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{{FRWiki article|Duergar}}
[[image:78826.jpg|frame|right|Gray dwarf on the left]]

Long ago, [[mind flayer]]s conquered the strongholds of clan Duergar of the dwarven kingdom of Shanatar. After generations of enslavement and cruel experimentation at the hands of the [[illithid]]s, the duergar (or gray dwarves) rose up against their masters and regained their freedom. They emerged as a new subrace of dwarf with limited mental powers. The gray dwarves are an evil and bitter race, but retain the superior skill and workmanship of dwarvenkind. They have found themselves a niche in the Underdark, creating armor and weapons to trade with the warring races of that realm.

Duergar on the whole are evil, but some turn their backs on their fellows and seek a different sort of life. Male and female duergar are bald, and women do not grow beards. They are much thinner than other dwarves, with severe facial expressions, gray hair, and gray skin.

==Ability adjustment==
+2 [[Constitution]], -4 [[Charisma]]

==Racial features==
[[Image:Icon graydwarf.jpg|right]]
[[Level adjustment]]: +1. Duergar are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than other races. It will take more experience for a duergar to reach level 2 than it would for normal races, for example.

[[Size]]: Medium

[[Favored class]]: [[Fighter]]. A [[multiclass]] dwarf's fighter class does not count when determining whether he takes an [[experience point]] [[multiclass penalty|penalty for multiclassing]]. Dwarven culture extols the virtues of battle, and the vocation comes easily to dwarves.

* [[Darkvision]]: Gray dwarves can see in the dark up to 120 feet.

* [[Stonecunning]]: This ability grants a dwarf a +2 racial bonus on [[Search]] checks when inside.

* [[Weapon Proficiency (dwarf)|Weapon Proficiency]]: Dwarves are proficient in using [[dwarven waraxe]]s.

* [[Immunity to Poison]]: Immunity to all [[Poison_%28effect%29|poison]]s.

* [[Immunity to Phantasms]]: Immune to the spells [[phantasmal killer]] and [[weird]].

* [[Immunity to Paralysis]]: Duergar cannot be [[paralyzed]].

* [[Hardiness vs. Spells]]: +2 racial bonus on saving throws against [[spell]]s and spell-like [[effect]]s.

* [[Battle Training vs. Orcs]] and [[Battle Training vs. Goblinoids|Goblinoids]]: +1 racial bonus on [[attack roll]]s against [[orc]]s (including [[half-orc]]s) and [[goblinoid]]s (including goblins, hobgoblins, and bugbears).

* [[Battle Training vs. Giants]]: +4 [[dodge bonus]] to [[armor class]] against monsters of the [[giant]] type (such as ogres, trolls, and hill giants).

* [[Greater Skill Affinity (Move Silently)]]: +4 racial bonus to [[move silently]].

* [[Partial Skill Affinity (Listen)]]: +1 racial bonus on [[listen]] checks.

* [[Partial Skill Affinity (Spot)]]: +1 racial bonus on [[spot]] checks.

* Spell-like abilities:
** 1[[per day|/day]] - [[enlarge person]] as a [[wizard]] twice the gray dwarf's level (minimum 3rd level).
** 1[[per day|/day]] - [[invisibility]] as a [[wizard]] twice the gray dwarf's level (minimum 3rd level).

* [[Light Sensitivity]]: -2 circumstance penalty to [[attack roll]]s, [[save]]s and checks when within bright sunlight. This penalty is always present when travelling outdoors(day or night) making [[Daylight Adaptation]] a useful feat to grab.

* Duergar make arguably better rogues than Halflings, due to [[Move Silently]] being harder to come by than [[Hide]] as well as possessing full carrying capacity, invisibility as a racial spell, darkvision, and their immunity to poison.

==[[DnD 3.5]] comparison==

* Dwarven urgroshes are not included in NWN2 and are therefore not included in a dwarf's weapon familiarity.

* The racial feat ''Stability'' has been excluded: A dwarf gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped (see
[[knockdown]]) when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).

* Instead of full immunity to poison, a duergar normally receives +2 racial bonus on [[saving throw]]s against [[Poison_%28effect%29|poison]] and immunity to alchemical [[Poison_%28item%29|poison]]s (not normal poisons).

* The +2 racial bonus on [[appraise]] and [[craft]] checks that are related to stone or metal items has been excluded.
[[Category:Subraces]]

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