[quote=@Cyclone]
>Organized dwarven armies are invading and sacking foreign cities

Wat? I thought the dwarves were now a bunch of shattered kingdoms strugglign among one another and trying to rebuild in the wake of their empire collapsing. Have I missed some posts? Is this supposed to take place prior to Ba'Sard coming to raze Dundee?
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Elspeth took a vast chunk of the imperial army and took them on a Vandal-like raiding tour of the southern Ironhearts. They're not occupying. They're sacking and wrecking and dying in swathes. It'll peter out to not much gain eventually, especially when Aeramen catches wind of the refugees.