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{{Quote| Source= Dev Blog June 7, 2017|
They're a race that has risen and fallen many times over the centuries, and currently they're at a low ebb.
Dwarves are technologically very advanced. They're mired in wars on many fronts, but instead of slowly losing those wars, they're slowly winning, thanks in part to their technological innovations. Dwarves are also master miners, of course, and the god of minerals, [[Umrad]], is now their primary god. The god of crafting also takes the form of a dwarf.
Stereotypical words that other races use to describe dwarves include patience, wisdom, directness, and compassion. Dwarves live over 200 years -- not as long as elves, but still a long time -- and they understand that real change takes time.
They're very socially conservative, and they're extremely blunt with their opinions, which can cause some problems with other races. But they are fiercely loyal to their friends and family, and their sense of honor and friendship usually overcomes other qualms. For instance, they call elves disgusting perverts and make fun of them constantly, yet the dwarves are the elves' staunchest allies on this continent, and have been for over a thousand years.
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{{Skill infobox
|title = Dwarf Anatomy
|image =[[File:DwarfAnatomy_skillEmpty_Placeholder.png|300px]]
|caption = Knowledge of the physiology of dwarves.
|skilltype = Anatomy Skill
}}
== Lore ==
Dwarves are not as long-lived as elves, but culturally are just as ancient. Dwarven civilization is advanced, with craftsman producing technologies which long outpaced the development by most other races. Despite their knowledge and superiority in non-magical weaponry, there is no vast Dwarven empire anymore. Over the centuries the Dwarves of Alharth have formed powerful empires which which spread and waged war against other races, but those empires fell just as quickly. The remaining dwarven controlled areas are home to comfortable fortress cities hidden on or inside mountains from where they continue to fight numerous foes including Orcs, Goblins, and other subterranean species. Dwarves are proficient miners, capable of gathering and manipulating rocks and minerals other races are either unable to forge or are unable to harvest.
Dwarven marriages are often planned long in advance by two families who create a contract to betroth a member of each family together, and the process begins with a thirty year engagement once the Dwarves involved are born and reach adulthood (around age 50).
{{Quote|source = Dev Blog June 7, 2017|Stereotypical words that other races use to describe dwarves include patience, wisdom, directness, and compassion. They're very socially conservative, and they're extremely blunt with their opinions, which can cause some problems with other races. But they are fiercely loyal to their friends and family, and their sense of honor and friendship usually overcomes other qualms. For instance, they call elves disgusting perverts and make fun of them constantly, yet the dwarves are the elves' staunchest allies on this continent, and have been for over a thousand years.
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:- Kot Bhenul is a well known Dwarven artist.
{{Quote|source=Reproduction of "Fortress Five"|
: One thousand years ago, the Dwarven Stalwarts were powerful fighters that wore ornate but sturdy armor. <ref> Stalwart Helmet item </ref>
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