The Shadow Rift (Domain) - Revision history

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	Political rule of the domain alternates between the [[Seelie Court]] of [[Queen Maeve]] and the [[Unseelie Court]] of [[Prince Loht]]. The [[darklord]] of the domain is [[Gwydion]], though he remains trapped within the [[Obsidian Gate]].		Political rule of the domain alternates between the [[Seelie Court]] of [[Queen Maeve]] and the [[Unseelie Court]] of [[Prince Loht]]. The [[darklord]] of the domain is [[Gwydion]], though he remains trapped within the [[Obsidian Gate]].

			[[Category:Canon Domain]]
	[[Category:domain]][[Category:The Core]][[Category:Temporal Distortion]][[Category:Planar Disruption]][[Category:Planar Mechanics]][[Category:rift]]		[[Category:domain]][[Category:The Core]][[Category:Temporal Distortion]][[Category:Planar Disruption]][[Category:Planar Mechanics]][[Category:rift]]

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Economy

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	==Economy==		==Economy==
			According to [["S"]], the Shadow Rift has no systematized [[economy]], at least in the way [[mortal]]s understand it.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 115">Gazetteer V p. 115</ref> The shadow fey need not [[food]] and only eat for pleasure, instead subsisting off of the Shadow Rift's energy.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 109">Gazetteer V p. 109</ref> Moreover, they have no [[coinage]] nor do they conduct [[trade]] with the surrounding [[domain]]s. [[Exchange]] takes place through [[barter]] or trading favors. Except for some specific exceptions, shadow fey often hold loose views on personal ownership of physical items.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 115">Gazetteer V p. 115</ref>

			The shadow fey may obtain objects from mortals through [[theft]] or through exchange. In the latter case, the fey may offer [[illusion\|illusory]] [[faerie gold]] revealed to be mere debris when the [[sun]]'s light falls upon it.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 115">Gazetteer V p. 115</ref>

	===Population Distribution===		===Population Distribution===

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Darklord

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	===Darklord===		===Darklord===
	*[[Gwydion]], although his activities are highly restricted due to his [[imprisonment]] in the [[~~Obisidian~~ Gate]]		*[[Gwydion]], although his activities are highly restricted due to his [[imprisonment]] in the [[Obsidian Gate]]

	===Temporal Rule===		===Temporal Rule===

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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	The [[geography]] of the Shadow Rift is divided into two major [[region]]s, the lush [[Greenlands]] of the Northern Rift and the bleak and barren [[Stowndowns]] of the Southern Rift. In the chaotic Greenlands, the preternatural [[life]] is so abundant it can be seen in the unusual motions of the [[plant]]s<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100">Gazetteer V p. 100</ref>, and even inanimate objects may seem to have a semblance of life about them<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">The Shadow Rift p. 119</ref>. With the exception of the five [[plateau]]s that rise above the rest of the Greenland and its rolling [[hills]], the Greenlands presents a relatively flat surface.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100">Gazetteer V p. 100</ref> On the other hand, the Stowndowns are dull, craggy wastelands characterized by treacherous, uneven terrain and deadly [[chasm]]s.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">The Shadow Rift p. 119</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 101">Gazetteer V p. 101</ref> The perilous [[Black Marsh]] is the primary exception, but its mires and wilting hopelessness make the Marsh wretched on its own terms.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119-120">The Shadow Rift p. 119-120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 101">Gazetteer V p. ~~101-~~101</ref>		The [[geography]] of the Shadow Rift is divided into two major [[region]]s, the lush [[Greenlands]] of the Northern Rift and the bleak and barren [[Stowndowns]] of the Southern Rift. In the chaotic Greenlands, the preternatural [[life]] is so abundant it can be seen in the unusual motions of the [[plant]]s<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100">Gazetteer V p. 100</ref>, and even inanimate objects may seem to have a semblance of life about them<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">The Shadow Rift p. 119</ref>. With the exception of the five [[plateau]]s that rise above the rest of the Greenland and its rolling [[hills]], the Greenlands presents a relatively flat surface.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100">Gazetteer V p. 100</ref> On the other hand, the Stowndowns are dull, craggy wastelands characterized by treacherous, uneven terrain and deadly [[chasm]]s.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119">The Shadow Rift p. 119</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 101">Gazetteer V p. 101</ref> The perilous [[Black Marsh]] is the primary exception, but its mires and wilting hopelessness make the Marsh wretched on its own terms.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 119-120">The Shadow Rift p. 119-120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 101">Gazetteer V p. 101</ref>

