Dwarves are a race of short humanoids that range from about 4 to 4.5 feet tall, there have been some recorded exceptions of this but none within the last one hundred years. The biggest defining trait of the dwarves is their love of their crafts, they are the biggest reason why so many people have access to things like steel in the third era.

Most dwarves dedicate their lives to mastering a certain skill such as blacksmithing or carpentry, that combined with their average lifespan doubling the common human at a maximum of 200 years makes dwarves an excellent choice for high quality craftsmanship.

The only downside that the dwarven people possess is their lack of any talent or affinity of any of the three magical arts, they of course still can try but they will face far more significant difficulty than even humans who are considered average in all three. This lack of magical power is one of the major reasons why most dwarven empires fell sometime in the second era, as such dwarves often live amongst or close to humans for their magical power.

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Elves of course would have been the logical best alliance for dwarves to join up with for their magical skill, however most elves dislike dwarves due to their religious beliefs. The only real exception to this are the dark elves, many of which were born after the black exile of the early second era, but even then dark elves are a minority in the elven population, friendly ones less so.

Unlike humans and elves, dwarves do not have distinct types based on climate or their society, the only big differences between dwarves are the differences in skin coloration which is mostly due to the climate they live in. However there are no significant differences between them, the only difference is their skin.