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Many different landforms adorn this bleak plane. The vast '''Unsguul Mountains''' span the entirety of the northern section of the plane from east to west, and in fact loop back upon themselves. The narrow and undead-littered paths leading up through this mountain range may be confusing at times, and only one leads to the fortresses of the King and Prince of the Underworld. At the foothills of this range lie the Damienne Forest and Tenungick Swamp. | Many different landforms adorn this bleak plane. The vast '''Unsguul Mountains''' span the entirety of the northern section of the plane from east to west, and in fact loop back upon themselves. The narrow and undead-littered paths leading up through this mountain range may be confusing at times, and only one leads to the fortresses of the King and Prince of the Underworld. At the foothills of this range lie the Damienne Forest and Tenungick Swamp. | ||
===Damienne Forest=== | ===Damienne Forest=== | ||
The hollow '''Damienne Forest''' is one of petrified wood whose dead xylem and phloem have probably never felt the spark of life. The blighted, blasted landscape here appears as if a source on par with the Morning Star blasted it to | The hollow '''Damienne Forest''' is one of petrified wood whose dead xylem and phloem have probably never felt the spark of life. The blighted, blasted landscape here appears as if a source on par with the Morning Star blasted it to desiccated trunks and scattered eaves, but in reality, such an energy source would be rare indeed, if not an impossibility in the apathetic landscape of the Underworld. As with the nearby Tenungick, the Damienne is devoid of structures of any sort, as those seem to cluster at the southern and northern extremities of the realm. To the north of the Damienne Forest is the Unsguul Mountain range, while to the east and west lies the Tenungick Swamp and to the south, the Shtlenii River. | ||
===Tenungick Swamp=== | ===Tenungick Swamp=== | ||
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The barren '''Abhal Tornu Desert''' composes one third of the southern part of the Underworld, bordered by the Anthrish Plains in the east and the Ruakh Dead Sea in the west. While many [[Prime Material Plane|Prime Material]] deserts might be considered "bleak," they pale in comparison to the utter desolation of the Abhal Tornu. Dry husks of weeds adorn the cracked, barren earth, and jagged stone shards reach up abruptly through the sands. Two structures have found their way to the Abhal Tornu Desert: the Magisterion towers Elniftor and Granniftor. | The barren '''Abhal Tornu Desert''' composes one third of the southern part of the Underworld, bordered by the Anthrish Plains in the east and the Ruakh Dead Sea in the west. While many [[Prime Material Plane|Prime Material]] deserts might be considered "bleak," they pale in comparison to the utter desolation of the Abhal Tornu. Dry husks of weeds adorn the cracked, barren earth, and jagged stone shards reach up abruptly through the sands. Two structures have found their way to the Abhal Tornu Desert: the Magisterion towers Elniftor and Granniftor. | ||
===Anthrish Plains=== | ===Anthrish Plains=== | ||
The eerily still prairie known as the '''Anthrish Plains''' serves as one third of the southern border of the plane, joining with the Ruakh Dead Sea in the east, the Abhal Tornu Desert in the west, and the Shtlenii River and Tenungick Swamp in the north. Dotting the landscape here may be seen strange, simple shrines of rocks and stones, erected in tribute to some unknown force or being. At the southern end of the plains lies the | The eerily still prairie known as the '''Anthrish Plains''' serves as one third of the southern border of the plane, joining with the Ruakh Dead Sea in the east, the Abhal Tornu Desert in the west, and the Shtlenii River and Tenungick Swamp in the north. Dotting the landscape here may be seen strange, simple shrines of rocks and stones, erected in tribute to some unknown force or being. At the southern end of the plains lies the foreboding Modyara Obelisk, and further southeast is Osterrych Citadel, dwelling place of the Death Knights. | ||
===Ruakh Dead Sea=== | ===Ruakh Dead Sea=== | ||
The '''Ruakh Dead Sea''' is a great dead sea, larger than all but the largest lakes, which extends from the Anthrish Plains in the west to the Abhal Tornu Desert in the east. "Dead" is probably a misnomer since, as is often the case with this plane, the sea never seems to have been quite alive to begin with. At the south end lie the Ur'Vampire fortresses Moldova and Nemuritoare, while to the east is the Abhal Tornu Desert and to the west, the Anthrish Plains. | The '''Ruakh Dead Sea''' is a great dead sea, larger than all but the largest lakes, which extends from the Anthrish Plains in the west to the Abhal Tornu Desert in the east. "Dead" is probably a misnomer since, as is often the case with this plane, the sea never seems to have been quite alive to begin with. At the south end lie the Ur'Vampire fortresses Moldova and Nemuritoare, while to the east is the Abhal Tornu Desert and to the west, the Anthrish Plains. | ||
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===Modyara Obelisk=== | ===Modyara Obelisk=== | ||
Of note within the Anthrish Plains is the '''Modyara Obelisk''' where the Ur'Vampiresses Tizane and Zigana reside. Modyara is an | Of note within the Anthrish Plains is the '''Modyara Obelisk''' where the Ur'Vampiresses Tizane and Zigana reside. Modyara is an undead research facility where arcane, esoteric devices of unknown purpose and origin whiz and whirl mechanically. Clear tubes pulse and drip noxious fluids into beakers, and even stranger devices busy themselves with tasks too strange to imagine, all in pursuit of some secretive undead goal. | ||
===Nemuritoaure Fortress=== | ===Nemuritoaure Fortress=== | ||
'''Nemuritoaure''' is a roughly spiral-shaped fortress in the Ruakh Dead Sea in the Underworld. It is the home of the Ur'Vampire Gerzson who resides at the spiral's very centre. The entrance to Nemuritoaure is east of that of Moldova. | '''Nemuritoaure''' is a roughly spiral-shaped fortress in the Ruakh Dead Sea in the Underworld. It is the home of the Ur'Vampire Gerzson who resides at the spiral's very centre. The entrance to Nemuritoaure is east of that of Moldova. | ||