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(New page: Most popular dwarf name in community. You can often meet it in jokes and stories. It seems, the [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000325 One Dwarf ...)
 
(Fluffing the page up a bit and updating the link to my story.... Err, that's okay, right? What's the etiquette for celebrities editing their own wiki pages?)
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Most popular dwarf name in community. You can often meet it in jokes and stories.  
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Most popular dwarf name in community. It's often used as a generic Dwarven name in jokes and stories.  
  
It seems, the [http://www.bay12games.com/cgi-local/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=11&t=000325 One Dwarf Against the World] story contributed most to it's popularity.
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The origin of the name's popularity seems to be the tale of [http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=15572.0 One Dwarf Against the World], a well-received narrative style account of a hermit fortress, played in the old 2D version.  
  
 
Some people says also there were quite a lot of Urists in 2D versions.
 
Some people says also there were quite a lot of Urists in 2D versions.

Revision as of 03:56, 19 June 2008

Most popular dwarf name in community. It's often used as a generic Dwarven name in jokes and stories.

The origin of the name's popularity seems to be the tale of One Dwarf Against the World, a well-received narrative style account of a hermit fortress, played in the old 2D version.

Some people says also there were quite a lot of Urists in 2D versions.