Greydwarf
Basic Information
Anatomy
The Greydwarf are short and stocky creatures, with large bones and muscles. From a first appearance, they don't seem to be too different from the dwarves found in the mortal realms, though on the insides the Greydwarf has two stomaches, a much more powerfull liver than those of Arcathia's inhabitants.
Greydwarves also have two hearts and fireglands in their necks, which allows them to breathe fire from their lungs.
Ecology and Habitats
The Greydwarf prefers to live underground. As their livers make them near immune to most poisons, diseases and their guts are also fully capable of breaking down most dust particles, they don't require to leave their underground homes due to their capability of inovatoins and technology. They are however extremely hostile to any other beings who would thread on their ground and would happily defend it with lethal force, without giving any warning or reason to their intruders.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Greydwarf society, while connected between all their four clans have a social structure built on a mutual monarchy between the four Bergsklaner. Each of the four clans have a so called kneug, who are part of the council of Five, lead by the illustrius Knug. Each of the four have in their own right a council of nine chosen by the people who represent the Kneug's advisors and right hands.
Facial characteristics
Unlike the mortal dwarves, Greydwarves lack facial hair completely and have large horns underneath their bushy eyebrows. Their faces also tend to be wrinkled from frowning, not the least spotted on their large and scornfull noses, which sit above a large yet thin humanoid mouth.
Average Intelligence
Greydwarves make up one of the most creative minds within the forces of hell, serving close with the Vampyr as their engineers, blacksmiths and alchemists. Among many inventions and discoveries made from this race is Mindjacking, Augmentation, Warpforging and other terrible marvels of weird technology.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Greydwarves have bad ears and eyes, likely to evolution in the underground. They also lack a high potency for magic usage, though it is not impossible for them to learn casting, they'll often require far more extensive training than the dwarves of Arcathia. The Greydwarves do however have an excelent sense of smell and psionic abilities which allow them to communicate with another over short distances. They are however unable to practice this mindreading ability on other beings than their own race, only if a proper link is established. However, this way of communication is rarely ever used outside of combat as it is widely regarded as bad etiquette and serpentine.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
The different groups of Greydwarves usually get their surnames passed on to them by a late elder or ancestor, either from or outside of the family bloodline. By reading the annals of the three most recent ancestors of the closest bloodline with the newborn Greydwarf, the weapons or tools most prominently important to their past lives will be a part of the newborns name, combined with another word that fits the personalities or traits of said ancestors. Examples could be Grimhammr, Smoldergem or Ashendrill.
Major Organizations
Clan Hammerstan
Clan Diregaarde
Clan Gothsborg
Clan Aix
Clan Diregaarde
Clan Gothsborg
Clan Aix
History
Ever since the beginning of hells foundations, the Greydwarves have always been there to aid out with the latest innovative tech and design. Though it wasn't always like that. Hundreds of thousand years ago, when the devils first came to Vithrine and managed to recruit the Vampyr, their people got livid with anger. Promptly showcasing to both Devil and Vampyr that stunted men and women with particle cannons and braindrills biologically attached to their arms are not to be triffled with.
Time by time again, would the Greydwarven Bergsklaner rise from their underground kingdoms and lay waste to their infernal alliance. A bloody war that kept going for two hundered mortal years, before they finally found victory.
The reason given to this war, was as simple as a hatered towards the Devils for finding them lacking due to their low magical potency. Something which opened the eyes for both of the hellish forces that technology could far surpass magic in destructive force.
As the war ended, the Devils were forced to conscript the Greydwarves into their army for further conquest, though with a little deciet and and smooth words, they ended up in the third ring of hell's nine circles. Though even as third in rang among the infernal species, the Greydwarves are both respected and feared by their fellow demonkin.
Origin/Ancestry
Pre-hell Vithrine
Lifespan
Immortal
Average Height
1.4m
Average Weight
90kg
Average Physique
Greydwarves are often considered thin and lacking of muscles compared to normal dwarves.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Like their name suggests, their skin is most normally a shade of gray, though carry all hues from gray to ashen white and even a near black hue of purple. They also one of four sets of tattoo's on their arms, chests and face, strictly coloured in charcoal black.
The colour of their hair and horns are almost always pale white, though it often happens that the ash and particles from their caves and machinery either scorch their hair into char or paint it in a hue of dark gray and silver. Sometimes they do however paint it red or pitch black.
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