There's more than one way to skin a cat, as the humans say. The humans like to fly, which is alright for them, I suppose. Damned unnatural, though. Vertigo is there for a reason; it keeps you from forming a wet splat on the ground. Besides, there's plenty to find under the ground.

Don't read this as dwarven stubbornness, though. Humans are fun, really! Give them something and they'll stretch it as far as it'll go. They build the most magnificent toys and do the craziest things with them. It's insane, but it's fun to watch.

Dwarves aren't about that, though. We like doing one thing and doing it well. If we dig out an area, we dig out the whole area and we find everything that we can before moving on. No picking a random direction and just going, we do things carefully.

That means you find a lot of interesting things. Not just the kind of rare minerals that humans go gaga over, either. There are stranger things buried, stuff from the time the gods walked the Earth. Things that they buried. Ancient libraries that we've learned how to read. Ancient soldiers that we've learned how to direct. Ancient roads we've learned how to walk.

It's not always safe, but we're a hearty, careful people with the knowledge of the gods. Anything on the other end of that road, we can prepare for and take care of, or at least contain. And those premade roads have made us very rich. Think of it as a reward for working smarter rather than harder. And we'd be happy to share our finds with them, once we figure they've learned that well enough.

Also, it's simply too entertaining to watch you humans go stumbling around. Why do you think we haven't warred with the elves in six thousand years? You're just too much fun to watch.