Rhieland

Capital: Russik GargPopulation: 34,000 humans in coastal communitites, many tens of thousands of dwarves underground.Government: Dwarven monarchy.Allies:Rivals: GorgalphReligion: Dwarven pantheon.Exports: Tin, copper, marbleImports: Iron, food, lumberAlignment: Lawful NeutralLanguage: Rhie (dwarven dialect), Arumelian.Slavery: The Rhie dwarves hold human slaves, though some of the dwarves have decried the practice.The Rhie are a dwarven culture that has dominated the Catar Mountains for many years. Arumelia expanded to the borders, but never tried to conquer the land. They did manage to settle a few town along the coast of the Sithonian Ocean, though. When the Arumelian Empire fell, the dwarves occupied these towns and dictated an arrangement to the humans that lived there. The humans take care of the overseas trading and harvesting the seas for goods, activities that the dwarves are not suited for. In return, they get to glean a bit of profit off of the trade and get the formidible protection of their dwarven neighbors. The dwarves are particularly interested in overseas trade because the iron reserves in the Catar Mountains are scarce, a fact that cannot fail to greatly annoy the dwarves. The dwarves need a great deal of iron for whatever it is that dwarves need a great deal of iron for, and are loath to allow the humans to keep a lot of iron for themselves. The dwarves pay good gold for whatever iron is available, but have also been known to use various schemes to relieve their human neighbors of the metal if purchase doesn’t work. Humans in their lands are not allowed to use iron or steel weapons, at least not without expensive waivers and permits. The dwarves provide security for the towns.Although the dwarves think they’re being entirely fair, the humans occasionally chafe at the treatment they receive under the dwarves and protest. The dwarves usually quash these protests quickly. One city thought to withhold the iron they were importing for their dwarven overlords. That city isn’t there anymore. 
SETTLEMENTS
Russik Garg - capital
Category:Dwarves
Category:Ruencia
Category:Rhieland