As all dwarven maidens, Dwalia Silverbeard, daughter of Mimi (daughter of Crilia, daughter of Milia) and of Dvelinn the Older, sister of Dvelinn the Younger, was well protected and not seen outside the walls of her parents' premises until she was 212, when her beard was long and silvery already.

Her life had been interesting nonetheless. While learning everything about ore from her father Dvelinn the Older, and the art of baking the hardest ever hard biscuits from her mother Mimi - biscuits that will smash up any golden tooth and that no other than a dwarf with strong teeth can crack without dipping them first in some very hot liquid - she also has developed a talent for handling cave-claws. It seems she understands these animals naturally and they seem to like her and most of the time listen to what she says. So Dwalia has made quite a reputation as a cave-claw trainer and is terribly saddened when someone talks about frying one of them. Although her mother Mimi did have some delicious cave-claw recipes herself.

Her little brother, Dvelinn the Younger, had left home before reaching the age of 100. A young, high-spirited dwarf he wandered off to seek the legendary dwarven halls of Erebor on his own bat and was never seen or heard of again.

When her parents died in a cave-in that also crushed their house, they had been of a very high age already and were surely satisfied to be with Mahal now. At this very moment Dwalia had been in the front yard, feeding Ruby, her cave-claw. So, suddenly she stood there without a family (except for Ruby) and without a home.

Leaving Thorin's Hall for the first time in her life, she ran into a group of dwarves that were on their way for a treasure hunt, and she decided to join them. This treasure hunt did not only provide her with enough money to buy her goat Mithrilia and a new and larger home, but also with an immense fortune to be secured for the rest of her years, so she can lean back and enjoy her days - for instance by making music with her fellow http://laurelinarchives.org/node/27626|Heartbeaters.

In the meantime, her family has grown again. She has signed the contract with Krakthor Ironhand, and her clawed friend Ruby enjoys the company of the new cave-claws Sapphire and Onyx and Krakthor's shrew Willy.