![]() ![]() The Grey Mountains have since become the site of newly excavated holds, populated by the descendants of those Dwarfs who fled the destruction of their former holds in the Worlds Edge Mountains. From this time on, these displaced peoples were known as the "Grey Dwarfs," a namesake that has stuck with them for centuries afterwards. It is here that the Greenskins have yet to arrive in greater numbers and though the mountains contain less mineral wealth than the Worlds Edge Mountains, it is nonetheless secure from any major Greenskin invasion, at least for a time. Those clans that have survived their holds' destruction have all fled westward, towards the bleak peaks of the Grey Mountains. So important to them were the records of their grievances that they wrote them in the blood of their kings. They recorded each of their defeats in the pages of the Great Book of Grudges. Outposts and fortresses that had held strong against the might of the Elven armies fell to these barbaric invaders, each a bitter blow to the proud race of the Dwarfs. The depths of their holds were assailed by Night Goblins and Skaven, whilst armies of Orcs attacked from above. The Dwarfs eventually emerged victorious, but were left vulnerable.īefore they could recover their strength a volcanic upheaval wrecked much of their underground realm and their enemies fell upon them. Friendship with the Elves soured to the point of a long and costly conflict known as the War of Vengeance among the Dwarfs. Their miners extracted enormous wealth from the earth and Dwarf merchants dealt with Elven traders to their mutual enrichment. Their vast, labyrinthine holds delved deep into mountain ranges. Long ago the Dwarfs were the indisputable masters of the lands now called the Old World. ![]() Originally, Dwarfs never established settlements in these mountains due to the severe lack of mineral wealth, but with the onset of the Goblin Wars and the loss of several Dwarf holds, refugees of these holds have decided to leave the homelands of their people and migrated west to make a new kingdom for themselves. The term Grey Dwarf is a label often used to describe all Dwarfs that have made the Grey Mountains of the Old World their home. The Grey Dwarfs are a modest people with simple taste in comparison to their richer Homeland brethren. ![]()
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