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Dwarves of Adlatumby Kipper Snifferdoo & Joe MashugaSubraces:
Adlatum's dwarves are divided into five clans, whose histories have diverged significantly since the race first appeared on the continent in the Age of Light. Personality: All dwarves are known for their stern behavior and hard work ethic. If complete and total dedication cannot be put towards their aims, whether it be business, piracy, religion, their clan, or anything else, then dwarves tend to believe it wasn't worth the effort in the first place. With such views, dwarves often come across as overly serious and dour in most matters to other races. Physical Description: As a race, dwarves typically stand about 4 feet tall and weigh about 150 pounds. They are usually broad shouldered, well muscled, and take great pride in grooming their beards. Every clan has its own peculiarities, of course. Coin dwarves ("Hartdar") typically braid their long, dark hair so it may be easily gathered and tied back when working the forge. Their beards are often tucked into their belts, and many coin dwarves wear large belt buckles that display a family crest. Deep dwarves ("Adlar") shave their heads in keeping with an old custom. They make one long braid of their white beards and wrap it around their neck or tie it to their chest. Devoted Adlar often have the symbol of Reorx branded on the back of their skulls. They usually wear bright loose-fitting clothing that reflects the harsh sunlight. Mist dwarves ("Neskudar") are noticeably thinner than their cousins and possess an unhealthy yellow-green skin tone. Very few Neskudar have any discernible eye pigmentation. The reef dwarves ("Nordar") and their cliff dwarf ("Sundar") cousins typically have wild, unkempt hair but short beards (at least compared to other dwarves). The vast majority of Nordar have sea-green eyes, a gift from their capricious goddess. The Sundar once shared this gift, but it was lost when they broke from the Nordar. Relations: Dwarves generally get along with gnomes and humans. They have strained relations with aquatic elves, kunda, and Mahjoran minotaurs. Goblins and ogres are the dwarves' traditional enemies. Dwarves also are distrustful of other dwarf clans. The two clans of dwarves that are most compatible are the Nordar and Hartdar dwarves. Alignment: 4th Edition: Most dwarves are unaligned, but there are usual exceptions. Many cliff dwarves (Sundar) are good aligned. Mist dwarves (Neskudar) and reef dwarves (Nordar) are likely to pursue more heinous methods and are closer to evil and, for more often for the Neskudar, chaotic evil. Those coin dwarves (Hartdar) who are not unaligned often are usually either lawful good or evil. Dwarven Lands: Ironvasser, Heskeram, Kedaltol, Tandarton, Sundalin, and Wa-Nax. Religion: Reorx, Adlarism, and Moli (Zeboim). Members of the faith of Adlarism believe themselves to be worshippers of Reorx, but in truth their faith is based on visions originating with the Graygem. Language: The dwarven language has changed little over the years, though each clan has developed its own accent and expression. Of course, every clan considers its own dialect to be the most pure. Names: Dwarves have family names that are passed down from their father's side. All dwarves take part of their name from their clan and combine it with an ancestral name of their family. Children are given individual names at birth from their parents. Male Names: Belaek, Argent, Pick, Thom, Doget, Jasper, Gran, Flint, Sledge, Chane, Calan. Female Names: Jewel, Tera, Tila, Rose, Hildy, Jinna, Keldia. Clan Names: Bladeender, Marblemolder, Earthslasher, Stonebellow, Firesmith, Hilldigger, Fateender, Giantbattler, Ogrecutter, Battleheart, Redquarrier, Copperforge. Adventurers: Dwarves might choose the adventuring life for a variety of reasons. Coin dwarves may be searching for the ultimate get-rich-quick scheme. Deep dwarves could travel Adlatum seeking lost relics of Reorx. Mist dwarves might want revenge on their cousins or become "heroes" to prove the superiority of their own clan. A cliff dwarf or an exiled reef dwarf might seek a way to free the rest of the Nordar from Moli's influence. Racial Traits: By clan, below. Coin Dwarves [Hartdar]The Hartdar dwarves are easily the most recognizable and influential dwarves of Adlatum. They abandoned the Pathweaving ways of the Adlar, seeing such mysticism as leading to oblivion. The Hartdar allied with human nations against the minotaur empire during the War of the Prophet, though they suffered great losses during the Drowning. Today they are well known as traders, merchants, and wanderers. Coin Dwarf Racial Traits3.5 EditionCoin dwarves possess the dwarven racial traits listed in the Player's Handbook except as follows:
Deep Dwarves [Adlar]The eastern dwarves known as the Adlar follow the ancient Paths to achieve enlightenment and solidarity with Reorx. Untouched by the Drowning, they suffered a severe spiritual crisis during the time of Chaos. Though shaken, they have begun reconstructing their damaged Path and repairing their own internal crises. Deep Dwarf Racial Traits3.5 EditionDeep dwarves possess the dwarven racial traits listed in the Player's Handbook except as follows:
Mist Dwarves [Neskudar]Eastern dwarves who uncovered a terrible secret in the depths of the Path of Reorx, the Neskudar are a pale, albino clan that cannot bear the light of the sun yet fear the depths of the earth. They now live in a mist-shrouded land, guarding the truth of what they found. Mist Dwarf Racial Traits3.5 EditionMist dwarves possess the dwarven racial traits listed in the Player's Handbook except as follows:
Reef Dwarves [Nordar] and Cliff Dwarves [Sundar]Once a part of the noble Tandar clan, the Nordar were stricken by the events of the Drowning and became victims of their own hubris and greed. Visited by the goddess Moli, the Nordar took to the Dwarfsea that had covered their ancestral empire and turned to plunder and piracy. The western Sundar were once part of the seafaring Nordar clan but refused to take part in the Nordar's pillaging ways. They refused Moli and settled along the coast as fishermen, farmers, and reef-miners. Reef and Cliff Dwarf Racial Traits3.5 EditionReef and cliff dwarves possess the dwarven racial traits listed in the Player's Handbook except as follows:
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