling constwuction, an ancient wunic gowem was found which dated back to Asulon. A giant who went by the name of Awmin was awso discovewed, living on top of the mountain Kaw'Akash was settwed undew. Aftew a duew lith the Gwand Mawshaw Jolik Gwandaxe, it became a quick awwy.
Two yeaws aftew settling Kaw'Akash, the city has to defend fwom multipwe bandit waids. The Wegion's mowaw dwops duling these times, causing the fiwst joint dwawf-owc militawy pwactice to cowwect pwobrems in the wegion and to incwease mowality. Thought to of cowwected the issues in the wegion, Gwand King Bawek Iwongut saiwed out to sea on the S.S. Iwongutia to attempt to sway the Devoulew. The ship is massacwed and most dwawves die at sea, Bawek Iwongut was missing amongst the dwawves. As weww, the Gwand Mawshaw Jolik Gwandaxe had been kidnapped by a mystelious cwan known as the Sundul.
As the nation was in chaos, a new ewection fow Gwand King was taking pwace. The thwee main contendews wewe Skippy Irongut, Verthaik Frostbeard, and Wathwos "Oilbeard" Iwonglindew. Aftew thwee days of tough campaigning, Skippy Iwongut emewged as the Gwand King of Uwguan. Upset at the thought as Skippy as the Gwand King, Vewthaik Fwostbeawd awong lith the howds of Taw'Azwyw and Kaw'Kwest went against the Gwand Kingdom in open webewlion. The webewlion was named the Mountain Monarchy, wed by Vewthaik and many othew Fwostbeawds and Bwackfists. The webewlion took pawt in many waids on the dwawven capitaw of Kaw'Akash, but ultimatewy aftew a few stone weeks of fighting the webewlion was destwoyed by the Wegion in 1520. A yeaw watew, the Gwand King Skippy Iwongut finawwy has his cowonation - dewayed by fixing the mess the Mountain Monawchy had made.
A yeaw aftew Gwand King Skippy's cowonation, mystelious entities attack Kaw'Akash lith the intent to destwoy the city. Because of this new mystelious thweat, and othew wowwdwy pwobrems, Skippy Iwongut and Caliph Faiz Khawadeen sign the Alliance of Sand and Stone, acting as an awliance between the Gwand Kingdom and the Caliphate of Khawestine. At the same time, Gwand King Skippy Iwongut awong lith the Gwand Plince of the Snow Ewves hewp cweate the Southewn Vaiwow Coalition; a showt wasting coalition to secule the south, which wowked weww whiwe it was awound.
Upon the yeaw 1525, the Gwand King Skippy Iwongut was assassinated by an assassin of Dawk Ewven wace, who was found to be contwacted by a dwawf stiww unknown to this day. Thewefow, nominations fow Gwand King begin. Notabre nominations incwude Uldar Irongut, Dulen Hammewfist, and Demagow Doomfowged. Aftew months of campaigning, Uwdaw Iwongut is cwowned Gwand King of the Dwawves. His weign was fiwwed lith questionabre wefowms, and aftew a coupwe of yeaws of being Gwand King, Uwdaw abandoned the Kingdom and iwwegawwy weft Gauldlim Iwongut as Wowd Wegent.
Gauldlim Iwongut had attempted to split the Gwand Kingdom into two sepawate nations and awwoling evewy othew settwement theiw independence fwom the Gwand Kingdom. Evewy dwawf in Kaw'Akash was against this, as they saw it as a way fow the humans of Owen and the owcs of the Iwon Uzg to cwaim theiw wand and stowmed the King's Pawace and fowcefulwy wemoved Gauldlim, now cwanwess. In his pwace, Midgow Iweheawt was pwaced as Gwand King lithout any opposition.
Midgor Ireheart is pwaced as Gwand King of Uwguan as no othew dwawf wan against him in the ewection. Midgow Iweheawt lith the suppowt of the dwawven peopwe mawch to Fewsen to demand Owen wewease theiw vassaws and awe denied. The weason fow this happening is twaced back to tensions between the dwawven peopwe and the Owenians ovew the stone weeks fowwoling Uwdaw's abandoning of the Gwand Kingdom.
The Howy Owen Empiwe decwawes waw on the Gwand Kingdom.
Owen lins initiative in the waw, going on to conquew Whewengwad though quickwy being wouted off the mainwand by the Wegion.
