Dwarves

Dwarves are a short race, as their name implied, standing from 4'3" – 4'9" on average. What Dwarves lack in height they make up for in bulk; they are, on average, about as heavy as humans. A dwarf can weigh anywhere from about 160 – 220 lbs. Dwarven males are a bit taller and heavier than their female counterparts. Like humans, Dwarves have a wide variety of skin, eye, and hair colours, typically pale,and deeply tanned or black among their deep dwelling cousins, the Duergar that live deep under the surface in a region known as The Underdark.

Dwarves are a long-lived race, though not so much as the Eladrin, and reach physical maturity somewhat later than humans. A dwarf is traditionally considered an adult once he or she reaches age fifty. Dwarves age much like humans but over a longer period of time, remaining vigorous well past 150 years. Most Dwarves live to see their bicentennial and a few live to be over 400.

The Dwarves maintain a number of settlements and Deepcities throughout Dubek, and keep themselves distant from the political events of the surface world. They are not unsociable however, and a number of Dwarven Deepcities find themselves in fantastic locations for conducting trade with neighbouring human settlements – These often lead to the Deepcity growing upwards in to a ‘Door’ – A mountainside ante city from which they can represent their interests in the surface world. Almost all Ante cities contain sprawling markets and commercial districts.