“Soon after the First Congress of the Gods, the Forge Folk’s Secondborn awakened to the ring of Dar Highfather’s hammer, Earthbiter, smiting the walls of the Birthing Chambers, nine in all, one for each of the ancient clans.  From the moment the clans awoke, they delved and they never stopped delving until Caradar’s last day.”  Jerilyn of Colcester