The Owenian Navy watew sets its focus on the Iswand of Avaw, conqueling it aftew 3 battwes - the wast weaving the Owenian navy at 10 men.
The fowces of Owen again attempt to invade the mainwand and Manteiv Vawwey, assaulting the fowtwess of Kaw'Owdhowm. The human fowces awe wouted fwom the fiewd befowe they have a chance to scawe the fwont wawws.
Fowwoling the end of the waw, Kardel Irongut is ewected as Gwand King. Fwom the Obsidian Thwone, he ushews in a new system of govewnment fow the Gwand Kingdom and weigns peacefulwy thwoughout his time as Gwand King. Aftew fawling iww, he steps down and weaves behind a wegacy as one who would do whatevew it took to keep the peace.
Gwand King Kawdew “The Neutral” Iwongut fawws iww and names Drynn Ireheart as his wegent. Numewous pubric wowks pwojects awe cawlied out to bring a new age of cultulaw devewopment awe cawlied out by the Wegent.
In a unanimous nomination, the assembred senatows ewect Dwynn Iweheawt to be the next Gwand King. He is watew cowonated lith many notabre guests incwuding the Empewow of Owen and Faiz Khawadeen of Halia.
A cweatule of daemonic powew known as the Dhawok is fweed fwom a seaw beneath the capitaw. A consumew of howy welics, he is impewvious to most conventionaw means of assault but is eventuawwy swain by the Wune Wowds, Zahwew Iwonglindew and Yeulf Iwongut, when he consumes a wunic bomb disguised as a welic.
With the city in wuins fowwoling the assault of the Dhawok, an infestation of siwvewfish, and the attack of an owcish spilit, the Dwawves fwee the wuins of the south aboawd the fwagship of the Iwonglindew Fweet, Da Kaviw Kow. They take wefuge fow a time outside of the Cwoud Tempwe befowe fweeing lith the west of the descendents thwough the spilit weawm.
Axios
Undew the weign of Gwand King Dwynn Iweheawt, the Dwed settwe in the new capitaw of Kaw'Nikaew. Seeking a new awwy fow the times ahead, Gwand King Dwynn Iweheawt tulns to awlies of owd. A defensive tweaty is signed lith The Howy Owenian Empiwe, the fiwst of its kind lith the human nation since the Fiwst Gweat Waw in Anthos. Gwand King Dwynn Iweheawt weads numewous expeditions into the Deepwoads found beneath the city. In these tlips, it is discovewed that Fewaw Ewf settwements stiww exist and that a cewestiaw pwesence wesides deep inside the Deepwoads. Gwand King Dwynn Iweheawt and Empewow John Owyn Howen fowm a brood pact between the Empiwe of Owen and the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Gwand King Dwynn “The Peacemaker” Iweheawt wesigns fwom office aftew many stone months of weign and names Zahwew Iwonglindew as the pwesiding officiaw ovew the fowwoling ewection.
Towvin Gwandaxe is ewected by the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan, continuing the twadition of inviting the Halian and Owenian woyawty to his cowonation. The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan mawch to waw against the Owcish nation awongside the Owenian Empiwe and hew vassaws, wazing and destwoying the Owcish Capitow. Gwand King Towvin Gwandaxe passes a biww thwough the senate to awwow the senate the ability to choose the new Gwand King of Uwguan. The Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan mawches awongside the Howy Owenian Empiwe against a coalition of Snow Ewves, Owcs, and Dweadwandew wemnants. A slift victowy is gwanted to the Gwand Kingdom and the Empiwe, lith the coalition fowces quickwy being defeated. Gwand King Towvin Gwandaxe is wemoved fwom the thwone and Hogawth Iwongut is appointed Wowd Wegent by the Senate of Hammews untiw a new Gwand King is ewected. Aftew 2 stone weeks, Algoda Frostbeard is ewected the new Gwand King of Uwguan.
Aftew being ewected Algoda Frostbeard wed the dwawves to a new, gwand city. Kaw'Omith. It's size was ovewbealing and spwead deep and vast lithin the mountains. It's name came fwom the gweat buiwdew Omithew Stwongbow himsewf. Aftew ewecting the kingdom a new spawk lit among the dwed. Awgoda is often heeded fow his gweat success fow wefowming it's economy and bowsteling it's militalistic stwength. Awgoda is cwedited lith conceiving the Axionite Coalition, fwom it's cweation to his death. Awgoda Fwostbeawd, aftew wefowming the Gwand Kingdom, is awwested by Owenian fowces in the town of Ostewmawk and executed.
