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Hill Dwarf Empire (HDE)

Inspired by a mixture of the Holy Roman Empire and the Scottish clans.

Lore: The HDE is a rather newly founded (but not weak) kingdom. An offshoot of the proper Dwarven Empire the hill dwarves invaded the hills that where never considered proper mountains by the more ancient deep dwarves. Consisting of thousands of clans the HDE has an elected ruler called a (?). Every 10 years the clans get together and elect a new (?), this process is generally very short as only the biggest 7 clans can send a candidate. Each clan casts a vote a the candidate with the majority wins.

Culture: The clan system is a system where any dwarf can form a clan, as long as said dwarf has at least 200 followers and a mansion. The biggest clans are around 30000 dwarves. Unlike the Deep dwarves who prefer the axe the hill dwarves are known world wide for their spears, maces, and great square shields.

Housing: Unlike in the ancient deep dwarves who live in great fortresses carved into the side of the mountain the hill dwarves live in "mansions." Mansions are small squat stone building the are generally round with walls and a crenelated roof. From the outside these building look small but they can go miles into the earth with tunnel, homes, forges, armories, and markets.

Races: The HDE is as the name says a kingdom composed of hill dwarves and rarely a deep dwarf. A hill dwarf is around 3-4 feet while the deep dwarf in generally 3 feet tall.

Allies: Because of their wars with the Elven empire the dwarves are allied with the Kingdom of Zantyium.