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<blockquote data-quote="cbwjm" data-source="post: 9110178" data-attributes="member: 6788732">I think you might need to define what dwarves are, then take traits and either highlight them or oppose them. To me dwarves are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Related to stone, hills, and mountains</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Orderly/law focused</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clan/family based</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Skilled craftsmen</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Skilled warriors</li>
</ul>I could probably think of more, but you might ignore the hills and mountains and create a desert dwelling clan that is known to be skilled mounted warriors (maybe giant lizards, maybe camels) and skilled craftsmen creating incredible glass products from sand located in their home. Maybe a clan has taken to the seas, a chaotic society where strength and cunning gets you a leadership position. Still skilled warriors, there homes are found on the coasts and ships at sea.Maybe they're skilled wizards, known for their spellcasting and the magical artifacts that come from that knowledge. This one is probably a trope as well, dwarves forged magical artifacts in Norse mythology, it's one reason why I always found it weird that they couldn't be wizards back in the day.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cbwjm, post: 9110178, member: 6788732"] I think you might need to define what dwarves are, then take traits and either highlight them or oppose them. To me dwarves are: [LIST] [*]Related to stone, hills, and mountains [*]Orderly/law focused [*]Clan/family based [*]Skilled craftsmen [*]Skilled warriors [/LIST] I could probably think of more, but you might ignore the hills and mountains and create a desert dwelling clan that is known to be skilled mounted warriors (maybe giant lizards, maybe camels) and skilled craftsmen creating incredible glass products from sand located in their home. Maybe a clan has taken to the seas, a chaotic society where strength and cunning gets you a leadership position. Still skilled warriors, there homes are found on the coasts and ships at sea. Maybe they're skilled wizards, known for their spellcasting and the magical artifacts that come from that knowledge. This one is probably a trope as well, dwarves forged magical artifacts in Norse mythology, it's one reason why I always found it weird that they couldn't be wizards back in the day. [/QUOTE]

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