Dwarves of the Iron Hills

General Information

The Dwarves of the Iron Hills are a subfaction of Durin's Folk inhabiting the Iron Hills region. Descended from the Longbeard Dwarves of Khazad-dum, the faction found its fortune in the wealth of iron and other minerals within the hills.

Fond of their relative isolation and deep underground halls, the Iron Hills are ruled by **Kaiser\_Wojak**, who inherited the Throne from JenkinsKUH after his abdication. The capital is West Peak which is being actively improved upon.

Dwarven courage and perseverance has made is mark upon these hills; the dwarves here are able to find lasting prosperity and brotherhood despite numerous wars which would tear most factions apart. The Iron Hills enjoys all the benefits of the dwarven council as well as defensive pacts with Rohan and Dale. Under the rule of Kaiser\_Wojak the Iron Hills has become unquestionably stable and has grown from a dead faction to one of the most thriving on the server. With the bonds with Erebor tightening and all builds being redesigned to a new high standard, the Iron Hills has a bright future ahead.

## **History**

The history of the Iron Hills is told to have started with when **SpeedySC** traveled from the Red Mountains to the Iron Hills to unify a small number of Dwarves living independently within the region. SpeedySC united the dwarves and became the first king of the Iron Hills with its capital at West Peak; the city was called Ang Thol. During the rule of SpeedySC several conflicts between the dwarves and haradrim (RookieNinjas was serpentlord at that time, later known as Karsham) occurred with several battles happening in both Kingdom's lands. The main siege of the war was at Poros with several dwarven lords present including High King SquatchThunder and King SpoangityBob. Gondorians also joined in battle. At some point SpeedySC moved the capital of Iron Hills to East Peak and the name Ang Thol was used for the new city. The new Ang Thol was noted for its enormous gate and entry hall.

SpeedySC left the Iron Hills and **Mathyas57** was appointed King by the Dwarven Council. Under Mathyas57 the Iron Hills continued to grow from East Peak until an event called the **Great Vanishing** in which all of the builds in Iron Hills were wiped from Middle Earth. The hard work of the many dwarves had been undone in a terrible calamity. After this Mathyas57 vanished and **Luigi27** became the third King. Under Luigi27 the capital of Iron Hills was restored to West Peak and called Gund'aban. During the rule of Luigi27 a minor rebellion was dealt with.

Luigi27 disappeared and once again the Iron Hills were leaderless however from this emerged a great ruler known as Queen **LilianB**. Through LilianB's rule a Golden Age dawned. The Iron Hills range with hammer and chisel.  New halls were carved, old halls expanded and made sturdy.  Many new dwarves sprang from the ground and merchants traveled far and wide to do trade. Prosperity grew in the Iron Hills.  Alas all good things cannot last. LlianB grew weary after all she had done and resigned after two years of glory and joy.

Llian chose JenkinsKUH as heir when she left making him the 5th king of Iron Hills. General interest in the Iron Hills faction had been declining at the end of Llian's rule and unfortunately Jenkins was unable to curb this dark trend. Many Iron Hills player were no longer interested in playing after Llian left and Jenkins was tasked with bringing up a decaying faction, a task he unfortunately failed in. In the summer of 2020 the Iron Hills faction had reached a low not seen for years, 1-2 active players were present in the faction and build projects were not being worked on. At the end of this string of calamities the heir to the throne Jackflash was chosen as king of Erebor to help fix the faction in order to prevent a civil war and his help proved too little too late as the civil war still broke out and left the Iron Hills heirless. During the civil war the Iron Hills was able to provide disproportionately large help to its allies and provide Kaiser\_Wojak to fight in every battle in the civil war, one of only three dwarves to do so. In this time Wojak was given the title of regent in November 2020 and was the de-facto ruler of Iron Hills and was successfully able to revive the faction. After pressure from the dwarven council and after losing favor from his faction due to seven months of inactivity, Jenkins abdicated in late March of 2021.

After Jenkins abdicated Kaiser\_Wojak was made king after being regent for five months making him the current ruler of the Iron Hills.

## **Rulers of the Iron Hills**

**SpeedySC:** First King of the Iron Hills

**Mathyas57:** Second King of the Iron Hills

**Luigi27:** Third King of the Iron Hills

**LlianB:** The First Queen of the Iron Hills

**JenkinsKUC:**The Fourth King of Iron Hills

**Kaiser\_Wojak:** The Fifth and current King of the Iron Hills

## **Government**

The Iron Hills is a monarchy with a single Heir, and a court of Minor Lords and Thanes.

* Wojak (King)
* JackFlash29 (Lord of West Peak)
* Call363 (Minor Lord of East Peak)
* Misterymob475 (Minor Lord of South-Gate)

There are many guilds that Dwarves can participate in for an increased sense of enjoyment and help to the Iron Hills. The list of guild titles include but are not limited to: Master of the Forge, Master Quartermaster, Master of the Mines, and Captain of the Royal Guards.

The current guild titles held are:

* Master of the Forge, a Grandmaster Smith who manages all other smiths. Supplies the armory, and sells equipment to Dwarrow and allies who may wish to buy some of the finest dwarven steel found in Middle Earth.
* Master of the Mines, who feeds the great Iron Forges night and day and acquires wealth for the dûm.
* Master Quartermaster, who oversees the supplies and inner-economy of the Iron Hills, can often be found in the Cellar of his tavern experimenting with a new brew.
* Captain of the Royal Guard, who oversees security of the Kingdom

## Dwarves **of the Iron Hills**

### Heirs of Durin

1. Wojak
2. JackFlash29
3. Call363
4. Misterymob475
5. Venturellac
6. KallaMigRicardo
7. Viral333
8. IrishDarkKnight
9. Dhrain\_16
10. ethen100
11. WholockianDalek
12. Skzorbuten
13. Jivanovic
14. Dziadekuje
15. Bajkin
16. Tom1650
17. OrangeSoda
18. Chevron
19. Neok\_1
20. Kriperzombo

## **Cities**

Iron Hills is home to two major cities, as well as several outposts and a multitude of civilian homes. For the sake of discretion, civilian homes will not be listed here.

* West Peak, center of power and commerce, and the capital.
* East Peak, the Eastern stronghold.
* South Gate, the military outpost on the Southern edge of Iron Hills leading into Dale. Generations of dwarves have garrisoned the wall, protecting the two peaks from the South.