DHOG'GHAROM MOUNTAINS

Dhog'Gharom Mountains
The mountain chain of Dhog’Gharom stretches along the western coastline of the Vandimion Empire, and is the home of the dwarven clans of the world. It is uncertain how deep and wide the dwarves have dug inside these mountains but one can be sure there are at least twelve dwarven cities known to man along this chain, the largest of which is the dwarven capital of Dhog’Gharom itself.

The capital is a cylindrical shaped city within the mountain, guarded by mighty gates a hundred foot high and forty foot wide. Each floor of the city varies in height from 90 to 130 feet. In the centre of the city the great forge and its hot, smoldering lava source stretches from the topmost floor to deep below into the mines. There are no maps of this city that details every floor, but the local dwarves claim it is at least 30 floors tall, and at the very bottom is the most prized possession in all of the Empire; the gold mines of Hergolar.

The gold mines of Hergolar are named after the dwarf king who first discovered them thousands of years ago, and to this day these golden veins remain the only ones ever uncovered on the Vandimion continent. This makes gold one of the most valuable minerals to be mined by the dwarves; although there are many more.

Each dwarven city is ruled by a council of 12 representatives from its most prominent noble families, where decisions regarding the dwarven way of life requires a majority vote. In time of war the system will elect a dwarven king to rule over all dwarves of all cities until the conflict has been resolved.

The dwarven people live in relative luxury in their mountains. Their homes are dry and kept warm either by burning fires in their cozy homes, or by the natural flow of magma coursing through the mountain. Their houses, taverns and other establishments are built into the round walls of their cities. There are still class systems in place where your value in society is determined by which floor you live on; the highest floors are reserved for only the best of their kin.

The resources mined in the kingdom will be shipped out through mighty tunnels built into the mountain side from the ocean, supporting two ships side-by-side at a time. In return for their minerals the dwarven cities are supplied with the best of fabrics, spices and food the Empire and other nations have to offer.