Your Constitution score increases by 1, your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1, and Intelligence score decreases by 1.

Dwarves mature at the same rate as humans, but they’re considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years.

Dwarves stand between 4 and 5 feet tall and average about 150 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 25 feet. Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.

Accustomed to life underground, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

You have advantage on saving throws against poison, and you have resistance against poison damage (explained in the “Combat” section).

You gain proficiency with the artisan’s tools of your choice: smith’s tools, brewer’s supplies, or mason’s tools.

You can speak, read, and write Common and Dwarvish. Dwarvish is full of hard consonants and guttural sounds, and those characteristics spill over into whatever other language a dwarf might speak.