Dwarves

Dwarfs are a hardy, crafty, race. They like to engage in hobbies where they work with their hands and have a strong bond with their families.

Basic Information

Anatomy

dwarves are short, stout, and muscular. They are about four feet tall and have thick hair.

Biological Traits

Dwarves are short, stout, and hardy. Their hair grows in long wiry tendrils. The are compact and muscular, and can live up to 200 years.

Growth Rate & Stages

Dwarves grow rapidly during their early years, reaching adulthood at 20 years old. After that they age slowly but steadily, and tend to about 200.

Ecology and Habitats

Dwarves prefer to build large cities by tunneling into large mountains.

Additional Information

Facial characteristics

Dwarves faces are usually chubby and lumpy. Their hair is thick and wiry.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Dwarves are native to Midador and live primarily in the freeson kingdoms and the northwest mountain range.

Average Intelligence

Dwarves are usually trained in some sort of craft, and are very good at working with their hands.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Dwarves spend most of their lives underground. Their eyesight is especially adapted for seeing in the dark

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Dwarves have norse sounding names. Parents tend to give their children names that will inspire them. They usually have the last name of some famous ancestor

Major Organizations

The Vikingers

Beauty Ideals

Dwarves don't care much about phisical appearence, prefering to focus on one's deeds and skills.

Gender Ideals

Dwarves treat mails and femails fairly equal.

Courtship Ideals

Dwarven courtship takes longer than any other race. They belive in the old addage "distance makes the heart grow fonder." They rarely date inside their own viliges. Instead they write love letters to far towns and demonstrate comitment to a relationship by traveling long distances, almost like a quest in and of itself, usually the man is the one to perform this journy.

Average Technological Level

Dwarves are the most technologically advanced of the races on Midador. They have understandings of explosives, but aren't very skiled at making guns.

Common Etiquette Rules

Dwarves value honesty above all else. They expect to be respected, but otherwise their conduct is pretty relaxed.

Common Dress Code

Dwarvs frequently wear armor of on kind or another at all times, just in case.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

All Dwarves decend from the Vikingers that live in the North Eastern mountains of Midiadoor.

History

Dwarves were created during the second phase of creation. They were designed to be very hardy so that they could populate areas that were not fit for sapient species. Because of this, and the desire to explore that Vikingers had lead to them setting up populations all over the known world.

Common Myths and Legends

Vikinger, saint of exploration

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Dwarves are mortals enemies of Orcs and occasionally Ally with elves and gnomes.

Scientific Name

Homo Dwarvis

Lifespan

200 years

Average Height

3ft-4ft 5in

Average Weight

134-206 lb

Average Physique

Dwarves are short and are usually quite muscular.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Dwarves hair is usually brown or red. They tend to have well tanned skin.