Editing Beings of Avo (section)

== Dwarves ==
Dwarves are highly reclusive and tend to live in vast underground cities beneath mountain ranges, rarely coming to the surface other than to trade. They are masters of mining and the only race that can handle raw magical ores like [[Magic Ores#Mithril|mithril]] and [[Magic Ores#Orichalcum|orichalcum]] without being poisoned by it. In [[Dorian Lotus Mythology|Lotus]] myth, they were cut out of the rock by Wete, the Forgemaster, to serve as his servants. In general, however, dwarves are thought of as being born “from the rock.”

Dwarves exist in numerous [[Dwarf Clans|dwarf clans]].

=== Hill Dwarves ===
Hill dwarves are dwarves that have surface settlements and are less reclusive than their mountain brothers. They tend to be brokers between the surface dwellers and the mountain dwarves. As such, they also tend to be friendlier and more social.

=== Mountain Dwarves ===
Mountain dwarves are the preeminent dwarf race. Their clans are spread throughout Avo’s mountain ranges and all are interconnected by a highly advanced [[Underdark Tram System|tram system]] pulled via magical constructs. Mountain dwarf orefathers are among the richest beings in the world. They are also well known for enjoying risky games of chance.

=== Duergar ===
Duergar are dwarves who live deep in the Underdark and have taken on strange, aberrant traits because of it. They are not inherently evil but tend to distrust “top dwellers” enough that they will actively chase them off their land.

=== City Dwarves ===
City dwarves are rare but usually act as liaisons between cities and dwarves. Over the generations they have shed their hardy nature and replaced it with keen bartering and diplomatic skills. They are looked down upon by traditional dwarves as they tend to go clean-shaven, but they tend to infiltrate surface politics, culture, and economy, and thus aren’t ostracized entirely.