- "Since they were to come in the days of the power of Melkor, Aulë made the dwarves strong to endure. Therefore they are stone-hard, stubborn, fast in friendship and in enmity, and they suffer toil and hunger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples; and they live long, far beyond the span of Men, yet not forever."
- ― Quenta Silmarillion, Of Aulë and Yavanna
The power to use the abilities of dwarves. Variation of Mythic Physiology and Demihuman Physiology.
Also Called[]
- Dvergr/Dvergar Mimicry/Physiology
- Dwarf Mimicry
- Dwarven Mimicry/Physiology
- Dwarvish Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities[]
User with this ability either is or can transform into an dwarf, humanoid beings from Norse and Germanic Mythology that dwell in mountains and in the earth, and is associated with rocks, the earth, technology, craft, metal work, wisdom, and greed. They are generally described as shorter than humans, bearded (might include both genders), hardworking, often hard partying, pragmatic and stubborn to fault. From the earliest myths, they are considered craftsmen that very few can equal, able to create magical objects that were fit for the gods.
Applications[]
- Peak Human/Enhanced Condition
- Peak Human/Enhanced Body
- Enhanced/Supernatural/Meta Crafting (Varies)
- Peak Human/Enhanced Combat
- Peak Human/Enhanced Mind
- Small Size
- Subterranean Adaptation
- Thermal Resistance
Variations[]
Associations[]
- Architecture Manipulation
- Dark Elf Physiology - Dark elves were sometimes seen as a race of dwarves
- Earth Manipulation
- Gnome Physiology
- Golem Creation
- Meta Crafting
- Metal Manipulation
- Mythic Physiology
- Powerful Objects
- Technomagic
Limitations[]
- Small size may mean user is weaker if they do not have Enhanced Strength.
- Even if user is stronger than normal, challenges that normally come with being small most likely will apply i.e., not being able to see as far, not being able to reach stuff off things like counters without an aid, etc.
- May need alcohol to function properly; failure to partake in it or enough of it may lead to bad health, mental or otherwise.
Known Users[]
See Also: Our Dwarves Are All the Same.
Anime/Manga//Manhwa/Manhua
- Charmy Pappitson (Black Clover); half-dwarf
- Yakon the Sanctuary/Toroa the Awful (Ishura)
- Dwarves (Monster Girl Encyclopedia)
- Dwarf Tribe (My Wife is a Demon Queen)
- Dwarves (One Piece)
- Dwarves (Overlord)
- Dwarves (Shinju no Nectar)
- Dwarves (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken)
- Dwarves (Delicious in Dungeon)
- Dwarves (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)
- Eisen
- Voll
- Fass
Cartoons/Comics
- Danny Darrow (Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated)
- Dwarves (A.R. Hicks' Dark Souls)
- Fifur Geist
- Dwarves (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Dwarves (Gold Digger)
- Dwarves (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Dwarfelles (Happily Ever After)
- Dwarves (Marvel Comics)
- Dwarves (Mysticons)
- Emerald Goldenbraid
- Citrine Goldenbraid
- Malachite Goldenbraid
- Halite and Ferrus Goldenbraid
- Herrick
- Adakite Flowstone
- Fafinir (Tara Duncan)
- Dwarfs (Troll Tales)
Literature
- Dwarfs (The Chronicles of Narnia)
- Dwarfs (Discworld)
- Dwarfs (Harry Potter)
- Dwarves (The Inheritance Cycle)
- Dwarves (Tolkienverse)
- Dwarves (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
Live Television/Movies
- Dwarfs (Charmed)
- Dwarf Minosuar (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)
- Dwarfs/Dwarves (Snow White and The Huntsman)
- Nion (The Huntsman: Winter's War)
- Gryff (The Huntsman: Winter's War)
- Bromwyn (The Huntsman: Winter's War)
- Doreena (The Huntsman: Winter's War)
- The Seven Dwarfs (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Mythology/Folklore
- Duendes/Duwendes (Filipino Mythology)
- Telesphorus (Greek Mythology)
- Dwarves (Norse Mythology)
- Fafnir (Norse Mythology); originally
- The Seven Dwarves (Snow White Fairy Tale)
- The Karzełek (Polish Mythology)
Video Games
- Dwarves (Age of Mythology)
- Durin Operators (Arknights)
- Durin
- Myrtle
- Dwarves (Dragon Age series)
- Dwarves (Dwarf Fortress)
- Dwemer (The Elder Scrolls Franchise)
- Dwarves (Final Fantasy Series)
- Brok and Sindri (God of War)
- Dwarves (Gold Sun: The Lost Age)
- Gilius Thunderhead (Golden Axe)
- Dwarf Minosaur (Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger)
- Subrosians (The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons)
- Dwarf (Overlord)
- Jelly Dwarves (Skylanders)
- Dirk and Altessa (Tales of Symphonia)
- Dwarf (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Dwarves (Warcraft)
- Dwarves (The Witcher)
- Watts (World of Mana Series)
Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original
- Forgath Bladebeard (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
- Kore (Goblins: Life Through Their Eyes)
- Durkon Thundershield (The Order of the Stick)
- Minrah Shaleshoe (The Order of the Stick)
- SCP-5556 - The Foundation Gets Gnomed (SCP Foundation)
- Honeydew (Yogscast)