[quote=Pepperm1nts]
Beardless, outdoors-loving Dwarves with a strong cultural and religious stance against alcohol consumption and a fear of confined spaces.
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You sir have insulated my honor. 

I challenge you to a drinking contest. 

Also interested, also if we are going to have magic at all, I think a low-magic setting would work best. Probably on the level of Conan world, mixed with a bit of Elder scrolls. Prehaps even create an order to keep them in line? Like the Templar in Dragon age? (maybe even add the possibility of demon possession. Thus making magic even more risky to use.)