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THE MROR HOLDS • The Ironroot Mountains have long been
home to the Jhorash’tar, a clan of orcs.
The Jhorash’tar have been slowly driven
Capital: Krona Peak
into the least hospitable regions of the
Noted for Dwarves, banking, mining (precious
mountains. A few of the clans are seeking
and nonprecious metals), metalwork
to incorporate the Jhorash’tar into Mror
society, while others wish to drive them out
Long ago, the Mror Lords were forced to swear once and for all.
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• There used to be a thirteenth royal clan.
of the Last War, they declared their independence
and the sovereignty of the Mror Holds. That Four hundred year ago, the dwarves of
declaration was less than a century ago and that Noldrunhold were wiped out; no one knows
makes it fresh in the mind of many dwarves. The if this was the work of the Jhorash’tar, a
Mror are proud of the wealth of their nation and rival clan, or some force from below the
mountains. Other clans have tried to claim
the talents of their smiths, of the skills of their
warriors and the strength of their impregnable the Noldrun lands, but this has always met
fortresses. The Mror star is rising. with disaster.
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dwarves were locked in endless feuds. Over MROR CHARACTERS
the centuries, they turned their energies to
harnessing the astonishing natural resources As you develop a Mror character or NPC,
of their mountain home. The dwarves were consider the following.
reborn as merchant princes. And along the way Clan Focus. Is your clan known for
they made a remarkable discovery: ruins of an mercantile power or martial skill? Are you a
ancient dwarven empire. This forgotten realm noble—even if you’re a few steps removed from
was destroyed by the daelkyr and its vast halls true power? Or are you a simple guild artisan
are held by aberrations and other dark things. or soldier? Most Mror have embraced modern
Nonetheless, these ruins are another source of martial techniques, but there are a few minor
pride for the Mror. They’re heirs of a mighty clans that still cling to the barbarian traditions of
empire that may one day rise again. the past.
The Mror Holds are a loose confederation. Holding onto the Past. Do you treasure the
Twelve noble clans each govern a hold and have legends of the ancient dwarf empire? As a Mror
a representative on the Iron Council, which IZ\QÅKMZ aW] KW]TL JM I [IOM LM\MZUQVML \W
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nation. Each hold includes a number of lesser do you feel about the Five Nations? Do you still
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The Sovereign Host is the dominant faith of ancestors, or do you feel pity for this broken
the Mror Holds. Kol Korran is the most beloved kingdom?
of the Sovereigns, but Onatar, Olladra, Boldrei, Pride in Possessions. From the wealthiest
and Dol Dorn are also revered. clan lord to the simplest miner, the Mror take
great pride in their possessions. Quality is more
INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE important than appearance, and you are also
interested in the history of the things you carry;
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the battles it has seen and the warriors who have
• The Mror Holds have deep reserves of wielded it before you.
gold, silver, and other rare and precious
metals, along with iron and other ores.
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