Dwarves (Avaleen)

Dwarves have the third biggest population of the races. They divide their numbers up into three underground kingdoms. Having lived many generations under the ground, they have greatly developed their crafting skills for stone and wood. Especially wood, as it is one of the rarer materials dwarves come across.

The isolation of being underground may seem like a problem for keeping a community alive, however, dwarves also mastered cultivation of crops by using systems of mirrors and crystals to capture and magnify sunlight to bring light to their halls and fields. Opening trade with the outside world has not affected the dwarven kingdoms adversely. In fact, only some of the poorer dwarven merchants are the ones who conduct such trade with the other races, particularly humans.

Dwarven craft is the most superior type that can be constructed. Nearly everything that can be crafted, dwarves can do it better. They have stronger materials, better tools, and more experience and design knowledge. However, even mediocre work from them rarely are given to other races. Most the time, the dwarves sell their shoddy, yet workable, rejects, allowing even the poorest workers to make some profit.

Due to the focus on craftsmanship, dwarves do not focus as much on developing their magic. In fact, magic itself is turned into a craft and some dwarves have taken up using their auras to enchant items, a difficult process to begin with. With their fascination on technical aspects and design, dwarves are the most advanced of the races, leaving magic merely more than a side attraction for simple applications.