Dwarf (Hildwerg)

As a hill dwerg, you have keen senses, deep intuition, and remarkable resilience.
Ability Scores: Choose one of: 

• (a) Choose any +2; choose any other +1 
• (b) Choose any +1; choose any other +1; choose any other +1

Size: Medium
Speed: 25 ft. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.
Darkvision. Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Dwarven Resilience. You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.
Dwarven Combat Training. You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.
Tool Proficiency. You gain proficiency with the artisan's tools of your choice: Smith's tools, brewer's supplies, or mason's tools.
Stonecunning. Whenever you make an Intelligence (History) check related to the origin of stonework, you are considered proficient in the History skill and add double your proficiency bonus to the check, instead of your normal proficiency bonus.
Dwarven Toughness. Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time you gain a level.

Additional Information

Social Structure

The chief unit of dwergish society is the clan, and dwerg highly value social standing. Even dwerg who live far from their own kingdoms cherish their clan identities and affiliations, recognize related dwerg, and invoke their ancestors' names in oaths and curses. To be clanless is the worst fate that can befall a dwerg.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

After leaving their ancestral home in the Mithilfjell mountains many dwerg migrated north where they settled in the Tholgari Highlands which lay north of the Ebon Claw mountain range. There they chose to live above ground, building fortress of stone. Another group joined the Aedreth expedition company in the hopes of finding new land to settle across the sea. The mining skill of these dwerg proved to be vital in finding the ancient ruins that the Aedreth settlers now take residence in.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

A dwerg's name is granted by a clan elder, in accordance with tradition. Every proper dwergish name has been used and reused down through the generations. A dwerg's name belongs to the clan, not to the individual.
A dwerg who misuses or brings shame to a clan name is stripped of the name and forbidden by law to use any dwergish name in its place.
Male Names: Adrik, Alberich, Baern, Barendd, Brottor, Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Delg, Eberk, Einkil, Fargrim, Flint, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik, Oskar, Rangrim, Rurik, Taklinn, Thoradin, Thorin, Tordek, Traubon, Travok, Ulfgar, Veit, Vondal
Female Names: Amber, Artin, Audhild, Bardryn, Dagnal, Diesa, Eldeth, Falkrunn, Finellen, Gunnloda, Gurdis, Helja, Hlin, Kathra, Kristryd, Ilde, Liftrasa, Mardred, Riswynn, Sannl, Torbera, Torgga, Vistra
Clan Names Balderk, Battlehammer, Brawnanvil, Dankil, Fireforge, Frostbeard, Gorunn, Holderhek, Ironfist, Loderr, Lutgehr, Rumnaheim, Strakeln, Torunn, Ungart

Beauty Ideals

Both male and female dwerg take great pride in their hair. Men grow out their beards to great lengths, and both genders keep their hair clean and braided with metal beads.

Major Language Groups and Dialects

You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwergish. Dwergish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other language a dwerg might speak.

Common Taboos

Dwerg take offence to the word dwarf. They feel it is an insult to their height at the worst, and at best it is just a word that lazy humans use because they don't feel like pronouncing dwerg properly. A hairless dwerg is a rare sight indeed. These dwerg were most likely shaven as punishment for a dire crime. They are to be avoided at all costs. To touch a dwerg's beard is an open invitation for your hand to remove itself from your wrist. Never toss a dwerg.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Dwerg often do not get to know humans well as they live longer than the average human, and prefer to become friendly with the human's family in general. Dwerg do not trust half-orcs, and fail to appreciate elves, with whom they only ally in their many battles against orcs, goblins, evil giants and trolls.

Lifespan

Dwerg mature at the same rate as humans, but they're considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years.

Average Height

Dwerg stand between 4 and 5 feet tall

Average Weight

They average about 150 pounds.

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Hildwerg tend to have a darker skin completion than their subterranean cousins, ranging from a light tan to dark brown. Their hair color has a much wider range as well, going between shades of blond, red, brown and black.

Related Ethnicities

• Aedreth Settlers
• Northern Aetrus