Stiffbeards

The Stiffbeards are one of the seven tribes of the Khazâd.

History
The Stiffbeards are one of the two Dwarf-Tribes that awoke in Central Middle-Earth at the Mirror Halls (Kh.:"Kheledkhizdin") in the spine of Arda. They first established in Kibil-tarag, in the far north and they remained there until the invasion of Dragons, when they had to flee and their king was killed. The survivors went this way and that, seeking more modest hearths hidden as best as they can from Dragons.

description
They live an stoic existence of hunting and weapon-crafting until the longing for dragonslaying overtook them. They keep some forgotten lore of their own race about carvings runes which they use against dragons.

The Stiffbeards are known for their strange way of wearing their Beards as long and pointed thorn-like knots.