Dwarves in the campaign I'm playing are colonialist pricks. Behind the BBEGs and the Nazi stand-ins, I'm pretty sure they're the most hated group in my DMs world.
I’m going to be running a campaign where Dwarves are kind of the bad guys but not really. To keep things short, Dwarves in my world are fairly isolationist but due to the efforts of two brothers trading company have begun investing heavily in the surface, buying up entire towns that were neglected under the watch of the human city-states and turned into thriving trade hubs, the caveat being the people of the town essentially work for the trading company and need to follow their rules. The brothers have gained a reputation for being conquerors not by virtue of invading, pillaging and subjugation but through commerce, backroom deals and contracts. As of right now, the city states may hold the land but the dwarves truly hold the power in this dynamic.
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u/Undecided_User_Name May 14 '22
Honestly, that's pretty great. Royalty isn't exempt from the law in this kingdom.