*After character creation, these skills can be learned without a teacher.
| BUILD COST | SKILL NAME |
| 10 | Bloodied but Unbowed |
| 5 | Bravery |
| 10 | Fire-Blood |
| 10 | Great Strength |
| 7 | Iron Fist |
| 10 | Iron Soul |
| 10 | Maker's Mark |
| 10 | Mountain Roots |
| 5 | Resilience |
DWARF SKILL OVERVIEW:
Bloodied but Unbowed
Armed with this skill, you are never without defenses until you are out of life. You may invoke a Defense feat at the cost of 20 HP. This damage cannot be reduced in any manner and it bypasses AP completely. Preface the defense feat with “Bloody”.
Bravery
When you are affected by a Mortal effect, it only affects you for half the regular duration. When you would break out of the effect, invoke this skill.
Fire-blood
When you are struck by a melee attack that inflicts at least 5 points of damage (this damage may not be minimalized or negated), you may invoke this ability to avenge yourself upon your assailant. After invoking this ability, you may throw a spell packet at the one that struck you and invoke 5 points of fire damage upon your assailant. Once this ability is used, it cannot be utilized again until you have taken a short rest.
Furthermore, a character with this skill inflicts 1 more point of damage when using attacks that inflict fire damage.
Great Strength
All of your melee attacks deal one more point of damage than normal. Also, you can perform a Feat of Strength once every 60 seconds. Feats of Strength include throwing an ally’s body to one side or tear open a portcullis. By invoking a Feat of Strength, you can break free of a Snare effect; However, you incur 10 damage in the process.
Iron Fist
Whenever you are the target of a Disarm effect, this skill allows you to invoke a “Retain” in response to negate the effect.
Iron-Soul
You may invoke this skill instead of the Stone-Skin ability to negate a complex poison, greater disease, a mortal effect or a pain effect upon you. The use of this skill remains subject to the restrictions of the Stone-Skin racial ability. In effect, this skill replaces and upgrades Stone-Skin.
Furthermore, if you also have the Fire-Blood skill, it inflicts 10 points of fire damage instead of 5.
Maker’s Mark
With this skill, when you wield a melee or ranged weapon that you yourself have crafted, you inflict one more point of damage than you normally would.
Mountain Roots
With this skill, you gain a bond with Earth and Stone that allows you to withstand anything that might separate you. You may invoke this skill when affected by any Knock back effect to nullify it completely.
Resilience
When you are affected by a Pain effect, it only affects you for half the invoked duration. When you would break out of the effect, invoke this skill.