Dwarves
There are two basic types of Dwarves. They are the same physiologically, the differences are cultural. Grooming, clothes, & accent make it easy to tell one from the other.
- Mountain Dwarves - They could best be described as unsophisticated. They live higher in the mountains and they 've learned to dislike Elves. Most stories of Elf Dwarf conflicts involve Mountain Dwarves. They braid and die their beards in ways that are both humorous and amazing.
- Hill Dwarves - Hill Dwarves that are more social which is a good thing now that Mountain Dwarf and the occasional Elf refugee have started filling up their cities. Still, the increased pace of war against the horde, and increased contact with the Elves, has increased Dwarven vs Elf resentment.
Female Dwarves are put on a pedestal and protected to a level that most consider stifling.
Dwarves marry only once. This cultural trait is strong and inflexible, which has caused havoc in their society as Vaults have fallen and widows are everywhere. Many widows have joined military bands seeking revenge and purpose in their lives.
Dwarven House
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | House Size |
|---|---|---|
01-04 | 01 | Great House |
-- | 02 | Minor House |
-- | 03-04 | Common House |
01-05 | 05-07 | Fallen Great House |
06-10 | 08-10 | Fallen Lesser House |
11-20 | 11-20 | Fallen Common |
Why Fallen?
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | House Size |
|---|---|---|
01-02 | 01-02 | Over time House fortunes faded |
-- | 03-10 | Slaughtered in the fall of Aald Osst Ar |
-- | 11 | House Leaders were dishonored in the fall of Aald Osst Ar |
03-10 | 12-18 | Slaughtered in the fall of Aald Veztr Ar |
11 | 19 | Slaughtered in the fall of Morni Torak |
12-20 | 20 | House Leaders were dishonored in the fall of Morni Torak |
House Unity
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | Unity |
|---|---|---|
01 | 01-02 | Very close. Character lives at home |
02 | 03-04 | Reasonably close. Everyone gets together occasionally |
03-04 | 05-07 | House is more like a dozen different houses really |
05-15 | 08-10 | House has been decimated in numbers |
16-20 | 11-20 | Character is an orphan (possibly kicked out) |
Rational for Adventure
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | Rational |
|---|---|---|
01-09 | -- | Suicidal Rage |
10-17 | 01-02 | Cold burning revenge |
18 | 03-04 | Restore House Glory |
19 | 05-10 | Recover House Artifacts |
-- | 11-12 | Earn enough to raise house/Start vault |
-- | 13-18 | Earn enough to attract love and settle down |
20 | 19-20 | Other |
Scars & Wounds
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | Scar |
|---|---|---|
01-02 | 01 | Limb hurts when its cold out |
03-04 | 02 | Missing 1d6 fingers or toes |
05-06 | 03 | 1d6 scars on the face and neck |
07-08 | 04 | Burns along the b |
09 | 05 | Missing an eye or ear |
10 | 06 | Part of the scalp is a mass of scar tissue |
11-13 | 07 | Numerous teeth were knocked out, wooden teeth are adequate |
14 | -- | Developed a drink now for tomorrow we may die personality |
15 | -- | Agoraphobic, can't go outdoors for more than a few minutes without strong booze |
16 | -- | Darkphobia, freaks out of the lights go out |
17 | -- | Mumbler, tends to have unintelligible conversations with self |
18 | 13 | Psycho, only good Orc is a Dead Orc! |
19 | 14 | Multiple wounds, roll again |
20 | 15-20 | No wounds |
Gained the Scars where?
Mountain Dwarf | Hill Dwarf | Scar |
|---|---|---|
-- | 01-05 | Fall of Vault Aald Veztr Ar (Old West Gold, a Hill Dwarf Vault) |
01-02 | 06-10 | Battle of Khaz Morni Rukh (Dead orc) |
03-04 | 11 | Battle of Khaz Valaz Dueger (Cowardly Duegar) |
05-14 | 12 | Fall of Vault Morni Torak (Dead Soul a Mountain Dwarf Vault) |
15-15 | 13 | Battle of Khaz of Burk Torak (Axe Soul) |
17-19 | 14 | Battle of Khaz Khazdul Heus (Dwarven Hammer) |
20 | 15-20 | Fall of Vault Aald Osst Ar (Old East Gold a Hill Dwarf Vault) |
Character Traits
1d6 | Character Trait |
|---|---|
1 | Agoraphobic - Hate the outdoors. Must make a WIS save any time you go outside during the day and every day afterwards. Any fail means you'll try to return to the underground (cave, cavern, dungeon, basement, etc) the quickest way possible. |
2 | Besotten - Must make a WIS save or fall in love with an individual of the opposite sex. Save lasts 1d6 weeks per individual. When the save fails you will agree to whatever the individual says or does. |
3 | Drunkard - Love the drink, and must make a WIS save to decline a drink and tend to stop drinking only when blackout drunk. |
4 | Greedy - Accumulation of wealth is your goal, not for yourself mind you but to improve the lot of your clan and Vault. |
5 | One-upper - Dwarven pride causes you to provide examples of how Dwarves do something better, even if that something is a bit of a lie. |
6 | Rage-a-holic - Life is unfair and it makes you angry. You tend to go berserk when threatened. |
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