Dark Dwarf

The dwarves who turned away from the light to follow the Path of Darkness. Featured in Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, The Shadow of Death and Horn of the Abyss. Less numerous than the like-minded dark elves. The dark dwarves of Jadame emigrated there from Antagarich to escape persecution by the dwarves of Stone City. Dark dwarves are notorious marauders, burrowing up from the earth in search of wealth, food, and slaves. Jadameans liken them to a plague.

They have close ties with the Elements of Earth and are longtime enemies of the Balthazar Lair minotaurs. However, centuries ago, dark dwarves carved the first minotaur labyrinth. Around the early 1160s AS a dark dwarf was present among the bandits in Shantanna, but by 1172 all dark dwarves in Antagarich have been wiped out.

Horn of the Abyss

In 1162, minotaurs of Balthazar Lair were preparing for war against the dark dwarves at an outpost they had built northeast of Burton, near Zog's Fortress. Over the following decade, several dark dwarven treasuries have been encountered in Ravage Roaming by the forces of Burton and Terra Nova.