Ergaksen

A Pahmet dwarf, an Ergaksen.

The Ergaksen, or surface dwarves, are one of the main ethnicities of the dwarven ancestry alongside the Grondaksen and Holtaksen.

Surface dwarves descend from those dwarves who scattered throughout the world after the Quest for Sky, mingling with its peoples and forming their own distinct cultures. While Grondaksen and Holtaksen dwarves consider the Ergaksen to be a single group, the surface dwarves themselves do not, and only use the Ergaksen appellation when dealing with their cavern- or mountain-dwelling cousins. They are not themselves united by any shared cultural ties, but simply by their differences from the other dwarven kins. Numerous notable Ergaksen cultures exist, including the Pahmet of Osirion, the mercantile Paraheen of Qadira, the dragon-worshipping Mbe'ke and Taralu of the Mwangi Expanse, and the monastic and atheist Vahird of the Eternal Oasis of Rahadoum.