Dark Iron Dwarf Clans

Dark Iron Clans are dwarven clans known for their blackened skin and red eyes. The clans have faced several fractures in the recent years after the death of Dagran Thaurissan I and subsequent collapse of the Empire of Thaurissan, yielding conflict and political strife between loyalists to Dagran, independent clans and those who seek refuge in Ironforge. Most Dark Iron Clans reside in the Burning Steppes and Searing Gorge, though many have established colonies in far-flung locales throughout Azeroth.

Dark Iron Clan
Taking the name of the race of black-skinned dwarves, the collective Dark Iron Clan is the ruling clan of the Empire of Thaurissan. Its current patron, the Thaurissan Clan currently holds a tenuous seat on the Council of Three Hammers.

Thaurissan Clan
The Thaurissan Clan is one of the oldest and most influential Dwarven clans still in existence. The family has taken the titles of High Thane of the Dark Iron Clan and King of Shadowforge City for generations, and ruled from their seat in the Blackrock Mountains since the War of the Three Hammers.

Firefist Clan
The Firefist Clan is a clan of the Dark Iron Dwarves that holds land in the northeastern mountains of the Searing Gorge. Their keep, Brugarr Hold stands as a militarized and independent seat of their power.

Ravenbeard Clan
The Ravenbeard Clan is a clan of Dark Iron dwarves that were loyal to the Dark Iron Clan and the Empire of Thaurissan. The Clan has always kept an active focus within the Dark Iron armies, renowned for their scouting abilities; they’ve been at the head of countless assaults on their Dwarven cousins to the north and the Human settlements to the south. Now at the forming of the Council of Three Hammers, the Ravenbeard Clan fronts the Hand of Thaurissan to secure Dagran Thaurissan II's claim to the throne of Ironforge.