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Interspecies Romance: In AD&D lore, it's actually noted that dwarves can and do interbreed with humans, gnomes and halflings, although it's stated that such unions produce offspring that are functionally identical to dwarves.

If a dwarf is friends with a human, odds are pretty good they were friends with the human's predecessors.

Intergenerational Friendship: This is quite common between dwarves and humans, as noted in the 3.5 sourcebook, thanks to the dwarves' much longer lifespans.

In the 4th edition preview sourcebook, 'Races & Monsters', it was made explicit that female dwarves in the Nentir Vale setting do not have facial hair. Taken from the common fan-theory about Tolkien's female dwarves, this aspect was officially dropped as soon as WoTC took over and hasn't been referenced since.

Girls with Moustaches: In the very earliest lore for dwarves, AD&D 1st edition, certain settings claim that at least some breeds of dwarf have women who can grow beards and mustaches like their menfolk, although whether or not they actually do this or shave themselves clean is more of a personal cultural choice.

Like the idea that female dwarves have facial hair, this idea didn't last and female dwarves stopped being officially rare around 3rd edition.

Gender Rarity Value: Old lore for dwarves portrays females as very rare - for example, in the Forgotten Realms, female dwarves made up only 3 out of every 10 dwarves, and as such they tended to be benignly closeted in the dwarfholds.

In the 1E Monster Manual, for instance, 45% of NPC dwarves are armed with axes, and several illustrations in the 1E Player's Handbook show dwarves with axes.

Fantastic Race Weapon Affinity: Dwarves are typically associated with hammers and axes.

In the days of AD&D, if not third edition as well, it's explained that whilst their respectively Lawful and Chaotic natures give them difficulty understanding the finer nuances of each other's perspective, their shared Goodly nature allows them to put those differences aside enough to respect each other and keep the peace beyond private jabs and grumbling.

Elves Versus Dwarves: Downplayed, in that elves and dwarves generally don't like each other overly much, but they are rarely directly at war, at least in official campaign settings.

For example, in AD&D Forgotten Realms, dwarves are dying out due to a combination of pronounced fertility issues note 55% of the total population is effectively infertile unless breeding outside of their species and too-few females, but in 3rd edition, both of these elements were retconned away as part of a miracle healing (the 'Thunder Blessing') gifted to the dwarves by their patron gods.

Dying Race: Depends heavily on the setting and the edition.

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As such, several editions also give dwarf characters free weapon proficiency with at least some types of hammer, just as they do with the axes. Drop the Hammer: Hammers, from the two-handed warhammer to a single-handed throwing hammer, are the other iconic 'cultural' weapon of dwarfdom.Because of this, a dwarf will trust a member of their clan with their lives, even if they've never met before, but will in turn be slow to trust anyone beyond their clan. While all members of a clan aren't directly related by blood, they consider each other extended family and are highly protective of each other. The Clan: Dwarves live in clans, each inhabiting a citadel (sometimes multiple clans in one citadel, though those clans are usually ofshoots of the citadel's chief clan).Female dwarves (normally) lack the beard, but they're just as badass on average. Badass Beard: This is the standard for male dwarves.

An Axe to Grind: Battleaxes and handaxes are the most iconic 'cultural' weapon of dwarfdom, to the point that not only have various settings/editions given them unique axe-based weaponry, but several editions give dwarf characters free weapon proficiency with axes, to represent how widespread training with axes is for dwarves.Absurdly Low Level Cap: Original Edition and AD&D First Edition put a hamper on how high of a level dwarves could have in their allowed classes, save for the Thief class, which they didn't have a level cap in.Doughty warriors and expert smiths who favor mountainous or cavernous environments, dwarves are strongly associated with their love of producing beautiful jewelry and masterful metalwork.

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