Dwarves

Ancient and dauntless as the mountains they used to call home, the dwarven race stepped onto the land of Doivis alongside the elves. Unlike the elves, however, the dwarves built their kingdoms deep within the mountains of what was the Thogturm Empire. Adept with metalworking and jewel crafting, the dwarves created countless cities in the hills and two impressive, impenetrable capitals in the oldest mountains of the continent, Thel Badirand and Deg Boldir. The veins of mithril and gold were rich beneath these mountains and dwarven crafters quickly became famous across Doivis.
These Cities were lost to the ages and were left in the wastelands outside of the boundaries of Ylandra. During the wars of the Era of Expansion, the dwarves barricaded themselves within the fortresses of their two greatest cities: the tiered city of Meryar and Delolihm. The dwarves of Delolihm were besieged by the human warlords who would later lay the groundwork of the Omarian Empire. Though the dwarves fought valiantly for their homelands, the Omarian warlords uprooted their thanedom and claimed their vein rich mines.
The second dwarven kingdom of Meryar, however, endured the siege. Rather than share the fate of their cousins to the north, the Meryar Dwarves dug deeper into the heart of the mountains. There, their miners laid eyes upon a new metal which was impenetrable to the arrows of their enemies; adamantine. With armour and weapons of impeccable craftsmanship, the dwarven battalions managed to push the invaders back to their homelands, but at a great cost: half of their population was exterminated, either by the war or by famine. Isolation within the mountains was their only option for survival.
By the birth of the various human kingdoms, the proud dwarves of Meryar had begun to recover their numbers. When they emerged, they realized that the political landscape had dramatically changed. They were surrounded and vastly outnumbered by the armies of the Omarian Empire. The dwarven kings realized there was only one way for his race to survive and prosper, and struck a deal with the Omarian Empire. They would surrender their lands and become members of Omaria, as long as they could govern themselves independently.
Some older dwarves still cannot forget that the human race once tried to eradicate them. As they say, it is easier to move a mountain than a dwarf. But though there is still a deep rivalry between humans and dwarves.
Now there are no Dwarven kingdoms seen across Doivis anymore, as they were wiped out/evacuated during the collapse. Dwarves are now dotted across the landscape, in cities, towns and villages.

Scientific Name

Dwarvis Mechanis

Origin/Ancestry

Dwarf