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	Grus! I am Kvarniiln, son of Kvarnild. I was born in the		Grus! I am [[Kvarniiln]], son of Kvarnild. I was born in the
	great city of Hibarnhvidar, finest piece of Dwarven		great city of [[Hibarnhvidar]], finest piece of Dwarven
	craftsmanship the world has seen. I was born here and I		craftsmanship the world has seen. I was born here and I
	have always lived here, in this great Hibarnhvidar. And I		have always lived here, in this great Hibarnhvidar. And I
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	creations of man -- we Dwarves find no greater pleasure		creations of man -- we Dwarves find no greater pleasure
	than exploring the earth itself, the creation of our		than exploring the earth itself, the creation of our
	father, Kertigen. Kertigen dwells in those mines... the		father, [[Kertigen]]. Kertigen dwells in those mines... the
	rocks and stones are his bones, and the sparkling gems are		rocks and stones are his bones, and the sparkling gems are
	his blood. For us Dwarves, life is in those mines.		his blood. For us Dwarves, life is in those mines.
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	Forfedhdar, which to us Dwarves is the "Land of our		Forfedhdar, which to us Dwarves is the "Land of our
	Ancestors." They settled in this land of mountains and		Ancestors." They settled in this land of mountains and
	craggy peaks surrounding the sweet Sawstwar Lake for many		craggy peaks surrounding the sweet [[Sawstwar Lake]] for many
	reasons, but the first was that it had the finest deposits		reasons, but the first was that it had the finest deposits
	in all Elanthia! So we built our mines here, and we have		in all Elanthia! So we built our mines here, and we have
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	So you must first keep in mind the location's importance.		So you must first keep in mind the location's importance.
	You must also remember that not all mines will bear the		You must also remember that not all mines will bear the
	same fruits. The mines of the Tivshowldh Mountains will		same fruits. The mines of the [[Tivshowldh Mountains]] will
	yield only salt, while those in the Himineldar Shel		yield only salt, while those in the [[Himineldar Shel]]
	Mountains, where Hibarnhvidar is located, give us precious		Mountains, where Hibarnhvidar is located, give us precious
	jewels and ores. One who is skilled in mining will be able		jewels and ores. One who is skilled in mining will be able

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A Guide to Mining

Grus! I am Kvarniiln, son of Kvarnild. I was born in the
great city of Hibarnhvidar, finest piece of Dwarven
craftsmanship the world has seen. I was born here and I
have always lived here, in this great Hibarnhvidar. And I
am a miner. As everyone knows, mining is in a Dwarf's
blood. While other races take their fulfillment from
exploring and seeing other towns and cities -- the
creations of man -- we Dwarves find no greater pleasure
than exploring the earth itself, the creation of our
father, Kertigen. Kertigen dwells in those mines... the
rocks and stones are his bones, and the sparkling gems are
his blood. For us Dwarves, life is in those mines.

For us Dwarvenkin, mining comes naturally. It is how our
father Kertigen made us. Mining... exploring the depths
of the earth, feeling out where the gems and metals and
minerals are, knowing the way the earth works and where to
hit... it is as simple as breathing to us. Weak little
Elven babies play with dolls and other worthless knick-
knacks, a Dwarven child is quickly taught to hold a hammer
and a shovel and a pick, and is set about learning what
place, where there are concentrates of valuable gems and
metals below, then you will get nothing for your efforts.

It is invariably true that the finest mines are in
Forfedhdar, which to us Dwarves is the "Land of our
Ancestors." They settled in this land of mountains and
craggy peaks surrounding the sweet Sawstwar Lake for many
reasons, but the first was that it had the finest deposits
in all Elanthia! So we built our mines here, and we have
therefore claimed the best mines within our kingdom. The
city of Hibarnhvidar itself is then built upon the finest
of the Forfedhdar mines. Those of you from the surrounding
provinces expecting to build your own mines to rival those
of our Forfedhdar -- hah! and good luck to you, though you
will never succeed. The other lands simply do not have the
valuable deposits and the good mountain ranges as there are
here.

