Dwarfs (Warhammer Fantasy)

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The Dwarfs in Warhammer Fantasy Battle are, like every other army in the game, based heavily on the corresponding archetype from The Lord of the Rings. Like Tolkein's dwarfs, they have elaborate beards, enjoy drinking and fighting, and are masters of mining and engineering; in fact, the Empire's artillery and other war machines have their roots in Dwarfish construction.

Of course, the Dwarfs keep the best pieces for themselves, like gyrocopters and other fun toys.

The Warhammer Dwarfs' main distinguishing feature is the extreme fervor with which they pursue oaths and grudges. A Dwarf that breaks an oath -- any oath -- gets his hair cut into a mohawk and becomes a Slayer, seeking mighty monsters to kill until he finds one that manages to kill him. Meanwhile, any grudge that a Dwarf experiences is written in the great Book of Grudges, and will be answered for. This actually caused a war with the Elves, when the two had a disagreement (fomented by the Dark Elves) that escalated until the Elves shaved one of the Dwarf emissaries. This was unforgivable, and the resulting war caused tremendous losses on both sides. The Dwarfs call this war the "War of Vengeance," though the Elves (and anyone else, when the Dwarfs aren't around) call it the "War of the Beard."

They live in huge underground citadels called Holds.(Dwarf Fortress anyone?)These Holds are spread all around the world, remnants of an ancient empire that once spanned most of the Old World, but only a few remain standing, and even less are anywhere near their former glory.

They come with a Chaos counterpart, creatively called the Chaos Dwarfs, who were formed when they dug too far out into Chaos-infested land. They sell weaponry to those Chaos worshiping Vikings north of them.