The Kharadrim are the great underground kingdoms of the [[Dwarves|dwarves]], first established in the elder days when [[Dwarves|dwarves]] arrived in Runera from the Pale Mountains. During the [[Coalescence]], they were besieged by Balcorion and his armies, forcing the [[Dwarves|dwarves]] to abandon their ancestral home and flee to [[Men|Manfolk]]-controlled lands. After Balcorion's defeat, the Kharadrim became infested with draconids, goblinoids, and other remnants of the [[Coalescence]], preventing the [[Dwarves|dwarves]] from returning to their kingdoms. Over the centuries, many [[Dwarves|dwarves]] have sought to reclaim the Kharadrim, but so far all have failed.