The New Iron Kingdom, formally called the Kingdom of Gold and Iron, is a dwarven city deep beneath the northern Shields. Founded in Y9906* by a millenarian and particularly literalist group of dwarves, the name of the city is derived from the legendary kingdom that the dwarven gods are said to have ruled before their ascension. Its inhabitants believe that their gods will return to Kishar in Y10000*, as long as their is a suitable realm for them to rule, and have therefore established the New Iron Kingdom to be their model theocracy in the moral world.
Most of the dwarves who live in the New Iron Kingdom are of Rkundi heritage. Others include Tumunzari from western Thadria and Torri from the Western Coast.