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Some time before the [[Chaos Wars]], the [[Gedtet]], a race of undead hunters, was exterminated by King Ugrach. The exact nature of the Gedtet remains a mystery, hinted at in passing by works of undead art. | Some time before the [[Chaos Wars]], the [[Gedtet]], a race of undead hunters, was exterminated by King Ugrach. The exact nature of the Gedtet remains a mystery, hinted at in passing by works of undead art. | ||
During the [[War of Humanity]], Prince Slith of the Underworld, then at his father Ugrach's side, decided to aid the forces of the [[Triumvirate ( | During the [[War of Humanity]], Prince Slith of the Underworld, then at his father Ugrach's side, decided to aid the forces of the [[Triumvirate (mythology)|Triumvirate]], eager to fight against the hated [[Thoth]]. Furious, Ugrach cast Slith and his followers from the plane and made a declaration of neutrality in which he stated that he wished not to butt heads with the gods, least of all Thoth, who is Death Himself. Among those followers was General [[Zsarachnor]], Slith's chief advisor. Later, at the [[Battle of Nishnatoba]], Slith quit the battlefield sensing his defeat, opting instead to return to the Underworld to reconcile differences with his father. However, his excursion was short-lived; at the close of the war, [[Ayar]] exiled Slith to the [[Chaos Plane]], where he and Zsarachnor brooded for untold centuries. This is the last bit of action the Underworld saw in quite some time. | ||
In more recent years, the Underworld was rediscovered in 338 AF thanks to the opening of a previously sealed section of the lower level of [[Azdun]]. Brave adventurers may seek entry by going to the [[Temple of Unlife]] and touching the massive root of [[Yggdrasil]] which the Temple is built around. | In more recent years, the Underworld was rediscovered in 338 AF thanks to the opening of a previously sealed section of the lower level of [[Azdun]]. Brave adventurers may seek entry by going to the [[Temple of Unlife]] and touching the massive root of [[Yggdrasil]] which the Temple is built around. | ||