Elves are to "Sylvan" as Dwarves are to "???"

(Trying to come up with names that describe cultures rather than races)

@ash Subterranean?

@ash does it have to be an adjective and does it need to be classical languagey? Were it me I'd likely use a term like "the Mountain Builders" or similar

@drawshreyasdraw@dice.camp I don't think so? My others so far are "agrarian", "feudal", "arcane", "war horde" and "mechanised" the primary usage at the moment is "this is a(n) X faction."

@ash Given that context, I suggest 'artisan'?

@ash @drawshreyasdraw
I was going to suggest "monastic".

@ash

Sylvan just means related to the forest, so maybe Earthen?

@nerdparker@dice.camp yeah this is kind of where I'm at, just looking for that little bit of obfuscation that alludes to a broader aesthetic.

@ash some word based on lithosphere? Lithan?

@ash terrigenous?

@ash chthonic?

@ash @pwbrooks that was the first thing i thought of too- the etymology feels parallel.

@lorenschmidt@genart.social @pwbrooks@friend.camp yeah absolutely. The issue I think is that the modern cultural associations don't quite parallel.