The Dwarves

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Singularities and Oddities" from the archive of Viransiйnsis, Kingdom of Tabaоn, compiled by the Master of Folklore M. A. Het in the 4299th Solar Cycle.

Northern Pass, Stone Gateway to the Fifthling Kingdom, Late Summer, 5199th Solar Cycle Pale fog filled the canyons and valleys of the Gray Range.

The Dragon's Tongue, Great Blade, and other peaks towered defiantly above the mist, tips raised toward the evening sun.

Slowly, as if afraid of the jagged peaks, the ball of fire sank in the sky, bathing the Northern Pass in waning red light.

Glandallin Hammerstrike of the clan of the Striking Hammers recovered his breath. Leaning back against the roughly hewn wall of the watchtower, he cupped his hand to his bushy brown eyebrows and shaded his eyes from the unaccustomed light. The ascent had been grueling and his close-woven chain mail, two axes, and shield weighed heavy on his aged legs. There was no one younger to stand watch in his stead.

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