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dwarven ale-eyes.

The dwarves have always been a race whose love of gunpowder equalled the thingling's love for thier firewood. However, after the catastrophic battle of battle of deeping ridge the dwarves knew something was amiss.

You see, dwarves are a proud people, and don't take lightly to an enemy ripping through thier ranks with superior firepower. So when the pointy eared fiends had slaughtered proud king Balor Itonhelm the dwarven engineers quickly set about finding a way to counter the elven bolt throwers.

To this end, the engineers worked in tandem with the brewers guild and the high clan councils to create a brew that would sharpen the sight and quicken the senses of thier warriors armed with the traditional dwarf ranged weaponry ( thunder-spitter handguns and stoneshot crossbows.)

After months of hard toil, the work was complete, and a cadre of the finest dwarven warriors imbibed the brew before being sent out on a patrol mission with an acommpanying coucil scribe to track the effectivness.

When the patrol group returned, they brought with them the heads of a score elven scouts, and also the report of an elven encampment.

The scribe later reported that the tested warriors had been able to see the magically disguised elven tents while all he saw was a group of fir trees - later that night the elves launched a punitive attack that was turned back by the dwarven hosts who had been warned hours ahead becuase of the brews efffectivness

To this day, the dwarven warriors that go out to battle with ranged weapons in thier hands have drunk of the potent brew and have become known as the ale-eyes, feared by thier foes and lauded by thier comrades.

Edited for spelling on the background.

los poquito banditos

Some entries

Both homage to the typical roles marksman/sharpshooters play in combat
- Stone Scout
- Stone Skirmisher

This name references the slow and precise devastation of stone and earth by the powers of water, much as a marksman would take their time to ensure accuracy and the death of their chosen target
-Earthen Eroders

Just for fun
-Pineapple Poppers

You know what, just going to throw in a vote for Iron Sights. It's already been posted, but I like it and everyone likes a little pun.

Sureshots
peace bringers
Death spitters
Steel Spitters

Lead spitters (lame I admit)

Iron wardens (also pretty lame, some may disagree though)

Dwarven Huntsmen

These dwarves form up into militia units whose purpose is to range out around the dwarven mountain strongholds, keeping them free of any enemies.

They often form the first line of defense against any invaders.

Apologies if any of these have been taken:

Iron Fusiliers
Fusilier Guard
Grumblers/ Grumbler Guard

Gunners & Crossbowers (respectively):

Dwarven Blunderblasters & Dwarven Boltcrashers
Dwarven Hackbutters & Dwarven Arbalisters
Dwarven Hackbuteers & Dwarven Arbalisteers
Dwarven Leadblasters & Dwarven Leadbolters
Dwarven Firelancers & Dwarven Ironlancers
Dwarven Dragons & Dwarven Basilisks

kind of wish we knew more of the dwarf lore itself....kind of helps with the naming system.

gutbusters
longbears
dwarven stalkers
dragon shots
dragons mark
back breakers

shortshooters

Giant hunters

anti-giants

ice breakers

rebels bane

IronMarks
IronMarksmen
IronBroadsides
IronStorm
Ironclad Rangers
Ironclad Guardsmen
IronThunder

Bronze Hunter

Named for the clan of the first Dwarven sharpshooter and the oddly shaped projectiles fired from their rifles:

Dwarven Ironspurs

death harkers
death heralds

Dwarven Iron Storm
Dwarven Dragon Tooth Squad (or Regiment)
Dwarven Drakken Tooth Squad (or Regiment)
Dwarven Linebreakers (someone probably came up with that one already, but I'm not about to search 4 pages for it. LOL)
Dwarven Banestorm

I had the thought that the shot used in he guns would actually be made of stone, rather than metal, hence some of the names.

mountain guard
Rock dragons
Stone guards
Mountain barbs
Stone bolts
Stone shots
Grudge guards
Mountain watch
Mountain guard
Pass watch
Stone sentries
High ground guard

The name i list will differ depending on what materials Mantic games decides their ammos are craft from.

So iron , lead , steel?

Dwarf Harbingers of Death / Darkness (cuz their arrows will block out the sun xD)
Dwarf Sky Shatterer
Dwarven Death Dealers
Dwarven Iron Rain
Dwarven Iron Tempest
Dwarven Dark Hail
Dwarf: Bringer of Armageddon

Dawrven Aces
Dawrven Guard
Smith Rangers


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Forge Guard
Forge Watch

dwarven longarms

Gale Slingers.

Dwarven Armorbanes......I hope that was not posted yet if so I second that.

-Dwarven Boomsticks
-Party Crashers (potentially a fantastic name for a Dwarven berserker regiment as well...)
-Big Shots (not a bad name for Dwarven nobles, either...)
-Thane banes
-Thunderers

Dwarven Silvereyes.

Post removed,

Thanks for the follow up.

The storm brotherhood, the storm brothers.
Alternatively, powder brothers/bolt brothers.

(insert dwarf/dwarfish/dwarven as applicable)

Hearth Wardens
Mountain Wardens
Mountain Jaegers
Gatekeepers (no, I'm the Keymaster )
Sentinels
Sureshots / Sure Shots
Hearth Guardians
Hunter Clansmen
Levy

-apologies if any were already taken, couldn't remember every name I read!!

Dwarven crackshots
Dwarven grumblers
Dwarven rumblers
Dwarven shotsmen
Dwarven scaredyshots (cause they're too afraid to melee!)
Dwarven deadeyes
Dwarven tormenters
Dwarven flintsmen

This is hard!

Not sure if any of these have already been done.

Dwarven Shouters
Dwarven Sure-Shots
Dwarven Avengers
Dwarven Steady-Shots
Shouters
Sure-Shots
Avengers
Steady-Shots