![]() In 657 IC Thori Gundrikson discovered gromril in the caves west of Black Water. Needless to say, this is done in the face of the most vicious opposition from the Skaven and other vile creatures which now dwell in the depths of Crag Mere. ĭesperate to recover lost riches and irreplaceable artefacts, the Dwarfs have devised ingenious diving machines for exploring the deepest and richest workings which are permanently flooded and to search the Black Water itself, for whole treasuries were washed into its depths by the floods. Since then, the hold has remained uninhabited except by Trolls and other monsters, although there have been recent reports of increased Skaven activity in the area. In -1136, Orcs ambushed and killed Kadrin Redmane on the shores of Black Water, and within a decade the Dwarfs were forced out of Karak Varn once more. However, this venture was short-lived, attracting the attention of both Orcs and Skaven. Three hundred years after its fall, a small expedition from Zhufbar led by Runesmith Kadrin Redmane returned to Karak Varn, drove the Skaven into the deeps and began to mine what little gromril remained above the floodwaters. ![]() Over the years, the Dwarfs have made many expeditions back a few times, their throngs have even won control of large portions of the ruins. Expeditions frequently brave the terror of the dark to penetrate the deepest tunnels in search of the precious metal. ĭwarf prospectors are lured back to the ruined stronghold by the promise of gromril. Despite mounting a tenacious defence, within a year of the initial onslaught, Karak Varn had fallen. Trapped between these two merciless foes, the Dwarfs had little chance. Then with no warning, the Skaven attacked Karak Varn from below and Orcs assailed the outer defences. Many thousands of Dwarfs perished immediately, and a hoard of treasure, including many runic artefacts of great power, were washed away. So great were the upheavals that the waters of the lake began pouring into the lower levels through wide fissures in the rock. They had been mining for over a thousand years, in some instances still following the original vein, when the great earthquake of the Time of Woes struck in -1499 IC. Karak Varn became a great city and mining complex overlooking the Black Water, being the richest source that the Dwarfs had yet found of the highly coveted gromril. Map of the Worlds Edge Mountains, with Black Water just south of Sylvania. Karak Varn was hewn out of the cliffs overlooking Black Water, and the gromril mined there used to be smelted in Zhufbar. Strongholds were founded by the Dwarfs around Varn Drazh to mine the meteoric metals. All around the shores are to be found valuable metal ores, including the much prized meteoric iron known as gromril, from which the hardest blades and armour are forged. In the ancient past a meteor crashed from the sky to pound a huge gaping crater out of the rock of the Worlds Edge Mountains, which filled with the melt-water of the surrounding mountains becoming the vast lake known as Varn Drazh or Black Water. ![]() ![]() As only Dwarf Runesmiths have the secret knowledge and skill to work this ore, gromril armour and arms are quite rare. ![]() It is the favoured metal of any Dwarf Runesmith, and in its purest form, it holds runes better than any substance in the world. No weapons made by mundane means last forever, except for perhaps gromril weapons. Gromril, also known as Meteoric Iron, Star Metal, Silverstone, Silversteel or Hammernought Armour, is the toughest and sturdiest metal in the world and is forged into the best and hardest swords, axes and armour. Dwarf Ironbreaker wearing a suit of gromril armour (concept art for Warhammer: Age of Reckoning). ![]()
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