In the icy reaches of the world, where hordes of humanoid barbarians rove to hunt massive blubbery beasts and battle the environment itself, the sturdy tundra dwarves can be found eking out a stable life together. Most clans of tundra dwarves live in strongholds of stone or ice within the frozen wastes, often underground, but some make their way as nomads across the tundra, keeping warm with fur tents and animal blubber. In some worlds they live near other dwarves, especially mountain dwarves, but in other worlds tundra dwarves survive on their own.

As a tundra dwarf, you owe your heartiness and endurance in the cold to the legacy of your ancestors who first settled in the frozen tundras. Tundra dwarves usually have white or blond hair, but some have orange hair, and brown hair is uncommon but not especially rare. They are slightly tall for dwarves, with mostly pale skin and blue eyes. Some clans of tundra dwarves are exceptions, with mostly tan skin, black or white hair, and brown eyes.

Tundra Dwarf Traits

Ability Score Increase

Your Strength score or your Wisdom score increases by 1 (your choice).

Cold Resistance

You have resistance to cold damage.

Icecunning

Your dwarf Stonecunning trait also applies to checks about the origin of ice carvings.

Snow Treader

You can move across icy or snowy difficult terrain without expending extra movement, and you have advantage on saving throws to avoid hazards caused by frozen ground, such as falling prone.