Dwarves

Dwarves are a stout, if small, mortal species which inhabits Mitvort. Dwarves are almost as geography-agnostic as Humans, though on average they prefer cooler climates, and share a similar willingness to change their environment rather than be changed by it. Their stubborness outclasses that of Humans, though typically not by much and they have a rather heartier constitution on average, and tend to fall ill less and live longer than Human.

Dwarves were the primary founders of Inverus and there are significant and influential populations of Dwarves in Herske and Azendale. In all three of these nations, Dwarves are especially known for their craftsmanship, particularly with stoneworks, though the cultural effort put into smithing has produced some of the most well-known smiths in the land.

Culture

Dwarves tend to put a heavy emphasis on familial bonds, passing down family knowledge and trades generation-to-generation, with those lines seldom broken, at least by first or only children, and significant pressure is put on those who would rather skirt their responsibility to their families. This is also reflected not only in the occupational and interpersonal aspects of dwarven culture but political alignments are often determined by generations-long agreements, marriages and friendships between families, especially at the upper eschelons of societies predominated by dwarves.