How interesting. So it makes sense that all dwarves get weapons proficiency at some point, IIRC in 3.X they get some martial weapons proficiencies regardless of class, and this might be why. It's part of elementary school ed.

Makes you wonder about impoverished dwarves and kids dying of disease, but those are horrible topics and pushing it too far for a fantasy comic. Still, dwarves are consistently portrayed as very hardy, those things ought to be rare, and clerics can cure disease at 5th level, and I don't think they'd charge for such services to minimum wage dwarves.

I can imagine even the most impoverished families affording an honorable death, leaving to hunt to provide to provide for the rest of the family. Dying in those situations, even if it doesn't involve combat, might count.