The Skorinfain (Dwarves)

Skorin was the First King of the dwarves, and his fossilized remains are revered by the dwarves of Albion, who refer to themselves as the “sons and daughters of Skorin,” or Skorinfain. Hill dwarves are less reclusive than their mountain-dwelling kin, but there is no animosity between the hill clans and the mountain clans. A dwarf’s surname is also his or her clan name

Dwarf, Hill: You grew up outdoors, in the cold, wintry Thane Holds of Invernia, protected in your youth by a great stone wall the separates the Thane Holds from the lands to the south. Eventually you decided to leave the safety of home and hearth and strike out into a larger world. Conversely, you may have grown up in one of the human duchies east of the mountains, where work is plentiful and human friendship common.

Dwarf, Mountain: As a “son” or “daughter” of Skorin, the First King of the dwarves, you spent most of your life underground in the dwarven city of Skorinholm until the call of adventure brought you to the surface, where the dwarves have been waging constant war against the goblins and giants of the Sundown Mountains.