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The race of Dwarves were fashioned by the Valar Aulë, who reigned over the rocks and mountains of Arda. They roused before the Children of Iluvatar were to awaken, and he adjourned their coming until the Firstborn (Elves) were come. The Seven Fathers of the Dwarves awoke then, in the great caverns of the mountains of Middle-Earth. Father of the Longbeards, the most common of the Dwarves, was Durin, and he awoke in Mount Gundabad in the Misty Mountains. He later hallowed Khazad-dûm, greatest of all Dwarf cities. In the Blue Mountains awoke the Broadbeams and Firebeards, and there they wrought the great stone fortresses known as Nogrod and Belegost (later Hollowbold and Mickleburg). The Ironfists and Stiffbeards awoke far to the east of the Iron Hills, and the Blacklocks and Stonefoots even farther east! Dwarves are a proud race, small in stature, though hardier than a Man full grown. They are great craftsman and miners, loving jewels and mithril most of all.
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Wisest and fairest of all creatures, the Elves are the most favored folk of the Valar. Their lives are not ended by time, but by the sword or the broken heart. Magic is ever woven into their souls, though they think of it only as "art". They do not sleep, nor do they sicken, nor are they ailed by the elements. Their footfalls are silent and light, and nature is their greatest love. |
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Undoubtedly related to Men, in these halflings lays also the future of Middle-Earth. When hobbits are called upon, they do not stray from their quest, and they seldom fail. Their origins are neither known or recorded in any book or scroll, but they too spawn from multiple houses. The Harfoots were the first to cross the Misty Mountains into the realm of Eriador, and the folk of this house are found more numerous than their two cousins. The Fallohides were second; tall, slim, and fairly fair. They dwelt first in the north, about the vales of the Great River, Anduin. They befriended Elves and are skilled in song and speech, but also have a tradition of hunting. The Stoors were the most broad and heavy of the hobbits, and the last to cross the Misty Mountains when things of great evil began to stir in their homelands. Today, hobbits can be found in the Shire, which is east of the Grey Havens, and a few still reside upon Bree-hill with their distant relatives, Men, or as hobbits say, "big folk".
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| Men |
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The shortest-lived of the races of Middle-earth, yet also the race destined to rule in the years beyond the Third Age, the race of Men is defined by their relatively short life span. Their mortality was considered a unique gift, but in time it became known as "The Doom of Men" and a source of lamentation.
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