Well I've heard that drinking may also be used to delete memories :'D

Well sometimes I drink to forget, and then while drunk I can't remember what I wanted to forget... so that works 

The point boils down to the existence of Dwarfs as a fantasy race, and the reality is that they are a creation of us humans. I mean the people of old with their folklore histories, modern age fantasy writers, fantasy role players... Each group has its own ideas and limits of what is acceptable in terms of humanoid creatures physical looks, and in that regard the Mage Wars world is just a creation of another group of people who like fantasy.
So the answer to the question: How do you can tell male and female dwarfs apart? is that, it depends of each person knowledge and experience, the OP has a very good theory, based in his common sense and influences, whatever they may be. In my experience with fantasy lore, Female Dwarfs have beards, but softer and shorter than male, and also have al classic female shape (big curves, defined waist line, and broad hips), but again that is my point of view.
In this specific case we need that the creators of Etheria share their point of view with us about this. So, What physical characteristics differentiate a Male Dwarf  from a Female Dwarf in Etheria? that is the question.

I'd say status, mana, damage and special powers tokens, sure a dice works, but it's not the same...

Thanks to you all for the feedback, I've been making changes to the book and playing a little during the past week, and right now it looks like this:

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Wizard's Fury 2.0[/spellbookname]
[mage]Wizard (Earth)[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=DNA01]1 x  Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a06]1 x  Flameblast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA02]1 x  Force Hammer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a08]1 x  Geyser[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWA04]2 x  Hurl Boulder[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a09]1 x  Jet Stream[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKA01]1 x  Surging Wave[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFA02]2 x  Hurl Rock[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=FWJ07]1 x  Quicksand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j07]1 x  Gate to Voltari[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j12]2 x  Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j16]1 x  Mordok's Obelisk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKJ02]2 x  Wizard's Tower[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j04]1 x  Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1c05]2 x  Blue Gremlin[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c09]1 x  Darkfenne Hydra[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNC03]1 x  Devouring Jelly[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC08]1 x  Gargoyle Sentry[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c18]1 x  Gorgon Archer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWC09]2 x  Iron Golem[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE04]1 x  Enchantment Transfusion[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e15]1 x  Essence Drain[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e20]1 x  Harmonize[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e23]2 x  Jinx[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e29]2 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e39]1 x  Turn to Stone[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e21]1 x  Hawkeye[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e32]1 x  Regrowth[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e36]1 x  Rhino Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e19]1 x  Ghoul Rot[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e31]1 x  Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q06]1 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q07]1 x  Elemental Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q08]2 x  Elemental Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q15]1 x  Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q16]1 x  Leather Gloves[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q19]2 x  Mage Wand[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q32]1 x  Suppression Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWQ10]1 x  Storm Drake Hide[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ07]1 x  Veteran's Belt[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1i06]4 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i28]2 x  Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]2 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i24]2 x  Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

I'm beginning to streamline the idea of the book, and my play style.

So as of now the book is based on the wizard's tower delivering stones, waves and other nasty stuff in the enemy front door, while been guarded by  a regenerative Gargoyle. I changed most of the buff enchantments for de-buff ones to put pressure on the mage and elites. Also lowered significantly the mana denial (angry people around) and greatly enhanced the attacks suite. Quicksand, Battle Forge and Veteran's Belt are new additions and haven't been tested, hope they work cause I like them a lot. Hopefully this week I'll play a lot more and will have the chance to test the changes.

Again thanks to all of you who gave me your opinion, this is really a great game with a great community, I hope to learn a lot and help others as well.

So I had 3 games this weekend with the book, went 2-1, not bad for a first try!
Learned a few things: gremlin is great, the correct placement of the gate is critical and mana denial is a bad strategy for a friendly game.

So for now the only change is -1 faerie/+1 gremlin.
What do you think? I'm still looking for a focus for the book.

I'd love to get some feedback on this one, thanks...

Hi, it's my first post in the forum.

I'm kinda new to the game, my experience is limited to the base game and just recently got Forcemaster vs Warlord.

I'd like to know what do you think about equipping the Forcemaster with 3 dancing scimitars and a psi-orb. Is it legal? to many eggs in the same basket? could it work?

Thanks in advance for your comments.