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<blockquote data-quote="Imperialus" data-source="post: 5340887" data-attributes="member: 893">I think it's really just a different interpretation of Lawful.&nbsp; Think of it as being like a Doctor who speeds to get to an emergency call.&nbsp; At that point in time the emergency call, and the Hippocratic oath that binds the doctor to it are more important than obeying the traffic laws.&nbsp; Each dwarf has a sort of internalized list of oaths and obligations that he has made and a general idea of their priorities.&nbsp; For example, a dwarf who is called upon to testify in the trial of a friend might well refuse to swear to tell the truth if that would force him to break his oath to said friend especially since human judges who are at all familiar with dwarven society will try to extract binding oaths from their witnesses.&nbsp; Think of it as the dwarfy equivalent of pleading the 5th.&nbsp; It's also entirely possible and not unheard of for a dwarf to swear that oath, proceed to knowingly break it and then turn himself over to his own people for judgment after the fact, in essence falling on his sword to protect a friend.&nbsp; The latter is also an extreme case.&nbsp; A dwarf isn't likely to swear an oath to a comrade (especially a non dwarf) that is worded in such a manner that he would be forced into such a position.&nbsp; A simpler oath is more likely, if called upon to testify simple refusal (and acceptance of the punishment that comes with that), is more likely in an attempt to keep the oath rather than being forced into breaking one oath to keep another.They don't care about other individuals approach to law largely because they simply view other races as being quasi civilized barbarians who can't be expected to uphold the ideals of Moradin.&nbsp; I actually have a very long 17ish page document on the culture and society of dwarves, I've posted it here before that gives a relatively brief overview of their oaths, the way that they are sworn and how they are expected to be upheld.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imperialus, post: 5340887, member: 893"] I think it's really just a different interpretation of Lawful. Think of it as being like a Doctor who speeds to get to an emergency call. At that point in time the emergency call, and the Hippocratic oath that binds the doctor to it are more important than obeying the traffic laws. Each dwarf has a sort of internalized list of oaths and obligations that he has made and a general idea of their priorities. For example, a dwarf who is called upon to testify in the trial of a friend might well refuse to swear to tell the truth if that would force him to break his oath to said friend especially since human judges who are at all familiar with dwarven society will try to extract binding oaths from their witnesses. Think of it as the dwarfy equivalent of pleading the 5th. It's also entirely possible and not unheard of for a dwarf to swear that oath, proceed to knowingly break it and then turn himself over to his own people for judgment after the fact, in essence falling on his sword to protect a friend. The latter is also an extreme case. A dwarf isn't likely to swear an oath to a comrade (especially a non dwarf) that is worded in such a manner that he would be forced into such a position. A simpler oath is more likely, if called upon to testify simple refusal (and acceptance of the punishment that comes with that), is more likely in an attempt to keep the oath rather than being forced into breaking one oath to keep another. They don't care about other individuals approach to law largely because they simply view other races as being quasi civilized barbarians who can't be expected to uphold the ideals of Moradin. I actually have a very long 17ish page document on the culture and society of dwarves, I've posted it here before that gives a relatively brief overview of their oaths, the way that they are sworn and how they are expected to be upheld. [/QUOTE]

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