as promised by Kalis-Nar, the 25 muls and 15 dwarves, showed up at Jak's construction site, with picks, shovels, hammers and chisels in hand, the work gang boss, a mul, by the name of Gronix, greeted Jak and Hitomi, and said his men were ready to start where ever Jak needed them. Each Mul and Dwarf, all of Athas, and each strongly built in stature, were skilled in the construction of houses, civil engineering projects and the like. They also appreciated the fact that Jak would be paying them in silver as it was a rare metal on Athas, and highly prized. With that Gronix and his men would begin their work, which to these men, was second nature to them, and go where Jak needed them.