Dwarf

Dwarves

Dwarves are short, stocky humanoids. Dwarves are one the rarest of the sapient races of Jushara. This was not always the case. Once a mighty power in Jushara, dwarves spread across, and under, the surface of the world, their mighty mountain citadels, vast cavern cities and their enormous network of underground roads the envy of any other peoples.
 This was all brought to a bitter end by a brutal war and a dark magic.
A magical plague, Dwarfsbane has nearly ended their species. Dwarfsbane causes infertility in any dwarf that survives its initial poison, and is carried by dwarves and their cousins, the Gnomes. Because of this, only the most far flung or xenophobic dwarven communities survive today.

Dwarf Traits

Dwarves are stocky and powerfully built. They are difficult to knock down, tend to be hearty of body, and tend towards rigid thinking.
Ability Score Increase Your Constitution, Strength, and Wisdom scores are increased by 1.
Age Dwarves mature after about 40 years and can live up to 300 years.
Alignment
Size Dwarves range from 4 feet to 5 feet tall and average about 160 lbs. Your size is medium.
Speed Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.
Darkvision You have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Dwarven Resilience You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage.
Dwarven Combat Training You have proficiency with the battleaxe, handaxe, light hammer, and warhammer.
Dwarven Toughness Your hit point maximum increases by 1, and it increases by 1 every time yougain a level.
Low Center of Gravity Dwarves may double their proficiency bonus to resist being Shoved
Languages You can speak, read, and write Dwarvish, Common, and one language based on your culture.

HERE is a link to the Dwarf page on D&D Beyond.

Basic Information

Growth Rate & Stages

Dwarves grow slowly, reaching their first puberty at around the age of 15 and reaching sexual maturity at approximately the age of 30.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Dwarves have an incredible resilient digestive system, and in fact, tend to prefer foods so bitter or spicy that they are considered by most other species inedible or even poisonous.

Civilization and Culture

Gender Ideals

Dwarven gender ideals were radically upset by the Dwarvesbane plague, which causes infertility in the vast majority of the survivors.
It is expected in most remaining dwarven cultures that those that are fertile have children, and this can cause friction among those that abhor the idea, and their communities.
Outside of population and reproduction, dwarven cultures often have an avant garde approach to gender. This existed prior to The Bane, and has been amplified by the removal of reproduction as a possible option for most dwarves.

Common Taboos

Many dwarven cultures view eating the flesh of dead creatures when there is plant material available to be wasteful and a display of avarice or even malice.

Lifespan

250 years

Average Height

4' 6"

Average Weight

120lb