Historia et Historiarum: Dwarves or Dwalen
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Introduction:
The dwarves, also known as Dwalen, are a cursed race that lives underground. They are short, intelligent, and have lost their appetite for everything except knowledge. They are skilled in crafting tools, weapons, and engineering feats, including building and creating machines. The dwarves also have a high aptitude for becoming sorcerers.
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Henrensson Family and the golden age of the dwalen:
The Henronson family burrows deep into the earth, desperate to escape the relentless pursuit of demons. They extend an invitation to other Dwalen seeking refuge, and soon their underground city flourishes. Brundil Henrenson, the new head of the family, puts an end to the persecution of sorcerers, winning the loyalty of many Dwalen mages. With the threat of demons receding and the children of Pandora being hunted across the universe, a stream of sorcerers flock to the dwalen cities, where they find acceptance and shelter. The dwalen build grand cities above ground, becoming a powerful nation. Brundil and his brother Sytrar slay the colossal beast Red Dawn, clearing the way for the expansion of their territory to the world of Darel. The ingenious dwalen sorcerers engineer divine tunnels, a marvel that allows them to travel fast from one world to another, expanding their reach to nearby worlds.
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Kesemir:
Kesemir, the overlooked brother of Brundil, astonished everyone by establishing the nation of Xahul, shattering any barriers to the pursuit of knowledge. The cunning demon, Falun, arrived to guide Kesemir on a path of power, introducing him to the concept of soul machines that enslaved the souls of his victims. With the help of these deadly creations and the unleashed winds of pandora, Kesemir and Falun savagely conquered entire nations. The dwalen's thirst for knowledge transformed into depravity as they brutally captured and experimented on helpless elves, angering the merciless elven god of war, Hel Darad. His fiery wrath reduced Xahul to rubble, forcing Kesemir to flee to the Henrensson family to escape Hel Darad's wrath.
The purge of the sons of Brundil:
Kesemir rose to power in the godly halls of Brundil's palace. He ensnared Brundil with his silver tongue, convincing him to lift the ban on unethical research in the pursuit of knowledge. While Kesemir worked his charm, Falun slithered among the dwarves, whispering honeyed promises of unlimited knowledge and discovery, urging them to disregard their moral compasses. Falun forced doctors to study living beings, offering them a cure for their ailments. He promised engineers that their machines would function only if a soul was bound to them. The entire Dwarven race plunged into corruption.
As Brundil awoke to the treachery in his midst, Kesemir had already mustered an army of knowledge-addicted dwarves, accompanied by demons and soul machines. Falun had grown unfathomably powerful, and Kesemir was now a force to be reckoned with. As the dwarves stormed the pantheon, Kesemir personally slew his own kin, while Falun massacred countless dwarven gods with his demonic powers.
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Hadul:
After Kesemir took over the Dwalen realm with the help of demons, he embarked on a brutal campaign of cleansing those who wouldn't worship him. The surviving dwarven gods fled their homeworld, vowing to one day take it back. Brundil's son, Hadul, embarked on a perilous journey across the universe in search of allies to help his people and reclaim the Dwalen realm from his power-hungry uncle.
During his travels, Hadul encountered a group of humans and helped them establish kingdoms on the world of Asgard. He formed a strong bond with Odin and Thor, who offered to help him reclaim the Dwalen realm. In gratitude, the Dwalen forged Odin's legendary Gungnir and Thor's powerful Mjölnir.
Hadul returned to the Dwalen realm with a mighty army and teamed up with Odin to kill Kesemir and Falun fled to the collapsed universe. To prevent the curse of lustful pursuit for knowledge from overtaking his people, Hadul bravely took over the Dwalen throne. The followers of Kesemir sought refuge in the dokkaebi heaven, while the dwarves celebrated their victory at the battle of the blood lakes.
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The throne of Hadul:
For millennia, the dark influence of Falun and Kesemir persisted, corrupting the dwarven race beyond repair. They were now easy prey for demons, and Hadul realized that his people needed a new home, deep underground, to escape their addiction to knowledge. Hadul ordered the construction of a grand throne, from which he could emanate his immense divine aura, hoping to suppress the dwarves' unrelenting thirst for knowledge.
As the dwarves migrated underground, Hadul sat upon his throne, pouring his life force into it, determined to protect his people. He remained there for centuries, refusing to abandon his post, while his people carved out a new life beneath the earth. Hadul's unwavering selflessness earned him the love and respect of his people and made him a revered figure among the gods.
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Worshippers of Kesemir and puritan dwarves:
The puritan dwarves, a select group of elite warriors blessed by Hadul personally, are the only ones permitted to venture outside the underground cities. Their mission is to eradicate the Kesemir cultists, who still clung to their depraved beliefs and sought the resurrection of Falun.
The cultists, driven by their insatiable hunger for knowledge, believed that by binding their souls to machines, they could bridge the gap between life and death and reach their dead god. They pray upon unsuspecting civilians, abducting them and experimenting on their bodies to unlock new secrets of the universe.
These sinister cults were ubiquitous, hiding in the shadows of every corner of the universe. The puritan dwarves, however, were determined to stop them at any cost, using their unmatched strength and skill to bring down the cultists and their twisted machines.