Dwarf

Dwarves are short and stocky, averaging 3’9” tall and weighing 111 lb for males. Females are on average 3” shorter and weigh 94 lb. For male dwarves, a beard is a thing of pride. Beards are extensively groomed and based on clan may be braided, beaded, colored or shaped. Length of beard is directly tied to masculinity in most if not all dwarven societies and shaving a beard is used as a form of punishment and humiliation. It is safe to say that males are the peacocks of dwarven society.

Female dwarves are unbearded.

In dwarven society, first comes the clan, then then family, then the individual. Their loyalties are legendary, and legendarily hard to earn. Solo dwarves are almost exclusively outcasts, or returning home after the death of their companions. It is so rare for a dwarf to voluntarily leave their homes and families that it could be said to never happen.