Dwarves are an extinct race appearing in Torchlight and Torchlight II. The only dwarves left are undead creatures animated by corrupted Ember and machinery.
Lore[]
| “ | The oldest myths of the creation of the world always mention the dwarves: Short, stout beings who discovered the secret of Ember-powered clockworks, and, with it, conquered all of Vilderan and much of the rest of the world. But their lust for Ember led them to make war on the dragons, and, ultimately, brought them to the brink of destruction. As the dwarves' power waned, the races they had subjugated rose up and decimated them, sacking their glorious cities and plundering their precious Ember-powered machines. Also, they dip themselves in metal.
All that is left now of the once-mighty dwarven empire are their dead, grotesquely animated by the corruption of Ember, and their wondrous machines; all still steadfastly defending their deserted mines and ruined cities from invaders who never come. |
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| —"Creature Race of Torchlight II," Runic Games | ||
According to an interview with Runic's writer JD Wiker, the dwarven civilization fell in the distant past, before the rise of the Estherians and the Zeraphi, who themselves are millennia old. Dwarves are responsible for building about half of all ruins on Vilderan and 90% of the Ember-related artifacts.[1]
Augmentation[]
Notable Weapons that are augmented after killing Dwarven:
- Dwarfsbane - Kills 200 Dwarven
- The Dragonhorn Halberd - Kills 200 Dwarven
- The Paladin's Fist - Kills 20 Dwarven
- The Mini-Maul - Kills 200 Dwarven
- The Blackpowder Staff - Kills 20 Dwarven
- Dwarvendoom - Kills 20 Dwarven
- Raleigh Claire - Kills 20 Dwarven
In Torchlight[]
In the original Torchlight (T1), dwarves are found in the Lost Fortress.
Dwarven Wight[]
These are the standard melee soldiers.
Soulless Cutter[]
These tougher dwarves have frost-enchanted axes.
Deathwalker Battlemaster[]
Larger, red dwarves that can buff nearby Dwarven Wights.
Mechanical Construct[]
The dwarven mechanical construct is a machine-gun-armed walking automaton piloted by an undead dwarf.
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In Torchlight II[]
Dwarves can be found starting in Act III's Sundered Battlefield.
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| Dwarf Ironguard | 
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| Dwarf Flamekegger |
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| Cindermage |
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| Dwarf Brute | 
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