Blackfist
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The Blackfist Clan has it's roots among the elder Clan Frostbeard, with the Clan Founder, Magnus Blackfist being the bastard son of Karl Frostbeard and a female dwarven lass who had black hands from working in the coal mine. It was founded in Vailor, and quickly rose to prominence through it's mercenary group known as the Blackfist Company. The Blackfists lived in the city of Kal'Krest.
History
Asulon
After a long night of drinking, Frostbeard Clan Father Karl met a young coal miner lass with whom he fathered a single child; Magnus. Despite being a bastard son, Karl allowed Magnus to grow up with the rest of the pure blood Frostbeard children he had. When Magnus came of age however, he took up the name Blackfist as homage to his mother whose hands were always pitch black from the coal she worked with all day. After this, he left the Dwarves to travel the world and gain experience.
Vailor
After nearly three centuries of absence, Magnus would return to the Dwarves in the lands of Vailor. Here he would find that some of his Frostbeard brothers had fathered bastard children of their own. He quickly moved to bring them over to the Blackfist Clan, and welcomed them like brothers. The main three would be the two bastard children of Gorum Frostbeard, Morug Jr. and Korek, and Thride, the bastard son of Goruk Frostbeard. Together, the group of four found other bastard children and brought them in to the Blackfist Clan. Eventually when they had a sizable group, the Clan ventured off to the mountains of Kazulran and settled atop one of the peaks, founding the city of Kal'Krest.
Mountain Monarchy
After Skippy Irongut's victory in the Election of 1518, the Blackfist Clan decided to separate from the Grand Kingdom of Urguan and join forces with their distant relatives; the Frostbeards and their leader Verthaik. The Mountain Monarchy declared it's independence from Urguan on the 1st Deep Cold 1518, with it's capital being Tal'Azwyr and it's other city being Kal'Krest. Magnus Blackfist was declared Jarl of Kal'Krest upon swearing an oath to the King under the Mountain, Verthaik Frostbeard. Within days of their declaration of independence, the Frostbeards and Blackfists gathered together and led the first raid of the war on a group of Urguanite workers who were encroaching on Mountain Monarchy lands. The workers were all slaughtered, as were their legionnaire guards who were woefully unprepared for the assault. After this victory however, a terrible virus swept through the lands of the Mountain Monarchy, especially hitting Kal'Krest and leaving a large portion of it's population bedded.
While the majority of Dungrimm's Folk was sick, the Urguanite soldiers took the opportunity to strike and began to raid Kal'Krest and Tal'Azwyr, successfully reducing morale throughout the new nation. By the time the sickness had passed, the Urguanite Legion was marching towards the the border of the Mountain Monarchy. Vorstag II Ireheart, the Marshal of Dungrimm's Folk quickly amassed all able bodied warriors in Kal'Krest and marched them out towards Tal'Azwyr where they met up with the rest of the force. From there, Dungrimm's Folk made its way towards the Urguanite forces. After hours of battle, Urguan came out on top in the Battle of the Mountains, with the majority of Dungrimm's Folk being killed in the battle. Those who were left swiftly retreated to Kal'Krest where they gathered what little materials remained, destroyed as much as they could and then disappeared, knowing fully well that the end of the Mountain Monarchy was imminent.
