Editing Middle Earth characters (section)

===Dwarves of the Third and Fourth Ages===
Dwarves apparently peacefully went extinct after reclaiming all their lost homes and holds, with the possible exception of Gimli who was allowed into the Undying Lands and may had been given the immortality of an Elf.
*'''Gimli, son of Glóin''': Of the non-royal branch of the house of Durin. Generally recognized as '''''the''''' archetypal Dwarf hero in fiction, bar none. Fact is, if you see any Dwarf hero in a Fantasy work who uses an axe and isn't a magically powered Cleric-type, then that character is probably at least somewhat inspired by Gimli. 
*'''Thrór''': Ruler of Erebor before it was taken by Smaug. After the great exodus of the dwarves, Thror attempted to retake Moria. Thror was killed by Azog, but was avenged by his grandson Thorin.
*'''Thrain II''': Son of Thror. Thrain was imprisoned by the Necromancer of Dol Guldur, later revealed to be Sauron, and had his Ring of Power stolen. He was discovered by Gandalf, and Thrain gave Gandalf the map and key to Erebor, dying shortly after.
*'''Dáin II (Ironfoot)''': Ruler of the Iron Hills; after the death of Thorin Oakenshield, he inherited rule of Erebor. He took an active part in the oft-forgotten northern theatre of the War of the Ring, but was killed at the gates of Erebor by a countless number of Easterlings.
*'''Thorin III (Stonehelm)''': Chronologically, the last known King Under the Mountain before Durin the Last. He rebuilt Erebor and Dale, helped Gimli settle the Glittering Caves in Rohan, and started a new campaign of mining Mithril in Khazad-dûm.
*'''Durin VI''': Famously known for having awakened up the Balrog that laid beep in Moria. Said Balrog slew many-a Dwarves and even Durin was killed. And so the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm were forced out and went on a great exodus. 
*'''Durin VII (The Last)''': The last reincarnation of Durin the Deathless, cleared out Moria and fully rebuilt the Dwarf kingdom. The Dwarves are strongly implied to have quietly died out some time after his death.
=====Thorin Oakenshield & Companions=====
*'''Thorin II (Oakenshield)''': Heir of Erebor and leader of the dwarves in exile. Thorin leads the quest for Erebor, eventually succeeding in retaking the kingdom from Smaug. However, he succumbs to dragon-sickness and very nearly goes to war with the Elves, but recovers from his madness long enough to join the battle against the Orcs outside the city gates. Thorin died in battle.
**'''Balin, son of Fundin''':cousin to Thorin and Dain. Balin served as Thorin's advisor during the Quest for Erebor, and later attempted to retake Moria with a small expeditionary force of Dwarves. Balin's fate was unknown until the Fellowship passed through Moria and discovered his dead body. According to Gloin, he was convinced by "whispers" to retake Moria despite the obvious dangers; its speculated that Sauron or his agents may have been involved as Erebor remained a target of interest after it was retaken."
**'''Glóin, son of Gróin''': Gimli's dad. One of the few real links between Hobbit and LoTR, as he was actually present at the Coucil of Elrond alongside his son.
**'''Óin, son of Gróin''': Glóin's brother. Died in Moria alongside Balin.
**'''Fili and Kili''': Thorin's nephews. Died in the Battle of Five Armies defending their relative. Yes, that's '''LITERALLY''' all of their character (at least in the books). Peter Jackson films flesh them out some, though as this entailed giving one of them a [[Rage|romance with a made-for-the-films character, many fans were not impressed]].
**'''Dori, Nori, and Ori''': Dori is a pessimistic yet strong (literally the strongest one in the team) and reliable one. Ori was killed by Durin's Bane. Nori is uhhh... 
**'''Bombur, and cousins Bofur and Bifur''': Bombur is a fat one who is slow and complains a lot, but also gets his character development by being so traumatized from Mirkwood that he becomes a complete wreck of a... well, Dwarf. Latter two are irrelevant.

=====Other Dwarves=====
*'''[[Chaos Dwarves|Nauglath/Nauglir/Nornwaith]]''': The Wicked Dwarves of the East who had fallen under the Shadow, of which little is known about. Briefly encountered in the First Age by the freshly awoken Men, who could tell that they were of "evil mind" and distrusted them. May have existed in the Third Age as well, where they may have possibly made alliances with Orcs.