Dwarves

Dwarves are exuberant, short and stout, and physically powerful. They look human, and the males have impressively long beards which they braid. They are generally around four feet tall and have a lifespan of roughly 4000 years. They live underground, generally in mountains though also anywhere they can set up mine systems and underground chambers and cities. There are vast underground cities so deep no one realizes they are there. Their skin looks and acts as though it were made from stone or gemstone, so Dwarves have a variety of skintones.

The Dwarves openly share this space with the Gnomes and with any creature who feels safer down there. The Dwarves mine metals, minerals, gemstones and whatever else they can find underground. Some of the minerals and gems they mine are used in alchemical sciences by the Gnomes. The Dwarves are masters of smelting, the art of black-smithy, weapons, jewelry, metal furniture, metallurgy and, of course, of mining, mine carts and the rails they ride on. They also make a variety of alcoholic beverages such as mead and rum and managed, through magics, to set up food and livestock farms in their underground caverns.

They are fiercely loyal and are powerful allies to have, especially in times of war.

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