The Dwarves
The Dwarves - one of the first races to forge alliances within the Ashen Lands, can be found north of the Din Crater Basin, among the mountain ranges that divide the lands from the glaciers of the north. Strong, hearty folk, they have found themselves a long history of exploitation during the Grand Age. Slavery, servitude, and exhausting manual labor awaited any dwarf foolish enough not to learn the skills of metalworking. Those that did could only hope that their skills would be sufficient enough to sustain life in the harsh mountains. The one remaining city of Dwarves, Rock City, can be found in the easternmost region of the Dwarven mountain range, nestled between Mount Ike and Lake Grant.
Beyond their reputation as hard workers, they have become associated with two legends of the Grand Age - The Fall of Sir Grant and the Invasion of the Gnomes. To this day during the The Barren Age, a dwarf must shouylder the burden of being blamed for allowing the Gnomes to pass quietly and without notice through the mountain passes. Some say the truth of the matter lies deep within the mountains, possibly even gaurded by the undead remnant of Sir Grant.