Dwarf

Dwarves are one of the humanoid races. Together with gnomes and elves they are called the Elder Races, and along with gnomes they were one of the oldest sentient races on the Continent. Dwarves are often excellent soldiers, artisans and businessmen. While they tend to be uncouth, they are also jolly and cheerful.
The motherland of dwarves is Mahakam. Like other nonhumans, dwarves are often persecuted by Nordlings. Because of that, some dwarves were members of the Scoia'tael guerrilla allied with Nilfgaard during the empire's invasion of the Northern Kingdoms. These dwarves distinguished themselves from their brethren by wearing their beards in plaits.
==History==
Dwarves arrived on the Continent between three to four-thousand years before the arrival of humans. The meeting between the dwarves and gnomes was peaceful, as the dwarves had no intention of invading and expanding.
== Culture==
=== Religion===
Dwarves once, before humans arrived on the Continent, worshipped a diety similiar to Melitele, in that they worshipped a goddess of harvest and fertility.
===Technology===
Dwarves generally wield axes in battle, though they are known to wield cutlasses, crossbows, bows, and martels (war-hammers).
Their mountain fortifications are unparalleled engineering marvels. Thanks to a system of furnaces, boilers, and reinforced gutters, every passageway into the fortress can change into a deadly trap in the blink of an eye. While mining and moving minerals in their many mines, foundries, forges, and ironworks, large carts are used by the dwarves as transport.
They also create Mahakaman Mix, a highly volatile explosive that is useful during sieges.
=== Society===
Throughout the expansion of humans from the First Landing, dwarves have integrated into northern society, often peacefully living in large cities, such as Novigrad, or even small villages. As the racial prejudice grew on the Continent, in the years following , many chose to join or aid the the newly created Scoia'tael, mixing with other nonhumans to eventually wipe out the human race. For the violence shown from the Scoia'tael, the human hatred for the dwarves grew stronger, and they often faced persecution for simply existing, in the form of violent pogroms across the North around onwards.
== Characteristics==
Dwarves are short and stocky, generally around the height of a human male's chest. They are more sturdy than humans, which makes them tougher and stronger, a key factor that makes them ruthless in combat. Their endurance also plays a large part; even fully laden dwarves are capable of marching over 30 miles a day. They usually grow long beards, which the women are also fully capable of growing. Once at waist level, generally occurring around the age of 55, dwarves are considered mature.
Female dwarves have a reputation from humans to be extremely unattractive, and are generally only desired by male dwarves, despite the males believing otherwise and being very protective of their wives and daughters.
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===Glossary Entry===
Dwarves
Dwarves are shorter than humans, but tougher and more muscular. Male dwarves wear long beards. They are usually gruff but can be merry, and are renowned for their stubbornness. Considered excellent craftsmen and warriors, many have earned grudging acceptance in human society. Still, it is not uncommon for young dwarves to join the Scoia'tael rebels to fight for more rights for non-humans and an end to persecution.
Dwarves are one of the Elder Races. They were once a dominant race, along with the elves, but now their sole enclave is Mahakam, a mountain-city rich in metal and mineral deposits. Of all the elder races, the dwarves have assimilated best and many now live in human cities. They run businesses and are often wealthy, although they meet with disdain and distrust. During the war with Nifgaard, dwarves made a name for themselves as mercenaries, although many of them also fought in Scoia'tael commando units against the Northern Kingdoms.
===Source===
*Against Nonhumans
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The book From the Annals of Mahakaman History provides a journal entry on dwarves.
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=== Journal entry ===
:Dwarves are one of the Elder Races. Stocky and bearded, with strongly built bodies and low voices, they are distinguished for their height, which is lower than human. Of simple and direct manners, they are sometimes seen as grumpy, unkind and greedy. I have to stress that my own opinion of the dwarfs is by no means similar to the latter part. I only cite it here to present the views of other people - even if they are dull-minded, hate-blinded buffoons. Mahakam is the dwarves' mountainous homeland, famed for it's numerous mines where precious stones and ores are mined. Many dwarves also live in human cities, for that race usually adapts to new neighbors easily, something that cannot be, unfortunately, said about a large part of humanity. Despite vexations, persecution, and even bloody pogroms, the coexistence with dwarves goes a lot better than with elves. Their flair for trade and craft makes them excellent merchants, bankers, smiths and armorers.
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===Notable dwarves===
== Gallery==
Gwent_cardart_syndicate_Line_of_credit.png|Female dwarf
People Zoltan full.png|Zoltan Chivay
People Blacksmith dwarf.png|Malcolm Stein
People Vivaldi full.png|Golan Vivaldi
People Yaren Bolt full.png|Yaren Bolt
People Malcolm Steins apprentice.png|a dwarf blacksmith
People dwarf full 2.png|a dwarf
People Munro.png|a dwarf
Dwarf.jpg|A male dwarf
Dwarves RPG.jpg|Dwarves in PnP RPG. Illustration by Jarosław Musiał
==References==
ar:قزم
cs:Trpaslíci
de:Zwerge
el:Νάνοι
es:Enano
fi:Kääpiö
fr:Nain
hu:Törpe
it:Nani
lt:Nykštukai
pl:Krasnolud
pt-br:Anão
ru:Краснолюды
sk:Trpaslík
sr:Патуљци
sv:Dvärg
uk:Ґноми
zh:矮人
 
Category:Races