Quickleaf
Legend
In the Khemti campaign I'm running, I am leaning into a "we built this city" vibe for dwarves. They once were enslaved, won freedom 50 years ago, and so within many dwarves' recent memory they recall working the pyramids, construction sites, and quarries. But their god isn't in prominence in human cities. So there's a bit of bitterness there.
But there's also lots of hidden magic... magical secret doors that only dwarves know how to open, ancient tunnels connecting quarries that their parents knew of, and even a type of magical ooze that – if sung to in just the right tone known only by dwarven chanters – would assume the texture and hardness of rock. So I'm really leaning into the real-world stories (and archaeological record) of short people with incredible stoneworks.
But there's also lots of hidden magic... magical secret doors that only dwarves know how to open, ancient tunnels connecting quarries that their parents knew of, and even a type of magical ooze that – if sung to in just the right tone known only by dwarven chanters – would assume the texture and hardness of rock. So I'm really leaning into the real-world stories (and archaeological record) of short people with incredible stoneworks.