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− | + | Many creatures in the game (even {{L|elf|elves}}{{verify}}) have a group of tissues which are together known as a 'beard'. The most common type of 'beard' a player will encounter is the {{L|dwarf}} beard. | |
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==Dwarven Beards== | ==Dwarven Beards== | ||
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A dwarven 'beard' consists of both his cheek whiskers and his chin whiskers, and is specific to males. The game keeps track of a hidden 'length' attribute for each tissue. At birth, a male baby dwarf has a beard of length zero. After that, they gain 1 length every day until they have 1000 length. | A dwarven 'beard' consists of both his cheek whiskers and his chin whiskers, and is specific to males. The game keeps track of a hidden 'length' attribute for each tissue. At birth, a male baby dwarf has a beard of length zero. After that, they gain 1 length every day until they have 1000 length. | ||
− | The beard does not affect anything other than the description as yet | + | The beard does not affect anything other than the description as yet, however, their component tissues serve as extra defence. Longer beards do not affect anything. |
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+ | Although most creatures have both of these tissues, they have no such appearence as a beard. | ||
{{D for Dwarf}} | {{D for Dwarf}} | ||
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===Dwarven beards as a sensory organ=== | ===Dwarven beards as a sensory organ=== | ||
− | The remarkably thick hairs of the male dwarf's beard are a marvel of biology. Each hair contains millions of sensory receptors of incredible diversity, including but not limited to hairs that gauge humidity and air flow, hairs highly sensitive to the presence of | + | The remarkably thick hairs of the male dwarf's beard are a marvel of biology. Each hair contains millions of sensory receptors of incredible diversity, including but not limited to hairs that gauge humidity and air flow, hairs highly sensitive to the presence of {{L|alcohol}}, air pressure sensing "{{L|hidden fun stuff|Bad Decision}}" hairs that are hooked directly to the brain's pleasure center and chemically reward dwarves for digging deeper, and even hairs that produce more and more vitamin D the longer a dwarf spends underground, to the point where any solar contact at all results in an {{L|cave adaptation|overload of vitamins}} and immediate nausea. |
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− | + | Female dwarves use their long, luxurious armpit hairs for the same purposes. |