#Dwarves in Space

[docteurwarren]

Unfinished Deep Rock Galactic sketches

[marlynnofmany]

Dwarfstronauts and fighter pilots, let's go!

*rival blows up a mothership of some sort*

"Still only counts as one!"

Dwarves are short, powerfully built, with presumably a strong circulatory system and a culturally strong warrior ethos as well as a cultural tradition of strong and intricate craftsmanship. All of these factors make them ideal jet fighter pilots.

[ordheist]

some maximalist graphic dsgn noodling this morning

[whereserpentswalk]

Humans sometimes wonder what separates them from other races like elves and dwarves and orcs, like what makes them unique. Some people say humans are generalists, some people say we're the most adaptable. But actually there is something that stands out about us that all the other races find super weird. Humans are the only sentient creature to reproduce sexually like animals do, and because of that we're the only species with romantic or sexual attraction, and ideas like sex and gender.

Elves and dwarves create new members of their races slowly and methodically, like works of art. Harpies, angels, demons and dragons are all individually and personally created by their gods. Orcs and goblins are spawned from spawning pits on mass. Merfolk come close with how they lay and fertilize eggs, but even then any individual merfolk can both lay eggs and fertilize, and they don't meet when they do it. Vampires and other undead are spawned from other races. Fae just sort of show up.

So the idea of having sexes, and genders constructed around them, and sexual and romantic relationships is all incredibly weird for other races. Most humans don't notice it because they just naturally assign members of other races genders when they meet them.

Diffrent races have diffrent ideas around these constructs. But most of them find it some level of confusing. A lot of them just ignore it. But it's really disturbing for some, romantic relationships seem like weird bonds that can't be explained, like some sort of unexplainable and volatile connection. Sexual attraction seems like some dark animalistic instinct. Gender is incomprehensible, and also seems wrong and immoral to most races. And sex itself seem like the darkest of any reproductive ritual or magic. Because of all of this humans who don't experience some or any of these things often have an easier time connecting with other races.

This has also lead scholars to belive that humans are the only sentient race to evolve naturally. Something often thought impossible before studies on humans occurred.

[fromcommorragh]

Leagues of Votann by Hugo Llera on twitter

[silverorchideon]

"What Do You See, Red Dwarf,

Sailing In the Night Sky?"

Got inspired by Doc's newest episode.

(The original plan was to recreate the "Do You Love the Color of the Sky?" Post, but the size made Tumblr absolutely eviscerate the quality, so you get this instead)

[syppys-den]

basically, instead of "Humans are violent, primitive and stupid" it's "Humans are (insert stereotype of other fantasy race here)" Normally this'd be where I explain what said stereotypes are, but I think you can figure it out

[malcolmschmitz]

Wanna buy a bestselling short story about dwarves in the ruins of a children's portal fantasy world?

Mining's a rough job-- you have to leave the safety of the Shiphall's air bubble, and travel through the floating rocks in the Void. Tor's trained as a cook- he's more comfortable with a pan than a pickaxe. But all dwarves can mine, if push comes to shove, and Tor's been pushed into the job. The real problem is Kholan, Tor's assigned partner. In the Void, one misstep can send you spinning into nothingness forever. You need someone to watch your back. Kholan thinks Tor's incompetent, for nonsensical reasons. Kholan doesn't trust Tor. And because Kholan's a flaming loon, the feeling's mutual. Can Tor make it back to the Shiphall in one piece? And can he do it without strangling Kholan?

I'm back from my gender confirmation surgery, and my book has been a BEST-SELLER! (At least on a couple of very niche Amazon lists.)

Wanna see what the hype is about? Click the link and check it out!

[wainwrightjakobshammerlock]

humans aren't space orcs. we are space dwarves

poison resistance

love food and alcohol

crafty

mmm gun go brr

bear grudges

decently stronk

hairy

relatively minor sexual dimorphism compared to most species

fighty sometimes

fans of history and heritage (even if you're not someone who engages in straight up ancestor veneration, you still probably liked your grandparents. or you're interested in the roman empire or smth like that)

short & stout (if you have most of your aliens evolve on worlds with lower gravity than earth)

like shiny rocks

[vitamaeternum]

Forgot to post these earlier but I've been slowly and steadily working on my Votann models and have these guys slowly starting to get done (there's still some stuff I want to finish on them) but I figured I would share them.

[sgt-tombstone]

what they don’t tell you about making an oc is that it opens the door for more ocs to stumble their way in…

[docteurwarren]

I tried the new season 5 patch with my kobold friend, they found shinnies!

[ir-abelas-vhenan]

Oh cool you're a gamer? Normally I'd claim such a chill and nebulous label for myself, but thanks to a helpful anon I now know instead that the proper term is "piece of shit"

[lewdcookies]

"My darling was always known for her cutting edge negotiation skills." -Yvâ Faenwrôght Emônyr of the Geffronreach Protectorate about her partner Êkhya.

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Not much to say about this one, painted it over like 2-3 days. One of those rare times where I didn't have to go "And here's what I learned from this one" because it all went down smoothly.

[nightscalestudio]

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[oboemily]

Please appreciate the shirt that took me 5 hours to make.

Can I get a "Rock and Stone"??