"I never saw anything like it before in my life. I swear I hit her with a couple of my gas poisons, and then lit into her with my axe as hard as I could but that Earth Dwarf guard never even flinched. I can tell you this much, no one is getting through that door unless they have better tricks up their sleeve than I do. Me, I hope I never see her again. By the way, do we have a healer around? I’m getting a little dizzy from losing all this blood."
Mason Proux, Bounty Hunter
Earth Dwarves do not share their Stone cousins’ love of smithing. They instead draw their strength from the earth itself, fortifying themselves with its power. Earth Dwarves are less common in the clans than Stone Dwarves but every bit as diverse in their occupations.
In addition to their natural hardiness and resilience to disease and poison, Earth Dwarves possess and amazing ability to root themselves to the very earth and use its strength to protect them from harm. They are unable to move from that spot while doing so, but many an Earth Dwarf has been saved by this ability.
Because of their close ties to the earth, Earth Dwarves are highly susceptible to the effects of necromancy. Very few Earth Dwarves have patience for necromancers or their magic.
Makeup:
Green makeup around one or both eyes. All Earth Dwarves
have two noticeable stripes of green or yellow in their hair,
one at each temple. This color must stand out from the color of
the rest of their hair. Male dwarves must wear a full beard.
In addition, a male dwarf's beard must have two noticeable stripes
of green or yellow, starting at the corners of the mouth. This color
must stand out from the color of the beard. Female dwarves do not
wear beards. Instead, they must wear their hair in elaborate braids.
Green makeup around one or both eyes. All Earth Dwarves
have two noticeable stripes of green or yellow in their hair,
one at each temple. This color must stand out from the color of
the rest of their hair. Male dwarves must wear a full beard.
In addition, a male dwarf's beard must have two noticeable stripes
of green or yellow, starting at the corners of the mouth. This color
must stand out from the color of the beard. Female dwarves do not
wear beards. Instead, they must wear their hair in elaborate braids.
Advantages:
+2 Body Points.
May purchase Earthroot.
May purchase Resist Disease.
May purchase Resist Poison.
+2 Body Points.
May purchase Earthroot.
May purchase Resist Disease.
May purchase Resist Poison.
Disadvantages:
Double damage from necromancy
(including damage taken from the casting of necromancy).
Cannot use Two-Handed Blunt weapons
Cannot use Two-Handed Swords
Cannot learn Two-Handed Weaponmaster skill
Double damage from necromancy
(including damage taken from the casting of necromancy).
Cannot use Two-Handed Blunt weapons
Cannot use Two-Handed Swords
Cannot learn Two-Handed Weaponmaster skill