Hisochar Clan

The Hisochar Clan is a Dwarven clan specializing in the retrieval of arsenic compounds from hydrothermal mineral veins on the seafloor of the plane Hisalas.

Culture
Hisochar catamarans carry a submarine vessel between their hulls, and send down parties of two in the submarine once a day to scope out hydrothermal mineral veins on the seafloor of Hisalas.

If a mineral vein is found, the submarine is sent to the bottom the next day, this time with an additional six men and a foldable pressure chamber (just a very strong dome with pumps). They lower the chamber into place, pump out the water, enter the dome and mine the arsenic compounds. They then stow the arsenic compounds in the submarine, pick up and leave.

Most Hisochar don't participate in the act of retrieving arsenic, instead carrying out support roles. The air tanks for the next day's submarine dive must be filled; fish caught to feed the crew of the catamaran; the findings of the submarine recorded on a master map of ocean depths and veins; depth readings made; location recorded in the log; arsenic compounds carefully packed for sale; jultoush cooked; clothing washed; the ship's hulls scraped of barnacles; the decks washed; the anchors for the catamaran, depth chamber, and submarine managed; and the ship prepared for reentry to port to sell the products.

To prevent arsenic poisoning, Hisochar divers wear exposure suits and store the arsenic in airtight bags. Divers are also washed off for thirty minutes upon return from mining arsenic, and the submarine may not be approached by any not wearing exposure suits. Even so, the Hisochar suffer high rates of arsenic poisoning and have a significantly shorter lifespan than the Majinhar.