The Gully Dwarves

The Gully Dwarves is a fantasy novel by Dan Parkinson, set in the world of Dragonlance, and based on the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game. It is the fifth novel in the "Lost Histories" series. It was published in paperback in June 1996. It continues the short story "The Promised Place" from "The War of the Lance". The connected short stories "Off Day" and "Ogre Unaware" from "The Reign of Istar" and "The Cataclysm" respectively serve as an indirect prelude to "The Promised Place" and "The Gully Dwarves".
Plot summary.
"The Gully Dwarves" details the historical roots and struggles of the Aghar, the lowly dwarves of Krynn.