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 There is a cohesive central government that encourages everyone to work together, and those who rise up the social pyramid are expected to have a strong social conscience, and contribute more to the community. People know how to behave, and that you work hard and follow the rules, you will rise up and do well.   There is a cohesive central government that encourages everyone to work together, and those who rise up the social pyramid are expected to have a strong social conscience, and contribute more to the community. People know how to behave, and that you work hard and follow the rules, you will rise up and do well.  
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-Dwarves form long term relationships with their partners, and often last a life-time. Marriage be celebrated in ++a wedding overseen by a priest|(more common in a mine-hold)++, or it may be a ++personal commitment made between the partners|(More commonly seen in mixed Ex-Pat communities)++, then shared informally with the community. 
  
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 In mine-holds every dwarf is expected to contribute to building, furnishing and running ++Community facilities|(meeting places, recreational area, wells, rubbish dumps, public baths, medical facilities, alms houses, schools, Etc)++  according to their skills, abilities and wealth -  but this can be slow, and almost generational as facilities are developed and expanded.  In Ex-pat communities, community facilities might be funded by individuals or groups.  Even the smallest expat community expects to have a tavern which can serve as a social and meeting space, although it will probably be privately owned.  However, the public bath might have been 'endowed' by the //Friendly Company of Dwarf Blacksmiths// while a school might be named after its patron and founder. In mine-holds every dwarf is expected to contribute to building, furnishing and running ++Community facilities|(meeting places, recreational area, wells, rubbish dumps, public baths, medical facilities, alms houses, schools, Etc)++  according to their skills, abilities and wealth -  but this can be slow, and almost generational as facilities are developed and expanded.  In Ex-pat communities, community facilities might be funded by individuals or groups.  Even the smallest expat community expects to have a tavern which can serve as a social and meeting space, although it will probably be privately owned.  However, the public bath might have been 'endowed' by the //Friendly Company of Dwarf Blacksmiths// while a school might be named after its patron and founder.
  
 +===== Personal =====
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 +Dwarves form long term relationships with their partners, and often last a life-time. Marriage be celebrated in ++a wedding overseen by a priest|(more common in a mine-hold)++, or it may be a ++personal commitment made between the partners|(More commonly seen in mixed Ex-Pat communities)++, then shared informally with the community.  Children are raised to adulthood in a secure family and community setting.  Dwarves are a long-lived race, and pregnancies are more spread out than for humans, and it can look like there are few children  -  But there are clearly enough for the race to survive and (perhaps) sustain a slow population growth.
  
 ===== Laws and Business ===== ===== Laws and Business =====
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