Upon their arrival, the dwarves discovered that their migration had unleashed a deluge of orcs upon the surface, and that their enemies had easily overpowered the few peoples who had survived Earthfall and the subsequent Age of Darkness. Taargick crowned himself the king of all dwarves in -5133 AR, and founded the kingdom of Tar Taargadth, and the dwarves finally emerged on the surface in -4987 AR. It was not until the great king Taargick united the dwarves through diplomacy, wisdom, and quite a bit of coercion that the migration was resumed. The dwarves also squabbled amongst themselves, even erupting into open warfare that stalled the Quest for Sky. As they moved closer to the surface, they displaced their ancient enemies, the orcs, causing countless battles, and driving the orcs upward as well. This massive movement of people was not without its problems. Over the millennia, those left behind were transformed by their environment into an entirely new species: the duergar. Some dwarves refused their call and chose to remain in their ancient cities. Their priests declared that this was the fulfillment of Torag's prophecy, and initiated a mass migration of all dwarves to the surface known as the Quest for Sky. In -5293 AR, the massive earthquakes caused by Earthfall not only devastated the surface, but shook the dwarves' Darklands tunnels as well. Even though they were content in their sunless home, Torag prophesied that one day the ground would shake and mark the beginning of a great migration to the surface of Golarion. They believe that Torag himself forged the first of them deep in the Darklands during the Age of Creation, where they continued to live and work quite happily throughout their early history. The Five Kings Mountains were not always populated by the dwarves. Main article: History of the Five Kings Mountains Darklands prehistory
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