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'''Dwarf''' is a [[monster attribute]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that indicates when a [[monster]] should be considered dwarven.{{refsrc|monflag.h|117|name=M2_DWARF|comment=monster attribute M2_DWARF}} It has many effects, but most significantly it helps determine whether your actions constitute [[cannibalism]] or same-race [[sacrifice]].

It is easy to tell if a monster is dwarven, as all dwarven monsters have the word "dwarf" in their name.

==Monsters==
In the [[Mazes of Menace|dungeon]], you can encounter the following dwarven monsters:
* {{white|h}} {{monclasslink|h}}:
** {{monsymlink|dwarf}}
** {{monsymlink|dwarf lord}}
** {{monsymlink|dwarf king}}
* [[undead]]
** {{monsymlink|dwarf mummy}}
** {{monsymlink|dwarf zombie}}

==Effects==
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The dwarf attribute is used to determine the following things:

*If you are a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarven player]], dwarf and gnome monsters are more likely to be [[peaceful]].{{refsrc|makemon.c|953|comment=possibly make monsters peaceful}}{{reffunc|makemon.c|peace_minded|comment=is monster peaceful?}}{{refsrc|mondata.h|102|comment=are these races peaceful?}}
*Whether [[eat]]ing a monster is [[cannibalism]] for a dwarven player.{{reffunc|eat.c|maybe_cannibal|comment=cannibalism}}{{refsrc|mondata.h|85|name=your_race|comment=compare races}}
*Whether a [[sacrifice]] is of your own race for an a dwarven player.<ref name="your_race"/>{{refsrc|pray.c|1167|comment=own-race sacrifice}}
*What to give when wishing for the [[corpse]]s of [[quest guardian]]s.{{refsrc|objnam.c|2560|comment=wishing for corpses}}{{reffunc|mon.c|genus|name=genus|comment=the race of a monster}}
*What responses to use when [[chat]]ting with other [[role]]s' quest guardians<ref name="genus"/>{{refsrc|sounds.c|439|comment=chatting to others' quest guardians}} (possibly created by [[reverse genocide]] or found in [[bones]]).

==Internals==
In the source, the dwarf attribute is represented by the macro '''M2_DWARF'''.<ref name="M2_DWARF"/>

==Encyclopedia entry==
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Dwarfs have faces like men (ugly men, with wrinkled, leathery skins), but are generally either flat-footed, duck-footed, or have feet pointing backwards.  They are of the earth, earthy, living in the darkest of caverns and venturing forth only with the cloaks by which they can make themselves invisible, and others disguised as toads.  Miners often come across them, and sometimes establish reasonably close relations with them.... The miners of Cornwall were always delighted to hear a bucca busily mining away, for all dwarfs have an infallible nose for precious metals.
Among other things, dwarfs are rightly valued for their skill as blacksmiths and jewellers: they made Odin his famous spear Gungnir, and Thor his hammer; for Freya they designed a magnificent necklace, and for Frey a golden boar.  And in their spare time they are excellent bakers.  Ironically, despite their odd feet, they are particularly fond of dancing.  They can also see into the future, and consequently are excellent meteorologists.  They can be free with presents to people they like, and a dwarvish gift is likely to turn to gold in the hand.  But on the whole they are a snappish lot.
|[ The Immortals, by Derek and Julia Parker ]
}}

==References==
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