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'''Caves''' are cavities occurring in [[rock]] or [[[ice]] and being of sufficient size to admit creatures of at least medium. A cave may be nothing more than a short [[tunnel]] that hardly quits the light of day or an immense complex consisting of uncounted [[chambers]], [[shafts]] and [[tunnels]]. A cave may support a complex [[ecosystem]]. [[Flora]] and [[fauna]] reliant upon the light of day may be found within the mouths of caves. [[Plants]] become ever rarer, [[fungi]] become the dominant flora, and nocturnal fauna become the rule as the mouth of the cave is left behind and the light fades away. Fungi are the lone flora and fauna that rare, if ever, quits the caves becomes the rule as the mouth of the cave is left far behind and perfect darkness reigns.
'''Caves''' are cavities in [[rock]] or [[ice]] of sufficient size to admit creatures of at least medium. A cave may have a depth of only a few feet or may be an immense complex consisting of uncounted [[chambers]], [[shafts]] and [[tunnels]].  


A cave may support a complex [[ecosystem]]. The mouth of a cave hosts [[flora]] and [[fauna]] reliant upon the light of day. As the light fades away and the mouth of the cave is left behind,
[[plants]] become ever rarer, [[fungi]] become the dominant flora, and nocturnal fauna become the rule. In the perfect darkness beyond, fungi are the lone flora and the fauna is for the most part adapted to an existence that is to be spend entirely underground.


deeper caves, . In the transitional zone that never knows conditions brighter than those of twilight, where
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where fade away light dependent flora becomes scarce and nocturnal fauna 
 
At its entrance settler may be taken by creatures adapted to life l
 
dwelling above ground may take settle and even lair. As the light
 
 
entrances into the [[underworld]]. A cave may have a depth of just a few feet or may lead far from the light. A cave that does not lead far is a natural [[lairs|lair]] for any creature than can manage to hold it against competitors for the shelter that it affords. The further a cave leads the more complex its [[ecosystem]] is likely to be, with many of its inhabitants existing in tight symbiotic relationships. [[Bats]] and [[vermin]] flourish in caves.
 
A natural cavity in rock, large enough to be entered by people. May be water filled. May also be blocked partly or fully by sediment or ice. Commonly formed by solution in Limestone. Caves also form in many other rock types, and by many other processes.
 
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Revision as of 00:27, 30 October 2011

Caves are cavities in rock or ice of sufficient size to admit creatures of at least medium. A cave may have a depth of only a few feet or may be an immense complex consisting of uncounted chambers, shafts and tunnels.

A cave may support a complex ecosystem. The mouth of a cave hosts flora and fauna reliant upon the light of day. As the light fades away and the mouth of the cave is left behind, plants become ever rarer, fungi become the dominant flora, and nocturnal fauna become the rule. In the perfect darkness beyond, fungi are the lone flora and the fauna is for the most part adapted to an existence that is to be spend entirely underground.

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