Mountain Dwarf

Mountain Dwarfs are the dwarfs of Syroxia. They have paler skin and hair than do Hill Dwarfs. They also tend to be taller and slightly leaner. They are notorious outside of Syroxia for being cunning and ruthless, although much of that is related to a difference in cultural expectations.

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Zhilina, Selynka, Tania, Natalia

Masculine names

Gulin, Oleg, Viktor, Snatkin

Unisex names

Uitsky, Somov, Mishnev, Mager

Family names

Stanislavia, Romanovia, Artemovia, Yakovna

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

East Dwarfish is the common language in Syroxia.

Shared customary codes and values

Mountain Dwarfs are more concerned with smaller immediate families than the Hill Dwarfs' sprawling networks of partners, in-laws, and cousins. This comes off to outsiders as selfishness and coldness. Additionally, communication between Syroxians is facilitated by a complex system of nonverbal ettiquette, which is missed by foreigners and results in their reputation as cunning manipulators and liars.

Diverged ethnicities

• Hill Dwarf