Gruunkrag
Gruunkrag is a dwarven city-state to the west of Estmuire and southwest of the Sestrawood. Its eastern gate opens only a few days travel from the Keep at Stormgaarten.
Populace
Primary races
Gruunkrag has nearly a unanimously dwarven population. They have little trust for outsiders.
Other common races
Though rare for people to be seen below the mountain who aren't dwarves, it is far more common in Gruunkrag than other dwarven nations deeper further away from trade routes. Other races seen within Gruunkrag are likely to be with trading and merchant caravans. This might be human merchants or elven craftsmen looking for ores. More unlikely are those who have earned the trust of the dwarves, or even rarer those who have managed to join dwarven clans.
Government and rulers
Gruunkrag is a small kingdom under a monarch who sits the Arcalite Throne. The current monarch is King Slatetremor.
Defensive forces
The dwarven army of Gruunkrag is renowned for its courage, toughness, and viciousness.
Geography
Location
Gruunkrag is situated in western lands, with Estmuire to the east and the Sestrawood to the north east. It sits beneath a large fault-block mountain range that is referred to simply as the Gruunkrags or Gruunkrag Mountains. Other dwarven civilisations can be reached miles underground, and legends suggest a city exists so deep that dwarves forge in magma near the edges of the world's crust.
The eastern gate which leads to the Keep at Stormgaarten and Estmuire beyond is the main entrance.
Resources
All manner of ore and gems are mined in Gruunkrag, with different guilds specialising in different outputs. Stone is also commonly quarried from the Gruunkrags. It is a very rich nation, often importing exquisite works crafted from the very materials exported from there.
