Unaland, Plane in Progress (GEP)

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Nobody's ever heard of a demiplane called Urunaland. That's because it isn't a demiplane yet, but that doesn't stop the colony of planelost dwarves from referring to it in the present tense. These dwarves, led by their charismatic leader, Urun (Pr/♂ dwarf/F 17 /LG), work feverishly to create a new homeland, by raw effort alone, from the substance of the Deep Ethereal. 
Cognizant of the general cosmology of the Ethereal, the dwarves feverishly work to accumulate enough stable protomatter in one place to form a demiplane of their very own! If even one of the dwarves had some magical skill, they might be aware of a handy spell known as demiplane seed. Still, "when skill lacks, sweat must suffice."
Visitors who encounter a rough mass of protomatter measuring some 10–12 miles in diameter, upon which a group of over 300 dwarves labor, have discovered the future site of Urunaland. The dwarves have devised a number of methods of accumulating stable protomatter, but the most predominant are several manual devices that artificially compress a 30-foot x 30-foot x 30-foot cube of the Ethereal medium using a mechanism similar to bellows' handles. Every so often, stable ether is created (see "Protomatter" on page 25), and the dwarves add the resultant material to the growing mass.
More recently, Urun discovered the shipworks on Farers' Freehold and ordered himself a tow cruiser. This craft, called "Plait Heart," is crewed by 10 dwarves whose mission is to discover likely chunks of protomatter out in the Deep, attach a tether, and tow them back to Urunaland.
Most of the dwarves live within the mass in grand galleries and arcades lit by crystal lamps, in typical dwarven fashion. However, the dwarves have built a functional inn, known simply as the Waystop, on the surface of Urunaland. The inn serves as a handy place for dwarven workers to enjoy a quick break and some heady dwarven ale, but it also caters to the occasional traveler just passing through. The Waystop is virtually the only place where the dwarves of Urunaland will stop and have a conversation with a visitor, and it is also the only habitation where an outsider is allowed.
Questions as to the dwarves' origin simply bring dark looks and comments such as, "We do not speak of that." The dwarves' favorite topic of conversation, of course, is the formation of the demiplane, calculations on how much material is necessary for demiplane precipitation, and discussions of innovative new ways to gather yet more protomatter. They often wish for a horn of elemental earth, which could really speed up the process. A berk rude enough to bring up the existence of the aforementioned demiplane seed spell is immediately thrown out ofUrunaland-no one wants to hear about efforts made in vain.
The thing is, the urunalanders might really be on to something. 'Course, no one knows when enough is enough, nor what effect the presence of the dwarves and their delvings will have on any demiplane aborning. As the dwarves say, "time will tell."