In the TTRPG Troika, dwarves reproduce asexually through sculpting another dwarf and one of the character backgrounds was a “derivative dwarf” who was so poorly made that they had a stealth bonus against dwarves as they did their best to ignore their existence entirely. Like a whole race composed entirely of art snobs

I’d bet dwarven life would be cool if you cpuld have a good long lifespan with good worklife balance, creating awesome legendary weapons for enjoyment

They were both dwarves.

But what about boobs?..

damn, i love this. now i feel like a basic bitch for even assuming dwarves would reproduce sexually or even have something such a sex or gender

So Gorons are Dwarves confirmed.

I also love this to, sounds like a wonderful and awesome way to live, I wonder how much better a world would be and a life in that world be too, plus being shorter make the world larger and more room for even more awesome dwarves

• Mountains
• Mining
• Toughness
• BROTHER

Yep, it all adds up to me!

Rock and Stone!

Most armor has plenty of room for boobs.

The adventurers walked through the ancient dwarven halls. Lining the sides of the hallway were statues of… things, not quite person-shaped, but made with vaguely recognizable arms, legs, and faces.

“Keep your eyes open” said Meldorn. “A fellow dwarf has been living alone here. But maybe a little too alone [ahem] if you know what I mean. Don’t touch them.”

That’s official DnD lore for Azer.

Made, Not Born. Azers don’t reproduce. They are each crafted from bronze by another azer and imbued with a portion of the crafter’s inner flame. Each azer is sculpted with unique features. This crafting process limits the growth of the azer population and is the primary reason that these creatures remain rare.

One of Tolkiens appendices touches briefly on Dwarvish gender. IIRC women were slightly less common than men, and many of them weren’t interested in having kids. So only 1/3 of dwarves are women and only 1/3 of them ever reproduce. So even though they have long lives they barely maintain replacement numbers. He also says that both men and women have beards and outsiders can’t tell them apart. I think Gimlis line about it in The Two Towers is a direct quote from this section.

FRR KAAARL!

i’m torn between “agender with magical nonsexual reproduction” and “all hermaphrodites, fully aware of this, and violently homosexual” like bortus and klyden

I dunno, Klyden REALLY hated Bortus’ mustache for the brief time he had it.

I like the idea of fantastic race, especially the one living multiple century having a more magic way of reproduction.