As a result, Dwarves worship gods of the Norse pantheon. Scandanavian and Norse names make excellent choices for Dwarven characters. Some examples are Gunila, Kallio, and Thorvid. Dwarves often give themselves a last name based upon their habits. Because of their nature, Dwarves receive some special abilities unavailable to other character races.
Dwarves are non-magical creatures.
They are blessed by the ability to add 3 to their POW or relevant characteristic when resisting spells. This is also a curse, for their starting magic points are actually three less than the normal amount for the purposes of casting spells. For resistance purposes, their magic points are treated as being six higher than their present total. Thus a dwarf with a POW of 14 and 11 magic points would resist spells with his magic points as if he had 17 magic points. Dwarves automatically attempt to resist all spells whether they are beneficial or harmful.