Editing Category:Demi-Human Races (section)

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Dwarves are non-magical by their nature. Neither do they readily use magical spells nor are they easily susceptible to its power. 


Dwarves are known for their ability to see in total darkness (up to 60’) and they possess powerful upper body strength, particularly in their arms. Their physical strength and their tradition as a disciplined Spartan people, combine in Dwarven defenders making them formidable opponents in hand-to-hand combat, often encountered in highly defendable positions due to their slower movement. 


The cast iron quality of Dwarven stomachs is a widely reported tale of Dwarves. The race exhibits superior constitutions in handling both food and drink from the exotic to the deadly poisonous. 


They are world-renowned engineers, stonemasons and miners of legendary proportion, able to sense slope and depth underground as well as building detail in stonework. Their cities are one of the wonders of the Flanaess, built deep into Oerth's bedrock 1,000's of feet below the surface of the ground onto carefully surveyed subterranean terraces. Their dwellings and underground mines form layers of multi-levelled stepped terraces that are sinewed by roads cut into the towering rock, running deep into the earth, and often lit in a variety of colours by glowing florescent fungi.  


The predominant feature of Dwarven architecture is the use of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian fluted columns, both for decoration and for function. Columns and design indicate the status of a building for example. The practical designs of Dwarven dwellings tend to have stylish immovable furnishings, which are cut directly from the stone interior. Moveable furnishings are made from wrought iron or other metals easily mined from the deep such as brass, though it is possible to find furniture of highly polished wood made from the roots of dead trees in the homes of nobles and merchants. Despite the high status associated with wooden furnishings, Dwarves have never become adept wood at carving. Rarely will furnishings from the outside be seen underground. While the former articles created of wood enjoy a status from their novelty, their owners would revere these latter pieces.