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Gen. Grievous1138 wrote: MrHobit1234 wrote: Recneps wrote:

MrHobit1234 wrote: The Iron Hills has been the chief source of iron-ore for the Longbeards for millenia, it would be heavily fortified.

Hobit, Chief of the Inquisition (Inform me of heretics) This does not mean that they would have such complete control over the land. They're Dwarves.. They can get everything they want from the land and only contest the surface for the sake of trading. Dwarves did not nessicarily live 100% underground, besides, would you want orcs crawlling in the lands that are your chief source of iron, also how would the logistics of the raids be done, they would be an absolute nightmare.

Hobit, Chief of the Inquisition (Inform me of heretics)

It's not their chief source of iron anymore, now that Erebor is back in the game. The defenses of old are still there, but as the Hobbit said the vast majority of the Dwarves there have moved to Erebor. There's not enough of them to make the biome secure.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 13:01, August 31, 2017 (UTC) That is purely speculative and has no basis, we know that Erebor was rich in gems, nothing else is mentioned.