The House of Dwarves descended from Sindri the Rich, the Ironfists are one of the two Dwarven houses that lived in Rhun. They were known to be fierce merchants, and possessed of a deep mercantile savy, which sometimes grew into fierce, burning greed. Because of this they are the Dwarven House that saw the most lured to the side of Sauron by his promises of wealth and riches, though never a great amount did so.
In the First Age, the Ironfists quarrelled with their brother-clan, the Stiffbeards, over control of some mines near the place of their awakening. The Ironfists claimed their greater population and strength entitled them to the mines, as their need and ability were greater, despite them being on ancient Stiffbeard territory. However, a coalition of the Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots forced the Ironfists to stand down, and thereafter the great majority of the Ironfists were exiled from the Orocarni, traveling across Rhun to the Ered Harmal. There they built new holds and lives for themselves, trading iron weapons to any who could pay them, caring little for the great affairs beyond their gates.
In the Third Age, as their fortunes waned, many Ironfists became wanderers in the plains of Rhûn, smiths, traders, and tutors of men, and some even made their way west and north to the lands of the Longbeards.
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| Heritage |
Moriquendi Heritage |
| Martial Custom |
Martial: Equal |
| Language |
Avarin Language |
| Aesthetics |
Penni Aesthetics |