Blacktongue

Officially, there is no hierarchy among the clans. In reality, all know that Blacktongue is the poorest and most reviled member of Dwarven society. Quarrying, mining, and all forms of resource exploitation are the purview of the Blacktongue clan and for many its work is difficult, grueling, and lethal. While Blacktongue is the most numerous of the clans, most of their members who have lived to adulthood have been maimed in the mines or are riddled with ashlung, coaltongue, and other maladies that slowly rob them of their vigor and eventually their lives. For most born a Blacktongue, the only way to a peaceful or long life is to marry into one of the other clans, but few are the options for one who doesn't have something specific to offer.