Grand Duchy of Drobeh

Dwarf Celestial

"Northern Dwarves are like Nomads, only they bite back." -James I

Grand Duchy of Drobeh (Dr'obe-Berincdoff) is the sole Dwarvish state of Aradil, seated at the Northernmost of the continent alongside the Wentallic Mountains.

# Summary

Drobeh is a semi-isolated country, their cities are hidden from the eyes of the other races since they are build inside the Wentallic Montains throughout a wide net of tunnels. Despite being hidden they still have wide trade networks with Kingdom of Anboly through sea and Kingdom of Etermine through land. They are also a part of the Imperial Congress.

# History

Dwarf history begins at the end of the first era with the Dwarf Invasion of 1st Era when their first recorded sighting by the Kingdom of Norra at the battle for the Hofjor Peninsula where they gain a massive victory against the Western Humans. Until the beginning of the 3rd era Northern Dwarves and Western Humans fought for the control of the Hofjor Peninsula until the Elves of the Collide started their fight against the Kingdom of Norra which stretched the Human lines thin letting the Dwarves conquer the rest of the Peninsula with ease.

The Dwarves saw relative prosperity until their eventual downfall in the hands of the Aradian Empire where they lost the entirety of Hofjor Peninsula and were driven back to their mountains leading to a civil war that were never witnessed by the outside world.

The Civil War continued until the beginning of the 5th Era, after the Betrayal of the Knights the Dwarven Emperor's Knight Kortoffen conquered the Hofjorn Peninsula without stiff resistance and declared himself the Grand Duke of Drobeh. Afterwards the Duchy slowly unified, dwarves warlords accepted Kortoffen as their rightful liege if they were given autonomy over their mountains which was accepted by the new Duke.

With the end of Eter Civil War Drobeh joined a trade alliance with Kingdom of Etermine which planted the seeds of the Imperial Congress.

# Government

Drobeh is a Composite Monarchy meaning that the ruler rules over several different states as if they were separate entities which consists of Mountain Cities of the East and the Hofjorn Peninsula.

# Religion

Drobeh is the Sole believer and protector of the Celestialism where they believe that an ancient race of Celestials created all life on Uchma and that they are simply a part of one of many races they had created. They believe that the ancient Celestial race have left Aradil for the ones who walk on it now, their biggest creation being the continent of Aradil they believe the continent itself to be holy above all else.

# Military

Not much is known concerning Drobian military, what is known is that they are not the biggest. Drobian armies are specialized in mountain warfare and not in field battles making them very weak in comparison to their allies to the south, despite their weak offensive capabilities the Drobian army is one of the most powerful defensive armies on the continent.

# Culture

The biggest difference the Dwarvish culture has from the rest of the continent are their clothing, they specifically hide every ounce of skin they have with the only exception being hair and beards, this is done to prevent exposure to the sun which is believed to be evil in Dwarven customs. Dwarves also wear armor made from a specialized type of stone called Loofnak, this stone is as cold as the dead but as durable as steel.

# Trivia

* Drobeh is one of the few states that was not inspired by a real life country, their only similarity is with the Grand Duchy of Moscow which they copy the name from.
* Dwarves of Aradil are more reminiscent of halflings rather than dwarves of other fantasy literature.