Narag Dum

Narâg Dûm or in the common toungue Black Halls it is an ancient Dwarven city that is filled with history. It has existed for ages, with its inhabitants isolated from the outside world, until the cities recant emerging from below the surfice. Narag Dum is known for its deep caves, tall walls, and giant mountains surrounding the city.

Culture
Narâg Dûm is home to 3 main clans and other minor clans. And with each clan, comes their own way of life.

The Ironsheild Clan is the first, and the oldest clan in Narâg Dûm. They appear a bit more "royal" than the other two clans. Due to the fact that they prefered to stay above ground and rarely went in the caves to mine, they developed a culture not too far off from human culture.

The Winterburrow clan are hardworkers and notorious alcoholics. These "Workaholical Alcoholics", as some would call them, regularly visit the pub to get drunk, then they'd head to the mines and go ham mining. Most of them rather stay out of sunlight and continue working, though there are some exeptions that do go outside.

Lastly, the Desertaxe Clan. They are the main defenders of Narâg Dûm. They tend to be more oriented on practicing their skills and training. If theres a pest problem in the city, they'd be the ones who'd respond and deal with the problem. When they have nothing to do, they would assist the other two clans on what ever they were doing at the time ie: Farming, building, mining, etc..

Collectively, the people of Narâg Dûm are usually kind and helpful to an extent although they are not really fond of other races other than their own. They tend to stay in their city more and work on expanding their mines. And they rarely assist other races in need. This may not apply to the Winterburrows. So in the chance that they offer assistance, there may have been some way of profit for them woven into that deal. But of course, if it is fellow dwarves they are dealing with, they are more than happy to assist them in any way.

The reason why they dislike other races is generally unknown, is theorized that since they lived such an isolated lifestyle for so long, this may have affected their opinions about the outside world.

Early history
Before Narâg Dûm became a city, there were three separate Dwarven clans. They lived far away from one another in all corners of Eldham. Each one of these clans came with their own way of life and cultures.

The first of the clans is the Ironsheild clan. They resided in the mountains, where Narâg Dûm currently stands. The Ironsheilds were great farmers and defenders of their land. They constructed walls around their village and create defences to discourage would-be invaders from taking their land. They also planted crops and other produce to feed their fellow clan members.

Second is the Winterburrow clan. They were originally from the frozen mountains of Elastra. The Winterburrows have an incredible skill for hunting and digging into the hard frozen rock they are experts at mining. They dug into the mountains for warmth and safety from the harsh conditions of the snowy mountains. Their primary food source was usually wild sheep and goats that they hunted off the land. They were known too be travellers and sometimes migrate to other mountains if the conditions worsed on theirs's.

Lastly, the Desertaxe clan. The clan called the deserts of Katsura home. The Desertaxes were fierce fighters and excellent traders. They sought out their enemy's bases and pillage them. They also traded the goods they obtained for weapons and food.

Founding of Narâg Dûm
One day, the Winterburrows were experiencing harshening climate on their mountain, so they decided to evacuate and went to search for a new home. They came across multiple kingdoms and villages, most of which were very kind to them and offered them food. Some however, were not so fond of them and hunted them as they thought the dwarves were abominations. Through their journey, they eventually came across the Ironsheild clan. The Ironsheild clan was a bit reluctant to accept them, but they eventually agreed to share a home. But since there was not enough room for the new clan, the Winterburrows agreed to make more space by mining into the mountain. The Winterburrows then started mining out the mountains to make more space, and the Ironsheilds began constructing better-fortified walls using the harder stone found deep in the earth that the Winterburrows mined up. This marked the start of the creation of Narâg Dûm.

On the other side of the continent, the Desertaxes were beginning to suffer heavy blows from their enemy. Apparently, their enemy was pillaging the villages that the clan was trading with. So with the declining supplies and food, they decided to move out of the desert in search of a new home. They had to move quickly because of fears that their enemy might catch up. Through their journey, they came across several towns and villages. The clan pillaged the smaller villages while they traded for resources with the bigger towns. Continuing, they eventually came across early Narâg Dûm. Similar to the situation that the Winterburrows had, the inhabitants of Narâg Dûm were hesitant to accept them. But eventually, the clan was welcomed in since the Desertaxes offered to help defend the city in the event of a foreign attack in turn for being able to live in the city.

After years of living together, the three clans have adjusted to their new way of living. Soon, the Desertaxes started going down to the nearby villages and towns and traded the rocks and gems that the Winterburrows dug up for food, armor, and better materials to build with. The Ironsheilds then used the new materials to build new farms and improve the city's looks. The Three clans then continued to live like this in harmony for tens of hundreds of years.

Due to the isolation policy of Narag Dum the founding clans unanimously do never create a proper entrance to the city in order to prevent their discovery by humans. It was because of this decision that for many years people built their castles and cities around and even on {mountain name}. Only after learning about people's departure Arstocka and leaving it in ruins, the dwarves decided to come out from under the surface and get acquainted with the human world...

Geography
Narag Dum is located south of Tempesta in the Verden province of Katsura. It lies in the middle of a valley, where the mountains serve as the city's natural defense. Inside features a holloed out mountain in which the dwarven homes and buildings are located.