Dwarrows

A race, commonly called Dwarfs, that came to Alandor from the Elemental Plane of Earth at the time of the Planar Clash.

The Elemental Plane of Earth
Dwarrows are great builders who helped form the landscape of The Elemental Plane of Earth. They have fantastic knowledge of the earth and the stone and can form it to almost all their desires.

The Elemental Plane of Earth is flecked with dwarrow cities, some above ground and some under. There is not much stone that has not been shaped by dwarrow. They are very secluded and rarely leave their homes except to build new cities. They do not travel and generally don't trade: they live on what they can create themselves.

Dwarrow belong to clans, wearing names old enough that no one knows where they come from. They treasure their history greatly.

The Planar Clash
When the Elemental Planes crashed into the Material Plane, dwarrow all across the Plane were affected by the impact. Many of their underground roads and cities collapsed and killed their inhabitants. While many dwarrow returned to fix their cities, half stayed in Alandor to mine and build in the generally unexplored and uninhabited mountains, contesting only with Goliaths and Orcs.

Names
A dwarrow's name is granted by their clan elder in accordance to tradition. Every proper dwarrow name has been used an reused down through the generations. All dwarrow belong to clans and one who misuses or brings shame to their clan name, is stripped of the name and forbidden by law to use any other dwarrow name in its place.

Male names: Adrik, Baern, Bruenor, Dain, Darrak, Fargrim, Harbek, Orsik, Rurik, Thoradin, Travok

Female names: Artin, Bardryn, Dagnal, Falkunn, Hin, Ilde, Riswyn, Vistra

Clan names: Balderk, Brawndwil, Frostbeard, Gorunn, Loderr, Rummaheim, Ungart

Appearance
There are two general subraces of dwarrow: Azarblood and Hillblood, attributed to where they live. They share some traits: at a height of ca 130 cm, they are smaller than most races, but are built stockily. Different than other races, both Azarblood and Hillblood females grow beards and keep them thin and often braided.

Azarblood
With no exposure to the sun, their skin has turned dusty dark, almost ashen in appearance, and their hair and beards are dark as well. The lack of sun gives them thin hair which most Azarblood shave and replace with dark tattoos. They decorate themselves with metals and jewellery. They have noble houses and royalty, unlike their Hillblood relatives.

Hillblood
Most Hillblood have blonde or lightly coloured hair, and beards to match. They keep their beards shorter, only down to their breasts instead of waist. They are more tanned than the Azarblood and are generally wider than them.

Age
Related to the Stone, dwarrows age much slower than many other races and do not die from old age until in their 300s. They work hard until very old age and even 300 year old individuals might be mistaken for 200 year olds.

Personality
Dwarrow are hard workers and easily become restless if they cannot work.

There is a big difference between the two subraces and their outlooks on life. Azarblood are more secluded and keep to themselves, while Hillblood trade freely from their mountain side cities and villages.

While not the most intelligent race, they possess great wisdom and are amazing fighters.

Subraces
While there are many clans with different attributes, there are only two real subraces of dwarrow.

Azarblood
Azarblood are dwarrow that went underground and stayed there some time far back in history. Azar refers to the rare stone that can be mined from far under the Elemental Plane of Earth. They are fierce warriors who have secluded themselves deep underground.

Hillblood
Hillblood are dwarrow that built their cities in mountainsides and hills. They have keen senses, deep intuition, and remarkable resilience. The golden dwarves both farm and mine to keep their cities alive, but also rely on trade.

Trivia

 * Dwarrows are related to the Wirns, the oldest race in the Verse, though they nor anyone else know it