Dimtodihr

The southernmost dwarven settlement in the world, and also the most recent. This city is a rare instance of dwarves leaving their ancestral home to settle elsewhere.

History

After news of the discovery of witherstone had spread north to dwarves, some were eager to travel south and colonize the Caliste Voros mountains. The effort was met with great difficulty. Colonizing from the west would be dangerous due to the unliveable nature of the Withered Waste, an environment that even the hardy dwarves would not be able to survive due to its life-sapping qualities. The sides of the mountains that faced the Wilds were incredibly dangerous, and while attempts were made, colonists were always wiped out. Many such abandoned dwarven colonies can be found along the southwestern and southern sides of the mountains, though some now serve as a home to other creatures instead. The dwarves long tried to treat the Coriani Republic for mining rights on the north sides of the mountains, but they were constantly rebuffed and met with unreasonable demands. Some dwarves tried to establish colonies regardless of Coriani's permission, which led to the brief Mining War of 355-356 DC.
Ultimately, one clan of dwarves decided to colonize the east side of the mountains, founding Dimtodihr. This side was seen as undesirable because of the length of mines that would be required to reach witherstone veins. However, in the long run, their decision paid off. Although it took over 100 years for the dwarves there to dig deep enough, Dimtodihr is now the near-exclusive supplier of witherstone in Aedelor.

Type

City