Dweörg

Dweörg
The Dweörg, The House of Stonehome, are one of four noble houses in Tír na nÓg. Commonly called The Stone Folk, Dwarves, or Rockers, the Dweörg heil from The Ancient Heights. The seat of their power resides in the city of Bizaram. They are led by the Prime of Bizaram who heads House Stonehome. The Stone Folk are a hardy people who's craftsmanship is unmatched due in large part to their lordship over the Gnomos of Faleris. They are a cunning people who's shrewd nature has made House Stonehome one of the wealthiest dominions in the known world. The Stone Folk, were born of primordial stone to shield the dominions from the darkness. The Sigil of House Stonehome is a stone fist.

Culture
The Dweörg are a proud culture that rarely stray from their ancient traditions. Although the great majority of Dweörgen culture reside under the mountains of The Ancient Heights there are some offshoots of their race that have sought to live above the surface. Thus the Dweörg are split between the Stoneskin, those who live beneath the mountain, and the Sunskin, those who live under the light of the sun.

As with many cultures in Tír na nÓg the Dweörg are stratified into classes, primarily of high birth and low birth. While the High Born reap the benefits of the mountain, the Low Born are the arms and legs of the Dweörgen machine. While many males work the mines, the females of the low-born conduct the steam-driven trains that run along the veins of the world.

Settlements
The Dweörg like many of the races of Tír na nÓg can be found in settlements across the globe. Their primary settlements lay in the Ancient Heights and the Western Reaches. In the Ancient Heights, the Dweörg are the largest group of the population in Bizaram, Kharbaraz, and Zarazgar.

Bizaram is the seat of House Stonehome and has the largest population of Dweörg in the known world. The western settlement of Kharbaraz is more a fortress than a city, fortifying the western border with the reaches. Zarazgar is the primary supplier of meat and grain to the Dweörg that lie beneath the surface. Zarazgar is home to the only settlement of Sunskin that swear fealty to House Stonehome.

In the Western Reaches lies Sunhold, a large settlement founded by a long exiled thane of the Sunskin Dweörg. Sunhold is a free city whose mixed population is unlike other Dweörgen settlements.