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Name of nation: The Dwarven Kingdom of Dunfender

Name of leader: Rorik “Ironfoot” Jorikson

Brief introduction to leader: Rorik “Ironfoot” Jorikson is a hardy, stubborn, loud-mouthed, dwarf; he, like the kings before him, earned the right to be lead his people through his actions for the kingdom and his actions in battle. He is named Ironfoot because his foot is made of forged steel; he lost his leg during the final battle with the Goblin king at the siege of Fhorn’s keep 150 years ago.

Name of other character: Dale “Hammerhand” Thrailson

Brief introduction to other character: Dale is a shrewd dwarf who’s currently in charge of the forge works, siege works, and engineer shop. He checks the quality of the designs and tests their durability and range of use. He was the son of Thrail, the previous forge master, who passed on his knowledge and entrusted Dale with his unfinished designs.

Name of other character: Bromik “Firebeard” Grumikson

Brief introduction to other character: Bromik is just as thick headed and stubborn as the king himself, he is the commander of every dwarven division within Dunfender. He is nicknamed Firebeard, because of the goblin magic that lit his beard on fire during the fight at Fhorn’s keep. His intimidating appearance during that time was seared into the mind of every dwarf that lived through that era of conflict.

Culture: Dwarven culture revolves around their craftsmanship so much so that they would make sure that their work would endure the test of time. They are 

Religion: They believe that they were born out of stone and that the world is set upon the back of a large turtle. They believe that one god designed their world to be like this and they know him to be a master craftsman. This god is named Fhorn.

Attitude to magic: They see it as another tool, they use it to complete certain crafts by enchanting different items with runes. It is a difficult process therefore only the masters of their craft may have these expensive items.

Brief history: Dunfender is a region of forests, plains, and mountains. Dwarves found this location and fought for control of its rich resources against local goblins that made their homes in their mountain cave. It was only later discovered that these goblins weren’t acting as small individual tribes but a massive kingdom by their own right.

The throngs of goblins were pushed back by the Dwarves time and time again, but their numbers were endless, their realm impenetrable, and their king untouchable, it was impossible to dig out the goblins that have made their home on the mountain range known as “the Dragon’s Spine”. Then one King within their already entrenched kingdom changed how they fought, they dug into their tunnels and fought them on two fronts; the goblins now fought a war on two fronts and it went on for three hundred years.

These three hundred years of war came to be known as the war of tunnels. It came to an end when Rorik son of Jorik killed the goblin king in the siege of Fhorn’s keep. The goblins were outmatched, out witted, and out maneuvered, the battle had lost them their king they were forced to retreat. The following days after the victory at Fhorn’s keep saw the clearing of all goblin camps and tunnels effectively pushing the goblins out of the dragon’s spine. They have prospered on and around the area of Dunfender.

Military: 

The Dwarven military heavily focuses on heavy infantry, mobile siege equipment, chariots, crossbowmen, axe throwers, chariots and goat/ram riders. Elite dwarven units are called brassbeards due to the brass ranks they receive on their armor; they are drafted from the best of the best dwarven units and are tasked with protecting the king.

The dwarven armory is usually supplied with long pikes, poleaxes, polearms, war hammers, swords, axes, knives, daggers, shields of differing shapes and sizes, crossbows, bolts, throwing axes, plate armor, chainmail, gambisens, sabatons, boots, and winter clothes.

Their rations consist of dried or salted meats and fish, a canteen of water, bread, a wedge of cheese, and some vegetables.

Government: Monarchy

Main sources of income: Mining, Trade, and Manafacturing

Current goal: Establish trade dominance and economic stability.
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