Post by The Dark Lord on Nov 24, 2016 0:17:08 GMT
Dwarves
The Dwarves were the Second Race to be created by the Old Gods, they stand no taller than 4 feet and 10 inches. They are very stout and well built often having strong upper body strength. Their lower body though leaves much to be desired, their short legs makes long distance running challenging if not impossible for most dwarves. Another interesting characteristic of the Dwarves is their facial hair, it is said Dwarves grow their first full beards at the age of 10 which is still considered the age of infancy in Dwarf Life. Their hands along with their face is very rough and often shows signs of wear and tear, their eyes are rarely any other color besides green, grey and brown. The Average Dwarven life lasts 200 years although some dwarves live to be 250 years making them the second longest living of the races of Nolitere, (The first being the Elves).
Dwarves are well known inventors and have enormous intelligence, their inventions are the envy of every kingdom within the world. It was they who invented the first Sky-Ships. Not only are they great inventors but the Dwarves are fantastic stone and metal workers, unsurprisingly this may be due to the fact that their preferred home is in the Mountains. It is in the Mountains were they build their massive Great Halls which serve as Cities of Stone as the late great Bard Notrhada said.
Lysander blade Adreolis that stuck down the First Dark Lord was made by a the Great Dwarven King Olaf Stoneaxe. It was the Dwarves who created the Golden Army of the Imperium, the legendary army of metal machines who fended off the Orcs when they rebelled against the Imperium. The Dwarven Merchant Stigard created the first Sky Ship Cloud Atlas and soon thousands dotted the sky. The Dwarves have contributed much to the World of Noliterre and will undoubtable continue to do so for many more years.
Dwarven Rivals and enemies include, Dragons, Orcs and Trolls. The Dragon is the symbol for evil in Dwarven culture, despite being the symbol of wisdom and strength in most other cultures. The Orcs became natural enemies of the Dwarves after their creation of the Golden Army which slew them in the thousands and whom the Orcs viewed as horrid machines that took the honor out of war, since then the Dwarves and the Orcs have always been enemies. The Trolls became the natural enemies of the Orcs after the Troll Nisgard killed the famous Mountain Lord Flokis' son Gulag in battle, since then the blood feud between Dwarf and Troll is yet to end.
Here a Dwarven Guard stands watch
over the entrance to a Mountain Hall