Sootbeard Clan

''"Can I count on your support?" ''

''"A Sootbeard always pays his debts." ''

-Ghlafferge Sootbeard to a Human Lord

Overview
The Sootbeards are a dwarven royal clan, who are known for being the leaders of Zundrbar for nearly two thousand years. The House of Sootbeard currently is led by Ghlafferge Sootbeard, from the line of Magnus.

However, the Clan of Sootbeard has twenty five different lines, each one in a separate area. These lines have often lost the surname Sootbeard after the many years.

History
The Sootbeard Clan began after the first Sootbeard- Balduran Sootbeard, first emerged from Uldaman. Balduran was a miner in Ironforge, and the Sootbeard Clan began as a mining clan. Balduran had seven brothers and seven sisters. The seven brothers were: Fimrund, Munrund, Thorrak, Munain, Boldri, Storim, and Dwond. The seven sisters were: Dondi, Harzani, Thinundi, Thinana, Drundi, Fimmina, and Morgrima. Of the thirteen siblings, Munain, Boldri, and Dwond perished in a massive rockfall, as did Dondi, Harzani, and Drundi. These deaths left Balduran with seven Sootbeards. Eventually, Balduran married a fellow miner- Morrimi Sootpick. Together, Balduran and Morrimi only had one child, as a massive rockfall killed Morrimi. These were common during the old times due to unsafe mining practices.

Therefore, the one child- Baldrick, was raised amongst his father- Balduran, and his uncles and aunts. Baldrick began as a miner though he progressed into the field of geology, and later became one of the leading geologists of the mining operations that were carving out Ironforge. Baldrick grew tired of the inequality between the great clans and the lower clans, such as the mining clans. Baldrick began speaking out against this, and began protesting. The miners started striking against the laborers. Eventually though, the higher clans settled on a deal, and Baldrick was backstabbed by one of his friends- Ronal Coalbeard. Ronal slew Baldrick's father, Balduran, in hopes that Baldrick's spirit would be lost. Baldrick was tired of staying in Ironforge, and gathered the clan of Sootbeard, and other Dwarves for a total of five hundred, and headed out into the wilderness mountains.

Baldrick settled into the mountains, and named a small village, "Zundrbar." At the time, the Dwarves were just settling Dun Morogh, and had yet to expand further. Baldrick and his five hundred Dwarves began setting up Zundrbar, and isolated themselves from the rest of the kingdom. Baldrick did not wish to lead the village, although eventually he chose to in order to defend the village from greed and corruption, which were taking over the minds of the Dwarves back in Ironforge. Baldrick married a maiden by the name of

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