Bit late but you can think of Ajax as a kind of extreme disciple of Jergal in his mentality, if you will. Resolve and determination, use your own hands to carve your way through life no matter what may come, always strive stand at the top of it all. And what purer way is there than to discard any artificial construct like money or social standing in favor of relying on nothing but your body? He's not religious but the credo is similar, if taken to a certain extreme.