Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-70.65.188.97-20170811203633/@comment-25754873-20170813115438

Squatch thunder7 wrote: The idea is feasibly but illogical that Longbeards would be north in the Forodwaith, as Khazad-dum wouldn't fall for another few years after the death of Arvedui. The Longbeards wouldn't have left unless driven out. The dwarves of Belegost and Nogrod easily could have left and gone north in search of riches after the fall of the cities. The mountains wouldn't be like mod biomes where you can easily see where one area ends and another begins. The mountains of the north where these dwarves dwelt at one point may have possibly been what the mod considers the Forodwaith mountains. Its doubtable that the dwarves would have lived north of Angmar or even as far west as Annuminas; however, it is incredibly feasible that these outcasts went north into the colder mountains which just so happen to be deemed as Forodwaith mountains, remnants of the Iron Mountains which most likely would have been rather wealthy in terms of treasures.

But to argue against the dwarves of Forochel is rather simple indeed. Undeniably there were dwarves in the far reaches of the north, as proven by Arvedui and his company. While the dwarves would have been north, its impractical for the dwarves to be living within the mountains of Forodwaith as the ice and permafrost would have made mining increasingly difficult. There also wouldn't have been a very readily available supply of water as it would all freeze. The dwarves could however collect snow and ice from above and melt it, but still, how practical is this for a civilization? They also wouldn't have been able to have much food besides that which the Lossoth, a simple group of hunters/gathers, would have been able to supply. Most of the food coming to them would come from the bay, being fish and walrus and seal. There wouldn't have been any greens to feed livestock, the dwarves' or otherwise.

While it is in fact possible that refugees from the Ered Luin came north, its highly debatable that they would have extended all the way into the Forodwaith, but not impossible that small bands went north and found wealth trading with the Lossoth. Overall, the dwarves in the northern reaches of the world is definitely an amazing idea and presents some very unique opportunies for a faction to develop, it most likely won't develop in the mod as there really isn't much of a lore basis for it. While the Longbeards held Moria during the 3rd Age the, the only other place of inhabitation was the Iron Hills.