Dwarves

Dwarves, for the most part, are said to be a rather rough and tumble type of group. They are much like the Earth they work from, hard to mold into something new and even harder to sway from traditions. The majority of Dwarves can be traced back to miners, metal works, and warriors; though nowadays, some of them have broken off into different lines of work. To simply put it, what Dwarves lack in their stature they make up for it in their strength and tenacity.

Appearance Notes
Here are some basic identifying traits most Dwarves have!


 * The majority of all Dwarves stand under five feet tall. That is the max they grow to.
 * All in all Dwarves are pretty similiar to humans, just a smaller more compact body.
 * They tend to be quiet sturdy and stocky; easily weighing as much as a human two feet taller than them.
 * The skin tones of most fommonly found among dwarves resemble that of the Earth. i.e: ranging from light browns to deep tans. But there is still a wide variety of shades!
 * As a note, male Dwarves highly value their beards! They are groomed and tended to carefully.

Culture Notes
Dwarves are a very enduring race of people. They can easily weather through years upon years within any kind of emotional ware and tear. They are a type of people who stand fast by tradition, not wanting to shake it up any. They certainly don't sway from it very often. Their main goals in life seem to be that of mkaing sure the next generation is well taken care of, as well as making sure those traditions remain enforced.

An individual dwarf is said to be overly determined and incredibly loyal, quite true to whatever they say they will do, but in the same breath others might call this stubbornness. Much like Elves, they have a strong sense of justice, and are slow to forget any type of wrong doing done upon them. The wrong done to one dwarf doesn't stay just within that one, it spreads to the rest of their clan. So, more often than not, what starts as one dwarf's problem eventually turns into their whole clan's problem. A petty feud among one dwarf might turn into a family feud among two clans.

They tend to only like dealing with their own people; though there are a few trustworthy outsiders that are able to deal with them as if they are apart of the clan themselves. That being said, you can find Dwarves out and about among the cities and their outskirts, but that doesn't quite mean they enjoy it. They would much rather return to the safety of their own home as soon as possible than continue to deal with the outside world.

There are a handful of those who don't necessarily stick to those traditions though. Those handfuls of Dwarves are quite alright with interacting with the other races, and do often find that doing so make their businesses and adventures flourish. The newer generation of Dwarves often put heads with the other ones; espeically when it comes to moving forwards and interaction with others outside of their own. IT's quite the slow battle among them, even more so when the older generations have lived for centuries; opinions are much harder to sway that way.