Clan Testof

TYPE: Racial
ALIGNMENT: Unaligned
JOINING: Born or married into the clan. On rare occasions a non-dwarf will be deemed "stoned blessed" and are indoctrinated into the clan.
FAVORED CLASSES: Fighters (Foe Hammer) and Artificers
PRESTIGE CLASSES: Battle Smith, Dwarven Defender, Deep Warden, Dwarf Paragon
ASSOCIATED SKILLS: Appraise, Craft (Weapons or Armor), Profession (Miner), Knowledge (Engineering)
PRESTIGE AWARDS: Dwarven Racial feats, Guild Skill feats, Business Saavy
WEAPONS AND ARMOR: Dwarven

Culture

The Dwarves of the Red Kingdom are for the most part culturally similar to the Dwarven stereotypes with a few exceptions:

• more capitalistic than most dwarves causing them to be more neutral in alignment
• more aggressive than most dwarves (which might be saying something)

Public Agenda

• rebuild their clan and reclaim their lands below Castle Greyhawk
• some of started to murmur about returning to the Red Kingdom (a journey of epic proportions)

Assets

Weapons (including magic), Armor (including magic) and Mercenaries.
Members gain a +10% discount/trade-in value when dealing with the clan for these items and services.

History

The Testofs are a dwarven clan which is but a shadow of its former self.
Originally, hailing from the far off Red Kingdom (located on a different continent than the Flanasse), they were recruited by none other than Zagyg Yragerne. They were sought after by the mad archmage for three reasons:

• their great mining ability which would lead to the construction of the dungeons below castle Greyhawk
• their military might, as a mage as powerful as Zagyg doesn't become so without making a few enemies and,
• their ability to craft items (rumor has it that their skill was employed in making the Godtrap which the mage used for his divine ascension)

Even when Zagyg ascended and abandoned his earthly fortress, the dwarves persevered. They continued to mine underneath the tower of war at castle Greyhawk, discovering much wealth until, they dug to far and into the Underdark. It was here that they encountered hordes of humanoids.
The evil creatures slowly pushed back the dwarves till the clan only held control of the first three levels of the dungeon. Then tragedy struck Headsmen Yannarg lost his wife to an onslaught of ogres. An event which would drive him to the edge.
After giving a rousing speech of how he would take volunteers for one last push to slay everyone last one of the dungeon invaders. The remainder of the clan waited in the upper levels with baited breath. After, two days only Yannarg would return. When pressed, the lord would only say; 
"The pact has been made...the deed done...we no longer have to fear the humanoids."

Disbandment

The assault of revenge decimated Clan Testof. Most who did not participate were non-combatants only protected by a small rear guard force. Yannarg, would decree that though the humanoids were contained they were not gone. Their home was to be off limits (at least for now).
The Headsman then decreed that the remainder of the clan would split up:

• a small group of the rear guard would remain at castle Greyhawk to maintain claim over the dungeons of the Tower of War
• the majority would head to the Dwarven kingdom of Greysmere were their cousins would take them in as welcomed refugees
• and finally Yannarg and his chief lieutenant Karg Barrelgut would strike out to the Barrowmaze where the leader of Clan Testof "would fulfill his part of the pact".

Yannarg would be barred from entering the Barrowmaze by the citizenry of Helix, fearing that such an intrusion would awake the dragon which claimed the burial grounds as his. 
 Unfortunately, Yannarg would slip out in the middle of the night to make his mysterious journey into the Cairn Hills. Instructing Karg Barrelgut to remain in the town until his return, when he would hopefully have the means to reclaim the dungeons and rebuild the clan.
That was 2 years ago.

Religion

• Dwarven Pantheon
• Zagig 

Foreign Relations

ALLIES: Dwarves of Clan Greysmere
ENEMIES: Evil Humanoids (Orcs, goblins and ogres)
RIVALS: The Elves who inhabit the Tower of Wizardry at Castle Greyhawk

DISBANDED/DISSOLVED

ALIGNMENT: Lawful-neutral
SCALE (SCOPE): 

Type

Geopolitical, Clan

Controlled Territories

• The Axe and Anvil Smithy

Related Species

• Dwarf