"Let no one say we did not fight until the last . . . ."
—Headstone fragment from a mass grave found in the Crimson Peaks

Masters Edition

Dwarven Soldier

Whenever Dwarven Soldier blocks or becomes blocked by one or more Orcs, Dwarven Soldier gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

"Orc must die / Orc must die / Not an orc? / March on by."
—Dwarven marching song

Fifth Edition

If Dwarven Soldier blocks or is blocked by any Orcs, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

Fallen Empires

If Dwarven Soldier blocks or is blocked by Orcs, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

There is a legend among present-day Dwarves that the Dwarves of Sarpadia will one day return to defend Dwarvenkind against a deadly peril.

"Although the Dwarves staunchly defended their walled city-states against the Orcs, their civilization was the first to fall, and its name was sadly lost."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. I*