The Dwarves of Ice-Cloak
A. Trae McMaken
The Dwarves of Ice-Cloak saga by A. Trae McMaken spans six volumes of dwarven survival, mine-building, and kingdom-making. Mocked prospectors become kings, young warriors march to the Mouth of Fire, smugglers guard a second gate, exiles dream of stone halls, and Yorvig the Mine Lord raises a Red Ridges claim into a new epoch for his folk. Originating as the popular Royal Road web serial 'The Mine Lord: A Dwarven Survival Base-Builder', the saga blends base-building progression with classic dwarven grit.
Progression: Dwarven survival base-builder progression central: The Mine Lord follows Yorvig from lone prospector plotting to become captain of a Red Ridges mining claim to lord of a growing mine-hold, with authority, defenses, and output that must scale against starvation, wilderness, and an old foe bent on driving the folk out. Across the Ice-Cloak saga, progression is explicit through mine-building tiers (prospect claim to fortified hold), martial leadership ranks (prospector, guard, captain, king), craft mastery (smelting, smithing, farrier and tinker trades), and war-band growth. Verified via Royal Road fiction page subtitled 'A Dwarven Survival Base-Builder' (status ONGOING, ~5,000 followers, 4.71 rating), Goodreads description 'Originally released as the popular fantasy web serial of the same name', and r/ProgressionFantasy community recommendations as a quality base-builder.
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