[DangerousThing]

Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

For example, imagine a race of dwarves with the combination that becomes fairer as they grow older. When they reach the age of 800, their body starts to metamorphosis into marble, leaving a marble statue of the dwarf behind as their corpse. I imagine that many older dwarves would be careful to take a dignified pose when they felt death coming on, so their corpses could be eternally displayed by their descendants. Destroying such a statue would be a grave insult to their descendants and would likely be considered an act of war if the dead dwarf was revered enough by a dwarves nation.

I like this example. Though I can picture a dwarf who really just had to go, and so was "on the pot" when the time came. Or perhaps one who just had to have a go with his latest concubine...

I imagine that these statues (if the dwarves were important enough) would be in a private room so that the dignity of their descendants wasn't offended.