	The Greenlands are separated from the Stowndowns by a 500 ft. set of [[cliffs]] called [[the Precipice]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 99-100">Gazetteer V p. 99-100</ref>		The Greenlands are separated from the Stowndowns by a 500 ft. set of [[cliffs]] called [[the Precipice]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 99-100">Gazetteer V p. 99-100</ref>
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	===Terrain===		===Terrain===

	===[[Mountains]]===		====[[Mountains]]====
	*[[The Darkenheights]] rises out of the eastern half of the Southern Rift.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 103, 105">Gazetteer V p. 103, 105</ref>		*[[The Darkenheights]] rises out of the eastern half of the Southern Rift.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 103, 105">Gazetteer V p. 103, 105</ref>

	====Lakes====		====Lakes<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100-101">Gazetteer V p. 100-101</ref>====

	*[[Loch Lenore]], in the Greenlands, fed by the [[Hidden Cascade]] falling from [[Tepest]] above.		*[[Loch Lenore]], in the Greenlands, fed by the [[Hidden Cascade]] falling from [[Tepest]] above.
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	===Communication===		===Communication===

	====Rivers====		====Rivers<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 100-101">Gazetteer V p. 100-101</ref>====
	The [[Falling River]] originates in Loch Lenore, winding across the Greenlands and receiving contributions (not always [[water]], sometimes strange things like liquid [[silver]], [[slime]], or even [[blood]]) before spilling over [[the Precipice]] into the Biting Tarn of the Stowndowns. Two rivers leak out of the Biting Tarn, the [[Nightrush]] and the [[Grimfey Flow]], ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]].		The [[Falling River]] originates in Loch Lenore, winding across the Greenlands and receiving contributions (not always [[water]], sometimes strange things like liquid [[silver]], [[slime]], or even [[blood]]) before spilling over [[the Precipice]] into the Biting Tarn of the Stowndowns. Two rivers leak out of the Biting Tarn, the [[Nightrush]] and the [[Grimfey Flow]], ultimately ending in the [[Black Marsh]].

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	===Temporal Rule===		===Temporal Rule===
	[[Queen Maeve]] and [[Prince Loht]] alternate as [[ruler]]s of the Shadow Rift, each for fifty percent of the year.		[[Queen Maeve]] and [[Prince Loht]] alternate as [[ruler]]s of the Shadow Rift, each for fifty percent of the year.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113-115">Gazetteer V p. 113-115</ref>

	===Spiritual Rule===		===Spiritual Rule===

The Lesser Evil: /* Weather */

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Weather

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	===[[Weather]]===		===[[Weather]]===
			The Shadow Rift for the most part shows a temperate climate<ref name="Gaz V p. 98">[[Gazetteer V]] p. 98</ref> similar to its neighbors, getting enough rain to provide for the flourishing vegetation of the domain.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 121">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 121</ref> However, true [[winter]] season never comes, leaving [[ice]] and [[snow]] out of the domain entirely.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 121">[[The Shadow Rift (Module)]] p. 121</ref>

	===Terrain===		===Terrain===

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Darklord

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	===Darklord===		===Darklord===
	*[[Gwydion]], although his activities are highly restricted due to his [[imprisonment]] in the [[~~Obisdian~~ Gate]]		*[[Gwydion]], although his activities are highly restricted due to his [[imprisonment]] in the [[Obisidian Gate]]

	===Temporal Rule===		===Temporal Rule===

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Gods and Religions

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	[[Druid]]ism has a significant number of followers among some subbreeds of the Arak, although they venerate [[nature]] as an abstract force rather than a personified divinity.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>		[[Druid]]ism has a significant number of followers among some subbreeds of the Arak, although they venerate [[nature]] as an abstract force rather than a personified divinity.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>

