Karaz Karak

The dwarven kingdom of Karaz Karak, named for the twin rivers that spring from its mountains, was the nation in the Secret Sea region that was the least affected by the Flickering. The dwarves used magic, but considered it bad workmanship for anything to depend on magic unless absolutely necessary. For this reason, they were much quicker to recover from the loss. While the Dwarven economy certainly suffered when their main trading partner collapsed into warring factions, it quickly recovered as, without the long-range trade routes of the empire to supply them, the nations around the Secret Sea became more dependent on Dwarven workmanship, particularly as internecine wars destroyed the economic systems of these nations.

Karaz Karak has traditionally been an ally of humanity as a whole, avoiding involvement in human wars unless attacked, something which only happened once in recorded history, a disastrous conquest attempt by the Kaimundian Empire that some suspect may have had a hand in the fall of the Empire. Karaz Karak allied with the human nations of the Secret Sea region in the pre-Imperial Sylvan War, and humans and dwarves have been long-time partners against the Orcs and the allied Human tribes of Kurva’s Back, who periodically sweep down from the uplands for conquest and pillage.