Clan Strakeln, or the Cloven Axe Clan holds the Seven Tiered Halls. Nine kings have held control of these Halls. Currently Prince-Regent Veit Strakeln mans the High Forge (symbol for leadership within the clan). For two hundred years the Regent has been acting as king, awaiting the return of his brother. The King, Lord Adhemar, ventured forth long ago with 300 dwarves of the crown, to find additional mines of worth for the clan. Communication stopped between the expedition party and the Clan home over a hundred years ago.<br/>Neighboring allies include the The White Grove tribe, the Lowland Run Tribe, and the Blue-belly Tribe. The tribes are halfling barbarians that migrate through the lowland plains and jungle to the south following the great herds of ankylosaur, triceratops, rhino and bison, and riding raptors. The halfling tribes have been honorable, reliable allies, providing impressive assistance during times of war with their combination of high guerrilla tactics as well their mounted cavalry both light and heavy.<br/>Neighboring enemies include the Black Hand Orcs, a wide ranging band of marauders, who migrate the lands South and East along the mountain range between the halfling tribes west of them and forests claimed by the hobgoblin Scarred Maug, and his mixed armies.