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'''Azdun''' is a dungeon within the [[Dakhota Hills]], discovered by the [[Help:Serpentlords|Serpentlord]] '''Azhrarn''' in 190 AF. Usually the first dungeon ever to be seen by most adventurers of [[Sapience]], it is located below the courtyard of the castle and accessed via descent of a hidden well.

Holding dominion over the '''Forest of Webs''', a network of crisscrossing spiderwebs, is [[Lachesis]], the [[Tsol'teth]] Spider Queen, who also rules over the entirety of the upper level of Azdun. Her [[spider]] minions accompany her in this, one of the Tsol'teth bases of operations during their battles with the goblinoid races of Khazadmakan. Nearby, at the bottom of a pit, resides a strange, [[big-mouthed statue]].

Additionally, there is a long forgotten library on the first level of Azdun, the '''Library of the Ancients''', that is linked to [[help:Lorielan|Lorielan]], Goddess of Knowledge. It is located in the southeastern corner of the dungeon, and is guarded by [[Candlemas]] the Last of the [[Lorewardens]]. The Library is the first and oldest feature of Azdun, and it is also here that Azhrarn sought sanctuary when he first discovered the dungeon in 190 AF.

Living (and unliving) creatures run the gamut in the Underground Forest. Among the more unpleasant things to be found within are [[choke creepers]] and [[vampires]]. Also of note is a [[hill giants|hill giant]] who makes his home here, as well as [[Faun]], the forest [[Satyrs|Satyr]]. A hidden [[faeries|faerie]] village is here as well, though usually, the faeries hide within their homes and out of sight of any giant adventurers that might lumber by. The monstrous insect known as the [[ankheg]] dwells here, too. Naturally, the standard creatures you would find in a forest make their homes here, such as [[rabbits]], [[elk]], and [[bears]].

South of Khazadmakan, the '''Graveyard''' looms. Filled with [[zombies]], [[ghasts]], [[wights]], and [[vampires]], it is quite a deadly place. Even worse, below it lies the crypt where [[Zsarachnor]], general of Prince [[Slith]] in the [[Help:Mythology|War of Humanity]], makes his eternal home. It is at the west end of the crypt that a nefarious [[gargoyles|gargoyle]] was discovered, in reality a traitorous being trapped in stone by the [[Atavian shaman]] of [[Genji]]. The gargoyle was slain by the gold dragon '''Garth.'''

In the centre to the north lies the [[Temple of Unlife]]. It is built around a root that is said to grow from [[Yggdrasil]], the World Tree itself and provides passage to the [[Underworld]] where [[Ugrach]] reigns.