The dwarves of Erun da Fnul and Venerism

The dwarves of Erun da Fnul and Venerism, originally published as the biology of Dwarves, is a research paper written by Thramrolim Arethir Bethund. a student of theology at the university of Kragenshield and professor of biology at the university of Aurea. The paper was published by Oldran Avor Djergr under its original title.
Thramrolim has been criticised by others at the university of Aurea that he has a very strong semi-linear way of thinking. Although he is more nuanced then the linear goal-oriented way of thinking of most Dwarves, he does not seem able to let go of this part of his research. (Linear thinking is a term used for thinking in the sense of a clear beginning and a clear end, and that everything in between leads up to that final goal of the end. Semi-linear thinking is the believe that what happens in between the beginning and the end is not a direct route but a variable of constant cycles that constantly repeat slowly moving forward to the end, like the cycle of Durin incarnation which most Dwarves believe is all according to a greater plan moving to the end, while Thramrolim believes its greatly nuanced.)
= The dwarves of Erun da Fnul and Venerism	=
=== Prologue ===
To write a scientific research on the biology of our kind is an unorthodox practice. In our Dwarven society curiosity is a trait as rare as mithril, and frowned upon by many especially members of the inni. But my interest for this subject does not derive out of curiosity, rather out of a life believe that our shortsightedness for foreign influence hinders our progress as a civilization. This believe has led me to study at the human university of Aurea, and later specialise there in the subject of natural philosophy. With the interest of broadening the understanding of our own people which until now has always been a subject of theology, i have put our people under the lens of the natural philosophy. And with that cause i will dedicate this research to our own university of theology and stonecraft; Kragenshield. 
=== Creation of the Dwarvenkind of Venerism ===
This is where theology and biology most intertwine and after extensive research on this early history i have no reason to question the theological explanation. According to the Bodsith (the beginning) the Dwarves were created by Vrijdag after he was raised to godhood. Vrijdag wanted to see his creations for himself but had to stay in his pond or the cycle of the earth would halt. Thus out of one of his infertile eggs he created a creature perfect for fully exploring the beauty of the earth and vrijdags creations. Vrijdag split his soul into two and put half of it in his new creation who we now know as Durin the 1st. Many theologists believe that duality of the gods granting godhood to Vrijdag as a selfless act of appreciation and Vrijdag using it to create the Dwarves as a selfish act of desire, translates to the Dwarven nature. After creating Durin he created multiple other Dwarves, both male and female who then spread around the depths of the world until eventually united under Durin the 1st. Vrijdag created these Dwarves by putting a small bit of his soul into them as well, this is why according to the theologists of Venerism all Dwarves are bound by the same purpose and soul. Durin was special however, by splitting his soul in two Vrijdag is now as much god as Durin is. The part of his soul he put inside the other Dwarves is still prevalent inside all Dwarves but greatly diminished since the days of creation. Although most Dwarves don't endorse it for the very reason of preserving Vrijdags spirit, millenia of exile and close bonds with other sentient races have caused it so that no Dwarf consists of purely Dwarven blood. But Durin according to the theology is special, Durins spirit as a half god reincarnates when he is needed most according to Venerism. Although Durin has a father and a mother, and there is even the case of Durin the 8th or "Durin the half dwarf" who had a Dwarven mother and a Human father, Durin is always in biology the exact same as he was when he was created. I myself have had the great honor of conducting a research on Durin the 10th, and compared his biology and appearance to the scriptures of the other 9 Durins. And I have found that Durin is indeed the exact same as he was when he was created, although the Dwarves have changed and evolved much since the first were created, Durin is always a reminder of the ancient world they come from. His half godly soul creates a perfect replica of Durin everytime, but no creature can live as half a soul. This means that although every Durin in appearance always the same, they are in personality and soul only half the same while the other half is a combination of his fathers and mothers soul like any other sentient being.
Now enough with the theology. From my research of Durin the 10th and the ancient scriptures I have been able to make a rough estimate of the biology of the original Dwarves and a rough estimate of how it has evolved to where it is now.