Dumari
Dumari are the direct ancestors on contemporary dwarves.
They arrived on material plane from Clockwork several millennia before High Elves did, at the beginning they had good relations with High Elves, but due to their Old Empire imperialism it surely deteriorated.
Dumari led a prolonged defensive war against the Old Empire, that started around 1500 years before reckoning.
In that war they were allied with chromatic dragons and true giants.
Physically they looked similar to current dwarves, but judging from iconography they preferred completely shaving their heads, both males and females.
They were master artificers, enchanters and were particular talented with specialized Dumari magic, spells of concealment, protection.
They were incredibly advanced technologically, enough so to be viable threat to High Elves.
Dumari had hold of entire territory of Maze, and had fortresses in almost every major mountain range on Era, their territory also expanded into the underdark.
Dumari are considered "extinct" after 30BR they were betrayed by some of their dragon allies. Due to that Old Empire was capable to launch a massive attack on Dumari capital, The Crystal City, reducing it to current state - ruins of Alast Darum.
Dumari split and transitioned into two groups:
- Dwarves - Dumari that sealed and hid in various holds, currently create Clans of Dwarfkind
- Duergar - Dumari that lived in the underdark, due to the nature of that place they changed into twisted and cruel kind
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