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The [[Abyss of the Hated Mother]] is the headquarters of the Dark Delvers. It is a complex of caves and tunnels hidden beneath the northern flank of Mount Nirka. Currently, the site lies squarely within Darkon, whereas it once nearly abutted the frontier of Arak. In 579 BC Darkon appeared on Arak's northern frontier, virtually at this spot. Dwarves from [[Tempe Falls]] and gnomes from [[Mayvin]] ventured into Arak and set to digging into its mountains. Miners returning to Darkon brought stories of strange temporal fugues. One might spend a week underground and return to the surface to discover that only a day had passed. The phenomenon seemed to be pervasive under the principle peaks of Arak at the very least. The infamous [[Lake Temporus]], fed by meltwaters from Mount Nirka, was subject to an even stranger alteration of time. The human, surface dwellers of Arak warned their visitors from the north against digging too deep. For at an unknown depth lay ''Niurin Scaa'' ("Shadow Nether"), the hidden kingdom of the shadow fey who, it was said, swarmed up to the surface and under the cover of night devoured the souls of mortal men. In 740 BC Darkon annexed the land of the Arak and the [[Darkonese frontier]] was pushed far south to meet that of [[Nova Vaasa]]. This was a consequence of ''Niurin Scaa'' and the shadow fey being dragged to the southwest by [[Gwydion the Sorcerer-Fiend]]. The land of Arak ceased to be and the [[Land of the Mists]] tore open beyond [[Tepest]]. The [[Shadow Rift]], sealed by roiling black mist, became the new land and kingdom of the Arak. It is unknown whether time now flows normally beneath the mountains of former Arak and at Lake Temporous. If not, perhaps something of ''Niurin Scaa'' remains to be found and plundered by the Dark Delvers, for there tunnels run deep and may connected with those of the hidden kingdom.
The [[Abyss of the Hated Mother]] is the headquarters of the Dark Delvers. It is a complex of caves and tunnels hidden beneath the northern flank of Mount Nirka. Currently, the site lies squarely within Darkon, whereas it once nearly abutted the frontier of Arak. It was, and perhaps still is, ideally situated to study temporal fugues and alterations of time generally. Were this not dangerous enough, its tunnels run deep and might well breach those of the hidden kingdom of the shadow fey, at least if anything remains of the realm in the wake of the [[Great Upheaval]] of 740 BC.


Subsequent to the [[Great Upheaval]], Mount Nyid has become a favourite haunt of the Dark Delvers in their quest for knowledge hidden beneath the earth. The organisation has even managed to negotiate a constructive relationship with [[Ebb]], the [[shadow dragon]] who now lairs there, whom they mistook briefly for their [[Hated Mother]]. Perhaps she finds them amusing.
Subsequent to the [[Great Upheaval]], Mount Nyid has become a favourite haunt of the Dark Delvers in their quest for knowledge hidden beneath the earth. The organisation has even managed to negotiate a constructive relationship with [[Ebb]], the [[shadow dragon]] who now lairs there, whom they mistook briefly for their [[Hated Mother]]. Perhaps she finds them amusing.

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The Abyss of the Hated Mother is the headquarters of the Dark Delvers. It is a complex of caves and tunnels hidden beneath the northern flank of Mount Nirka. Currently, the site lies squarely within Darkon, whereas it once nearly abutted the frontier of Arak. It was, and perhaps still is, ideally situated to study temporal fugues and alterations of time generally. Were this not dangerous enough, its tunnels run deep and might well breach those of the hidden kingdom of the shadow fey, at least if anything remains of the realm in the wake of the Great Upheaval of 740 BC.

Subsequent to the Great Upheaval, Mount Nyid has become a favourite haunt of the Dark Delvers in their quest for knowledge hidden beneath the earth. The organisation has even managed to negotiate a constructive relationship with Ebb, the shadow dragon who now lairs there, whom they mistook briefly for their Hated Mother. Perhaps she finds them amusing.

WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE : Discovered the first Shadow Cloaker(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II

Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances - pp5-7
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p22

Forbidden Lore:Cryptic Allegiances - pp5-7
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II - p22

Dark Delvers, The Dark Delvers

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