The Dwarven Nation.

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Dwarven History. - King Charles's rule is a mighty one with many dwarven expansions happening. He eventually goes mad and wages war against the humans and because of this, the dwarf settlement, Alras, seperates and starts its own nation. Video of King Charles's Coronation: - After disagreements between Decks Blackaxe and King Charles over the attack on the humans, the Blackaxe clan leaves Kal'Urguan, seeking refuge in their mountain home of Kal'Domhain. The Story of the Blackaxe's self exile: Sketch of Kal'Domhain, the old fort of clan Blackaxe: Quote from Elven Diplomat's view on the battle: Sketch of the results of the battle of the Clutch: - After biterness on both sides, the Legion is marched to Fort Fairleaf where they demand that the fort be demolished because it is on Dwarven lands. The Wardens grudgingly comply but relations between Kal'Urguan and the Wardens are damaged for years to come. - The Legion begins hunting for the surviving allies of Wrath. - The Legion is sent to Al'Khazar to fight off the undead as King Edmund Sheffield is corrupted. - Queen Cassandra of the Undead leads an attack on the great city of Kal'Urguan but it is repulsed due to the defenders great strength. Ascended and normal dwarves protect their lands, including Hiebe Irongut and Thorik Braveaxe. - The Orc - Human war begins but the Dwarves originally choose not to get involved as they are allies of neither nation. As the humans and the orcs fight at Kramoroe, an elite dwarven squad searches for King Algrim who has been captured by the undead: - King Gotrek is crowned but his reign is short lived due to his travels outside of Aegis. - The War Council is formed in Gotrek's absence. This is made up of Lord Marshall Thorik Braveaxe, Longbeard Chaecus Braveaxe, Longbeard Valen Blackaxe, Head Guard Stronghold Braveaxe, Guard Officer Broski Braveaxe, Guard Officer Aloicius Flynn and Archbishop Thordon Irongut. - Spies inform the War Council of a possible attack from the Wardens in the near future. Years later, these rumours are proven to have been true, although Malinor's leadership held the Wardens back from attacking. - Dwarven military leaders including Longbeard Chaecus Braveaxe and Longbeard Valen Blackaxe collaborate with Elven spies and rebels to plan an invasion of Laurelin, in the event of a war with Malinor and the Wardens. - Towards the end of the Orc - Human war, the Legion helps the Orcs in sieging Al'Khazar to put a swift end to hostilities along the King's Road. However, this proves to be a regretful decision as the Orcs are close allies of the Wardens. - A secret defensive Pact is made between Lord Marshall Thorik Braveaxe, representing Kal'Urguan and King Enor, representing Oren in case of a future war. - Lord Marshall Thorik Braveaxe, and Longbeards Chaecus Braveaxe and Valen Blackaxe lead a joint Dwarven/Human assault on an undead keep that is threatening Aeriel's Keep. The battle is a success and the undead are temporarily driven out. - After years of planning by the War Council, King Thorik is crowned, through military overthrow of the High Council, with the backing of the Braveaxe and Blackaxe clans. - A new political system is put in place. This includes the Grand Council, Lower Council, and new ranks. The Longbeards, the commanders of the Legion, Chaecus Braveaxe, Valen Blackaxe, Stronghold Braveaxe and Broski Braveaxe become the new Grand Councilors. The First Grand Council of the Dwarves: •1326 - Upon venturing into the verge, Tazarak is established (an alliance between Alras, Humans, and Dwarves). Tensions between Tazarak and the Orcs and Wardens are high during this time. Alras eventually backs out of the alliance. •High Lady Vulena Braveaxe is fired by Grand Councilor Stronghold Braveaxe and Karl Frostbeard is appointed as the new High Lord of Guilds. •1329 - The first Grand Tournament is held. Kjell Ireheart becomes the new "Grand Champion". •Grand Councilor Stronghold Braveaxe steps down and Karl Frostbeard assumes his position as Grand Councilor of Guilds. •1336 - A dispute outside of Krugmar between a number of Dwarven and Orc officials leads to a fight, in which a small number on each side are killed. This event acts as the spark that ignites conflict across Aegis. •1336 - Upon witnessing the conflict outside of Krugmar, Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe escapes to Kal'Urguan after resisting an attempted arrest on him by the Orcs. Here, he places the Legion on alert