Deep Dwarves

The Deep Dwarves are one of the three Minor Nations of Dwarves in the Known Realms.

Deep Dwarves live in small, isolated tribal communities in the depths of the earth and many  rarely, if ever, see the light of day. When they do emerge from their tunnels to hunt or perform other errands, they typically do so at night so as to not see the sun. Once upon a time, the ancestors of the Deep Dwarves agreed to serve the Frost and Fire Giants, who tasked them with ‘managing’ their dwarven slaves. When the giants’ empire collapsed, the deep dwarves were banished by their bitter brothers into the bowels of the world, where they have lived now for centuries and developed their own culture. Millennia later, most all of the dwarf nations have moved on from this distasteful aspect of the past, but some, most notably the Coal Dwarves, have not forgotten and have not forgiven. Deep Dwarves who venture into the outside world often find work as mercenaries. Many have trouble interacting with outsiders, and wandering Deep Dwarves have something of a reputation for being or eventually going mad. Deep Dwarves have dark hair and generally dark eyes. Some Deep Dwarf men shave their heads.