Dwarven race

The **Dwarven race** (ドワーフ族, *Dowāfu-zoku*?, singular: **Dwarf**, plural: **Dwarves**) are a male-gender species.

## Overview

Unlike other species, the dwarven race was created only by the Deity Heibos. It has only has men. Many live in the mountains and there are many miners and woodcutters. However some dwarves live in Human Nations. They are a very stoic species. However it would be presumptuous to think that they would request sexual things in exchange for a necklace.

The tools they make are first class in this world. It can be be said that human technology does not improve because of Dwarves.

## Culture

When they procreate, they hand over money and treasures to the women of other species. They don't like Elves. They don't necessary be a human ally.

By the way, humans do not own mines in this world, the only way to get minerals is from dwarves. One thousand human miners is said to be inferior to one dwarf. There are no miserable mine slaves. They are also skilled in soil digging, and all are good miners. It is also understandable that a single dwarf miner is said to be superior to 10,000 human miners. Therefore there are few Human miners.

For Dwarves there is no value for gold coins, silver coins and copper coins. They wonder why human merchants would collect such small metal objects.

All dwarves worships the Deity Heibos. In very rare cases, a devil's advocate is born amongst them. However they defend their faith. Because of that, there are also times when they fight with their dwarven brethren. Due to the relationship between Deity Heibos and Modus, they are also friendly to the Demon King Modus.

Mainly it is the dwarf's human wife worships Kuveria, but other than the female humans, not all dwarves' wife worship her. For example, the dwarf's Catfolk wife worships the Queen of Lions Sekhmetra.

## Physical Attributes

This race is short and round. The Dwarves become adults at the age of three and become old men at the age of seven. If you line up the same age human and dwarf, it will be apparent which is one is the grandchild and grandfather. However it is a race with a longer life than human.

They are a master of Endowment magic system. In addition, they can use Alchemy magic system and soil magic system.

Their attraction is low, but with regards to blacksmith arts, they are top class in the world along with Cyclopes. They have the ability to smelt metal with magic without using reverberatory furnaces. In addition, it is possible to cut wood and stone according to the dimensions without using an inking, it is as if they have 3D CAD in their head. However it is an ability and it can not be said to be a technique. Therefore it can not be taught to the other.

The full plate armour in this world is made by dwarves. It can also be made by humans, but it is not practical because they can not make it light and sturdy like the dwarves.

Dwarves have short limbs and round body shape, so they can not use ordinary bows. Instead they use a Crossbow. Crossbows are also sometimes called dwarven bows.

Dwarves are also a mountaineer, they can breath in the soil and are resistant to mineral poisons.

### Dwarven Magic

Dwarves can use **Endowment Magic System** (付与系魔法, *Fuyo-kei mahō*?), **Soil Magic System** (付与系魔法, *Tsuchi-kei mahō*?) and **Magic of Metal System** (金属系の魔法, *Kinzoku-kei no mahō*?) as characteristics of their race.

The following magics can be used. There are many other magics besides from the list.

* **Soil Breathing** (土中呼吸, *Dochū kokyū*?) be able to breathe in the soil.
* **Soil Swimming** (土中遊泳, *Dochū yūei*?) can move to swim in the soil.
* **Large Hole** (大穴, *Ōana*?) is a magic of making a hole in the ground.
* **Night Vision** (暗視, *Anshi*?) can see it in the dark.
* **Soil Fall** (土転び, *Tsuchi korobi*?) can fall over the target. Not valid for those who can fly in the sky.
* **Gnome Summoning** (ノームの召喚, *Nōmu no shōkan*?) can summon and control Gnomes, the low-tier earth Elemental Spirit.
* **Self-Healing** (自己治癒, *Jiko chiyu*?) can enhance one's own healing power.
* **Rigid body** (剛体, *Gōtai*?) can enhance one's own healing power.
* **Flame Resistant** (火炎耐性, *Kaen taisei*?) can be resistant to fire. The best ability to blacksmith.
* **Smelting** (精錬, *Seiren*?) take out the pure metal from ores.
* **Vein detection** (鉱脈感知, *Kōmyaku kanchi*?) can find vein in nearby mountains.
* **Magic Tool Creation** (魔法具作成, *Mahō-gu sakusei*?) can make magical tools. Sprig cultist can not use.
* **Golem Creation** (ゴーレム作成, *Gōremu sakusei*?) can make Golems and Talos. Sprig worshippers can not use.
* **Dwarven Techniques** (ドワーフの技, *Dowāfu no waza*?) is an ability rather than magic. They can make excellent tools.
* **Coin Discrimination** (撰銭, *Erizeni*?) can distinguish between good money and bad money. Dwarves can not be cheated even if it is plated.
* **Appraisal** (鑑定, *Kantei*?) can identify every tool. It is an extremely difficult task for dwarves to catch a defective product.
* **Curse to Tool** (道具への呪い, *Dōgu e no noroi*?) can curse the tools that they have created. A disaster occurs for those who use their cursed tools.
* **Pulverisation** (粉砕, *Funsai*?) is a magic that increases the power of mace and other striking weapons. Therefore, when using this magic, you must have a striking weapon. The same magic used by Odis and Feria worshippers.
* **Sharp Blade** (鋭刃, *Eijin*?) increase the sharpness of weapons with blades such as axes.
* **Steel Body** (鋼体, *Hagane-tai*?) can make the body as hard as steel, instead it makes the movement slower.

## History

When Heibos and Modus developed a cauldron to create new lifeforms. Heibos was the second individual to create new lifeforms with the cauldron, and he'd created the Dwarves with excellent craftsmanship.

## Etymology

In Germanic mythology, a **Dwarf** (ドワーフ, *Dowāfu*?) is a human-shaped entity that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is variously associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting. Dwarfs are sometimes described as short and ugly, although some scholars have questioned whether this is a later development stemming from comical portrayals of the beings. Dwarfs continue to be depicted in modern popular culture in a variety of media.

## Development

They are based on Nordic Dwarf. Takeru Nezaki said he wanted to divide the Dwarves into clans like an Elves, but he couldn't come up with a good idea. Because Elves are only women, so to keep the balance; they are only men. In the first place, the author didn't know whether or not there are female Dwarves from the original text. New Dwarves is said to be made from a stone in the folklore, but it would be strange to demand sexual favours in exchange for necklaces. Therefore it was considered to make woman of other species to make children. By the way the woodcutter dwarf is the image of Snow White's Dwarf.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Summary of the World View: Summary of Species and Nations etc.
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Elios Pantheon: Elios Pantheon and Their Kin group
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Elios Pantheon: Deities Name Record 2 Heibos & Ishtia
4. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 02 - Heaven Realm's Book Library