Dwarfs

Dwarfs, or Dwergôz (ᛞᚹᛖᚱᚷᛟᛉ) as they call themselves, are one of the oldest races in the Aldûrtho. Dwarfs are short and stout humanoids that value highly honour and traditions of their ancestors. They do favour the mountains and undergrounds over forests and plains and their mighty empire of Dwergôrîgjan stretches all over the Mahtigaz Mountains.

Sociaty
Dwarfen Sociaty is divided into two main groups. Those who live on the surface and those who don't. Also dwarfs from the mountain hold can also be divided into m

Religion
Dwarfs follow the Adalwerrian Pantheon, in fact so it seams they worshipped them even before the Gods revealed themselves to the first human tribes.

Amongst most important the Gods there's so-called the Mahtîgô Fedwôr (com. lang. Mighty Four), who are the four Gods that created them.

The most important of them is Thunraz the Father of Dwarfs and Protector of Aldurtho and all races. Then there is Tiwaz, the god of law and honour, Wodanaz god of knowledge and magic, and Zibjô goddess of marriage and hearth fire. The rest of the gods also finds many worshipers and is venerated but with lesser importance.

Dwarfs also worship their ancestor who dwells in Niþerhallô. Ancestors are usually worshipped in an inner circle of each clan, but there is some legendary Ancestor to whom every dwarfs from every place on Aldurtho will pay respects to the Ancestors of all dwergoz, Môdasûganjaz and his wife Allaiði

Creation of Dwarfs
The Gods in order to keep Gronigrund protected counselled to create new race of beings with the Primal Power. Thus they created the First of the Dwergoz. Môdazûganjaz was his name and he was the greatest of them all. Allaiði wife was his and Duranaz son theirs. Then the Gods gifted them with many skills so they could endure the battle with Etendas.

Thunar gave them strength and toughness so they can take on Etuns in battle,

Tiw gave them a sense of honour and duty so they can fulfil their holy mission,

Wodan gave them wisdom and runes so their wits and magic were no match to others. ,

Fôrmagan gave them skill and fire so so they can craft the tools they need to fight the demons of this world.

Zibjô gave them passion and warmth of hearth-fire

Many dwarfs they made and with Thunar's blessing, Dûranaz named them all. Then Gods send them to Gronigrund to fulfil their destiny.

Settling of Dwarfs
Môdasugnjaz carved his home inside of the greatest Mountain where Thunaraz directed him. Since then Mountain was known as Môdazûganjazedran, the Capital of Dwarfen Realm and his seat of power. There he rules with his son. Dûranaz had four sons, Nurðrôn, Zunðizôn, Wezdrôn and Auzdrôn. All brothers had travelled and settled with their children all across this great Mountain range. They called these mountains Mahtigaz as it was the mightiest and fairest thing they had ever seen.

Yet the last brother ventured further more than any, and the mountains of east was his destination. He dug his home in the mountain there with his folk. Yet what they found down deep in the earth was to be their doom. Cunning Etendas had hidden a bridge there between their realm and Gronigrund. Un aware of the danger, dwarfs of Auzdron's tribe activated the bridge and let the servents of Etendas, the Thurses into the mortal realm. The Eastern holds fell to Thurses and Dwergoz of West completly lost contact with their kin.

Return of the Etuns
Many years had past since that foul day, until Thunar, their patron God, finally returned to Midjahring. He brought Môdasûganjaz the grim news about his Grandson and the new threat that was the Thurses. The mountain where Thunar meat with him was named Thunrazwarô. Etuns were coming back, leadin great armies of thurses.

Hrungonjaz, dwarfs called the etun, and he lead the thurses into melee at the side of Meldunjazmahtiz Mountain. Thunor lead the dwergoz. He ploughed through the lines of giants with his hammer supported by his faithful warriors. Hrungonjaz with his eveil spells trapped Dûrznaz. Then his father, lord of the Dwergoz rushed through to aid his heir, yet that was exatly what etuns wanted. Môdazuganjaz in dispair let the thurses surround him and Hrungonjaz strouck him down. Dûrznaz seeing his father's body lifeless, chanted battle cry so mighty, that he managed to stun the Etun and direct attention of Thunor to him. The Thunder Gods upon realing what just happned sailed above the miles long battlefield and struck the Etun with his hammer.

The battle was victorious, yet Môdazugânjaz had fallen. Thunar himself had was carved the tomb for him in the side of that mountain. Whole world was in grief then, even elves came to his funural to pay the repects. Then Thunar took his soul with him to the Niderhallo, where he will rule the stone halls until the Ansiworako.

Afterwards, heirs of the departed Waldan, following their father's deathwish, had divided the Dwergish realm, so each of them ruled a part of it. He also wished for them to continued his task and protect the world of mortals from the Thurse menace.