Homeland
Dwarfs reside mainly in the hills and mountains of the "Old World" where they have their strongholds. Their empire once ran as a series of holds throughout the World's Edge Mountains joined by tunnels. Since their civilisation's peak some strongholds have fallen and the tunnel ways lost so the strongholds are more isolated. The loss of the holds has been attributed to Orcs and other Greenskins, and to the Skaven. There is a reputed "lost" hold in The Southlands and to the north the Dwarfs there in Norsca have become less civilized and more separate from the main - the largest hold there is Karak Drak. Substantial numbers of Dwarfs have settled in the human nations of the Old World; particularly the Empire where their technical skills are appreciated and some serve in the Imperial armies. These expatriate dwarfs were once available as regiments within the Imperial Army but were removed in the 4th edition of the Empire list.
The dwarfs have various forges in their holds that they use to smelt and create items.
There are a number of important and named holds in the Dwarf Kingdoms. Only one dwarf hold - Barak Varr - is situated on the sea - where the Dwarf sea fleet is based.
Dwarfs have also settled in the New World of Lustria.
Dwarfen mountainhomes are often divided in sections with a specific purpose, like housing of nobles, industry, forges, etc. though most Dwarfen work in the mountains is rough, there are also parts of the hold that have been smoothed and engraved beyond even elven capability. The dwarfs have no need for luxury and frivolities, the most notable in a dwarf's home will often be the gold-filled chest.
Dwarfen mines are the deepest in the entire world, some mines even have access to lava pits, which can easily replace furnaces in forges, the mines often follow veins of copper, silver, gold, iron, Gromril, the hardest of all metals, according to the dwarfs, etc. Dwarfs are taught at a very young age when to fortify a tunnel to avoid cave-ins. Though the most occurring problem is stumbling upon tunnels of Skaven or other vile creatures.
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“Let those who desire a secure homeland conquer it. Let those who do not conquer it live under the whip and in exile, watched over like wild animals, cast from one country to another, concealing the death of their souls with a beggar’s smile from the scorn of free men.”
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