“The Dwarf King rules the underworld from Forge—the dwarves’ underground capital city. He is the master of treasures, pressing a claim on all marvels pulled from the earth and all magic items forged by dwarves, which is most of them. His halls are filled with legendary wonders.

“In addition to his role as a temporal ruler, he has a sacred role connected to the clans and to the spirits of the ancestors” (HH235).