It also give a good excuse for wolf pelts and fangs, and lupine iconography in the Dwarves' handicraft designs. This historical people were famous for their gold mines, their mountain fortresses, their curved falx swords, their wolf-topped draco standards and their wars against Rome which have been immortalized in Trajanus' triumphal column.Īesthetically, basing Nevaz Derom on ancient Dacia brings with it advantages outside the scope of the Dacian basis in and of itself: For the prevalent scale armour, high helmets and curved swords all nods to the Infernal Dwarves farther east, which ought to suit the easternmost of the three great Dwarven Holds in Vetia. Given its location, which corresponds to the Carpathians of Europe, I propose that the Dwarves of Nevaz Derom and all her daughter holds in the area be based on ancient Dacians. Glittering gold.Įastmost of the three great Dwarven Holds of the White Mountains in Vetia, we find Nevaz Derom. Ladies and gentlemen, let's sprinkle some gold into the world of the Ninth Age.
