Duergar (pronounced: DEW-ur-gar), also known as gray dwarves, were a subterranean subrace of
DWARVES. They carved out an existence in the
UNDERDARK, often near volcanoes. Their kinship to other dwarven subraces could be compared to that of the
DROW to surface elves.
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Consider that the duergar began as homeless outcasts, and today their fortresses are some of the most impregnable strong points in the Underdark. The question might not be if they will conquer the realm below, but when."
Like other
DWARVES, duergar were typically stocky figures, though beyond this there were many differences. Both male and female duergar were typically bald, with females also lacking the capacity to grow facial hair. Many were also thinner than their dwarven brethren. Most obvious, however, was their dull gray skin and hair, often matched with an equally stolid expression. Because many duergar found on the surface world were criminal exiles, a surface dweller who encountered one of the gray dwarves was likely to notice facial and arm tattoos that marked the duergar as a traitor to his or her people.
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