Difference between revisions of "Underkingdom"
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perished a a result. Will you go? Will you survive? Knowledge is power. So to help you in your | perished a a result. Will you go? Will you survive? Knowledge is power. So to help you in your | ||
mission, should you decide to accept it we offer some insight into the geography of the Underkingdom. | mission, should you decide to accept it we offer some insight into the geography of the Underkingdom. | ||
This insight is not intended to replace maps but rather complement them.</div> | This insight is not intended to replace maps but rather complement them.</div> | ||
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returning to seek solace in the Praetoseba. The portal hex itself is coloured purple. Additionally, there is a UK portal within the [[Bloodlands]] portal room and one within the [[Blackburrow]] portal room. | returning to seek solace in the Praetoseba. The portal hex itself is coloured purple. Additionally, there is a UK portal within the [[Bloodlands]] portal room and one within the [[Blackburrow]] portal room. | ||
[[File:Bloodlands Portals.png|thumb|Portal room in Bloodlands]] | [[File:Bloodlands Portals.png|thumb|Portal room in Bloodlands]] | ||
==Regions== | ==Regions== | ||
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* [[Speedy_Hob|Speedy Hob]] | * [[Speedy_Hob|Speedy Hob]] | ||
* [[UK_Tunnels|Tunnels]] | * [[UK_Tunnels|Tunnels]] | ||
* [[Yasnaki_Level|Yasnaki Level]] | |||
* [[Underkingdom_Undead|Undead]] | * [[Underkingdom_Undead|Undead]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mummy's Crypt]] | ||
* [[Exploding Corridor]] | |||
== | == Creature Info == | ||
[[Underkingdom Creature Info]] | |||
=== Lair Bosses === | === Lair Bosses === | ||
*[[Carfel]] | *[[Carfel]] | ||
* [[Overlord]] | * [[Overlord]] | ||
* [[Troll King | * [[Troll King]] | ||
[[File:Blackburrow Portal Room.png|thumb|Portal room in Blackburrow]] | [[File:Blackburrow Portal Room.png|thumb|Portal room in Blackburrow]] |
Latest revision as of 13:05, 28 June 2023
To fully understand the Underkingdom, one must first understand its people and origin.
When humankind were still rubbing sticks together to make fire, the world was populated by a race of intelligent
creatures, with a civilization far more advanced than our own. These creatures were small in stature but strong
and intelligent. But their most useful characteristic was their command of magic. As mankind evolved, he learned
to share the planet with his benign neighbours, but soon became jealous of their magic skill and began to persecute
them. Well, I'm sure you have guessed by now that the Yasnaki remnants had arrived in the
Underkingdom - home to our friends the Robolds, descendants of the fyrbylygs. The
bedraggled group was fatigued, weary and disheartened and no match for the
Robolds, who promptly despatched them to the darkest corners and deepest holes in their
universe, never expecting to see them again. And that, dear readers, is where the kobolds made
their biggest mistake since burying their gold and using a rainbow to mark
the spot. It didn't take long for the Yasnaki to rediscover their evil skills and they set about regrouping
and regaining their former might. The kobolds had not found the Underkingdom completely
Lempty when they arrived. In fact it was inhabited by surly trolls who were not at all pleased
with their new-found company. However, the trolls were a disorganised rabble and no match for
the wily, magical kobolds, who had promptly banished them to the nether regions - the same
regions where the Yasnaki were now headquartered. The Yasnaki knew that they could not defeat
the trolls in their current debilitated state, so they forged an alliance with them. With the troll army in place and the attention of the lawful Robolds firmly fixed on that
threat, the Yasnaki started to plan their return to power and their conquest of the
known lands. The first part of their plan involved ridding themselves of their greatest
weakness - their mortal bodies. They came to the conclusion that being mortal had been their
undoing and decided to do something about it. After many refinements to the process, during
which some of their number were metamorphosed into strange and unspeakable undead forms
(mummies, skeletons, banshees and so on) the final and perfect Yasnaki incarnation was
perfected. As time passed, the forces of the Yasnaki grew stronger and stronger and fortune favoured the army of the troll king. Together, these groups have been gradually wresting the Underkingdom from the kobolds. The kobolds have managed to build a fortified town in which they have been able to survive for now, but the rest of the Underkingdom is under the control of the twin forces of chaos. A recent development has been the capture of the kobold princess by the Troll King and this has been the ment has been the cap by the Troll king and this has been the last straw for the long-suffering Kobold king, Kookoo, As in times past when his ancestors did battle with the human race, he has summoned all his subjects and in a massive effort they have combined their individual magic to reopen the portal to Axe Glacier. He has sent his emissaries to mankind with a plea for the safe return of his daughter (for which he offers a unique magical potion as reward) and the purging of the forces of chaos. So far, many warriors have travelled to answer the Kookoo's call and many have perished a a result. Will you go? Will you survive? Knowledge is power. So to help you in your mission, should you decide to accept it we offer some insight into the geography of the Underkingdom. This insight is not intended to replace maps but rather complement them. |
Access
The portal to the underkingdom is situated in Axe Glacier, north-west of Chaos Town and north of the abandoned temple. You will recognise the portal by the strange looking trees that surround it. These trees have apparently sprung up from seeds that were transported from the Underkingdom on the boots of warriors returning to seek solace in the Praetoseba. The portal hex itself is coloured purple. Additionally, there is a UK portal within the Bloodlands portal room and one within the Blackburrow portal room.
Regions
- Surface
- -100
- -200
- -280
- -300
- Sewers
- Speedy Hob
- Tunnels
- Yasnaki Level
- Undead
- Mummy's Crypt
- Exploding Corridor