Dwarves

Dwarves

Dwarves are the second oldest race of Gelduran, and live most of their lives in their mighty underground cities, hidden away from the surface dwellers. Dwarves are small and stocky in frame, broad in size yet small in length. They often have a large nose with thick eyebrows and deep set eyes. Most Dwarves enjoy nothing more than drinking until they drop and fighting while doing so. There are no better craftsman than Dwarves, and no one can math their skill with the forge. Each Dwarven city is governed by a Lord, yet all the Lords of each city respect one another. The most known Dwarven city is Kelbarrak, in the Mountains of Kel.

The Dwarves have been converted to the Bright Faith by the Elves after the Original War of Religion. Over the years they have become more devout followers of the Faith.

Dwarves are very slow when it comes to trust, and most take either a long time or a very rare deed to truly trust a person, but once they do they are great friends that would risk their own neck for you. Dwarves enjoy good humor, and thus they are quicker to become friends with halflings, who too enjoy nothing more than a mug of ale and a good joke.

 

Dwarven subspecies

Forest Dwarves → The Forest Dwarves were a group of exiled Dwarves who roamed the land for years, until they finally settled in small communities in forests. Forest Dwarves are easily recognizable by their slimmer frame and thin eyebrows and sharp nose, and by the obvious fact that they live in the forest. Forest Dwarves are wary of strangers and allow no one but their own to enter thei villages. Forest Dwarves are very close with nature, and will hunt any who harm nature.

Blackbeard Dwarves → These Dwarves live on the Island Tear in the Southern Sea, within the Volcano. They are called Blackbeard Dwarves because of the soot and ash that settled in their hair and beards. They are a vile race that resent any other Dwarf and dislike any other race.

Frozenbeards → These Dwarves have made the northern Lorrekhainian Mountains their home, where their hair colour changed to a bright snow white color. They are much taller than other Dwarves, yet they still barely reach a Men’s neck. They are quite rare and never involve themselves with matters that do not concern them.