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|name = Surfacer Dwarves
 
|name = Surfacer Dwarves
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|number DAO = 172
 
|category DAO = Culture and History
 
|category DAO = Culture and History
|see also = [[Surface dwarves]]
 
 
|expansion DAO = [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]
 
|expansion DAO = [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]
 
|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]
 
|appearances = [[Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening]]
|related = [[Codex entry: Surface Dwarves]]
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Cloudgazer, stone-blind, skyer--these are how dwarves describe their surfacer cousins. It's traditional to snort these words with disdain. A darf whoe goes "topside" forfeits his caste, his house, and the favor of his ancestors. Once he sets foot on the surface, he is no longer welcome in Orzammar.
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Cloudgazer, stone-blind, skyer--these are how [[dwarves]] describe their [[surface dwarves|surfacer]] cousins. It's traditional to snort these words with disdain. A darf whoe goes "topside" forfeits his [[caste]], his [[house]], and the favor of his ancestors. Once he sets foot on the surface, he is no longer welcome in [[Orzammar]].
   
Still, in recent years a great many dwarves have moved to the surface. Some are casteless and have nothing to lose. Others believe they have something to gain. Some think it's only a matter of time before Orzammar falls to the darkspawn.
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Still, in recent years a great many dwarves have moved to the surface. Some are casteless and have nothing to lose. Others believe they have something to gain. Some think it's only a matter of time before Orzammar falls to the [[darkspawn]].
   
 
Then there are the merchant caste dwarves with their frightful flair for business. I met one who nearly talked me into buying my own hat. I daresay most merchants don't give a nugget about losing their caste or the favor of their ancestors--not the way they're compensated!
 
Then there are the merchant caste dwarves with their frightful flair for business. I met one who nearly talked me into buying my own hat. I daresay most merchants don't give a nugget about losing their caste or the favor of their ancestors--not the way they're compensated!

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Cloudgazer, stone-blind, skyer--these are how dwarves describe their surfacer cousins. It's traditional to snort these words with disdain. A darf whoe goes "topside" forfeits his caste, his house, and the favor of his ancestors. Once he sets foot on the surface, he is no longer welcome in Orzammar.

Still, in recent years a great many dwarves have moved to the surface. Some are casteless and have nothing to lose. Others believe they have something to gain. Some think it's only a matter of time before Orzammar falls to the darkspawn.

Then there are the merchant caste dwarves with their frightful flair for business. I met one who nearly talked me into buying my own hat. I daresay most merchants don't give a nugget about losing their caste or the favor of their ancestors--not the way they're compensated!

--From Tales from Beneath the Earth, by Brother Genitivi

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