Dwarf

Generally, the dwarves of Pettylin fall into one of two cultural groups: the Saxangles, and the Dwarven purists.

The Saxangles, while predominantly human, have large dwarven and halfling minorities that are well integrated into the culture and into the Saxangle kingdoms and communities. A few Saxangle kingdoms are ruled by dwarven kings, such as King Lorn of Lornburgh.

However, some dwarves reject the idea of living among humans and instead live within the mountains. Some Gnomish scholars refer colloquially to these dwarven communities as the "Dwarf Purists". Such communities are primarily pastoral but also grow some crops that can survive with no or little sunlight. They are ruled by kings or clan chiefs. They tend to be poorer than Saxangles. Their communities are known as "holds", and are typically well-fortified, due to frequent warfare between the clans.