Ironhammer halls
Built in the Ironhammer hills on Laiqua this settlement is home to Clan Ironhammer, who have been known as the finest makers of mechanism since the second age.
Industry & Trade
Despite their name the Ironhammers are not known for working iron or steel. Most of what they produce is copper or bronzework, with a focus on intricate mechanisms. They are best known for their clocks and during the first, second, and third ages, the rich and powerful from across the world would travel to Ironhammer Halls to commission custom pieces. During the fourth age, this trade has taken a dip due to the resentment from some of the other races, though there is still a market amongst the elven nations.
Ironhammer halls is also known as the best place to get a good price for large loads of scrap metal. The clan have refined techniques for making the most out of reusing metal allowing them to make a profit even after taking into account the difficulty in transporting scrap to the halls.
History
During the first age one of the subservient clans to Clan Magrannor decided that they had had enough of taking orders and struck out on their own. The Ironhammers were upfront about their desire to leave and the Magrannors not only agreed to release them from their oath of fealty they also offered to do the same for any other families wishing to leave.
While there were many locations in the Barrier Mountains that the Ironhammers could have settled they chose to keep tensions to a minimum by moving to Laiqua. There they found rich deposits of ore in the Denarin Hills and started constructing their new home.
While the Halls were largely self-sufficient the site did not enjoy the benefits seen following the Reclamation in the Magrannor Halls. In order to avoid running out of raw materials the leaders of the Ironhammers focused their clan's efforts on producing smaller more intricate objects rather than mass metal production.
The halls were where the first true clock was created, and most of the advances in clockwork happened there. Perhaps the greatest contribution to the world was the development of a timepiece which could keep time even on a moving ship. This revolutionised navigation and helped boost the gold flowing into the halls as every naval explorer wanted one of these timepieces.
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I really enjoyed this article. I was very interesting how these dwarves changed and started to create fine detailed clocks and how they recycle scrap metal. It was cool to see how you had them depart from the classic iron and steel work instead to working with copper. I like when stereotypes are broken. Great job.