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Message: <blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 3516487" data-attributes="member: 49514">Okie dokie.  See above for some basic information on dwarven religion, though a fighter needn't necessarily adhere to this philosophy.  More information on dwarven society (and other societies) is forthcoming.  For now, there are three major dwarven nations on a continent south of the human lands.(Hill Dwarves) The Southern Thanes – A grouping of clans ruled by Thanes, located in the southern “Low Mountains.”  The Southern Thanes split from The Northern Thanes generations ago over a genealogical dispute over who the next High Thane should be.  The Southern Thanes do not recognize The High Thane of the Northern Thanes.  Instead they choose to recognize the individual sovereignty of each individual Thane and hold a grand moot every 100 years for the Thanes to iron out disputes and discuss policy, war and other important issues.(Mountain Dwarves) The Northern Thanes – A grouping of clans ruled by Thanes, under the guidance of The High Thane, located in the high mountains peaks of the “Sky Mountains.”  The Northern Thanes see the Southern Thanes as outcasts and traitors for not recognizing the sovereignty of their High Thane.  (Deep Dwarves) The Deep Thanes – Caught in the middle of the conflict between the Northern and Southern Thanes, the Deep Thanes retreated into the mines and established holdings in the underground areas that had been their temporary mining camps.  Their isolation didn’t last long however, as they soon came into contact with other underdark creatures, including the exiled and forgotten Duergar.  The Deep Thanes came back to their original holdings two generations ago.  They recognize the High Thane, but have urged the Northern Thanes to start a dialog with the South, warning of the dangers coming from the dark.During the Shadow War, a civil war between the North and South was only narrowly averted after The High Thane's adviser, The Clanless Thane, was revealed to be a monstrous creature in disguise.  The Southern Thanes lent their armies to the humans, but the Northern Thanes chose to continue their isolation.  After the war, the situation remains largely unchanged, though the hill dwarves have more contact with the outside world.</blockquote>

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