Duergar

Duergar dwell in subterranean caverns far from the touch of light. They detest all races living beneath the sun, but that hatred pales beside their loathing of their surface-dwarf cousins. Dwarves and duergar once were one race, but the Duergar decided to travel deep underground. Duergar consider themselves the only true dwarves, and the rightful heirs of all beneath the world’s surface. In appearance, duergar resemble gray-skinned dwarves, bearded but bald, with cold, lightless eyes. They favor taking captives in battle over wanton slaughter, save for surface dwarves, who are slain without hesitation. Duergar view life as ceaseless toil ended only by death. Though few can be described as anything other than vile and cruel, duergar still value honor and rarely break their word.

Starting Ages

Adulthood	Intuitive	Self-Taught	Trained
40 years	+3d6 years (43 – 58 years)	+5d6 years (45 – 70 years)	+7d6 years (47 – 82 years)

Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	3 ft. 9 in.	+2d4 in. (3 ft. 11 in. – 4 ft. 5 in.)	150 lbs.	+(2d8×7 lbs.) (164 – 262 lbs.)
Female	3 ft. 7 in.	+2d4 in. (3 ft. 9 in. – 4 ft. 3 in.)	120 lbs.	+(2d8×7 lbs.) (134 – 232 lbs.)

Standard Racial Traits

Ability Score Modifiers: Duergar are hearty and observant, but also belligerent. They gain +2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, and –4 Charisma.
Type: Duergar are humanoids with the dwarf subtype.
Size: Duergar are Medium creatures and thus have no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Base Speed: Slow and Steady– Duergar have a base speed of 20 feet, but their speed is never modified by armor or encumbrance.
Languages: Duergar begin play speaking Common, Dwarven, and Undercommon. Duergar with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Aklo, Draconic, Giant, Goblin, Orc, and Terran. See the Linguistics skill page for more information about these languages.
Duergar Immunities: Duergar are immune to paralysis, phantasms, and poison. They gain a +2 racial bonus on saves against spells and spell-like abilities.
Stability: Duergar receive a +4 racial bonus to their CMD against bull rush or trip attempts while on solid ground.
Enlarge Person Spell-Like Ability: A duergar can use enlarge person once per day, using its character level as its caster level and affecting itself only.
Invisibility Spell-Like Ability: A duergar can use invisibility once per day, using its character level as its caster level and affecting itself only.
Superior Darkvision: Duergar have superior darkvision, allowing them to see perfectly in the dark up to 120 feet.
Light Sensitivity: Duergar are dazzled in areas of bright light.