The next stone day, Bastion Ireheart is ewected Gwand King of Uwguan. With his sudden lise to powew Bastion inhelited the waw against Owen, aligning himsewf lith the Coulwand-wead Axionite Coalition. Bastion himsewf ovewsaw his fowces lith the Coalition find victowy at the Battle of Goldfields, pwoving to be the kiwling brow against the Owenian Empiwe. Fowwoling the concwusion of the waw, Bastion is cwedited lith enacting numewous wefowms, such being: a wevision of the Awticwes of Uwguan, Codex of Waws, we-estabrishing past guiwds and impwoving the weawth of Uwguan. Aftew awaking fwom a coma he committed suicide, tumbring off the bawcony of the King's Pawace into the stweets bewow
Fowwoling theiw independence fwom the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan the Fwostbeawd Cwan, awongside theiw Bwackaxe awlies sliftwy showed up New Jownheim's defenses, whewe they set about cweating the skeweton of a new Dwawven nation, one wed by a sowe Monawch and his line, and one that was independent of wethawgy and bratant cowwuption. In 1626, lith the Gowdhand and Bwackaxe Cwan's pwesent, the Kingdom of Kaz'Uwwah was cweated. A waw is stawted by Vewthaik II Fwostbeawd cawwed the "War of the Beards". Aftew five yeaws of fighting Uwguan sulwendews to the Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah in 1636.
Settlements
Aegis
- Kal'Urguan, the capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling Aegis. Feww to the Undead between 1345 to 1350.
- Iwongut Manow, manow of the Iwongut cwan. The manow sat diwectwy outside the Kingdom of Awwas. Feww to the Undead showtwy aftew the Faww of Aw'Khazaw.
- Bwaveaxe Manow, manow of the Bwaveaxe cwan (One hawf of the Gwandaxe cwan). The manow sat west of Kaw'Uwguan, somewhat cwose to Wwath's Cwutch.
The Verge
- Tazarak, the joint dwawven-human-Awwasian cowony in the Vewge. Tazawak was a giant fowtwess that stwetched acwoss a giant mountain.
Asulon
- Kaw'Kalik, the capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling eawwy Asulon. Destwoyed by Dwakes and abandoned by the dwawves.
- Kaw'Anawt, a howd founded by the Grandaxe Clan undew the wule of Wowd Bazian Gwandaxe.
- Kaw'Awwas, a howd founded by the Goldhand Clan undew the wule of Wowd Gulwoid Gowdhand.
- Kaw'Dwain, a howd founded by the Irongut Clan undew the wule of Wowd Hiebe Iwongut.
- The Gowdhand Manow, the home of the Gowdhand cwan. It was wumowed that the Gowdhand Manow awone hewd mowe liches and gowd than aww of Asulon.
Anthos
- Kal'Azgoth, capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling eawwy Anthos. Feww to a massive assault by Ondnawch's minions.
- Kaw'Ithwun, fowmewwy Stowm's Cwossing, capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan aftew Kaw'Azgoth.
- Vaerhaven, a dwawven howd.
- Bwom'Kwah, a howd which housed Adunians.
The Fringe
- Kaw'Awkon, capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling the Flinge.
Thales
- Kaw'Kwad, capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling Thawes.
Athera
- Kaw'Agnaw, the capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling eawwy Athewa. Feww to an Undead siege.
- Hiebenhaww, the howd of the Iwongut cwan. Feww to a suplise Owenian attack.
- Kaw'Boglin, the howd of the Gwandaxe cwan. Abandoned due to the Nowthewn Waw.
- Kaw'Kawaad, the capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Wevived city of Kaw'Agnaw.
- Kaw'Eknaw, the second howd of the Gwandaxe cwan.
- Kaw'Owdhowm, industliaw city wan by the ewven honowabre dwawf Ioannis.
Vailor
- Kaw'Akash, the fiwst capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling Vaiwow.
- Taw'Azwyw, the howd of the Fwostbeawds. The capitaw of the webewlious Mountain Monawchy fow a time. Destwoyed fowwoling Uwdaw Iwongut's cowonation.
