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1. The Smelter's Due by Ihsan997

   Fandoms: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, World of Warcraft - Various Authors  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   10 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Romantic Relationship(s)
   • Dark Iron Dwarf | Dwarves (Warcraft)
   • Original Human Character(s)
   • Gnoll Characters (Warcraft)
   • Original Dwarf Character(s)
   • Gritty
   • Sword & Sorcery
   • Frontier Justice
   • Pre-First War (Warcraft)
   • Pre-World of Warcraft
   • Pre-Warcraft III
   • Pre-Third War (Warcraft)
   • Brutality
   • Survival
   • Minor Character Death
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Pulp
   • Anti-Hero
   • Morally Ambiguous Character

   Summary

   The treasure was never theirs to take.

   In the ash-choked wastes of Searing Gorge, a young Dark Iron Dwarf finds a Thorium Brotherhood outpost violated: its sacred ingots stolen, its memorials defiled. The looters are not goblins or troggs, but desperate humans who believe their cause is just. With only hours left before sunrise, the clock is ticking before cover is blown and the bandits escape.

   Darbakh is not a diplomat; he is a force of the deep earth. With only a loyal gnoll and the terrain itself as his weapons, he races against time to teach them the true price of steel. The bill comes due - in cunning, in fire, and in blood.

   A gritty piece of backstory for my Argent Dawn EU roleplay character, set before the First War.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,048

   Chapters:

   7/7

   Kudos:

   4

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