Dwarves

From the tapestry imagery of the Third Age in the World Hymn. Depicting a group of dwarves forming a shield wall.

### Life-expectancy

Centuries

**Dwarves** are a humanoid species.

The Dwarven Holds and Infernal Dwarves factions, also known as Western and Eastern dwarves respectively, consist mainly of dwarves.

## Description

Dwarves have been described as an indomitable species. It is said that they are resistant to magic, corruption, disease and even ageing. It is hinted that they can live for centuries.

It has also been said that dwarves are fiercely individualistic. They choose their own paths and actions. They are also said to be steadfast and to hold grudges.

Dwarves are also known for their beards. Some joke about even their females being bearded, though it is commonly held as false.

## History

According to the tapestry imagery of the World Hymn, dwarves were one of the species enslaved by the Saurians in the First Age.

*After being freed from the saurians, the dwarves must have spread around the world, forming two main civilizations.The Western Dwarves of Vetia and the Eastern Dwarves of Augea*. In the Second Age , these two civilizations are said to have been united into the greater Dwarven Empire.

In these ancient times, the dwarves were given logging rights *of Wyscan* by elves returning from their new home on Celeda Ablan. However, the Sylvan Elves who lived in the forest did not think kindly of that and retaliated. The dwarves saw this as a breach of contract, resulting and animosity between all three parts.

In the Third Age, the dwarves, *preliminarily in Vetia,* fought against the surge of Beast Herds that arose. In the World Hymn, they claim that the elves and humans abandoned them at this time.

Early in the Ages of Ruin, in the Fourth Age, the great empire was split into two again.

The Eastern Dwarves turned to groups turned to darker means of survival. They studied sorcery and enslaved neighbouring cultures. Eventually they created the Inferno, which gave them the name Infernal Dwarves.

 The Western Dwarves instead sealed themselves in their mines, retreating more and more underground. At the beginning of the Ninth Age, they held a great moot, establishing the modern faction known as the Dwarven Holds.

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jorge Zamoran; An account of the peoples, nations and monsters which inhabit the world: Dwarves (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p139*)
2. ↑ Jorge Zamoran; An account of the peoples, nations and monsters which inhabit the world: Dwarven Holds (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p139*)
3. ↑ Interview with Sigmund Selig, the Great Sage, sixth session (*The 9th Scroll, issue 16, p20*)
4. ↑ The World Hymn: The 1st Age (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p126*)
5. ↑ The World Hymn: The 2nd Age (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p127*)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Informative text on the Infernal Dwarves (*The 9th Scroll, issue 7, p38*)
7. ↑ Account by Rodomonte (*The 9th Scroll, issue 9, p21*)
8. ↑ The World Hymn: The 3rd Age (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p127*)
9. ↑ The World Hymn: The 4th Age (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p128*)
10. ↑ Jorge Zamoran; An account of the peoples, nations and monsters which inhabit the world: Infernal Dwarves (*T9A:FB Rulebook, v1.3.5, p139*)
11. ↑ Informative text about the Dwarven Holds (*The 9th Scroll, issue 22**, p18*)