Around -1000 IC, the Norse Dwarfs began trading with the less violent Norse tribes. As they learn of the religious beliefs of the manlings, they restrict their commerce to a few trusted tribes that do not worship the Chaos Gods
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Kraka Drak, which means "Dragon Hold" in Khazalid, was a Dwarf Hold and the former capital of the Norse Dwarfs of Norsca and their last Great King Silverbeard. Kraka Drak was completely destroyed during the War in the Mountains (2302-2390 IC) by the Chaos hordes commanded by Valmir Aesling..
The Norse Dwarfs, also called Norscan Dwarfs, are those Dwarfs that continue to inhabit the hard and Chaos-corrupted mountain ranges of Norsca, having been isolated from their southern brethren for nearly 7,000 years.
So long ago did their ancestors enter the Norscan mountains that these Dwarfs now speak a different language and pursue different customs from those found among the other Dwarfs of the Old World, commonalities that serve to unite all of the other Dwarf Holds of the continent.
Norse Dwarf Holds
The Giantshome (Grontklung) Mountains have rich deposits of iron, precious metals (chiefly silver) and gems, and the valleys have great deposits of amber. The mountainous coasts are covered by coniferous forests rich in game, and the rivers and coastal waters teem with fish. The vast population of Giants and Trolls draw Slayers from all parts of the Old World. It was in this land of plenty that the Norse Dwarfs built their four magnificent strongholds: Kraka Drak ("Dragon Hold"), Kraka Dorden ("Thunder Hold"), Kraka Ravnsvake ("Raven's Roost Hold"), and Kraka Ornsmotek ("Eagle's Peak Hold").
The Norse Dwarf Holds are smaller than their counterparts in the Worlds Edge Mountains, but no less impressive. Norse Dwarf Holds use more timber than those of their southern kin, with a greater portion of the hold being built on the surface. Each hold has one of its Great Halls above ground, which is used for feasts and audiences with their Human neighbours.
The mines of the Norse Dwarfs are excavated beneath the Dwarf Hold, and fan out into the surrounding mountains. The once-thriving traffic with nearby Norscan towns and villages has all but ceased; such trade as remains is with the lands to the south, where the Dwarfs trade goods such as metalwork, jewelry and weapons for textiles, agricultural produce, fish, and luxury goods.
Keorl Thunderhand is a Lord of Norsca and a renowned monster hunter. "Thorim's Ring" - A gift by a Norse Dwarf to ancestor of Keorl's to pay a blood-debt, the ring protects against and even reflects breath attacks.
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