Dwarf (race)



The Dwarves are one of many races in RuneScape. They live predominately in Keldagrim, their capital city, but are also found in various mines and settlements across Gielinor.

In stature, Dwarves tend to be shorter than humans, usually being slightly above human-waist height. They are long-lived, although they tend to be gruff and short in temper. They are particularly fond of ale and often have long beards. Dwarves are particularly well known for being excellent blacksmiths, miners, and craftsman. Dwarves often use battleaxes and warhammers of all kinds, though some also use crossbows.

History
Before the God Wars, dwarves were most likely a sub-race of humans, made by Guthix for a strange purpose. They are possibly also related to gnomes. The dwarves probably lived on the surface, in villages like the humans. However, the wars sent the dwarves underground. During the God Wars, most dwarves hid themselves beneath the surface. Over time they constructed Keldagrim, a massive city that has grown tremendously wealthy. Dwarves adapted to underground life in this time. During the Fourth age (although Dwarves use different ages to humans) King Alvis created the consortium, a collection of mining companies. It was originally intended to help the Kings rule, but by King Alvis's death it had become powerful and took over Keldagrim. This occurred approximately 500 years since the present date. Only after thousands of years, during the Fifth Age, did the dwarves return to the surface to find the wars over, despite this most dwarves still live underground.

Dwarven culture consists mostly of feasting, sparring, and songs of great deeds long ago. The dwarven capital of Keldagrim is more advanced, and has many industrial works, banks and trading corporations. Dwarves love gold, and value it greatly; they are portrayed as greedy, which is not untrue- their people are ruled by merchants and bureaucrats. Nearly all activities in Dwarven territory, particularly Keldagrim, is based around the acquisition of wealth.

The dwarves are not religious, and although they are Guthixian, they never really worship Guthix in festivals or rituals. There is also a small and secretive cult of Dwarves in the Wilderness known as the Chaos Dwarves, who worship Zamorak. Dwarven technology is arguably greater than that of the gnomes, with mine carts, trains and cannons all being used by dwarves. Gnomes, however, generally use their technology to raise living standards, unlike Dwarves. It is revealed in the Forgettable Tale of a Drunken Dwarf that Dwarves are now incapable of magic use. They probably once had a great deal of it, but it was lost after constructing Keldagrim.

Places

 * Keldagrim
 * Dwarven Mines
 * Under White Wolf Mountain
 * Mines North west of Seers Village
 * Small camp in the Underground pass

Notable Dwarves

 * King Alvis
 * The Red Axe
 * Doric
 * Boot
 * Nurmof
 * Commander Veldaban
 * The Drunken Dwarf