Dwarves of Damus
Once upon a time, there were six great Dwarven clans living in mountain city-states on the continent of Damus. Before Jomril raised the volcanoes, he warned his people, to leave the area. The clans boarded large ships and left many of their possessions behind, sailing back to they homeland, Utea, where they settled down in Mogeth, the ancient kingdom of the Dwarves.
Dwarven clans of Damus
-and the clans they merged into after migration.
- Clan Dragonhelm, Lords of Mirdol - Clan Ladder, Lords of the City of Strolgen.
- Clan Ironhearth, Lords of Kembadir - Clan Deran, a clan in the city of Ugrehrek (uh-gre-rek).
- Clan Longblade, Lords of Turuhm (tuh-ruh) - Clan Hurren, a clan in the trading city of Tugrafru (thug-ra-fru).
- Clan Oremaster, Lords of Faruhm (fa-ruh) - Clan Brenzcharn (brens-charn), Kings of All Dwarves and Lords of Muzatir, the Capital of Mogeth.
- Clan Redbeard, Lords of Nelgrin - Clan Ramoggan, a clan in the capital, Muzatir.
- Clan Silverforge, Lords of Budkin - Clan Banrik, Lords of the Harbor-city Dalbahr (dal-bar).
Cultural heritage
The Dwares (and the Giants who live with them) came to Damus, to help the life of the Surta elves and the work of the Goddess Narmiraen. They mined ores from the depths of the mountains, they made metal tools and items for sale. Also they taught the elves the art and tricks of mining, metallurgy and metalworking - at least those that weren't classified as clan secrets.
Bena elves are currently the only race, who are mining on the continent, and they are trying with all their might to preserve the secrets of forging. Ledkir is the only one of the Segai villages to have a smithy. It is run by Olur, the monkey-segai, a descendant of an escaped Segai slave.
All the treasure left behind
When the Dwarves sailed away, they took only the most important things with them. Unemptied pantries and treasuries were left behind, and in the great haste, some of their family heirlooms were lost. The Bugits, Segaii and Elves sought to acquire this wealth, and the Firedragons also hoarded or extorted many valuables from the people of the continent. There are still plenty of lost items around in the jungle.
Fresco of Gondur Ironheart, Lord of Kembadir
Parent ethnicities
Related Locations
Ruins of Kembadir
I read your article as part of my summer camp reading challenge! The article was short, but I don't feel like I'm missing anything information-wise. I would love to see quotes of anyone studying dwarven culture, or a look into the forges of the Bena elves. Something to really make tangible the struggle with keeping a dying art alive. Overall a solid article!
Thank You!