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Deep beneath the roots of the Ring Mountains lies a dwarven nation completely forgotten by the surface world: The Nylgai Hadirnoe, or the Dwarven Scorned. Buy Time of the Dragon: dmsguild.com/en/product/16960/time-of-the-dragon-2e?affiliate_id=50797
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Transcript
Fleeing the horrendous destruction of the Cataclysm, this forgotten race of dwarves delved so deeply into the roots of the Ring Mountains that the surface world completely forgot they ever existed.
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam, and today we are venturing deep underground to explore the Nylgai Hadirnoe, famously known as the Scorned Dwarves of Taladas. I'd like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron — you can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. I'm referencing the Time of the Dragon boxed set for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.
Discussion
Centuries spent in the deep caverns have physically altered the Nylgai Hadirnoe. Males stand between four to four-and-a-half feet tall, with females averaging about half a foot shorter. Naturally lean yet retaining a massive frame, their skin has faded to a pale brown tinged with red, and their large eyes are a washed-out blue. Flame-red to straw-blond hair is common, and facial hair is a major point of cultural pride—with thick beards favored by both males and females.
Society is meticulously stratified by trade and social class, dictating their daily dress. Miners wear rough coveralls and heavy smocks embroidered with clan designs, always carrying a bandolier of chisels and hammers. Craftsmen wear tight-fitting shirts around molten ore alongside trade-emblazoned leather aprons. The upper class—wealthy merchants and clan leaders—favor heavy brocade robes and capes decorated with leather tassels and furred tails. Soldiering is a full-time, highly reputable trade. Every clan is required to fund and maintain a company for the War Clan, outfitting them in fine dwarven chain mail, plate armor, and custom-painted shields representing fearsome units like the Anvil or Bonecracker companies.
Unshaken by the upheavals of Hiteh's Night, the Scorned remain organized into a single nation of roughly 200,000 souls throughout the OdderRhing—the "Land Beneath the Mountains." Daily life is dictated by a rigid clan system that unites family with profession. Dwarves are expected to practice their birthright trade for life, though those unsuited can apply for adoption into a more compatible clan.
While ensuring cultural continuity, this hierarchy restricts personal initiative. At its head is the elected High King, who governs alongside a Council of Clansmen whose representation is balanced between a clan's population size and the taxes they pay. Four specialized clans hold unique national power:
The Guildmasters produce nothing but control the economy, routing all goods across the kingdom and extracting a profit at every stage. Conversely, the Outcasts are universally shunned, forced to handle tasks deemed unclean or taboo, such as waste management, surface logging, and translating enemy tongues. The War Clan serves as the standing army, frequently brokering adoption pacts to maintain their numbers. Finally, the Chieftain's Clan serves as the royal house from which the High King is elected for life.
Two fascinating anomalies break this rigid clan structure. The first is the Imperial Ancestral Caretaker, held exclusively by the Strompdal family. Because the royal family cannot be defiled by contact with the Outcasts, the Strompdals exist completely outside the caste system to prepare and bury the royal dead without bringing shame to any clan.
The second anomaly is their religion: the Order of Makers. When surface priesthoods collapsed during the Cataclysm, the Makers never lost their powers because they never possessed true priestly magic...
Deep beneath the roots of the Ring Mountains lies a dwarven nation completely forgotten by the surface world: The Nylgai Hadirnoe, or the Dwarven Scorned. Buy Time of the Dragon: dmsguild.com/en/product/16960/time-of-the-dragon-2e?affiliate_id=50797
Dragonlance Setting Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ZMN0IxDq3TskP0Q7VT1Jx9merNoBdBj
Thank you to Creator Patrons Aaron Hardy & D. Robert Handy, Producer Patron David Galindo, Developer Patrons Chris Androu & Sam Ruiz, and all of the YouTube Members!
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Dragonlance Books: dmsguild.com/en/browse?setting=45354-dragonlance&src=fid45354?affiliate_id=50797
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#Dragonlance #Taladas #Dwarves #D&D #Lore #TTRPG #DragonlanceSaga #TimeOfTheDragon #Krynn #DungeonsAndDragons #Underdark
Transcript
Fleeing the horrendous destruction of the Cataclysm, this forgotten race of dwarves delved so deeply into the roots of the Ring Mountains that the surface world completely forgot they ever existed.
Intro
Welcome to another DragonLance Saga episode. My name is Adam, and today we are venturing deep underground to explore the Nylgai Hadirnoe, famously known as the Scorned Dwarves of Taladas. I'd like to take a moment and thank the DLSaga members and Patreon patrons, and invite you to consider becoming a member or patron — you can even pick up Dragonlance media or get $10 by signing up to StartPlaying.Games using my affiliate links. I'm referencing the Time of the Dragon boxed set for this information. If I leave anything out or misspeak, please leave a comment below.
Discussion
Centuries spent in the deep caverns have physically altered the Nylgai Hadirnoe. Males stand between four to four-and-a-half feet tall, with females averaging about half a foot shorter. Naturally lean yet retaining a massive frame, their skin has faded to a pale brown tinged with red, and their large eyes are a washed-out blue. Flame-red to straw-blond hair is common, and facial hair is a major point of cultural pride—with thick beards favored by both males and females.
Society is meticulously stratified by trade and social class, dictating their daily dress. Miners wear rough coveralls and heavy smocks embroidered with clan designs, always carrying a bandolier of chisels and hammers. Craftsmen wear tight-fitting shirts around molten ore alongside trade-emblazoned leather aprons. The upper class—wealthy merchants and clan leaders—favor heavy brocade robes and capes decorated with leather tassels and furred tails. Soldiering is a full-time, highly reputable trade. Every clan is required to fund and maintain a company for the War Clan, outfitting them in fine dwarven chain mail, plate armor, and custom-painted shields representing fearsome units like the Anvil or Bonecracker companies.
Unshaken by the upheavals of Hiteh's Night, the Scorned remain organized into a single nation of roughly 200,000 souls throughout the OdderRhing—the "Land Beneath the Mountains." Daily life is dictated by a rigid clan system that unites family with profession. Dwarves are expected to practice their birthright trade for life, though those unsuited can apply for adoption into a more compatible clan.
While ensuring cultural continuity, this hierarchy restricts personal initiative. At its head is the elected High King, who governs alongside a Council of Clansmen whose representation is balanced between a clan's population size and the taxes they pay. Four specialized clans hold unique national power:
The Guildmasters produce nothing but control the economy, routing all goods across the kingdom and extracting a profit at every stage. Conversely, the Outcasts are universally shunned, forced to handle tasks deemed unclean or taboo, such as waste management, surface logging, and translating enemy tongues. The War Clan serves as the standing army, frequently brokering adoption pacts to maintain their numbers. Finally, the Chieftain's Clan serves as the royal house from which the High King is elected for life.
Two fascinating anomalies break this rigid clan structure. The first is the Imperial Ancestral Caretaker, held exclusively by the Strompdal family. Because the royal family cannot be defiled by contact with the Outcasts, the Strompdals exist completely outside the caste system to prepare and bury the royal dead without bringing shame to any clan.
The second anomaly is their religion: the Order of Makers. When surface priesthoods collapsed during the Cataclysm, the Makers never lost their powers because they never possessed true priestly magic...
