SageThere are obviously a lot of readers who like it. Or else this trope wouldn't be so prevalent.
You will not enthrall me with a homogeneous dwarfen culture. But that is just one less possible reader.
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Dwarves
- Thread starter King Raven Stark
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You will not enthrall me with a homogeneous dwarfen culture. But that is just one less possible reader.
Jabrosky
Banned
Are you sure readers actually like the idea of monocultural dwarves? I always thought monocultural races were the product of laziness or lack of imagination rather than an actual preference for homogeneity.
No, I am not sure.
I can only see that there are a good amount of books that have this and readers as well as critics are fine with it.
Saigonnus
Auror
I myself prefer multifaceted races and have used different "cultures" within a race in my game world. I had nocturnal Elves that worshipped the moon, others that lived in the depths of the desert and rode lizards for mounts. I even had some that were psionic in nature. For dwarves I had those that lived in their own cities (above ground, below ground or wherever), some that were renegades from their own culture and interminged with the other races in their communities; they were by and large merchants and tradesmen of various types. I also had some that lived in the forests, and had the capability of cultivating crystals for crafting, but could work with wood just as well as anything else. I even had dwelfs; crossbred dwarves with elves, but truthfully never really got that deep into their culture or how they interacted with the other races beyond both races tended to hate dwelves. 
I'm certain that there are plenty of readers who like it just fine, given the amount of books that include it and do just well.
But you shouldn't use these types of dwarves, or not use them, based on that. Use them according to how the best fit with your vision of the story.
