Ankh-Morpork Guard
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No on can dispute the word of Pratchett supported by the final decision of Gary.
Col_Pladoh said:Enlightened Readers!
Please note the following passage quoted from Terry Pratchett's novel, The Fifth Elephant, page 35 of the Harper Torch paperback, 2000:
"Cheery had retained her beard and round iron helmet, of course. It was one thing to declare you were female, but quite unthinkable to declare you weren't a dwarf."
I assert that this settles the contraversy once and for all time. All female dwarves have beards, and removing them by any means, shaving or magic, means the perpitrator has renounced dwarven heritage and in turn is an outcast from dwarvenkind.
Sincerely,
Gary
Yes indeed...Templetroll said:Ooh, I just started a Greyhawk campaign for my wife and daughter. I'll have to have an encounter with dwarves and make sure they meet a bearded dwarven female! It'll be interesting to see how they react.
I played a dwarf wizard who was cast out because of the magic use and then refused to acknowledge that he was a dwarf, but he kept his beard!
Well said!Cthulhu's Librarian said:Well, I guess between Gary and Terry's statements regarding this matter, there can be no more debate. Case closed!
Ploy sir?Wulf Ratbane said:Tsk, tsk, Gary. Such a bald-faced ploy. Plucking a single quote in support of an argument?