Note #14: Dwarves

The Dwarves

One of the original races of Thraindhne, the Dwarves, the Durzihn ( the children of Durzil) have a noble and long history. It is said that the first Dwarves where carved from Iron rich stone. This may be true since most Dwarves have a high level of iron in their blood. It is a common misconception that lady Dwarves grow beard. They do have facial hair but only sideburns, which some chose to shave.

The Dwarven people are known to be stead fast, honorable, and full of pride. In the old days most dwarves lived in the mountains. They carved out great citadels in the rock, in which they spent most of their lives. Some Dwarves would go out and trade for food and gold, but contact was not common.

The conception of Dwarves at that time did not fit all of that kind. This was a time when the Dwarven people split into their different types. The first are where the Mountain Dwarves (Durz-Auron). They are the steriotypical dwarves, strong, prideful, and lived in the mountains.

The cousin the Hill Dwarves (Durz-Teramik ) are very similar. Shorter, resilient, and wiser then their mountain cousins, the Durz-Teramik usually mad small villages on the hill tops, with giant mines bellow them. They usually where traders for the mountain Dwarves.

The Water Dwarves (Durz-Aqithz) were evern more common among people. They left the mountains and took up living on the sea. They are famous explorer, traders, and swimmers. They are the founders of many distant Dwarven kingdoms, such as Vilimer.

The Dark Dwarves (Durz-Zentur) are the strange cousin in the dwarven family. They live in the Deep Dark and have taken up raiding and slaving as their main income. They are almost blind and are as grey as stone. Dark dwarves are very rare to find above ground.

Most dwarves live to be about 500 years old.

For use in D&D 5e follow the rules bellow:

• Mountain Dwarves
• Use rules for Mountain Dwarf sub race
• Hill Dwarves
• Use rules for Hill Dwarf sub race
• Dark Dwarves
• Use rules for Duergar sub race
• Water Dwarves
• Follow these sub race rules:
• Water Dwarf
• +1 intelligence
• Swim speed of 5 feet
• Proficiency with water vehicles
• 1 language of your choice