Dwarf Lore

[Elhost]

The best of my ideas always come either in the shower or on the crapper. Witness my brilliant idea:

DWARVES AND LORE:

You shouldn't be able to tell if a dwarf is male or female just by looking at him/her. Basically, only dwarves can tell if one is male or female. To outsiders looking in, all dwarves should be male. Here are some reasons:

~All dwarves have beards.
~All dwarves have low, masculine voices.
~All dwarves wear hoods that shadow much of their faces.
~Only female dwarves have breasts. However, most dwarves are stocky/fat enough that it shouldn't be a difference.

How does one tell apart male and female dwarves? Lore skill, obviously, but how does one know apart from pulling down their chainmail leggings (a situation that would get you an axe in the brain, most likely)?

Oh yeah, and you smeg heads aren't talking enough. More discussion, PLEASE!
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[Mordred]

Do we really have any idea what Tolkien's female dwarves look like? I think we only ever meet males - even female humans are scarce. For all we know, they could be slender, willowy.
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[Manwe]

There was a comment made in the movies, but I think that's the only place where we ever hear about them.
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[Viriato]

There are other books and other appointments of Tolkien himself, that I guess speak about it. There are also some "tolkien dictionaries" or "tolkien encyclopedia" based on their works that can be a good thematic support for MEM.
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