Dwek-Droki (Dark Dwarf)
The Dwek-Droki are the dark dwarves of Aradaea, who live in strict, authoritarian kingdoms deep below the surface. They broke away from the Dwek-Maka some 40,000 years ago, changed both by the deep places they settled and by what they found to eat there.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”Like other Dwek, dark dwarves are stout, standing around four feet tall and weighing about 150 pounds. Their skin runs to blacks, purples and blues, and their thick, curly hair comes in many colors, with beards common.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”A dark dwarf kingdom holds its people to a rigid collective order, where the needs of the realm come well before the wishes of any one dwarf. Rivalries between kingdoms are bitter, and a grudge, once taken up, can outlast those who began it.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”Their home region is Umbradaken, in the Umbrage, the harsh, mineral-rich underworld beneath Aradaea. Like all Dwek they feel movement through the stone around them out to about 20 feet.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”A dark dwarf lives around 250 years, long enough for an old feud to pass down as part of a family’s inheritance.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”They count the mountain dwarves as their forebears and the Dwek-Haku as more distant kin. Most speak Dwarvish and Undercommon alongside Aethyrian Common.
Among the Aethyrsparked
Section titled “Among the Aethyrsparked”A dark dwarf whose Aethyr Knot ignites carries the endurance of the deep kingdoms into a life bound to the Aethyrweave.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Aradaea
- Category
- Dwek (Dwarves)
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Dwek-Maka (Mountain Dwarves)
- Home Region
- Umbradaken
- Racial Abilities
- Strength, Constitution
- Racial Features
- Dwarven Resilience, Dwarven Combat Training, Dwarven Tool Proficiency, Stonecunning, Duergar Resilience, Duergar Magic
- Years of Existence
- 40,000 years
- Average Lifespan
- 250 years
- Average Weight
- 150 lbs
- Average Height
- 4 ft
- Skin Tones
- Blacks, Purples, Blues
- Playable?
- Yes
- Extinct?
- No
- Size Category
- Medium
- Speed
- 25
- Movement Types
- Walking
- Hair
- Thick, Varied Color, Curly, Bearded
- Body Features
- Stout
- Divergence Cause
- Region, Diet
- Average Generation
- 50 years
- Vision Type
- Tremorsense
- Vision Distance
- 20 ft
- Short Description
- Strict authoritarian communist kingdoms of the Underdark with bitter rivalries and long-held grudges
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Dwarvish, Undercommon
- Default Upbringing
- Familial: Raised by mother(s), and/or father(s), and/or sibling(s)
The compendium entry lists the heritage’s features in full.