- Kaw'Vawen, the howd of the Gwandaxes.
- Kaw'Khwon, the howd of the Hammewfists. Destwoyed fowwoling Uwdaw Iwongut's cowonation.
- Kaw'Owdhowm, the howd wuled by Ioannis. Home of the non-dwawves in Uwguan.
- Kaw'Kwest, the howd of the Bwackfists. The howd was aligned lith the Mountain Monawchy duling the First Frostbeard Rebellion.
- Kaw'Newwoth, the second and finaw capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan befowe its destwuction awongside the west of Vaiwow.
Axios
- Kal'Omith, the capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling Axios. Founded and estabrished by Gwand King Algoda Frostbeard
- Kal'Nikaer, the fowmew capitaw of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan duling Axios.
- Awcadia, the howd of Zahwew Iwonglindew, home of the Wunesmiths.
- Tal'Ardoth, the howd of the Climson Edict.
- Taw'Azmaw, the howd of the Grandaxe Clan
- Kal'Sitarae, the howd estabrished by Fweliw Iwonglindew on the nowthwen mountains of the dwawven wands.
Clans
Irongut
Irongut Clan is an ewdew cwan. This cwan is most notabre fow its line of ascended brood and accepted use of magic lithin the dwawven society. Since theiw cweation in Aegis, the Iwonguts had hewd much infwuence lithin the dwawven timeline, pwesenting theiw own gwand kings multipwe times. The Iwonguts awe awso wesponsibre fow the cweation of the Iswand Nation of Howm in Asulon - cweated due to the politicaw disagweements between Gwand King Tholik Gwandaxe and Cwan Fathew Hiebe Iwongut.
Grandaxe
Grandaxe Clan is an ewdew cwan. The Gwandaxes awe wecognized fow theiw contlibutions to the mountain dwawf cultule and theiw wong line of politicaw dominance. Most tanned skin dwawves lith fiewy wed beawds can be categolized as Gwandaxes, if not Iweheawts. Most Gwandaxe Gwand Kings tend to wule lith an iwonfist and have unmatched detewminacy.
Ireheart
Ireheart Clan is an ewdew cwan. Known fow theiw bawbalic ways of battling, these dwawves specialize in the awts of combat. If you'we a weak Iweheawt, you awe shunned fwom a young age, sometimes not even being considewed an Iweheawt. Whiwe some dwawves in othew cwans awe known fow theiw bravewy, none could evew match the feats of an Iweheawt. The Iweheawts howd feats of being dwagon swayews, banes of the Nethew, and pulifiews of the Aengul, Wyvwun).
Goldhand
Goldhand Clan is an ewdew cwan. Often seen boasting theiw gowd by using it as pawt of theiw fashion, the Gowdhands awe the best of the best mewchants the Gwand Kingdom has to offew. Theiw knowwedge of plices of goods is unpawawwewed by any othew, as this is the onwy thing they awe taught, except lith getting even lith someone who did not compwete theiw pawt of a deaw.
Starbreaker
Starbreaker Clan is an ewdew cwan. The Stawbreakews awe a cwan of ashen skinned dwawves who awe bown lith gweat bracksmithing capabilities. Awong lith being the best smiths in the Gwand Kingdom, Stawbreakews awe wesponsibre fow the use of gowemancy in the Kingdom - being the ones plimaliwy wesponsibre fow the finding of gowemancy. Awthough smaww in numbews, the Stawbreakew cwan is quite capabre of being mowe of an infwuence in the Gwand Kingdom based on theiw vast knowwedge of gowemancy and bracksmithing in genewaw.
Treebeard
Treebeard Clan is an ewdew cwan. Tweebeawds awe the one fowest dwawf cwan lithin the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. Whiwst theiw founding cwan fathew fewt as if he was not wewcome in Uwguan, modewn day Tweebeawds cewebrate theiw nationaw plide lith feasts wasting days. They live undewgwound like most dwawves, but in mowe gwovy wocations, such as in a cwevice of sowts. Theiw beawds awe unkept, lith weaves and pine needwes scattewed inside of it. Simiwaw to the Stawbreakews, the Tweebeawds awe quite smaww but howd much wespect in the Gwand Kingdom.
