Bruenor Battlehammer gave the throne to his cousin. Connerad Brawnanvil gave it to his general. What is the official way for dwarves kings to give their throne? There isn't one.
Or rather, so many different things have happened, down the years, that no succession is firm.
Key for dwarves: a king's eldest child can't succeed without clan support, so a dolt or bully or just unpopular offspring isn't guaranteed a crown.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 29, 2020

Thanks. That’s what I guessed to plan my campaign. If a king would die without child and without naming his successor, next king would be “kind of elected”? Kind of elected is a good way to put it. No voting, USUALLY, but consensus of clan members due to popular/majority support (and support of key elders) of one potential successor over another. Some clans have in the past split over successions.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) January 30, 2020

“Quick question @TheEdVerse, In Power of Faerun it gives an example of the Court of the High Tower of Iriaebor, and since I’m working with Iriaebor I thought I’d ask something. Power of Faerun mentions a Court Herald that commands two… …heralds-in-training. Now is that the same Local Herald that is mentioned in FOR4 – The Code of the Harpers pg 76, Oakenstaff? If it is, I thought that Local Heralds were the lowest tier, yet in Power of Faerun it seems that the Court Herald, Oakenstaff, commands two…

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 11, 2020

…heralds-in -training known as Master Vigilants.
Help?"

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 11, 2020

1)
A “Court Herald,” by definition, is not part of the High Heralds, but a courtier on staff to that ruler, at that court, who keeps track of protocol (who gets invited to events, where they get seated, what coaching/guiding to 2)
…the venue and within the venue, if any, they receive, and so on). They are more of a protocol scribe than a true herald, but they DO police the blazonry like a ‘real’ herald (i.e. with many folk not knowing how to read or…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 11, 2020

3)
…read well, they use heraldic badge drawings to denote the seat or table place setting for a particular guest).
So, no, that Court Herald is NOT Oakenstaff or any Local Herald. ;}
Court Heralds who demonstrate a proper mastery… 4)
…of heraldry might get hired as a Local Herald (elsewhere) if ever dismissed by their employer (i.e. from their Court Herald post).
{The situation is somewhat akin to a modern real-world politician serving as an…#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 11, 2020

5)
…Attorney-General but not necessarily personally being an attorney. Some jurisdictions require persons named to such posts to be qualified as attorneys, others don’t.}#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 11, 2020