When technical mastery doesn’t require hiding behind machinery.

This unmasked engineer channels guild pride through meticulous grooming—long beard adorned with three rings marking rank, achievement, or clan affiliation, while long hair styled partly up, mostly down maintains traditional dwarf aesthetics with practical workshop considerations. That serious expression communicates professional focus identical to helmet-wearing counterparts, proving competence transcends protective gear. The moustache frames that determined face, while those decorative rings transform grooming into status display—this dwarf earned respect through demonstrated skill, not assumed authority.

The long beard deserves careful layering showing individual braid texture and how those three rings integrate—bronze for journeyman status, silver for master craftsman, gold for guild leader. Hair wants attention showing the partly-up styling maintaining sight lines while working, with additional rings possibly matching beard decorations. That serious expression benefits from weathered features suggesting years bent over drafting tables and forge fires—maybe subtle burn scars, soot stains that won’t wash out, or squint lines from precision work. Skin tones could show healthy workshop tan or pallor from underground forge complexes.

Perfect for guild masters supervising rather than laboring, veteran engineers confident in abilities without constant protection, or diplomatic artificers where visible face matters for contract negotiations. Works brilliantly for showing the dwarf behind the innovations.

Because some engineers prove expertise through creation, not concealment.