Dwarves

"Heh. My friend, rivers dry up, mountains crumble, but dwarves are a constant. We may be short compared to the elves and humans but we're sturdier than they'll ever be - the definition of barrel-chested! We dwarves have been around for ages, livin' in the mountains and plyin' our trade: forgin'. We're friendly enough when ya get to know us and easy to get along with as long as ya don't piss in our faces. The humans may not love us dwarves, but they need us for our skill and our steel. 'Sides, unlike the damn elves we don't hold an in-born grudge against the humans. We keep to our business and them to theirs. Share a drink here and there. He, sadly, madness is spreadin' quick through the North and dwarves are targets now more than ever. Lucky the humans have a hard time pickin' out our women! Never find a prettier lass than a dwarven girl. They say the fuller the beard, the fuller the... well. Ya get my point."

-Rodolf Kazmer

Perks

Tough

Spending too much of their time in the mountains and mines, dwarves have naturally tough skin. As such a dwarf's skin has a natural stopping power of 2. This SP is applied on top of any armor the Dwarf is already wearing and cannot be lowered via weapon attacks or ablation damage.

Strong

Due to their compact frame and propensity for tough, physically demanding professions, dwarves gain a +1 to their Physique skill and raise their Encumbrance by 25.