- By: Troll Slayer

What Dwarves Are

Dwarfs are short little bearded men who consume large amounts of beer and ale.  They do not drink anything else execpt beer, ale and sometimes wine. From drinking all this alcolhol, they get botbellys, that is why they look so fat.  They take pride in having long beards and tons of gold.  What they lack in speed they make up in toughness and stubborness, they will rarely run from a good fight(espicialy if it aginst orcs)  Most dwarven settlements lay underground and usually have a mine or two nearby. Also, dwarfs are knowen for their grudges.  If they get a grudge against anybody they will never forget it, unless properly dealt with ;).

Where the dwarfs live This is a map of the worlds edge mountians. This is but a fraction of the dwarf empire. Karaz-A-Karak is the dwarf capitol, and where the king resides. Karak-Kadrin is the slayer keep, where most of the disgraced slayers live. Zhufbar is the industrial heart of the dwarven empire. The dwarfs build war machines here. Krak Azul is one of the last holds in the south. It has many fine weapons smiths, slavering to make the finest weapons in all the Old World. Karak Drazh, Karak Eight Peaks, Karak Azgal, Karak Ungor and Karak Varn were wonderful ancient citys that were ruined by the wages of war. This is only the major holds of the dwarven empire, There are more to the west between the grey mountains and the worlds edge mountains.  There are also more in the south, some in norsca and some to the east in the mountains of mounrn.  The latter was exposed to Chaos, and became the Chaos Dwarfs.

A Bit of Dwarven History

Dwarfs are probably the oldest race in the warhammer world. Their strongholds in the World's Edge Mountains are remnants of the once great dwarf empire, Karaz Ankor. To Humans it is called 'Everlasting realm' or 'Mountain realm'.    The first dwarfs migrated northward from their old homelands in the southen part of the Worlds Edge Mountains, following the rich veins of ore. As they spread through the mountains, they made a system of strongholds.  A stronhold is a very small realm centered around a fortified one.  Most of these strogholds were built by lage quantitys of ore, espicially gold.  Soon some of the dwarfs went too far north and discovered a cold barren land caled Zorn Uzkul, or the great skull land.   From there, some of the dwarfs turned back south, but the more adventerous and hardy dwarfs went either west to Norscan mountains or East towards the Mountains of Mourn.   Since the dwarfs were so far apart, the three groups lost contact because of the comming of chaos.  The comming of chaos rent the earth and sky, and tearing the mountains apart.  The sky darkend with chaotic winds entwined with the dark chaos magic.  But the dwarfs were too far down in their mountain tunnels, for Grungni(A Dwarven God) told the dwarfs that chaos was comming, and showed them how to dig very very deep into the mountains.  Every thing on the surface was tainted by chaos.   Eventually the Chaotic wind settled and the dwarfs climed out of their little caves and found that demons were come out from the realm of chaos. With the 3 dwarven gods, Grungni, Grimminr, and Valaya, the dwarf were able to keep their mountainous realms clear of Chaos.  It was in the chaos war that the dwarfs first met the Elves, who soon allies against chaos. This allience would be enough to save the world, but it would almost utterly destroy both races.  Dwarfs and Elves were able to stop the chaos threat, but the dwarfs obstinacy and elven arrogance led to war between to two peoples. The elves fled back to their homeland in Ulthualan (cowards!).  After the dwarfs were weakened by two enoumous wars, they were just about to settle back into their mountainous homes, earthquakes shook the mountains.  Red hot lava poured into the caverns below the dwarven strongholds.  Everything was throwen into dissarray.   But it got worse.  Gobblins, Orcs and Skaven besieged their settelments.   After a thousand years of bitter fighting, 3 strongholds were lost.  Many dwarfs feld westward to the grey mountains.  Between the gray mountains and the world's edge mountains, the fleeing dwarfs establisted new towns, close to the tribes of humans.  The Humams were also fighing the orcs, so they dwarfs encouraged them to fight even more.  Trade increaced between the two races and the dwarf shared some of their secrets with them (ex: making iron into weapons and armour).  When High King Kurgan Ironbeard was captured by orcs, a man named Sigmar rescued him.  This act forged a friendship between the two races. Soon after Sigmar founded  the Empire.   The allience between the Dwarfs and the Empire has continued to the present day.

New Units:

Charaters:

• King Dadrin the Mighty: King Dadrin has wisely ruled his stronghold of Kazad Ankor for decades now, stopping all invaders from ever penetrating the stronghold's walls.

• Zaki Wannaz: The Slayer-Rune-smith.

• Ruthgar: Ruthgar is the leader of the Wild Dwarves and was once captain of the Hammerers of the Great King Gathgor.

• Kaz Doomeagle: a Dwarf Flying Ace, he flies a buffed up gyrocopter!!

• Short: a dwarf hero.

Regiments:

• Ruthgar's Wild Dwarfs: Ever since the beginning of the Old World, Dwarven strongholds have been under constant attacks from Skaven, Greeenskins and the evil forces of Chaos. Many courageous Dwarfs stood up to the inevitable onslaught, the remaining fled into the forest. Those who fled into the forest became hermits who lived off the land and after several generations they became pushed away from society as they knew it.

• Dwarf Sappers: As part of the extensive apprenticeship at the Engineers Guild, apprentices are required to complete a tour of 'field duties'. The duties of these aspiring apprentice engineers entail field construction's and demolition's, on the battlefield. These Guild Engineers are commonly referred to as Dwarf Sappers.

• Dwarf Drunks: Dwarfen drunks, as seen in the gw dwarf campaign

• Dwarf Goat riders: Dwarves have trained goats that make their home on the cliffs of the Karak Ungor mountain. Only the goats of Karak Ungor have been able to match the dwarves when it comes to who is the most stubborn inhabitant of Karak Ungor.

• Slayer Warbands:(For Mordhiem)

• Outriders: dwarfs that ride a mule/warhorse half breed mount.

• Short's Rifles: Dwarf Riflemen

Warmachines:

• Hot Air Balloon: The Dwarf War Balloon was first seen supporting the Dwarven fleets in the Sea of Claws but it is now making appearances on the battlefield in an attempt to provide the dwarfs with air superiority.

• Siege Cannon: The Dwarf Siege Cannon fires a larger ball and uses a much bigger gunpowder charge.

• Steam Chariots: a sweet ass charriot with a steam gun(like the gyocopter!)