Dwarves

There are two sources of evil in the Lands of the Accord: the storm and the Abyss. In the ancient days, the Storm was defeated and driven away by an alliance of all the races living in the Lands of the Accord. The Dwarves marched beneath the mountains to stand vigilant against the Abyss, while the other races swore to keep the land safe from the Storm. That history has been forgotten by the kingdoms above the ground. Now the Dwarves have returned, saying the evil below is too powerful for them to defeat, but the surface dwellers see only another threat rising from beneath the mountains.