Brotherhood of Dora-Nil

The Brotherhood of Dora-Nil, Once a house of Octoland, became a kingdom of its own, having a large underterrainial kingdom that stretch to their Citadel of Barad-Hin, there having a large trade coming in while being secluded in their mountains. Contrary to what you may believe, they are not descendants of Khazad-Ram, but due to their close kinship, they banded together.

History

The History of Dora-nil was changed many times, from Empire, Kingdoms, Tribes and nowdays, to Brother-Hood. The Expansion to the north

The Dwarves of Dora-Nil have a long history beneath the surface of Chromen'tal, the Fundin-Thurz. When it was first established, it was considered a a confederacy of many tribes and clans of Khazad-Ram to the north. Expanded deep underground to the north, claiming the reaches and populating the underdark.

The Beginning of an Empire

Then came a time of the Empire, in around 345 AB, the dwarves had converged together and faced a Duergar threat This empire was at first a secular one, mocking the traditions of their bretheren. It should be mentioned that this war with the Duergar went on large scales for 70 years, with the latter years, being more like skirmishes with few large battles.

End of an Empire

Upon reaching the 693 AB, turmoil beseeched the underground caverns. The Empire-King of Dora-Nil, had went to war and had great relations with the young kingdom of Octoland, having swearing fealty for saving their entire culture from a mysterious plague, that was ailing them throughout the empire. Those days, the Mountain Dwarves became somewhat religious again, espacially the nobles who sought the assistance of the gods in their times of need; This fealty went with great outrage with the rest of the dwarves of Fundin-Thurz as the surface in Nova Terra had declared fealty, the rest of the Dwarven Empire, The Thanes and leaders, had become a republic and leaving their king in 700 AB. The Thanes mentioned and swore an oath to return to their king again, as they belived Prophecy of Ailéno, they would one day become united under their king, when a great power of the East would come to consume their leaders - Their sigil changed to a a bear and hammer.