Dwarf

The bold and courageous dwarves are an ancient race descended from the earthen—beings of living stone created by the titans when the world was young. Due to a strange malady known as the Curse of Flesh, the dwarves’ earthen progenitors underwent a transformation that turned their

The dwarves are a hardy race, hailing from Khaz Modan in the Eastern Kingdoms. Rumor has it they are descended from the Titans. Added in Classic World of Warcraft.

Dwarves are an ancient bold and courageous race descended from the earthen.[1] The race is split into various different clans, with the three most predominant being led by the Council of Three Hammers. Ironforge dwarves hold the majority of the mountainous Khaz Modan region in the Eastern Kingdoms. The Wildhammer dwarves make their homes within Aerie Peak in the Hinterlands and around their former home of Grim Batol in the Twilight Highlands.[2] The Dark Iron dwarves hold parts of Blackrock Mountain from within their subterranean city of Shadowforge, and are spread throughout the surrounding regions of the Burning Steppes and the Searing Gorge, including areas of the Badlands and other parts of Khaz Modan. The Frost dwarves, make their home within the Storm Peaks, in their mountain hold of Frosthold.

They're basically just slightly short and stout humans. I can think of only 2 reasons. Epic beards, and to be a human-like shaman. Dark Irons might help because different skin tones and eye tones from humans at least.

The dwarves of Ironforge are an ancient race of robust humanoids who live beneath the snow-capped mountains of Khaz Modan. The dwarves have always been fast allies to the humans and they revel in the prospects of battle and storytelling alike. For many long centuries, three dwarven clans—the...

Dwarves are small, but strong beings for their size mostly inhabiting the snowy, mountainous Khaz Modan region of central Eastern Kingdoms. They are shorter than humans, but taller than gnomes, taking advantage of their size when possible and relying on their robustness and strength when not...

The dwarves of Ironforge are an ancient race of robust humanoids who live beneath the snow-capped mountains of Khaz Modan. These dwarves (Ironforge dwarves) have always been fast allies to the humans and they revel in the prospects of battle and storytelling alike. As of the latest expansion, dwarf characters can select from every class except druid, a versatility matched only by trolls.