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Mon May 13, 2024 2:15 pm
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Are there any "canon" dwarven kingdoms below the Barrier Peaks? To be honest, all these years I really don't know of any dwarven realms in UnderOerth. Can anyone point me to any?
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Mon May 13, 2024 6:24 pm
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It's not "canon," but I use this timeline, which names seven ancient dwarven kingdoms, including one beneath the Barrier Peaks.
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Here is an article on Canonfire! written by CruelSummerLord that lists some non-canon dwarven kingdoms.
http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=325
I remember reading about a dwarven king in the Jotens named Bad Ax(e), but I can't find any reference with a Google search.
In my own campaign, I have identified the dwarven clan Battle Royale and their leader, Stone Cold King Osten. Their small kingdom is located in the Clatspurs.
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Tue May 14, 2024 12:33 am
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So the dwarf kingdom is a separate world, right? Do they have much influence on other kingdoms? Sorry I'm a bit curious
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Tue May 14, 2024 6:54 am
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Num-Theroz is noted for being in the mountains in the deep southwest corner of Sterich. It is mentioned in Dragon Magazine with the Living Greyhawk Journals. The information is a bit thin, tho.
I use the Pathfinder 2E location book of Lost Omens: High Helm. It is a very involved and detailed setting and may require some effort to trim down. The map is cool.
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Tue May 14, 2024 10:15 am
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On a related topic, the D&D Gazeteer called Dwarves of Rockhome says:
Gazetteer nations can now be set up
in other game worlds, such as those
described in the FORGOTTEN
REALMS'" Campaign Set, or the
WORLD OF GREYHAWK® Fantasy
Game Setting. This offers interesting
alternative developmencs co regions not
yet charred, allowing you ro continue
your campaign without having co switch
ro the other game. The best of two
worlds could create the greatest campaign
ever!
A neat way co link Rockhome to other
worlds be through the plane or earth.
Assume that a magical rock hidden at
the heart of Dengar allows entrance co
the plane of earth. From there, hardy
adventures could reach the dwarven
nation of the Great Rift in the Forgotten
Realms, or the Lortmill Mountains in
the Greyhawk. Dengar's Magical Rock
could be located in the Old City (see
page 51 in chis booklet).
I had to look up Dengar. It's the name of the capitol city of Rockhome.
The gazeteer comes with maps, dwarf-cleric rules for dwarf-religion, rules for crafting magical weapons and armor, and adventures.
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Tue May 14, 2024 12:53 pm
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| rasgon wrote: |
| It's not "canon," but I use this timeline, which names seven ancient dwarven kingdoms, including one beneath the Barrier Peaks. |
Thank you! I will adapt this to my own now. Thanks everyone for the replies.
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Tue May 14, 2024 2:34 pm
Kordan Badaxe
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| I remember reading about a dwarven king in the Jotens named Bad Ax(e), but I can't find any reference with a Google search. |
Google can't help you? Challenge accepted!
I believe that the reference is from a Lords & Legends article in Dragon Magazine # 131. It describes a dwarf hero named Kordan Badaxe that was a giant killer and eventually became a lord and established a stronghold in the Jotens. I used this NPC in my campaigns when we did the G1-3 series as added muscle to the party and he was death incarnate! I then let some politics of the dwarves be played out in that area.
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Tue May 14, 2024 11:26 pm
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| I remember reading about a dwarven king in the Jotens named Bad Ax(e), but I can't find any reference with a Google search. |
Google can't help you? Challenge accepted!
I believe that the reference is from a Lords & Legends article in Dragon Magazine # 131. It describes a dwarf hero named Kordan Badaxe that was a giant killer and eventually became a lord and established a stronghold in the Jotens. I used this NPC in my campaigns when we did the G1-3 series as added muscle to the party and he was death incarnate! I then let some politics of the dwarves be played out in that area.
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Awesome Google-foo, O-D! Thank you! 
I also just remembered that two different dwarven strongholds are listed in the Greyhawk City boxed set. I don't recall their names, off the top of my head, but Google should produce them easily enough. I do recall that one produced dwarven bards.
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Greysmere for the Dwarves
Grossettgrottell for the Gnomes
Elmshire for the Halflings
I don't remember a second for the Dwarves
Remembering the article "The Low Road" in VoG 2, I don't understand why these dwarves who live under the Lortmils don't help their fellows on the surface against the humanoids of Pomarj. Isolationism like the Elves?
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There is also the D&D 4E supplement "Hammerfast: A dwarven outpost adventure site." It's 36 pages plus a map of the town.
From the back cover -
"Hammerfast presents a fully detailed, ready-to-use
dwarven town built atop the ruins of an ancient necropolis,
along with adventure hooks, encounters, and a full-color,
double-sided battle map."
I do like the way people post all of these resources. Very nice.
Lastly, what is VoG?
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Thu May 16, 2024 11:15 pm
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The magazine Visions of Greyhawk
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