	A new spiritual movement, the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]], has surfaced. They venerate the no gods but rather hold a special reverence for the [[spirit]]s of fey gone of past ages. Bolstered by Queen Maeve's encouragement, [[~~Ailah~~]], the first of the [[Fey Priest]]s, leads a cult of this religion's followers. The fey of the Unseelie Court condemns the movement as building another form of [[slavery]] for the Arak.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>		A new spiritual movement, the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]], has surfaced. They venerate the no gods but rather hold a special reverence for the [[spirit]]s of fey gone of past ages. Bolstered by Queen Maeve's encouragement, [[Ailiah]], the first of the [[Fey Priest]]s, leads a cult of this religion's followers. The fey of the Unseelie Court condemns the movement as building another form of [[slavery]] for the Arak.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

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	===Darklord===		===Darklord===
	*[[Gwydion]]		*[[Gwydion]], although his activities are highly restricted due to his [[imprisonment]] in the [[Obisdian Gate]]

	===Temporal Rule===		===Temporal Rule===
			[[Queen Maeve]] and [[Prince Loht]] alternate as [[ruler]]s of the Shadow Rift, each for fifty percent of the year.
	~~====Legendary====~~

	~~====Contemporary====~~

	===Spiritual Rule===		===Spiritual Rule===
	Due to the Arak's [[rebellion]] against and [[liberation]] from [[Gwydion]], who was "their" deity, the Arak as a collective recognize venerate no other gods. This does not mean they don't accept the existence of gods, but they largely leave [[worship]] as a pursuit of the [[mortal]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref> Consequently, no centralized church exists at this present time.		Due to the Arak's [[rebellion]] against and [[liberation]] from [[Gwydion]], who was "their" deity, the Arak as a collective recognize venerate no other gods. This does not mean they don't accept the existence of gods, but they largely leave [[worship]] as a pursuit of the [[mortal]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref> Consequently, no centralized church exists at this present time.

	This is not to say the Arak ~~[[divine spellcasting]]~~ completely lack [[divine spellcasting]]. Rather it is something uncommon and highly cherished among the Arak, although [[Queen Maeve]] is taking steps to make it more common.<ref>VRGttSF p. 62-63</ref> For more on the Arak and [[religion]], see "Church and State" and "Gods and Religion" below.		This is not to say the Arak completely lack [[divine magic\|divine spellcasting]]. Rather it is something uncommon and highly cherished among the Arak, although [[Queen Maeve]] is taking steps to make it more common.<ref>VRGttSF p. 62-63</ref> For more on the Arak and [[religion]], see "Church and State" and "Gods and Religion" below.

	===Church and State===		===Church and State===
	The state of the Arak supports or decries few gods or [[religion]]s. A stark exception is the [[Cult of the Spider Queen]], which is loathed by the vast majority of the Arak. Arak that become [[zelldrow]] are driven into [[exile]], forbidden from entering the [[Greenlands]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>		The state of the Arak supports or decries few gods or [[religion]]s. A stark exception is the [[Cult of the Spider Queen]], which is loathed by the vast majority of the Arak. Arak that become [[zelldrow]] are driven into [[exile]], forbidden from entering the [[Greenlands]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>

	In an effort to boost [[divine spellcasting]] upon the Arak, [[Queen Maeve]] has supported [[Ailiah]] and her followeers in creating the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]]. The [[Unseelie Fey]] have condemned this practice as a way of enslaving the Arak once again.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>		In an effort to boost divine spellcasting upon the Arak, [[Queen Maeve]] has supported [[Ailiah]] and her followeers in creating the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]]. The [[Unseelie Fey]] have condemned this practice as a way of enslaving the Arak once again.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>

	===Government===		===Government===
			The government of the Shadow Rift is composed of the Two Courts, Queen Maueve's [[Seelie Court]] and Prince Loht's [[Unseelie Court]], each of which presides over the Shadow Rift from the [[Malachite Palace]] for fifty percent of the year from the Rift's subjective time frame. The Courts are absolutely obedient to their leaders, Maeve ruling through endearing charm and celebrity and Loht through tyranny and harshness.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113-115">Gazetteer V p. 113-115</ref>

