Dwarves

When the chaos from Limbo overtook Belvaria, the dwarves fled underground. The mines beneath the Hollowing Spires, rich with ore and minerals, proved to be a formidable home for the stout race. To live without natural light, they pioneered underground farming techniques and technology.

As they continued to mine downward, they uncovered an ancient civilization of bizarre elves known as drow. Upon discovery, war ensued. The dwarves have recovered many weapons of their enemies of unknown magic--strange symbiote weapons that use the lifeforce of their hosts to power their magical abilities.

Some clans have banned the use of these symbiotic weapons and any exploration of drow magic. Others have embraced it to use against the drow. It was this magic that eventually led to the sentience of the warforged. Defining a relationship to these discoveries can be an important element of your character's background. Another important question to consider in playing a dwarf is why did you leave your clan and the safe strong mines of Khovetska?