Dwarf

Dwarves
Dwarves appear to be short, stocky individuals with generally pale skin. Most do not exceed the height of five feet, being much shorter than average humans. Males of the race are known to have large, unkempt beards and the majority of the species is known to be generally dirty, for reasons explained in their Lore. The average Dwarf's hair color is bright/dark red, making their large amount of body and facial hair very striking and noticeable. Most Dwarf workers also have strikingly large arm and chest muscles, given the race's inherent strength and their constant mining/blacksmith work. Dwarven warriors will often use blue war paint (made of lapis lazuli) to adorn their face and body.

Dwarven armor and clothing varies slightly between villages and settlements, however most Dwarves can be seen wearing brown/black leather armor, metal shoulder and chest plates, and wool pants. Horned helmets are also not uncommon for Dwarven warriors and workers.

When Dwarves speak English, it is clear that they have their own dialect or accent, which was slowly created over time as the Dwarves abandoned their old language. Such an accent is similar to that of the Southern Irish dialect of the real world.

Dwarven Lore
Dwarves are divine creations of Cavilon. As such, they are adept at both mining large amounts of ores/stone and making powerful tools out of them. Most Dwarves believe that Cavilon created food, water, and shelter to be given in return for their work and worship. Once a powerful nation, the underground ruins of Cavick (Where the term 'Cavick' was coined for followers of Cavilon) was once the main housing for Dwarves of Cavilon's supposed creation. The city of Cavick is littered with small libraries containing books of Dwarven history, language, and lore. Unfortunately, the city is destroyed beyond repair, and the long roads connecting the massive chamber's buildings to one another remain vacant. Now, Dwarves of all kinds have spread across the Earth, mining in small underground villages to please their god and perhaps, one day, retain their formal greatness. Very few have traveled far enough to reach Templehelm, but those who have seldom stay for very long.

Books detailing facts about Cavick's destruction have yet to be found by excavation teams. [Contribute to the wiki and write a Dwarven lore book! Do so in the Dwarven Library category!]

Known Dwarves
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