Dwarves don't just live on the earth; they live in it. The raw, unrefined stone is the canvas for legendary engravings, the source of the statues that line your halls, and the material for the mechanisms that keep your traps snapping. To strike the earth is to assert that the mountain's interior is more valuable than its peak.
It is an invitation to the deep. Whether you find a vein of native gold or a hidden pocket of ancient demons, it all starts with that first pickaxe swing into the raw, undisturbed soil. raw_earth_strike_the_earth
Huge, hollow echoes of the deep filled with giant spiders and subterranean flora. Dwarves don't just live on the earth; they live in it
The literal blood of the earth, essential for high-level smelting but unforgiving to the careless miner. Why We Dig It is an invitation to the deep