The Forge

The Forge is a cold island in northeastern Argaea which is home to a group of Mountian and Hill Dwarves. They generally are friendly and do trade with both the human kingdoms and Lawii. They have a military tradition and make legendary forges around the volcano, Dab, on their island.

Dab
Dab is the name of the largest and hottest volcano on all of Argaea. The dwarves of The Forge regard it as a natural wonder, providing heat for forging, cooking, bathing, and warmth. Many dwarves understand Dab to be a powerful symbol for life and success and have even coined the term "Dab!" to describe a feat of skill, intelligence, or a general event of good fortune.

Mindflayer Wars
For almost 100 years, they have battled bloody battles with mindflayer invaders. It is presently unknown to the dwarves why the mindflayers are drawn to this zone, but many blame it on them being jealous of dwarven control of Dab. After years of the dwarves developing combat tactics against the mindflayers, and the mindflayers being unable to use the captured dwarves for reproduction in their spawning pools, the mindflayers eventually stopped invading and there has been a tense silence on The Forge for the last couple of years.