Origins / Background
[Established Lore] What the game has always held to be true.
Origins
The dwarves are mountain folk, and they act like it. They come from the ancient halls of Khaz Modan, the mountains where Ironforge is carved out of solid rock [WCII].
Where did they come from before that? Ask a dwarf and you'll get a story about stone. The Discs of Norgannon, hidden deep in Uldaman, tell of the Earthen, a people the world's Creators shaped from stone, and the history of the dwarves and the troggs is tied up in the same story [Game · Quest: The Platinum Discs]. (Yes, that puts the troggs in the same story. We don't recommend bringing it up in a tavern.)
It's also why the Explorers' League keeps digging at Uldaman and the Badlands. They're hunting for proof of where the dwarves began [Game · NPC: Prospector Stormpike].
The Three Clans
Dwarven society runs on clans, and three of them matter most.
Bronzebeard (Ironforge):
- Ruled by: King Magni Bronzebeard [Game · Quest: In Defense of the King's Lands]
- Notable: Muradin Bronzebeard, who taught Arthas to fight with a sword [WCIII]
- Lands: Ironforge, Dun Morogh, Loch Modan, the Wetlands
Wildhammer (Aerie Peak):
- Ruled by: High Thane Falstad Wildhammer [Game · Quest: To The Hinterlands]
- Previous known leaders: Kurdran Wildhammer [WCII · Beyond the Dark Portal]
- Lands: Aerie Peak and the Hinterlands
Dark Iron (Thaurissan):
- Ruled by: Emperor Dagran Thaurissan [Game · Quest: The Royal Rescue]
- Lands: the ruins of Thaurissan in the Burning Steppes [Game · Quest: The Smoldering Ruins of Thaurissan], and the Searing Gorge
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