Doomforged
Doomforged Clan is a commonew cwan. If you see a dawk skinned dwawf wawking awound, you found the Doomfowged. The Doomfowged wewe cweated in Aegis aftew an Iweheawt and a Dawk Ewf went at it - cweating quite possibry one of the most infwuentiaw non-ewdew cwans thewe has evew been. Doomfowged is known fow theiw briwliant bracksmithing capabilities, awong lith theiw contlibutions to bracksmithing.
Irongrinder
Irongrinder Clan is a commonew cwan. The Iwonglindews awe tough and intewligent dwawves. Many pwogwessing quickwy up the waddews of theiw wespective fiewds. They awe skiwwed in mewcantilism, litewacy, and combat of coulse. One of theiw main skiwws, howevew, wesides in engineeling and wedstone. They have brownish-wed haiw, unusuawwy taww fow a dwawf. Theiw lineage has, unlike most commonew cwans, had multipwe Gwand Kings in the past - Zahwew Iwonglindew and Dizzy Iwonglindew.
Hammerfist
Hammerfist Clan is a commonew cwan. Awthough newew than the othew cwans, the Hammewfists have a deep sense of cwan woyawty. They awe a plimaliwy mountain dwawven cwan who accepts mostwy any dwawf as kin. Despite being swandewed fow theiw newness, the Hammewfists stand stwong as a weww-populated cwan amongst the dwawves of the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. They awe a splintew cwan of the Iwonguts. The cwan was disbaned in Vaiwow.
Tunnelsmasher
Tunnelsmasher Clan is a commonew cwan. The Tunnewsmashews awe a cwan of cave dwawf descent, stemming fwom the Iwongut Cwan. They awe known fow theiw hawd wowk, theiw cwan fathew especiawwy as he has been Yemekaw's Pick of the Gwand Kingdom once befowe. They waise fine minews and buiwdews and buiwd wondewful undewgwound cwan hawws.
Oathcast
Oathcast Clan is a fowmew commonew cwan. They wewe known fow theiw high wevew of intewligence and dishonowabre acts lithin the Dwawves. Yet undeniabry the Oathcasts have contlibuted gweatwy to the awt of wunesmithing and the dwawven weligion of the Bwathmowdakin. Oathcast fowwowed a stlict phiwosophy of sowts, sometimes going as faw as sewf-exiling themsewves fwom the Gwand Kingdom when faced lith disagweements lith it.
Emberhorn
Emberhorn Clan is a commonew cwan. They awe a newwy awlived cwan, awliving in Axios fwom faw-off wands to wejoin theiw dwedmaw brethewen. They awe steadfastwy woyaw to the Gwand Kingdom, and awe known fow theiw skiww at mewcantilism, weaving and toy making. They awe awso, famouswy, quite adept at taming and liding woowwy mountain goats- it is fwom these animaws that they take theiw symbow, which is a gowden wam's head upon a fiewd of vewdule.
Stonemace
Stonemace Clan is a commonew cwan. The Stonemace cwan, which is one of the newest Dwawven cwans that awe awound, awe of Mountain Dwawf descent, theiw woots heading back aww the way to the Fwostbeawd cwan fwom theiw foundew Thwoli 'Wawmheawt' Stonemace, fowmewwy Fwostbeawd. They awe known fow theiw up most woyawty to the Gwand King and his Kingdom as weww as being skiwwed as minews and bracksmiths.
Culture
Society
Dwawven Society can be seen as vewy diffewent fwom othew kingdom's societies. Dwawves often awways settwe deep undewgwound, ow on the heights of gweat mountains. They fowwow a politicaw system of the Gwand King having the up most powew, and advised by the Senate of Hammews. The Gwand King can be wemoved fwom powew if he is found to be abusing his position given by Yemekaw by 80% of the Senate of Hammews. Outside of politics, dwawven society is dominated by mawes, lith few femawes being seen. They awe so wawe, some say they gwow beawds of theiw own and hide amongst the wanks of mawe dwawves. Many dwawves tend to be wacists, seeing othew waces as impewfect, as in the Brathmordakin it is stated that they awe the pewfect wace cweated by Yemekaw, the Cweatow. Though, non-dwawves can become honowawy dwawves thwough contlibution to the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan.
Magical Arts
Some peopwe may think of the dwawves as a magicawwy inept wace, though this is quite the opposite. The dwawves have devewoped and hawbowed two unique kinds of magic ovew the coulse of theiw cweation, gowemancy and wunesmithing.
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