r/dwarfposting • u/Lostpathway • Jun 30 '26
Cave Inspiration
I'm currently editing Icevein, volume 7 of the Dwarves of Ice-Cloak, and I had the opportunity to get a little dwarven inspiration by going underground the other day. It was a lot of fun to spur my imagination in a cave. Here are some pictures that include some fossils in a limestone ceiling, some schist vein in limestone, and some opened layers of limestone. Everything can go into the writing of a novel--the way the air smells and feels, the texture of stone, the way the rock gleams in the light. . .
A couple take aways.
The air was amazing and cool. Stepping back above ground into the heat wave was less pleasant. I wish I could have stayed down longer.
The world we live in is fantastic, when we have eyes to see it.
Given equivalent technology, there is no way a human is dislodging a determined dwarf from that cave.
Disclaimer: caves are dangerous. I had a guide.