Dwarves

Dwarves are a stoic but stern race, ensconced in cities carved from the hearts of The Pendar Mountains and fiercely determined. Dwarves are lovers of history and tradition, and their long lifespan leads to far less in the way of generational shifts in attitudes, styles, fashions, and trends than shorter-lived races exhibit. If a thing is not broken, they do not fix it or change it; and if it is broken, they fix it rather than replace it

Civilization and Culture

Beauty Ideals

Dwarves are a short and stocky race, and stand about a foot shorter than most humans, with wide, compact bodies that account for their burly appearance. Male and female dwarves pride themselves on the long length of their hair, and men often decorate their beards with a variety of clasps and intricate braids. Clean-shavenness on a male dwarf is a sure sign of madness, or worse—no one familiar with their race trusts a beardless dwarven man.

Average Technological Level

Dwraves are known for their innovation. Making leaps in smiting has made their armor and weapons steady and of very high quality, as well as prized. Tho not as elegant as Elven weapons, and just as comparable in quality, what makes them notable is the Dwarves ability to make high quantities in short time. This, combined with their extensive mining system, has brought an arms trade into the many crafts they are known to bring to market. They are also known for the many other luxurious and great crafts that they export around the world.

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

Gladdrin is the dwarven tradition of carving one's personal rune at places has explored. It literally translates as the "ritual of toil". Dwarves are obsessed with leaving a mark and being remembered.

History

Most Dawrven societies were less affected by The Catyclism then others. Most became rather isolationist during the dark age, but many also developed a system of trade and artisan-ship.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Half Dwarven people are extremely rare, as their

Lifespan

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