volpestarks:dragon age: nations [9/?] ORZAMMARNumerous thaigs once existed, built under every mounta

volpestarks:dragon age: nations [9/?] ORZAMMARNumerous thaigs once existed, built under every mountain range and connected by the Deep Roads. Only Orzammar and Kal-Sharok survived the ages of Blights. Orzammar rests in the Frostback Mountains, which create a natural border between Orlais and the western outreaches of Ferelden. it is a huge, underground metropolis of more than one hundred thousand dwarves. To discuss the culture of today’s dwarf is to look at the dwarves of Orzammar, as there is no other place where dwarves exist in such significant numbers. The other major center, the recently rediscovered Kal-Sharok, evolved in isolation, and the cultural effect of so many ages apart from their brethren is still largely unknown. Among Orzammar dwarves, single-mindedness is both a signature strength and weakness. Their ability to dedicate themselves to a cause has allowed them to survive in conditions that would kill any other race and has given rise to a level of technology that far surpasses anything else in Thedas. Examples of this ingenuity include dwarven clockwork, mechanical weaponry, and steam power. Orzammar society is divided into rigid castes of nobles, warriors, smiths, artisans, miners, merchants, servants, and surfacers. -- source link

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