Grimvale

Summary: The ancestral home of all dwarves in the Northern Kingdoms. The largest and most influential dwarf kingdom in all Argomere. Currently on barely cordial terms with Elfhaven, which is a highwater mark between the two nations. Rumored to be connected to every dwarf kingdom across the whole of the Northern Kingdoms via thousands of miles of tunnels, making the dwarves formidable merchants.

Capital: Flinthaven

Notable locations: The Steelfall Mines

Population: 85% dwarf, 10% human, 5% other

Alignment: Lawful, mostly good and neutral

Governance: Absolute monarchy, King Jorgrom Foebreaker and Queen Dodwena

Economy: Mining, smithing, gemcutting, trade, granite, farming, timber

Law: Corporal and capital punishment are common. A single mountain fortress houses most prisoners.

Military: Dozens of mountainside fortresses housing a powerful royal army.

Religion: The dwarf creator-god Ulmoc BrightHammer and the Greek pantheon, especially Hephaestus