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--- rockhome [2008-06-25 03:17 am] – agathokles
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 ===== The Land =====
-Mountains and lakes are the major features of the land of the Rockhome Dwarves. The three chains of [[Altan Tepes]], to the west, [[Makkres]], to the east and [[Denwarf’s Spur]], at the centre of the nation, are interleaved by two large lakes, [[Stahl]] and [[Klintest]].
+Mountains and lakes are the major features of the land of the Rockhome Dwarves. The three chains of [[Altan Tepes]], to the west, [[Makkres]], to the east and [[Denwarf’s Spur]], at the centre of the nation, are interleaved by two large lakes, [[Stahl|Stahl]] and [[Klintest|Klintest]].
-The mountains, while not exceedingly tall, are rugged and often impassable, and only a handful of well-guarded passes give access to Rockhome. At the centre of the nation, built both on the surface and in the caverns of Rockhome’s tallest mountain, is the city of [[Dengar]], the heart of the dwarven kingdom, rivalling in size and surpassing in strength the cities of humankind. Three other major cities exist in Rockhome: [[Stahl]], [[Evermur]] and [[Smaggeft]], each crowded with busy dwarven craftsmen and engineers.
+{{ :rockhome-8.png?400|Rockhome}}
+The mountains, while not exceedingly tall, are rugged and often impassable, and only a handful of well-guarded passes give access to Rockhome. At the centre of the nation, built both on the surface and in the caverns of Rockhome’s tallest mountain, is the city of [[Dengar]], the heart of the dwarven kingdom, rivalling in size and surpassing in strength the cities of humankind. Three other major cities exist in Rockhome: [[Stahl_City|Stahl]], [[Evermur]] and [[Smaggeft]], each crowded with busy dwarven craftsmen and engineers.
 ===== History =====
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 Rockhome is the nation of the dwarves, and most Known World dwarves can trace their heritage back to one of the seven clans of Rockhome. Each clan is composed of a large number of families, each numbering scores, if not hundreds, of individual members, and is centred around a stronghold, built in the depths of one of the four cities. Each clan is mostly known for one trade or career that is often pursued by its members and that defines the spirit and nature of the clan, but individual dwarves are free to choose their own profession.
-Clan [[Everast_Clan|Everast]], one of the oldest clans, includes most bureaucrats, diplomats and the current royal family.  [[Buhrodar]] supports the Everast kings, but its theocratic philosophy sometimes clashes with the Everast’s ideas of aristocratic rule. [[Torkrest]], a large militaristic clan, completes the strongest power bloc of Rockhome. Opposed to Clan Torkrest is Clan [[Wyrwarf]] whose make-up includes many lower class, non-conformist dwarves and farmers. Clan [[Hurwarf]] is another smaller clan, whose isolationist, xenophobic ideas clash hard with the two remaining clans, [[Skarrad]] and [[Syrklist]]. The latter is a large clan of traders, bent on expanding trade between Rockhome and the foreign nations, while the former strives to accelerate the development of technology, and supports trade as a way to promote the growth of technological knowledge.
+Clan [[Everast_Clan|Everast]], one of the oldest clans, includes most bureaucrats, diplomats and the current royal family.  [[Buhrodar]] supports the Everast kings, but its theocratic philosophy sometimes clashes with the Everast’s ideas of aristocratic rule. [[Torkrest]], a large militaristic clan, completes the strongest power bloc of Rockhome. Opposed to [[Torkrest]] is [[Wyrwarf]] whose make-up includes many lower class, non-conformist dwarves and farmers. Clan [[Hurwarf]] is another smaller clan, whose isolationist, xenophobic ideas clash hard with the two remaining clans, [[Skarrad]] and [[Syrklist]]. The latter is a large clan of traders, bent on expanding trade between Rockhome and the foreign nations, while the former strives to accelerate the development of technology, and supports trade as a way to promote the growth of technological knowledge.
 Other than dwarves, few people live in Rockhome, mostly diplomats from the neighbouring lands, traders and a handful of non-Glantrian wizards-for-hire. Almost all of them remain within the walls of Upper Dengar. [[Goblinoid|Goblinoids]] roam the unsettled border regions, both above and below ground, while frost giants live in the eastern Makkres Mountains.
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 (from the [[http://pandius.com/guide|Mystara Newbie Guide]])
+===== Additional Readings =====
+  * GAZ 6, //The Dwarves of Rockhome// (see some [[http://reviews.dnd.starflung.com/select.php?id=6|reviews]])
+  * The [[http://pandius.com/rockhome.html|Rockhome]] page at the [[http://pandius.com|Vaults of Pandius]]
+  * Captain Scaevola's [[http://www.geocities.com/iuliusscaevola/NaniHardcore.pdf| Complete Guide to (Mystaran) Dwarves]] (//Italian//)