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{{quote|''A short, sturdy creature fond of drink and industry.''|''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''}}
You know them. Gruff, [[Greed|gold-loving]], blunt-speaking, Scottish-accented, [[Horny Vikings|Viking-helmed]], [[The Alcoholic|alcohol-swilling]], [[Elves vs. Dwarves|Elf-hating]], [[An Axe to Grind|ax-swinging]], [[Stout Strength|stout]], [[Badass Beard|long-bearded]], stolid and unimaginative, [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|boastful of their battle prowess]] and their vast echoing [[Elaborate Underground Base|underground halls]] and mainly just the fact [[Have I Mentioned I Am a Dwarf Today?|that they are
Ever since Tolkien did his thing with some modified [[Norse Mythology|Norse myths]], the Dwarves have been rolling off the assembly line as the same basic model. (Although many "Tolkienesque" Dwarves are more like the [[Theme Park Version]].) Since [[The Film of the Book]](s), they now even all talk the same. A lot of dwarves are Scottish, Irish, or Russian. An [[Planet of Hats|entire race]] of miners and blacksmiths, with names like [[Luke Nounverber|Dwarfaxe Dwarfbeard and Grimli Stonesack]], who are overly sensitive about any perceived slight, always [[Violent Glaswegian|spoiling for a fight]], unable to speak two sentences in a row without calling someone "lad" or "lass," and possessed of a love of gold and jewels that drives them to dig deep and greedily ([[Dug Too Deep|often with catastrophic results]]). Expect dwarf-tossing jokes.
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