Dwarven Lines

Dwarven lines are a rough equivalent to the dynasties of human nobility. Dwarven nobles styled as "the Great" form lines. These lines have their male descendants named after the originator of the line. If a member of a line is named "the Great," his name is used as part of a subline.

Rules
Dwarven lines abide by a specific set of rules declared in Dwarven mythology. The rules are:
 * 1) A man whose style is "the Great" will begin a new line.
 * 2) His sons will be named after him.
 * 3) If a son of his is styled "the Great," the sons of the son will be named after the man, and his son's sons' names will be concluded with the name of their father.

Example
A good example of the rules is in the Line of Saeg. The line was named after Saeg the Great. Several generations later, Thrarsaeg, a descendant with an unbroken male line all the way back to Saeg, was styled "Thrarsaeg the Great". Therefore, his sons were named Behrsaeg of Thrarsaeg and Dunsaeg of Thrarsaeg - the suffix to their names was that of Saeg the Great, but the name of their father was appended to their names.

This occasionally results in names with five or six appendices to their names - notably in the Line of Mear and the Line of Thridag.

List of Known Lines

 * Line of Saeg
 * Line of Thrarsaeg
 * Line of Mear
 * Line of Dred
 * Line of Rack
 * Line of Gaen
 * Line of Thridag
 * Line of Droud
 * Line of Grar
 * Line of Brolir
 * Line of Khid
 * Line of Sur
 * Line of Rus
 * Line of Mack
 * Line of Groud