Dwarves

Government

• • Dwarven society is based on clans or extended families.

  • Government is generally socialist/communist monarchy.

  • Top decision makers are generally nobility passed through the male line.

  • Dwaves build their kingdoms underground where they have access to thermal heat and plentiful ore.

People

• • Dwarves often come off as stingy. Infact they are very very resource conscious due to living in closed ecosystems beneath the earth and waste nothing.

  • Dwarves are short and broad, their died is largely tubers, fungi, and meat.

Law

• • Complex and filled with technicalities. Inscrutable to an outsider.

  • A dwarven lawyer is in trainigngfor at least 50 years before considered knowledgable enough to practice law.

Religion

• • Dwarves are not generally religious. They honor heroes but do not worship them.

Science

• • Dwarven society relies heavily on alchemy and constructs and distrusts magic much more than any race other than the Albienne.

  • Alchemy : What other races do through magic Dwarves manage through engineering, alchemy, and constructs. The Dwarven nation tightly guards the secrets of their engineering. Engineers and other knowledgeable entities are not allowed to leave dwarven strongholds for the chance they could be abducted. Typically their experts abroad know how to use items but have none of the theory.

  • Constructs : Dwarven constructs are special in that many are able to act independantly and may self repair. Dwarven love of constructs also carries into battle where heavies may ride in constructs specifically designed for warfare..

Magic

• • Magic is looked down upon.

  • Anything made with magic is considered inferior to something made with science. There is always a better way to do things. (typically through engineering)

Military service

• • All men serve in the military for 5 years. All women are expected to server in the industrial complex for a similar time.

Sexuality

• • Brazen sexuality is considered crass and unattractive.

Marriage

• • Monogamous long lasting marriages are the norm.

Names (Swedish based)

• • Female names - Agata, Agda, Agneta, Aina, Alma, Alva, Amalia, Amanda, Annalie, Annalina, Annika, Antonetta, Astrid, Beata, Bengta, Berta, Birgit, Blenda, Brigitta, Britta, Carina, Cecilia, Christina, Cristina, Eleonora, Elin, Ella, Ellinor, Elsa, Emelie, Emilia, Emma, Erika, Eva, Evelina, Felicia, Filippa, Fredrika, Freya, Gabriella, Gerda, Gertrud, Gota, Gotilda, Greta, Gudrun, Gustava, Hanna, Helga, Henrika, Hilda, Hildegard, Ida, Inga, Ingalill, Ingrid, Isabelle, Karin, Karla, Katarina, Katrine, Klara, Lena, Linn, Lisa, Lotta, Lovisa, Lydia, Maj, Maja, Malena, Margareta, Margit, Marta, Matilda, Mikaela, Molly, Monika, Nanna, Natalie, Nora, Nova, Olga, Olivia, Paula, Paulina, Petra, Petronella, Ragnhild, Rakel, Rigmora, Rosa, Saga, Selma, Sibylla, Signe, Signilda, Sigrid, Sofia, Solveig, Sonja, Stella, Stina, Tea, Tekla, Teresia, Tilde, Tora, Tyra, Ulrika, Vega, Viktoria, Vilhelmina, Viola, Viveka

  • Male names - Albin, Alfred, Algot, Alrik, Alvar, Alvin, Ambrosius, Andreas, Ansgar, Anton, Aron, Artur, Arvid, Axel, Bach, Baltasar, Bartholomeus, Benedikt, Bertil, Birger, Björn, Eddy, Edvard, Edvin, Elias, Elliot , Enar, Erik, Eskil, Evert, Fabian, Felix, Filip, Franz, Fredrik, Gabriel, Georg, Goran, Greger, Gunnar, Gustav, Halvard, Hampus, Harald, Helmer, Henrik, Herbert, Hermann, Hilmar, Hjalmar, Hugo, Ingemar, Ingvar, Isak, Ivar, Jakob , Jens, Jesper, Joakim, Joel, Johan, Jonas, Jonatan, Justus, Kalle, Karl, Kasper, Kjell, Klas, Konrad, Konstantin, Kristian, Kristofer, Lars, Leif, Lennart, Leo, Liam, Linus, Lorens, Lorenz, Ludvig, Lukas, Magnus, Manfred, Markus , Matteus, Max, Melker, Melvin, Mikael, Natanael, Niklas, Nikolaus, Nils, Noah, Noak, Olaf, Oliver, Olle, Oskar, Otto, Patrik, Paul, Peder, Petter, Ragnar, Rasmus, Rikard, Roland, Rolf, Rune, Rurik, Rutger, Samuel, Sebastian, Set , Sigurd, Sigvard, Simon, Soren, Staffan, Stefan, Sten, Stig, Sven, Teo, Thor, Tobias, Ulf, Valentin, Valfrid, Valter, Verner, Viktor, Vilhelm, Vincent, Yngve

Female rights

• • Females have a separate set of rights and responsibilities from men.

Education

• • Basic education is guaranteed for all. Depending on sex and aptitude students are put into a degree program that teaches them what they need to know.

Culture

• • Metalwork is one of the great dwarven arts. A dwarf smith can often make naturally magical items through purely natural processes. These smiths are known as Mastersmiths and are highly respected members of society. All mastersmith items are permanently magically sealed. (See Master Craftsman under Rules)

  • Dwarven curses are a widely misunderstood dwarven art. Dwarves love fine curses like other races love fine wine. This dwarven art has led to their reputation as a cantankerous and bitter lot when the truth is anything but that. The curse is a dwarven art-form and curses are passed down family lines like mottos or heraldry is passed down amongst humans. Applying a particularly colorful curse that is well matched to the situation is an honor amongst dwarves.

Sampling of famous dwarven curses

• • Tawdry wastrel

  • Obsequious flunky

  • Lover of sand fleas!

  • Breeder of maggots

  • Pustulant pimple spiting an otherwise beautiful lass's nose.

  • Like ants on a fresh rash under platemail on a hot summer day.

  • So cheap he wouldn't spend a second to think

  • Looks like your face caught on fire and someone put it out with a fork

  • Tastes like a pus filled boil on the asshole of a dead skunk.