Dwarvish

Dwarvish or Dwarven is the name for a family of languages used by Dwarves. The Dwarves called their own language "Khazad", but most other races used that term to refer to the runic alphabet in which the language was written.

The language has followed Dwarves all over northern Kementari. Communities will sometimes have their own idioms and slight accents.

Writing System

The runic alphabet consists of 24 characters. This is because w, x and z are represented by the same character. This may be confusing for humans trying to translate into their native tongues.

Spoken by

• Hill Dwarves
• Mountain Dwarves

Common Phrases

A mountain does not need allies. It needs roots, and it needs strength. Nothing more.
The test of a shield is the way it withstands battle.
The test of an ale is in how it ages in the barrel.
The test of an arch is in how long it stands up.
The test of an individual is in how long HE lives.
To lack gold is to lack a pit-prop against the cave-ins of misfortune, to lack a shield against the arrows of spite.

The blades of enemies may steal your old age
Thieves may steal your gold
Slander may steal your reputation
But skill, once learned, you keep forever

Gold cannot buy lost honor, nor craft repair it.
A Dwarf is not short, he is concentrated in every respect.
Tradition must be respected, for it is the voice of our ancestors.
There's nothing as sure in the world as the glitter of gold, and the treachery of Elves.
Put your trust in stone and iron - stone and iron have always been true friends of the Dwarfs.

Common Female Names

Amethyst, Diamond, Drusilla, Emerald, Mydra, Ruby, Sapphire, Thymu

Common Male Names

Abok, Bem, Bord, Brim, Dain, Dreg, Ein, Gir, Gord, Grog, Gru, Kaldir, Kart, Kem, Kor, Kul, Kyrn, Mal, Moyld, Myene, Myrn, Rom, Slob, Tang, Tho, Tylen, Tyn, Ulf, Vul, Yeln, Yryn