Creature
Dwarf
Medium humanoid—polymorph template
A dwarf form is a body made for long work, poison, and darkness. It becomes available at Polymorph Level 2. The transformation grants the physical inheritance of Askenon, not the knowledge its people accumulated over four centuries.
Dwarf (Polymorph Template)
Dwarf, Medium humanoid
The caster retains their HP, attacks, Saves, Speed, and other combat values. The form changes the body and grants the following racial traits.
Dwarven Darkvision The form sees in black and white without light to 180 ft. Daylight causes no penalty.
Dwarven Endurance The form has advantage on Fortitude checks against poison, disease, and exhaustion.
Dwarven Constitution The form needs little sleep and can sustain twenty hours of work without hardship. Its resistance to Valerium is much greater than that of a human or drow.
Hands and Voice The form can wield a weapon, write, use tools, and speak.
No Red Mana Red mana becomes impossible to wield while the caster remains a dwarf. The caster cannot cast any spell; the only magical action permitted is ending Polymorph.
The Caster's Mind Polymorph retains the caster's mind. The form grants neither dwarven intelligence nor judgment. It also grants no runes, caste knowledge, or Valerium implant.