Iron dwarf

For the specific mob, see Iron Dwarf.

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Iron dwarves, sometimes referred to simply as irons, are a type of dwarf found in Northrend that were created by Loken.

As Loken was corrupted by the Old God Yogg-Saron, the iron dwarves fell as slaves of the Old Gods. Following Loken's death and Yogg-Saron's defeat, the iron dwarves have returned to being in the service of the Keepers.

Description

They are etched with runes of power, and lightning is pulsing beneath their thick, metallic skin. They can craft golems and cities made of metal as well.

Also, the iron dwarves are capable of bending the stone giants to their will by the use of runes, similar to the ones that are etched in to their own skins. They use these Runed Giants to wage war on the earthen and the giants of earth and stone.

History

Origin

The iron dwarves were a part of the Loken's army and have been created by the Forge of Wills after the death of Sif. Next, they fought the forces of Freya and Hodir in the Storm Peaks. After these victories, they have been dispatched among the mountains to track Tyr and Archaedas.

Thousands of years ago, their capital, Thor Modan, was destroyed by the stone giants. The events surrounding the war were unknown.

They took part in a great war against the earthen where  [Val'anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings] was shattered.

Wrath of the Lich King

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

In Howling Fjord, the iron dwarves attacked the Explorers' League at Ivald's Ruin and took control of Baelgun's Excavation Site. During the infiltration of the Explorers' League, they received orders of Loken : They had to bury the fissures now in order to make silent and blind the earth.

The Grizzly Hills rune-smiths subjugated the Stone Behemoths and set them on the path of Ulduar to free their Father. In addition, the dwarves craftsmen constructed the war golem to stop the stone giants. However, the dwarves of Dun Argol, led by Iron Thane Furyhammer, started a war with the Horde. They won the first fight against them thanks to their iron golems. However, they have been defeated when their creations turned against them. Moreover, Thor Modan was besieged by the stone giants. Taking advantage of the siege, the Horde stole and killed many iron dwarves in the capital. Later, they fell under the attack of stone giants and earthens with the death of many iron dwarves and their leader, Iron Thane Argrum.

In the Storm Peaks, the iron dwarves took the Forge of Wills, Loken created an even larger army from scratch, and expelled the earthens from Ulduar.

A part of them was looking for  [Norgannon's Core]. They started by tracking Brann Bronzebeard into the frostborns territories, declaring the war with them. Later, they assaulted the Frigid Tomb and the Foot Steppes but were stopped by the frostborns. Finally, they killed the keeper, Creteus, but didn't obtain Norgannon's Core.

An other part, led by Valduran the Stormborn, was in war with the Dolomite Giants in Snowdrift Plains. In addition, they used three forges to construct an Iron Colossus. A coalition of adventurers and earthens defeated them and killed Valduran. Hopefully, Overseer Narvir stole The Heart of the Storm and gave the life to Iron Colossus. However, their creation has been defeated thank to jormungars' acid.

Ulduar

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

The iron dwarves were part of Ulduar's "primary defensive emplacements". Moreover, they occupied  [The Antechamber of Ulduar] in order to defend the Iron Council. So, they defended Ulduar during the siege and helped Razorscale to fight the adventurers. Many of them have been defeated during the invasion of Ulduar and their delegate inside the Iron Council, Stormcaller Brundir, has been defeated.

Legion

This section concerns content related to Legion.

By the time of the Burning Legion's third invasion of Azeroth, the iron dwarves have been re-integrated into Ulduar's defensive systems, serving the Keepers alongside the earthens and the mechagnomes. When, Odyn attempted to unify the titan-forged, they were defending Ulduar against the demons. After the end of the siege, Dvalen Ironrune joined the Valarjar alongside the Battlelord.

Notable

Name	Role	Status	Location
Binder Murdis	Leader of the iron dwarf forces at Giants' Run	Killable	Giants' Run, Howling Fjord
Dvalen Ironrune	Defender of Ulduar, joins the Valarjar after being saved by the Battlelord	Alive	Various Locations
Forgemaster Damrath	Forgemaster of Thor Modan	Killable	Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills
Iron Thane Argrum	Ruler of Thor Modan	Killable	Thor Modan, Grizzly Hills
Iron Thane Furyhammer	Thane of Dun Argol	Killable	Dun Argol, Grizzly Hills
Overseer Narvir	Guardian of the the Heart of the Storm	Killable	Uldis, Storm Peaks
Stormcaller Brundir	Member of the Assembly of Iron, general of the iron dwarf forces in the iron army	Killable	The Assembly of Iron, Ulduar
Stormforged Monitor	Looking for  [Norgannon's Core]	Killable	Frostgrip's Hollow, Storm Peaks
Tracker Thulin	Stole  [Brann's Communicator] from the Abandoned Camp	Killable	Frosthowl Cavern, Storm Peaks
Valduran the Stormborn	Commander of the Stormforged	Killable	Nidavelir, Storm Peaks

Territories

• Baelgun's Excavation Site (Howling Fjord)
• Giants' Run (Howling Fjord)
• Dun Argol (Grizzly Hills)
• Thor Modan (Grizzly Hills)
• Halls of Lightning wing of Ulduar (Storm Peaks)
• Halls of Stone wing of Ulduar (Storm Peaks)
• Narvir's Cradle (Storm Peaks)
• Nidavelir (Storm Peaks)
• Ivald's Ruin (Howling Fjord)

Trivia

• Players can turn into an iron dwarf using  [Iron Boot Flask].

Gallery

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  An iron dwarf in game.

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  Concept art.

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  "Iron Dwarf" by Raneman.

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  An iron dwarf.