: GURPS says that traditionally the Dwarves were ruled by
: the Ephors; there's no mention of a King above them. I
: think the King appeared post-TFL (after all, the only
: king mentioned lives during the Myth2 era) after the
: city-states had basically been nullified and all the
: surviving Dwarves formed a single state.
: The Stoneheim Dwarves collapsed the barbican because they
: knew they were doomed if Myrgard had fallen and could
: no longer fight with them. Again, they were close
: allies of each other, and they had a common culture
: which made them both enemies of the Ghôls and of
: Balor; they just weren't politically bound together
: under a single ruling government. I don't think.
Hmm…could the Dwarves meet with each other? Might they trade between the cities often, traveling from one city to another? They would have to leave the city sometime too to farm and grow crops, right? It's kind of hard for me to believe they'd stay completely isolated from eachother for millenia…though by what you say in your post, such isn't entirely likely (by related and common culture, close allies, etcetera). This brings up another question: is there any number of ages of the Dwarves mentioned, any approximate years? To that, what is a Dwarven lifespan? We might have to start running on Tolkien for some of these…:-).
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