Forgeborn Clan
The Forgeborn Clan, an offshoot of the Dwarves, possesses the same technology as their stony cousins, but mixes mechanical invention with the supernatural. Centuries ago a colony of Stone Dwarves applied the ritual used to create a new generation from stone to metal instead and thus the first Iron Dwarves were born. Though similar to their parents in stature and hardiness, these Iron Dwarves were different, possessed of a gnome-like curiosity for the arcane. Though there has never been open hostility between the branches of dwarfdom, the two kinds avoid each other and have separated completely over time. Creations of the Forgeborn smiths are invariably viewed with extreme suspicion by outsiders, especially the Grendex who hold that Iron Dwarves in general are a sin against nature. Unlike their cousins, the Stone Dwarves, the Forgeborn ritual for producing new individuals is effective only on magically imbued metals, which drives them to constantly seek new mines when old are spent and also gives them a supernatural quality. Note-the forgeborn have been claimed by a player.