I'm firmly on the side of LOTR dwarven ladies being bearded!
I used to work as an artist in the games industry and we'd try as much as possible to draw inspiration from real life. When I see female Bifur I wonder if she has been inspired by the rather splendid Harnaam Kaur. (https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/sep/13/lady-with-a-beard-if-youve-got-it-rock-it-guinness-world-records)
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I used to work as an artist in the games industry and we'd try as much as possible to draw inspiration from real life. When I see female Bifur I wonder if she has been inspired by the rather splendid Harnaam Kaur. (https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/sep/13/lady-with-a-beard-if-youve-got-it-rock-it-guinness-world-records)