	===Law===		===Law===
	[[~~The~~ Law of ~~the~~ Arak]], the commandment for the Arak to never kill the Arak, was declared by [[Arak the Erlking]] in response to Gwydion's past [[abuse]]s of their people. This law is the main law no Arak will transgress. Other laws are typically regarded as guidance and ~~general ground~~ rules rather than absolutist protocols.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110-111">Gazetteer V p. 110-111</ref> This is not to say that the wishes of the Shadow Rift's [[king]] and [[queen]] are take lightly, for their commands are law as far the Arak are concerned<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>, and both [[Queen Maeve]] and ~~King~~ [[Loht]] can punish [[transgressor]]s severely.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 114-115">Gazetteer V p. 114-115</ref> Both monarchs employ [[quickling]]s and [[invisible stalkers]] to deliver their wishes throughout the Rift.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>		The [[Law of Arak]], the commandment for the Arak to never kill the Arak, was declared by [[Arak the Erlking]] in response to Gwydion's past [[abuse]]s of their people. This law is the main law no Arak will transgress. Other laws are typically regarded as general guidance and rules of thumb rather than absolutist protocols.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110-111">Gazetteer V p. 110-111</ref> This is not to say that the wishes of the Shadow Rift's [[king]] and [[queen]] are take lightly, for their commands are law as far the Arak are concerned<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>, and both [[Queen Maeve]] and [[Prince Loht]] can punish [[transgressor]]s severely.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 114-115">Gazetteer V p. 114-115</ref> Both monarchs employ [[quickling]]s and [[invisible stalkers]] to deliver their wishes throughout the Rift.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>

	===Law-Enforcement===		===Law-Enforcement===
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	====Extra-Judicial====		====Extra-Judicial====
			The powrie are often used as [[professional murderer]]s. However, since they are never used to murder other Shadow Fey (an act breaking the [[Law of Arak]])<ref name="VRGttSF p. 60">VRGttSF p. 60</ref> and the ruler's wishes determine the law<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>, it is unknown to what to degree and when using powrie as killers and enforcers might be considered extrajudicial.

	===Intelligence Gathering===		===Intelligence Gathering===
			In addition to their skills as assassins, powrie serve as [[spy\|spies]].<ref name="VRGttSF p. 60">VRGttSF p. 60</ref>

	==Language & Culture==		==Language & Culture==
	[[Sylvan]], the language of the [[fey]], is spoken as a native tongue in the Shadow Rift, and the Arak speak [[Arak (Language)]] as their native tongue as well. Several languages of [[the Core]] are also known, and several of the various Breeds of the Arak, such as the [[brag]] and the [[teg]], have their own breed-specific variants.<ref>Gazetteer V p. 98, 108-109</ref>		[[Sylvan]], the language of the [[fey]], is spoken as a native tongue in the Shadow Rift, and the Arak speak [[Arak (Language)]] as their native tongue as well. Several languages of [[the Core]] are also known, and several of the various Breeds of the Arak, such as the [[brag]] and the [[teg]], have their own breed-specific variants.<ref>Gazetteer V p. 98, 108-109</ref>

			Due to their fascination with mortals, the Arak have stitched together an eclectic culture with elements borrowed from various different cultures around [[the Core]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 108">Gazetteer V p. 108</ref>

	==Gods and Religions ==		==Gods and Religions ==
			As previously mentioned, the Arak as a collective venerate no deities. The [[Cult of the Spider Queen]] once had a significant following, but today it receives only loathing for the vast majority of the Arak. Individual shadow fey may become divine spellcasters in service to particular gods, but this is more to alleviate boredom than actual [[worship]] on the part of the fey.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>

			[[Druid]]ism has a significant number of followers among some subbreeds of the Arak, although they venerate [[nature]] as an abstract force rather than a personified divinity.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>

