 The Svartdvergir are close relatives of the Dvergheim dwarves, with whom they share a common heritage. The societies and culture of these two subterranean races are also quite similar, but a long history of hatred, and the will of a sinister deity, drives them apart.
The svartdvergir live austere, hard-working lives, and believe that laughter, beauty and all forms of entertainment are evils to be shunned. This belief is originates with Heimar, the god whose priests are the leaders of all their communities.
A grown svartdvergir is approximately the same height as a Dvergheim dwarf. They are less stocky than their cousins, however, and do not share their prodigious strength. All svartdvergir have pale skin and raven-black hair, and they tattoo their hand and faces with shapes and sigils sacred to Heimar.
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