Dor Maleer shares a border with the Tashana Tundra—a border that has been slowly shifting north over the centuries. Prior to the Sundering, Dor Maleer was a loose federation of clans of many races, including Akiak dwarves, Qiku shifters, and half-giants. During the Unification, the humans and shifters of the region were absorbed into the Riedran alliance, but the dwarf population was virtually exterminated in the Night of Razor Dreams.
Dor Maleer is the Riedran frontier, and its people are not as fanatical as their counterparts in many of the southern provinces. Maleeri are more tolerant of nonhumans than most Riedrans, though dwarves typically receive an unfriendly reaction. Although they perform what agriculture they can in the harsh environment, the Maleeri are primarily hunters, and they respect such skills. Traditionally, anyone who brings meat to a Maleeri village is invited to stay and join in the meal.