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Physical Qualities
Dwarves average about 4½ feet in height and are very
broad, weighing as much as an adult human. Dwarves
have the same variety of skin, eye, and hair colors as
humans, although dwarf skin is sometimes gray or
sandstone red and red hair is more common among
them. Male dwarves are often bald and braid their
long beards into elaborate patterns. Female dwarves
braid their hair to show clan and ancestry. Dwarven
attire and equipment, including weapons and shields,
are decorated with bold geometric shapes, natural
gems, and ancestral faces.
Although they reach physical maturity at roughly
the same age as humans, dwarves age more slowly and
remain vigorous well past 150 years of age, often living
to see 200.

Playing a Dwarf
Proudly proclaiming they were made from the earth
itself, dwarves share many qualities with the rock they
love. They are strong, hardy, and dependable. They
value their ancestral traditions, which they preserve
through the ages as fiercely as they defend the carved
structures of their mountain homes.
Dwarves believe in the importance of clan ties and
ancestry. They deeply respect their elders, and they
honor long-dead clan founders and ancestral heroes.
They place great value on wisdom and the experience
of years, and most are polite to elders of any race.
More so than most other races, dwarves seek guidance
and protection from the gods. They look to the
divine for strength, hope, and inspiration, or they
seek to propitiate cruel or destructive gods. Individual
dwarves might be impious or openly heretical, but
temples and shrines of some sort are found in almost
every dwarven community. Dwarves revere Moradin
as their creator, but individual dwarves honor those
deities who hold sway over their vocations; warriors
pray to Bahamut or Kord, architects to Erathis, and
merchants to Avandra—or even to Tiamat, if a dwarf is
consumed by the dwarven taste for wealth.
Dwarves never forget their enemies, either individuals
who have wronged them or entire races of
monsters who have done ill to their kind. Dwarves
harbor a fierce hatred for orcs, which often inhabit
the same mountainous areas that dwarves favor and
which wreak periodic devastation on dwarf communities.
Dwarves also despise giants and titans, because
the dwarf race once labored as the giants’ slaves. They
feel a mixture of pity and disgust toward those corrupted
dwarves who still have not freed themselves
from the giants’ yoke—azers and galeb duhrs among
them.
To a dwarf, it is a gift and a mark of deep respect
to stand beside an ally in battle, and a sign of deepest
loyalty to shield that ally from enemy attack. Dwarven
legends honor many heroes who gave their lives to save
their clans or their friends.
Dwarf Characteristics: Acquisitive, brave, hardworking,
loyal, organized, stern, stubborn, tenacious,
vengeful
Male Names: Adrik, Baern, Berend, Darrak, Eberk,
Fargrim, Gardain, Harbek, Kildrak, Morgran, Orsik,
Rangrim, Thoradin, Thorfin, Tordek, Travok, Vondal
Female Names: Artin, Bardryn, Diesa, Eldeth,
Falkrunn, Gurdis, Helja, Kathra, Kristryd, Mardred,
Riswynn, Torbera, Vistra

Dwarf Adventurers
Three sample dwarf adventurers are described below.
Travok is a dwarf paladin committed to the service
of Kord. Wearing shining plate armor crafted and
proudly worn by his great-grandfather, Travok presents
an impenetrable line of defense, defying his enemies
to get past him to reach his allies. True to his god and
the honor of his ancestors, Travok relishes his physical
strength and endurance, vowing that nothing will
move him from his place. He is fiercely loyal to his
friends, and if the need arises, he will lay down his life
to ensure that they live.
Kathra is a dwarf cleric devoted to Moradin, the
Great Carver who formed the dwarves out of stone
and liberated them from their servitude to the giants.
Swinging a warhammer engraved with the hammerand-
anvil symbol of her god, Kathra stands next to
her fighter companion, trusting in divine power, the
chainmail she made herself, and her own natural
resilience to protect her from her enemies. Her dearest
hope is to craft a legacy that will last through the
ages, as beautiful and enduring as the finest dwarven
jewelry—a legacy of peace and justice in this troubled
world.
Tordek is a dwarf fighter, last in a long line of noble
warriors. Three generations ago, his family’s ancestral
fortress was overrun by orcs and laid to waste, leaving
Tordek with nothing but a signet ring and tales of
ancient glory as his birthright. He has sworn that he
will rebuild the fortress one day, and that oath drives
his every action. In the meantime, his adventuring
companions know they can rely on him completely,
and someday he will rely on them to help him reclaim
his kingdom.