Dwarves

These diminutive people are master metal smiths to themselves. Able to make swords and armor better than most they also find themselves able to retrieve the metal they need from the very ground of Zallis. The fires from their forge mountains warm the north and light up the south. Their magic makes them able to make enchanted items of historical quality and power.

Bergzwerg

The Bergzwerg live deep in the mountains. Not just high up but IN the mountains. There mines are considered underground cities by scholars all over the world. The part that most scholars fail to document is that most of these city-mines are higher up in elevation then most the races. But no one can argue the things they pull from those massive stone alters are the materials of legend.

Appearance These high mountain dwarfs are the most rugged in appearance and dress their heavy beards and heavy leathers and armors are made to survive the deep mountains and deeper mines.

Lifestyle Beer and mallets are their common tools. They drink as hard as they work and they brag about

Can only be healed by Dwarven magic Mage magic and Apothecarism.

Hügel-zwerg

Forges burning bright fire celebrations and the pounding of hammers. This is the life and world of the Hugel-zwerg. There hammers pound out weapons and armor that become legend as soon as there done. They say that a Hugel-zwerg with a god blessed forge can make four times the armor and weapons a human and his forge can make.

Appearance These hill dwellers travel far and wide across the hills and low mountains. Unlike the heavier looking tinker gnomes these dwarves are slightly steampunkish in appearance. With light mechanics in their day to day lives and in their beards.

Lifestyle These dwarves have hammers of magic. They make sure to spend hours a day hammering their craft into the books of history while they then spend the nights celebrating their peoples history.

Talzwerg

Money these dwarves can make money out of anything. Don’t think because of their look that their not masters of trade. They never walk away from a deal the loser. Some people think they got the upper hand. But then ten favors later and a few extra sales they realize the Talzwerg have managed to walk away with the upper hand.

Appearance The most well known and common of the dwarves in man’s world are the lowlanders known as the Talzwerg. Their well trimmed beards and fine clothes dictate their rich merchant ways.

Lifestyle These dwarves are shrewd and thrifty dealers. They can make a deal a sword and a party all a good time. Their talents are wide and varied so that they can travel all the lands of men and monsters and fit in.