A compendium of characters, places, history, and culture from Borin's world
A young dwarf student at the Underpeak Academy and the narrator of these tales
Princess of the Rumbling Deeps and daughter of King Thrumbar
A wild boar of unusual size, stubbornness, and loyalty — Borin's unlikely companion on the surface
The vast underground forge at the heart of dwarven industry in the Rumbling Deeps
A great dwarven fortress and Borin's home
A once-allied people, now separated from the dwarves by the Sundering Compact
An ancient dwarven practice of carving protective runes into stone to seal away threats
The heavy-fighting doctrine of the dwarven people
The stout folk of the underground fortresses