Led by Reghar Fireforge, and backed by plainsmen and knights, this army fought in the Dwarfgate War. The Neidar believing that they had been left to die in the outside world raised an army against their mountain cousins. Once the Cataclysm occurred the Neidar suffered from a lack of communication with their Mountain Dwarf cousins. The two cultures (mountain and hill dwarf) had warm relations prior to the Cataclysm. It was the Neidar, Cale Greeneye, who established the permanent boundary with Qualinost. Instead, through their worldly natures, they were able to make contacts with the other cultures of Abanasinia. Long ago, they might have even challenged the Hylar for the ruler-ship of Thorbardin, but their natures urged them to not stay. Led by Cale Greeneye, this group was indispensable during the Wizard's War the fight against Rage.Īlthough they do not live within the underground realm of Thorbardin, they are considered part of that society, maintaining a seat on the Council of Thanes. The role of the Neidar prior to the Cataclysm was scouting and tending to the flocks outside of Thorbardin.

Many of these dwarves could trace their ancestry back to one of the other clans. All Hill Dwarves are grouped into this thanedom. Nearest) are the name given to those dwarves who at the time of the creation of Thorbardin chose to live outside.

Mountain dwarf vs hill dwarf