Creature:Khargrim Dwarf

The Khàrmurvahan Dwarves, otherwise known as the Red-Shield Dwarves, are a race of dwarves that reside within the Tropical Lands of. One of the most archaic races of dwarvenkind and a progenitor of various others, the Red-Shield Dwarves are the founders of the and, due to their actions in the ancient times, have allowed dwarvenkind to become recognized and widespread across the world. The Khàrmurvahan primarily reside upon the surface, with their capital city residing within a mountain range known as the Khàrm Peaks, and are recognized globally for their fiery red hair, impressive fortress-cities and overall population that stretches across the continents of Koldenwelt, both in and outside of the Realm.

History
The Khàrmurvahan Dwarves, as does a majority of dwarvenkind, descend from an ancient and archaic civilization which resided in the Eastern Plains of known as the  - a  race that had been magically and physically-engineered by a tyrannical, oppressive state known as the. Manipulated to be a potent labour force, kept under the slavery of the Ordnung race, the Dweorg spent eons carving the tunnels and underground networks of the Ordnung and mining the resources they used to craft their impenetrable empire. While attempts were made to breach the surface and escape the regime of the Cobalt Empire, the Dweorg found themselves utterly obliterated by the Colossi, coming to fear the one known as. The Dweorg practiced rune-oriented magic in secret so as to not be rendered entirely defenseless to the oppression of the Ordnung, although it would take millennia before the Dweorg would arise and openly oppose their masters.

Circa 15,000 BNE, the Dweorg found major assistance in the, whom they communicated with without the Ordnung's notice due to the rune magics that the Dweorg had taught themselves throughout the generations. Assisting one another by providing resources - the Dweorg would mine ores while the Klaxxa would use it to craft weapons and other materials - the two races initiated a significant offensive effort against the Cobalt Empire. Under the command and rule of various Dweorg heroes, at least one of them founding the while others founded neighbouring dwarven states and civilizations, the Dweorg managed to overthrow the Cobalt Kingdom and pursue them until they resided within the underground lairs that the Dweorg themselves once used as their homes, with sufficient help from the Klaxxa race. The Dweorg had also managed to make use of the inhabitants of their underground homes in order to further slaughter the Ordnung, also farming the Dwarven Maulers for their hide and taming the youngest members of their race to use as bloodhounds and mounts in battle.

The liberated Dweorg resided within the Eastern Plains, west of Ar-Klith, for some time before eventually coming to the decision of separating so that they may explore the world now that they were free to do so. Those Dweorg that migrated to the Tropical Lands would become the Khàrmurvahan Dwarves, who founded the first of many Khàrmurvahan settlements within what became known as the Khàrm Peaks - the largest of the mountain ranges in the region of the Tropical Lands. The Khàrmurvahan would later expand outward and stretch across Koldenwelt, establishing dwarvenkind as a significant peoples and becoming involved in the affairs of larger empire such as the and the, as well as becoming involved with the prosperous.

In the modern era, the Khàrmurvahan Dwarves are a prospering state and the largest of the dwarven civilizations currently present on Koldenwelt, maintaining communication with a great number of other nation states as well as their dwarven neighbours and 'cousins', including the whom they view as benevolent but somewhat misguided. The most prominent of the dwarven clans within the Realm of Khàrmurvahan as of current is Clan Jalaric, with Jalaric Dorn maintaining the role of Patriarch over the Khàrmurvahan capital of Khàrmakhar while his son,, maintains influence over the military of Khàrmakhar as well as those throughout the entire Realm while undergoing missions and adventures to ensure the interests of the Khàrmurvahan Dwarves as well as those of allied nations.

Biology
The Khàrmurvahan Dwarves share a majority of traits that are common to all Dweorg descendants; shorter yet thicker than a majority of deiwes, copious amounts of both bodily and facial hair, of which that of the Khàrmurvahan is fiery red, and large feet and hands. The flesh of the Khàrmurvahan is a dull, brownish-greyish pigmentation, which happens to be thicker than the skin layers of other deiwes species, and as a dwarven race they are rather robust yet athletically built, allowing them a surprising deal of mobility, although not to the extent of elves. By originating from the Dweorg the Khàrmurvahan are naturally a great deal more resistant to damage and pain than other deiwes, with the Khàrmurvahan in particular gaining the name "Red-Shield Dwarves" due to their supposed advantage in that regard to other members of dwarvenkind, which compensates for their inability to move as swiftly and quickly as the elves and humans. The Khàrmurvahan are also stronger than humans and elves by inheritance.

The Khàrmurvahan are adapted for life on the mountain tops and are avid climbers, which as a result of their adaptation had led to many feeling somewhat lacking in breath in lower-altitude environments although this can be overcome in a short period of time. The Khàrmurvahan, true to their dwarven nature, are more resistant to natural toxins and bodily infections than many other Koldenwelt races, although they fare just as bad as other races do when met with magic-inflicted plagues and conditions. Despite being one of the most populous races of the dwarves, the Khàrmurvahan reproduce rather slowly while maintaining long lifespans that usually last for a maximum of three centuries; Khàrmurvahan reach sexual maturity between their 30s to 40s and become incapable of reproduction sometime after their second century of living. The gestation period for Khàrmurvahan children is, on average, a whole Koldenwelt year and Khàrmurvahan mothers usually only spawn one to two children at a time.

Red-Shield women are uncommonly seen, with only 25% of the Khàrmurvahan population consisting of women, most of which remain within their cities and out of the sight of foreigners. However what is known is that Khàrmurvahan women are sexually dimorphic from the men, a case which does not apply to all Dweorg descendants, and can be identified by their absence of beards, although they retain a majority of the otherwise hairy features their male counterparts possess, and their breasts, with Red-Shield women being just as stocky and thick as the men and maintaining anything but frail facial features. Khàrmurvahan find bodily hair an appealing feature alongside brawn and musculature, considering "frail" and "soft" builds to be unattractive and a definite sign of weakness.