So you must first keep in mind the location's importance.
You must also remember that not all mines will bear the
same fruits. The mines of the Tivshowldh Mountains will
yield only salt, while those in the Himineldar Shel
Mountains, where Hibarnhvidar is located, give us precious
jewels and ores. One who is skilled in mining will be able
to know these things.

A miner must be properly prepared! The mines can be
hazardous places, and preparation is key. The good miner
will carry with him a shovel, a hammer, and a pickaxe, for
digging, for breaking through walls, for extracting veins.
He will have a lantern, for providing light in those dark
places, and a large satchel for carrying those things he
finds -- though efficiently run operations will set rails
along the ground as the mines are expanded, so that the
yields can be placed in a cart to be delivered to the
surface.

A miner should also be skilled, and attentive. Mines can
be dangerous places. If you enter those mines with no
skill at mining or no knowledge of appraisal or mechanical
lore, you very well might die in those stony depths. The
careless and unskilled miner will bring about cave-ins and
rockfalls and will either be crushed by the boulders from
above, or will be buried alive, sealed behind a wall of
rock in his own personal little crypt, never to be seen
again. A miner must also have the skill and presence of
mind to recognize when a mine has been totally depleted --
exhausted and abandoned mines will often become havens for
monsters, scavengers, or angry spirits. Do not get so
greedy that you would remain in a mine after it has been
emptied, desperate to find even more! For then you will
become a target for those beasts, and may die alone. A
true miner must know when to move on.

So how does one mine? When a mine is built, an entry
chamber is created. A miner must enter here, and by using
tools such as his shovel and pickaxe, he must dig away in
the mountain to create new mine tunnels. This is a slow
process, ideal for hearty folk like us Dwarves -- it takes
time and effort to chip through a wall enough to make a new
tunnel. And it also requires geological smarts to know
where to hit, where to focus your effort. A fool not fit
for the mines could spend years chipping away at a wall
only to find a dead end with no mineral vein!

As new tunnels are made, a miner will also discover veins
of gems or metals. These veins can be further mined to
gain valuable items (or garbage, such as chunks of useless
rock not fit for crafting). But as I said, you must be
wary and attentive -- striking in a bad spot, or striking
carelessly, can cause the mine to collapse!

You can create tunnels in any direction... the eight main
directions, as well as above and below. Each wall is
strong and sturdy, and after hammering away at it, you can
either expose a new tunnel, expose a vein... or expose a
dead-end, or cause damage to the mine's foundation. Those
last two are bad things that we want to avoid. The best
thing is to expose a vein. These are what we miners are
looking for, what the goal of it all is. Take care with
these veins... they are precious. When it is a hammer at
which we swing our pick, we seek to destroy the wall, but
the opposite is true when it is a vein. Here, the miner
must take great care so as to do as little damage to the
vein as possible while mining it. The longer a vein holds
out, the more a miner can get from it.

Next, a good miner will always take care of his tools. You
are breaking through rock and metal... this sort of work
is damaging to the tools of our trade. Picks and shovels
have their own quality levels, which you should pay
attention to, and over time, through use, they become
damaged -- pay attention to that, too. Either learn how
to repair your tools or keep spares with you to replace
your tools when they become damaged. If you do not, you
may find yourself in the depths of a mine with no tools
at all.

There isn't much more to say about underground mining. But
don't think that this is all! Mining is much more than
what I have written of, it is much broader. Mining also
encompasses things such as prospecting. There is also
underseas mining -- not a job for the faint of heart! Not
to mention explosive mining, or rock blasting. Now that is
something for the truly skilled miner. We Dwarves have
also applied our skill at mining to large-scale combat.
There is no fortification the Dwarves cannot breach. Our
mining skill allows us to dig tunnels beneath
fortifications, to enter them, or to collapse them
entirely. There is also placer mining, a fad developed by
the little Olvi people. We have observed the Halfling-kin
standing in a river wielding pans and metal screens, hoping
they can find gold that way. They call it mining, too,
though it certainly isn't what I and my people generally
think of our art.

Now, this concludes my guide to mining. If you want to
learn more, then you'll need to pick up a pickaxe and try
it for yourself. There's only so much you can learn in a
book, you know.

By my hand,
Kvarniiln, son of Kvarnild
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