User blog comment:Metadwarfosis/In anticipation of volume 11- Dwarven Kingdom and Expectations/@comment-75.108.230.178-20160808233633/@comment-29248623-20160809015248

If the novel would follow the dwarf stereotype from other fantasy stories/games, the dwarves would be more technologically advanced and have a steam-punk or fantasy-styled industrial complex under the mountain. Runic magic or runic enchantments have almost always been put as unique to dwarvish crafts and would be their a part of their secret techniques.

I think the appearance for the dwarves would be heavily influenced or inspired by the Lord of the Rings movies.