Dwarf

Dwarves of Edyleine are usually similar wherever they are found, aside from the tendency of their hair color according to their tribe. Dwarves usually stand 4 to 4 1/2 feet tall. 5 ft tall is quite tall for a dwarf. Dwarves tend to be heavy for their weight, a lot of it solid meat and bone. Corpulence is common among sedentary and well-off dwarves.
Most dwarf males proudly wear beards. Exceptions are the very young (under 20), those who lost their beards to fire or accident, dwarves shorn for punishment, and a certain few very rare religious and occupational exceptions. Dwarven females most typically do not sport beards. About one third of them are able, but dwarven standards of feminine beauty leads most of them to shave. Still, a dwarven female with at least a little bit of a well maintained beard is common.
Dwarves have a reputation for getting tetchy about having their dwarven personal names, in which they place great importance, not being pronounced with the appropriate dignity by their non-dwarven associates. This depends on the individual dwarf and their relationship with others, but it is common for their non-dwarven associates to attach a descriptive and often sarcastic name to their dwarven associates, such as Dumpy, Thatchy, Sleepy, Hammers, etc.
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