In the first age of the dwarven kingdom, the Alarak dwarves were renowned as spell-smiths and war magi. Despite their magical might, they did not seek political power—Alarak's elders said Siberys had charged the clan to protect the dwarves, not rule them. When Mror exiled the fallen heroes, many of the clan's sorcerers traveled with Kolesh Londurak, seeking greater challenges in the world above.
As centuries passed, the line of Alank dwindled. While powerful sorcerers still emerged from time to time, the family proved unusually infertile. Some whispered of Siberys's anger with the clan for leaving the deep kingdom. When the dwarves reopened the deep pathways and discovered the desolation that lay below, the Alarak elders saw this as proof of their failure: perhaps, if they had remained below, they could have saved the ancient kingdom from destruction.
Today, the Alarak dwarves are among the most dedicated explorers of the deep realms. An Alarak dwarf makes an excellent guide to the Mror regions of Khyber, while an Alarak patron might employ characters to battle the Cult of the Dragon Below or recover a relic of the deep kingdom that has fallen into the hands of the daelkyr. The Alarak clan often charges its members to battle the forces of Khyber, ranging from aberrations and cultists to the Lords of Dust and the other fiends spawned by Khyber at the dawn of time.