Dwarf Holds
The Ancestor gods established the first Holds and taught their children, the Dawi, how to find rich seams and carve out new Holds of their own.
Since the height of their power in the Golden Age, few Dwarf Holds remain, thanks to the Time of Woes and the War of Vengeance (damn Elgi scum!) Of those that do remain, this section will go into details (where available) about each.
Disclaimer - the below is not my work, it has been written by Alfred Nunez Jnr, one of the original writers of the S&S fluff before leaving GW. The work is made freely available by Alfred (Mad Alfred) on the internet as unofficial source material for WHFRP games and I thought it would be handy for those fluff lovers out there.
Source: http://www.madalfred.darcore.net/
The Long Migration
Another abridgment from the recent work of Verenan historian, Erich Schliemann.
“After centuries in Karak Zorn, Grungni went before all his children and told them that he foresaw a great future for the race of Dwarfs. In order to reach this promise, Grungni told them that they had depart the birthplace of their race.
“From the depths of the mountains, Grungni led his people to the surface. Many stood in awe of the majestic mountains that surrounded their now abandoned home. Grungni ascended a high peak and looked about him for the route that he would choose for his people. Recognising the need to strengthen them for hardship they needed to endure the threats of the future, Grungni decided that a route northward through the mountains would best serve his children.
“The pace of the migration was slow as some Dwarf foraging parties sought food for the people while others found shelter and opportunities to mine the bounty of the earth. Grimnir led
parties of warriors to scour the mountains for potential danger and remove such from the Dwarfs’ path. Many tales of Grimnir’s valour arose during the Long Migration. One of his mightiest foes was Zharranok, a mighty dragon who was said to be over 100 feet in length with a wingspan of nearly the same measurement. It is said that Grimnir continuously battled the mighty beast for
well over a year before bringing it to ruin.
“As the decades progressed, the Dwarfs grew in number. By the time, they reached the mountains near what would later become the Badlands, Valaya decided that the time had come for the Dwarfs to begin to settle down. The Mother of the Dwarfs founded the first of the Dwarfholds, called Karak Izbil (now known as Karak Eight Peaks). In time, she also founded Karaz-a-Karak.
“Other clans emerged from these two great Dwarfholds to establish others along the spine of the Worlds Edge Mountains. Some of the clans crossed the great flat lands to the west and
established colonies in the Dragonback Mountains along the south-eastern shore of Black Gulf. Still others continued their wanderlust until they reached the Giantsholm Mountains in Norsca and the Mountains of Mourn on the northern and eastern edge of the Dark Lands.”
Since the height of their power in the Golden Age, few Dwarf Holds remain, thanks to the Time of Woes and the War of Vengeance (damn Elgi scum!) Of those that do remain, this section will go into details (where available) about each.
Disclaimer - the below is not my work, it has been written by Alfred Nunez Jnr, one of the original writers of the S&S fluff before leaving GW. The work is made freely available by Alfred (Mad Alfred) on the internet as unofficial source material for WHFRP games and I thought it would be handy for those fluff lovers out there.
Source: http://www.madalfred.darcore.net/
The Long Migration
Another abridgment from the recent work of Verenan historian, Erich Schliemann.
“After centuries in Karak Zorn, Grungni went before all his children and told them that he foresaw a great future for the race of Dwarfs. In order to reach this promise, Grungni told them that they had depart the birthplace of their race.
“From the depths of the mountains, Grungni led his people to the surface. Many stood in awe of the majestic mountains that surrounded their now abandoned home. Grungni ascended a high peak and looked about him for the route that he would choose for his people. Recognising the need to strengthen them for hardship they needed to endure the threats of the future, Grungni decided that a route northward through the mountains would best serve his children.
“The pace of the migration was slow as some Dwarf foraging parties sought food for the people while others found shelter and opportunities to mine the bounty of the earth. Grimnir led
parties of warriors to scour the mountains for potential danger and remove such from the Dwarfs’ path. Many tales of Grimnir’s valour arose during the Long Migration. One of his mightiest foes was Zharranok, a mighty dragon who was said to be over 100 feet in length with a wingspan of nearly the same measurement. It is said that Grimnir continuously battled the mighty beast for
well over a year before bringing it to ruin.
“As the decades progressed, the Dwarfs grew in number. By the time, they reached the mountains near what would later become the Badlands, Valaya decided that the time had come for the Dwarfs to begin to settle down. The Mother of the Dwarfs founded the first of the Dwarfholds, called Karak Izbil (now known as Karak Eight Peaks). In time, she also founded Karaz-a-Karak.
“Other clans emerged from these two great Dwarfholds to establish others along the spine of the Worlds Edge Mountains. Some of the clans crossed the great flat lands to the west and
established colonies in the Dragonback Mountains along the south-eastern shore of Black Gulf. Still others continued their wanderlust until they reached the Giantsholm Mountains in Norsca and the Mountains of Mourn on the northern and eastern edge of the Dark Lands.”