The Closing of Thorbardin
When the call went out to fall back to the underground kingdom of Thorbardin, Clan Bralm traveled to the great gates. Most of their clan could still not grow beards. only about one in four could grow a beard. Many say that their beards were given to the women of the mountain dwarves. It took the clan mouths of travel to the gate. They had taken their bees, ants, and beetles with them. They waited outside the gate for another month as the decision was made about their fate. Many other clans arrived and entered the gate in that month.
One night a fog rolled in. It felt like the night lasted for days. When the fog rose again, all the of the bearded members were gone. A small group of guards came from the mountain to announce that the unclean (non bearded) dwarves would not be welcome within Thorbardin. They were not real dwarves and had to move on. They have seven days to move on. Knowing the threat not so loosely vailed they moved on. Not knowing where to go they moved into the norther waste to make their home.
This led to a great hatred of all Mountain dwarves. As it turns out this was not even remembered among the dwarves of Thorbardin. The Bralm remember and pass this hatred to ever generation. All dwarves from Clan Bralm go on a walkabout as a reminder of the betrayal. Most come back after about three months. Some never return. This is called a "hill stomp" and defines these dwarves.