Similar in most ways to their cousins, the Hill Dwarves, these
demihumans prefer to live deep inside mountains. They tend to
be slightly taller than hill dwarves (averaging 4'6" tall) and
more hearty. They usually have slightly lighter skin and hair
than their hill-dwelling relatives.
Mountain dwarf warrior
Mountain Dwarves claim they are the first dwarves and all other
dwarves are descended from them. They have the same interests
and biases as Hill Dwarves, though they are even more isolationist
than their cousins and sometimes consider even Hill Dwarves to
be outsiders because of their frequent dealings with other races.
The majority of Mountain Dwarves are Lawful Good in alignment.
Mountain Dwarves begin play with the ability to speak their own
language and Dwarf Common as native tongues. They may learn the
Trade Tongue normally, and may expend skill points at first level
to learn the languages of gnomes, goblins, kobold, orcs, ogres
and trolls.
Mountain Dwarves have 60' infravision. They have standard dwarven
abilities and live to an average age of 400-years-old.
