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A History of Dwarves
The Southern Clans (The Age of Chaos)
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Most of the emigrating clans would travel north, west or east
of Kalaza during the Great Emigration, but there were several that
headed south as well, to the southernmost regions of the DragonSpine.
It was during this time that the Dhe'nar Dark Elves had begun to
rebuild their underground city of Sharath in the Jungles south
of Rhoska'Tor. Lacking the numbers and necessary skills, they sought
out members of other races to assist them with the construction
of their city. The Dhe'nar were far less diplomatic than other elves
in obtaining the help they needed. They captured and enslaved hundreds,
including those dwarves who had emigrated too far south. Those dwarves
(and members of the other races) who tried to escape were quickly
re-captured and put back to work, deeper within the ground under
Sharath.
Eventually realizing the futility of escape, the dwarves set themselves
to what they did best. Time made it clear to their captors that
their skill exceeded that of any of the other races held captive
under the earth. The Dhe'nar eventually set the other races free,
and gave the dwarves a small degree of freedom to mine the caverns
of Sharath. This decision paid off well for the Dhe'nar. Once freed
of constant oppression, the dwarves, led by Clan Leader Greetok,
rebuilt Sharath and founded two cities of their own deep within
the earth. The dwarves settled into their skill, and uncovered vast
veins of magical metals and numerous caches of precious gems, deep
underneath the foundation of Sharath.
The Dhe'nar were quite pleased with this discovery, and the dwarves
were content to be left alone to ply their trade; thus a mutually
beneficial relationship was reached between the captors and the
slaves. The Dhe'nar would come to treat the Khanshael dwarves with
great respect, and over the centuries of exposure to the magical
nodes deep within Sharath, these dwarves would develop physical
traits resembling those of their employers. And though originally
of dwarven blood, this isolation from the other dwarven clans makes
the Khanshael dwarves an entirely unique entity within the race.
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