Torg mac Cei Torg mac Cei was a shield dwarf man of the dwarven city of Earthfast of the Earthfast Mountains of north Faerûn , in the Earthroot region of the Underdark He was the Ironlord or King of Earthfast . History . Torg was the son of Cei and the hereditary ruler of Earthfast , succeeding to the position of ironlord . Earthfast was besieged by an alliance of goblin s and orc s determined to annihilate the dwarves . Torg ' s queen died in battle around 1345 DR , and his son was also slain . Torg and the remaining dwarves stayed to defend , but Earthfast appeared doomed . They received some surprising aid in mid - autumn of the Year of the Serpent , 1359 DR , when Alusair Obarskyr , the renegade princess of Cormyr , came to Earthfast . Alusair lent her aid and knowledge of strategy to the struggle . In particular , she introduced Torg to the use of polearm s , particularly a treatise written by her father King Azoun IV of Cormyr . Torg began training his soldiers in their use and together they routed the orcs and saved Earthfast . The Horde Wars . In Tarsakh of the Year of the Turret , 1360 DR , Torg was the first ruler to respond via letter to King Azoun IV ' s call for a crusade against the Tuigan Horde , with Torg committing 2000 dwarven soldiers to the Army of the Alliance . This helped sway other allies to the cause . Torg , Alusair and the 2000 dwarves set out and camped south of Uthmere in the Great Dale , where Azoun and his Court Wizard Vangerdahast were to meet them . Torg sent an escort to meet them , but the escort disappeared . Azoun and Vangerdahast teleport ed outside the camp instead , and Torg berated Pryderi mac Dylan and another sentry for trying to capture them for spies . Torg sent Pryderi to take a patrol and find the escort while he showed Azoun around the camp and discussed tactics , and Azoun reunited with Alusair . Pryderi and Vangerdahast returned with news that orcs had slain the escort , and Torg chose to wait for the orc army to attack . The orcs arrived and turned out to be the army sent by Zhentil Keep to join the Alliance , led by Vrakk . Torg prepared to withdraw his force from the Alliance rather than fight alongside orcs , and doubted a cause that had such allies , until Azoun reminded him of his honor and commitment to the crusade . Torg agreed to stay but demanded blood - payment , the deaths of the three orcs responsible for the slain escort . Torg , Alusair and the dwarves then marched to Telflamm rather than travel by ship , or travel with the orcs . Torg marched his army past Forest of Lethyr rather than risking going through it , fearing elves and other forest - folk would lay traps for them . When the centaur s of Tribe Pastilar rode out to greet them , Torg in his distrust was curt and impatient with both their herald and their chieftain , Jad Eyesbright . Though the centaurs gave food and offered guides through their forest that would speed their journey , Torg accepted the food but rejected their offer , insulting Jad by suggesting the centaurs were allied with their enemies and intended to lead them into a trap . The centaurs left . Thus the Earthfast dwarves arrived late at the First Battle of the Golden Way on the 3rd of Flamerule , a costly delay for the Army of the Alliance , Torg commanded his troops well , first fending off 5000 horsemen and crushing them between dwarven phalanxes . Then he wanted to stay and collect Tuigan heads as trophies in the Earthfast fashion , but was dissuaded by Alusair . The dwarves supported the remaining Alliance army and were just in time to save their infantry from being wiped out by the Tuigan . Torg later participated in discussions on strategy with Azoun , Vrakk and other leaders , agreeing to Azoun ' s plan to have the dwarves dig hundreds of small holes in a defensive barrier to cripple the Tuigan horses and halt their charge . After Vrakk requested to serve in Azoun ' s king ' s guard in the next battle , Torg demanded to be allowed to serve too . In the Second Battle of the Golden Way on the 5th of Flamerule , the Tuigan Khahan , Hoekun Yamun , charged for Azoun , but Torg stood before him , apparently desiring the honor of slaying the khahan and taking his head . Yamun rode at Torg , who dodged out of the way and was exposed to attack . Ironlord Torg was slain and later trampled into the mud . Following the battle , the dwarves interred their dead and Ironlord Torg in a stone cairn on the battlefield , and left the next day , returning to Earthfast . Description . Torg was a fierce - looking dwarf with hard , closely - set eyes . He had a thick black beard that he kept divided into two neat forks , bound with gold chain . Titles & Heraldry . Torg was ironlord of Earthfast , and referred to as " ironlord " or " king " . He had a long list of other titles . Torg ' s symbol was a red phoenix , with wings displayed and elevated , carrying a red warhammer in its claws over a black background . Thus his colors were red and black ; Azoun IV decided they represented " blood and thunder " . Torg and his elite guard all wore a black surcoat emblazoned with the phoenix - and - hammer symbol . Personality . A hard - to - like person , Torg was bad - tempered , narrow - minded and distrusted all non - dwarves and anything non - dwarven . He could be thoughtless and cruel to even his own underlings . He also tendency for bombastic , warlike and overstating language . He also feared and distrusted magic greatly . Abilities . As ironlord , Torg ruled as a king over Earthfast . He was a skilled battlefield tactician . Interests . Torg took a liking to bird s , particularly the canaries used to test for bad air in the mines . He said they were fantastic creatures , and nearly the best thing in the world . He kept at least three , and could often be found carrying a fine birdcage around Earthfast while on his duties , and even in the middle of battle . He took a took a large gold en cage with him on the Tuigan campaign . Equipment . In battle , Torg wore top - quality Earthfast - made full plate armour and wielded a sword of beautiful make .