Dwarven Clans
From Dreams of Hope
Dwarves are a clannish people. Literally. They organize into extended family groups, or clans. This is a list and description of the clans of Western Noefra.
Clan Name | Vernacular Name | Subrace | Location of Clan Hold | National Allegiance | Notes |
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Alkh | Hammer | Deepdown | Kaelthia | Holy Kaelthian Republic | Keepers of the Rune Anvil, they are the second most powerful clan. Much smaller than Tomor, but probably richer. The two are close allies |
Alt | Gold | Deepdown | Fuar Uulan | Uulan Confederacy | Very traditional and religious. Specialized as lore-keepers. |
Almaz | Diamond | Surfacer | Moon's Vengeance Foothills | Uulan Confederacy | Known as traders, they travel all over the Federated Nations. |
Badmergh | Ruby | Surfacer | Moon's Vengeance Foothills | Uulan Confederacy | Farmers and ranchers. Low status. |
Borzhin | Granite | Surfacer | Dreamshore | Duarchy of Kotimaa | Small, masonry-focused clan. |
Chuuluu | Stone | Surfacer | Moon's Vengeance Foothills | Uulan Confederacy | Very traditional (especially for hill dwarves) quarry-based clan |
Fuar | Red-beards | Deepdown | Near Fuar Uulan | Uulan Confederacy | Along with the Uul, they are the two original clans in the area. They've risen to prominence after the breakup of the Council Lands. Very conservative. |
Gan | Steel | Deepdown | Dreamshore | Duarchy of Kotimaa | Miners, less traditional for mountain dwarves. Easternmost "regular" clan. |
Laav | Magma | Deepdown | Shinevog | Shinevog | Moved en masse to Shinevog in 220 AC. Very non-traditional. |
Margadh | Emerald | Surfacer | Sea of Grass | Holy Kaelthian Republic | Known for being the best engineers, especially of water wheels and windmills. |
Mehng | Silver | Deepdown | Moon's Vengeance Foothills | Uulan Confederacy | Keepers of the two richest mines, they're widely renowned as greedy money-grubbers. |
Mogoi | Snake | Mixed | Asai'ka | Asai'ka | All dwarves in the Jungle of Fangs belong to this meta-clan, which is subdivided into many families. |
Shinevog | New | Mixed | Shinevog | Shinevog | Founded in 211 AC, this is the newest clan. Made out of disaffected members of other clans, they have almost completely rejected tradition. |
Shoryu | Soil | Surfacer | Sundown Hills | Crisial Kingdom | Barely considered dwarven by the traditionalists. They've abandoned mining and clan-holds for life on the surface as farmers. Tolerated because they supply lots of delicacies the rich like |
Tomor | Iron | Deepdown | Kaelthia | Holy Kaelthian Republic | Large and rich, they control the manufacturies of Kaelthia. Religious, but not very traditional. |
Uul | Mountain | Deepdown | Fuar Uulan | Uulan Confederacy | One of the two original clans. Now experiencing a resurgence of power. |
Zek | Copper Shields | Deepdown | Deep inside the Outer Border Range | Independent | Arch traditionalists. They are the deepest-dwelling dwarves, living deep in the tunnels and rarely interacting with non-dwarves. |