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Dwarves are the singular playable race on the Dwarves! Server. With a long and storied history stemming from the Bormar Vale and spanning thousands of years, Dwarven culture has since evolved into a vibrant tapestry of tradition that has spread across the known world.
Today, the vast majority of these enterprising folk live in the great nation of '''[[Bormar]]''', the dominant nation-state of the Dwarven people. It is here that they continue to thrive as masters of industry and trade. Whilst Dwarves still exist elsewhere, either in the neighboring region of Yeldamor, the underground realms of the Low Kingdoms, the tribes of Vingaborda, or in smaller Outposts dotted around the world, none of them can rival the sheer scope and reach of the Dwarves of Bormar.
== Physiology ==
Dwarves are generally short, stocky individuals, with average heights ranging from 3 to 5’ and average weights ranging between 150 to 250 lbs. Due to their physiological structure, a great deal of this weight is sturdy muscle. Compared with Humans, Dwarves tend to be stronger with scarcely any physical training. However, they are often bested by '''[[Grol]]''' in terms of strength and endurance.
Naturally, Dwarves do not consider themselves to be short; rather, they consider Humans the Grol to be exceptionally tall, often teasing them as “long legs”. Despite this fact, and the surety of the Dwarven race, height is often the first thing brought up in an argument between a Dwarf and a Human.
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It is believed, or at least widely held, that the first region to posit this idea was the spiritual home of the Dwarves; Bormar Vale. Shortly after this, other regions further away did the same, and the countless shards of the Mar Mountain regions slowly coalesced and grew into much larger Dwarven nations. Some regions joined their neighbors willingly, whilst others did not. The fighting that ensued lasted for decades until the Mar Mountains were encompassed by a handful of much larger regions, each of which held massive amounts of wealth and power.
An explosion of technological and societal developments followed, eventually resulting in the founding of Bormar, though as a much smaller region than it is now. The adoption of the Bormar calendar and the founding of the [[Government of Bormar#The First House|'''First House''']] were some of the first signs of Bormar establishing itself as a foremost world power. It was at this time that Bormar began to utilize Outposts to further expand its reach.
The larger regions enjoyed a time of peace and prosperity and, when it came time for Bormar to begin to expand its borders once more, most of them came willingly after seeing the burgeoning nation's sturdy foundations as most fitting for the Dwarven race. The region known as Kentlehell, however, notably did not and held out as an aggressive neighbor.
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== Language ==
Dwarven language is, generally, split into two categories: [[Old Dwarven|'''Old Dwarven''']] and Common Dwarven, also known as Common.
Old Dwarven is an archaic script, from the earliest days of the Dwarves. Less of a singular language, it is generally believed to be a mishmash of dozens of regional dialects that formed and dissolved over the early years of Dwarven settlement in the Mar Mountains. Only scholars that specifically study this language would know the names used to refer to any specific dialects, with even those names being hotly debated. The vast majority of Old Dwarven has been lost to time, with only a handful of words surviving to the modern day; words like yanka, meaning elder, and [[Bormar#The Molir|'''molir''']], meaning militia. Any new discoveries of Old Dwarven are usually highly prized by the scholarly communities that study it.
Dwarven, or simply Common, is the current language spoken throughout all of Bormar and indeed, throughout the world. Due to Bormar’s prominence and power, it is rare to find a society that has no exposure to the language. Even many Human-populated areas speak a clipped form of Dwarven rather than their ancestral languages. It could be said that Bormar’s spreading of Common throughout the world as a lingual bridge uniting the world is its most important feat. Common is taught throughout the Mar Mountains, with other specialist languages being taught at specific halls of learning. Scholars that specifically study other languages will usually be able to hold a rudimentary conversation in '''[[
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