and gathers information coming out of Krugmar that the Orcs are rallying an army to siege Kal'Urguan. •1336 - A Legion squad is dispatched to the city of Aeriel after rumours are spread that the Orcs intend to rally there for an attack on Dwarven territory. A small battle takes place in Aeriel, resulting in the deaths of a number of Orcs and Aeriel townsfolk and the arrest and eventual interrogation of one of the surviving Orcs. •1336 - After years of rising tensions and sporadic conflict, an army of Orcs and Elves, led by Warlord Mogroka, siege Kal'Urguan but are defeated by the Dwarves and Humans, beginning the Great War, Dwarves, Humans and the Kaxil clan against Orcs, Wardens and the Teutonic Order. Quote from the Grand King, Thorik Braveaxe, of how the Great War began: •1336 - Galahar is sieged by the Orcs, Teutonic Order and Wardens but are forced to retreat after the Dwarves and Humans rally for an attack on Krugmar. •1336 - The Dwarves and Humans siege Krugmar and are shown in through a secret entrance by the Kaxil clan, a rebelling clan of Orcs. •1336 - 1339 - As the war continues to rage on, various sieges and skirmishes are made on both sides of the conflict. The remnants of the Wardens are eventually forced by Malinor's leadership to pull out of the war, although many continue to fight, leading to the eventual disbandment of the entire Warden military and the end of the Orc - Elf alliance. A notice, once attached to the Elven message board, detailing how the Elven leadership reacted to the war: Video of a battle of the great war, a dwarven assault on Krugmar: •The Dwarven Legion tries to defend Al'Khazar against the undead but is ultimately forced to bring the refugees back to Kal'Urguan and Alras, before the city falls. •1339 - Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe and Warlord Mogroka end the Great War with a peace treaty, allowing Kal'Urguan to join the United Aegis Coalition. •1340 - Former Grand Councilor of War, Chaecus Braveaxe is murdered by the undead High Prophet. •Grand Councilor Gimrik Braveaxe goes rogue, taking control of a Legion fort besides the ruins of Wrath's Clutch. Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe learns of his betrayal and leads an attack on the fort, with the help of a number of Orc and Human volunteers. The fort is temporarily retaken but Gimrik escapes out of a back exit. •Grand King Thorik Braveaxe fires Grand Councilor Gimrik Braveaxe for his betrayal and appoints his High Lord, Kjell Ireheart as the new Grand Councilor of War. •1341 - The Dwarven Legion, led by Grand Councilors Valen Blackaxe and Kjell Ireheart, arrives in Galahar to aid the Phoenix rebels against an Orc attack. Here, they battle the Orcs, driving them out of Galahar. The result of this is that Oren is split between the nations of Hanseti, under Gaius Marius and the Teutonic Order and Renatus, under Eze'kiel Tarus and the Phoenix Rebellion. •1342 - Kal'Urguan is dismissed from the United Aegis Coalition due to a conflict between Urir Ireheart and a number of Alrasian guards. This event angers many Dwarves and increases suspicion as to the Ascended's true motives. •1342 - A 100,000 minas bounty is put on the head of Grand Councilor Kjell Ireheart by High King Syrio of Alras, due to the actions of his cousin, Urir Ireheart. The Irehearts are hunted by the Alrasian Order, causing outrage across the Dwarven kingdom. The Blackaxe and Frostbeard clans eventually choose to intervene, against the orders of their King, battling the Alrasian Order outside of Alras, defending their Dwarven brothers. •1342 - With the growing pressure from the noble clans of Kal'Urguan, Grand King Thorik Braveaxe and Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe arrive outside the entrance to Alras, where Thorik announces a declaration of war upon Alras. Kal'Urguan, with the help of allied Knights of Galahar, under the command of Lord Gideon Silverblade, sieges Alras, in search of the map pieces that Alras had supposedly come into possession of. The Dwarven map piece is eventually retrieved after the battle. Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe's address to the Dwarven nation, shortly after the attack on Alras: •An alliance is made between the nations of Kal'Urguan, Renatus and Malinor. •1343 - The Dwarves begin work on a new coalition made up of Kal'Urguan, Renatus, Malinor, Hanseti and Krugmar. A drawing of the meeting, between Grand King Thorik, High Princess Indelwehn and Warlord Mogroka on forming the coalition: •1345 - The Legion helps the Galahar Knights in defeating The Purge. •Kal'Urguan falls to the might of the undead, forcing the Dwarves to once again, relocate to Tazarak. •Urir Ireheart, Kjell Ireheart and Valen Blackaxe enter the Nether in an effort to defeat the undead. Urir Ireheart sacrafices himself to save the races of Aegis, while Kjell Ireheart and Valen Blackaxe manage to escape before the portals close. Grand King Thorik's response to the death of Urir Ireheart: •The Dwarves and the other nations of Aegis flee to the verge to escape from the chaos. Here they build ships that are used to sail onwards to Asulon. However, Grand Councilor Kjell Ireheart refuses to leave Kal'Urguan, while Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe goes missing after he is knocked overboard after a lightning bolt strikes one of the ship's engines. Valen's brother and High Lord of Diplomacy, Bazian Blackaxe takes his position as Grand Councilor of Diplomacy. The Dwarves as they prepare to leave for Asulon: The true story of Grand Councilor Kjell Ireheart: Asulon. •As the Dwarves begin to explore Asulon, they found the kingdom of Karik, built upon the ruins of an old Dwarven nation. ((A video tour of Karik.)): •A second Grand Tournament is held and Darain Blackaxe becomes the new Grand Champion. •Darius Irongut founds Kal'Dwain which is used as a mining colony for the Dwarves. •2 - After Hiebe Irongut fails in an attempt to overthrow Grand King Thorik, the Ironguts leave Karik, forming a new nation, The Archipelago of Holm. This event splits the Dwarven nation into two. •The bandit group, led by Prince continues to threaten the citizens of Karik. •9 - Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe returns to the Dwarven nation to find it disunited and under threat from bandits, taking on his position as Grand Councilor once again. •10 - Grand King Thorik is murdered by an unknown killer. Upon Thorik's death, Valen Blackaxe resigns and departs from Karik to become the High Constable of Salvus as he fears that the Dwarf's greed has changed the nation from what it was in Aegis. Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe's letter of resignation: •13 - Former member of the first Grand Council and son of Thorik, Broski Braveaxe is crowned Grand King of Karik. He inherits a weakened nation but one that has great potential for the future. He changes the governmental system, bringing about an end to the Grand Council system of governing. A document, listing every member of the Grand Council since its founding to its disbandment and the fates of each of them: •18 - Karik joins a coalition of Hanseti, Krugmar, Salvus and Alras. Together, they successfully siege the fortress of Das Boot. The war between Hanseti and Renatus ends soon after. •18 - Kjell Ireheart arrives in Asulon on the back of an Enderdragon that originated in Aegis. The dragon did not survive the landing... He now claims "Ah 'ave killed six bludeh dragons!" •20 - The Dwarves are forced to abandon Karik after a dragon is unleashed upon it. The great doors are barricaded but many Dwarven lives are lost, including former Grand Councilor Valen Blackaxe who falls as a walkway collapses beneath his feet. •Gimrik Braveaxe, son of former Grand King Thorik Braveaxe, steps down from his position as King of War. Grand King Broski Braveaxe appoints Kjell Ireheart to his position. The Original Thread: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/41156-official-dwarven-history/ --- Dwarven Reforms --- Anarchits. 'Ello dwarves ov Mount Ire, we 'ave lately been dealin' wif fuuls w'o 'ave begun tuh speak against dere king... Dis means we 'ave tuh protect ourselvss frum dem, but w'o are dey ye may ask? Ya cannae know fer sure as dey can be ter friend, un ov yer family, or a work mate, but we 'ave a wurd fer dese folk! Da Anachists! Dese folk wunt ta press da kingdom bak tuh da era ov da great turmoil! Dey are dwarves w'o wunt dere kin tuh suffah an' so dey run frum our kingdom an' 'ide tellin' da odder races ov our secrets! Or dey spread loies ov yer great king an' try ta corrupt our new 'ome wif evil. We must stop da anarchists, if a dwarf sees anudder lad talk sour ov yer king stand up tuh 'im an challane 'im tuh a foight ov 'onor! Or ye can report 'im tuh da guard w'o will take care ov 'im for ye... We cannae let dis curse spread through our lands! DA NEW DWARVERN AGE 'AS BEGUN AN' AH'LL LEAD IT TUH VICTORY! The Original Thread: http://www.lordofthecraft.net/forum/index.php?/topic/51479-anarchists/ --- The Dwarven Language. ---