However, it has also led to clan feuds and long-standing misunderstandings with other races that have sapped the strength of the Stout Folk. Such intransigence has enabled dwindling shield dwarf populations to hold on to ancient strongholds with just a fraction of their original defenders. Shield dwarves keep to their word, whatever the cost, and are incredibly stubborn, unwilling to concede an inch unless there is absolutely no alternative. Hair color ranges from light brown to red, with all shades fading to silver or white as time progresses.
Both genders wear their hair long, and males (and a very few females) have long, carefully groomed beards and mustaches.
ETERNAL LANDS FEMALE DWARF SKIN
The skin of a shield dwarf is fair or lightly tanned, and her eyes are usually green or silvered blue. Taller by half a foot than their gold dwarf cousins, shield dwarves average 4 1/2 feet tall and weigh as much as an adult human. The Thunder Blessing has served as a welcome reprieve for the beleaguered shield dwarves, giving hope that the descendants of ancient Shanatar may one day reclaim the glory of their forebears. Although those kingdoms have also largely fallen, the Stout Folk of the North endure. After Shanatar fell, the shield dwarves migrated north, founding kingdoms such as Ammarindar, Delzoun, Gharraghaur, Haunghdannar, Oghrann, and Sarbreen.
Shield dwarves are descended from the founders of Shanatar, a legendary dwarven empire that once ruled the caverns beneath modern-day Amn, Tethyr, and Calimshan. Renowned for their smithwork and craftsmanship, shield dwarves have endured a centuries-long decline in the face of never-ending wars with orcs, goblins, giants, and trolls.
Found largely in the northern reaches of western and central Faerûn, shield dwarves are the dominant northern branch of the Stout Folk.
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