Dverger

A dverger is a human-shaped Helwer (or Werhel) that dwells in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with wisdom, smithing, mining, and crafting. Dverger are described as short and ugly. Scandian mythology provides different sagas for the beings. The Saga of Norðri details that the dverger were the product of the primordial blood of the Wanderer, a pagan god that continues to be worshiped in Scandian and among the Dverger. Male dverger are usually described as round men with long beards while female dverger are described as short and plump.

After the great wars between the Empire of Volknar and the ancient Dverger kingdoms, around five hundred years ago, the Dverger have become recluses, barely exiting the mountain castles and only trade with the Kingdom of Scandia, who remain to be loyal allies with. Some even question whether or not they still exist or if they have all met their doom deep inside their stony homes. But there's still Dverger travelers that leave the safety of their keep and explore the world. Often coming back home to tell horrific stories about the "World of the Wer", saying that Wer's persuit of knowledge and power will ultimately be its doom.