			A new spiritual movement, the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]], has surfaced. They venerate the no gods but rather hold a special reverence for the [[spirit]]s of fey gone of past ages. Bolstered by Queen Maeve's encouragement, [[Ailah]], the first of the [[Fey Priest]]s, leads a cult of this religion's followers. The fey of the Unseelie Court condemns the movement as building another form of [[slavery]] for the Arak.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

The Lesser Evil: law, church and state, spiritual rule

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	====Legendary====		====Legendary====

	====~~Contempory~~====		====Contemporary====

	===Spiritual Rule===		===Spiritual Rule===
			Due to the Arak's [[rebellion]] against and [[liberation]] from [[Gwydion]], who was "their" deity, the Arak as a collective recognize venerate no other gods. This does not mean they don't accept the existence of gods, but they largely leave [[worship]] as a pursuit of the [[mortal]]s.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref> Consequently, no centralized church exists at this present time.

	~~====Legendary====~~		This is not to say the Arak [[divine spellcasting]] completely lack [[divine spellcasting]]. Rather it is something uncommon and highly cherished among the Arak, although [[Queen Maeve]] is taking steps to make it more common.<ref>VRGttSF p. 62-63</ref> For more on the Arak and [[religion]], see "Church and State" and "Gods and Religion" below.

	===~~=Contemporary~~====		===Church and State===
			The state of the Arak supports or decries few gods or [[religion]]s. A stark exception is the [[Cult of the Spider Queen]], which is loathed by the vast majority of the Arak. Arak that become [[zelldrow]] are driven into [[exile]], forbidden from entering the [[Greenlands]].<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110">Gazetteer V p. 110</ref>

	~~===~~Church ~~and State==~~=		In an effort to boost [[divine spellcasting]] upon the Arak, [[Queen Maeve]] has supported [[Ailiah]] and her followeers in creating the [[Church of the Ancestral Fey]]. The [[Unseelie Fey]] have condemned this practice as a way of enslaving the Arak once again.<ref name="VRGttSF p. 62-63">[[Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey]] p. 62-63</ref>

	===Government===		===Government===

	===Law===		===Law===
			[[The Law of the Arak]], the commandment for the Arak to never kill the Arak, was declared by [[Arak the Erlking]] in response to Gwydion's past [[abuse]]s of their people. This law is the main law no Arak will transgress. Other laws are typically regarded as guidance and general ground rules rather than absolutist protocols.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 110-111">Gazetteer V p. 110-111</ref> This is not to say that the wishes of the Shadow Rift's [[king]] and [[queen]] are take lightly, for their commands are law as far the Arak are concerned<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>, and both [[Queen Maeve]] and King [[Loht]] can punish [[transgressor]]s severely.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 114-115">Gazetteer V p. 114-115</ref> Both monarchs employ [[quickling]]s and [[invisible stalkers]] to deliver their wishes throughout the Rift.<ref name="Gazetteer V p. 113">Gazetteer V p. 113</ref>

	===Law-Enforcement===		===Law-Enforcement===
	The chaotic [[Muryan]]s act as the police force.		The chaotic [[Muryan]]s, aided by their [[Muryankin]], act as the police force.

	====Extra-Judicial====		====Extra-Judicial====
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	==Language & Culture==		==Language & Culture==
			[[Sylvan]], the language of the [[fey]], is spoken as a native tongue in the Shadow Rift, and the Arak speak [[Arak (Language)]] as their native tongue as well. Several languages of [[the Core]] are also known, and several of the various Breeds of the Arak, such as the [[brag]] and the [[teg]], have their own breed-specific variants.<ref>Gazetteer V p. 98, 108-109</ref>

	==Gods and Religions ==		==Gods and Religions ==


	~~==References==~~
	~~<references />~~

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

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	*[[The Darkenheights]] rises out of the eastern half of the Southern Rift.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 103, 105">Gazetteer V p. 103, 105</ref>		*[[The Darkenheights]] rises out of the eastern half of the Southern Rift.<ref name="The Shadow Rift p. 120">The Shadow Rift p. 120</ref><ref name="Gazetteer V p. 103, 105">Gazetteer V p. 103, 105</ref>