Tartarus - The Pit Beneath
The Dwarf guide said it had been a few weeks since they left the surface, but it was too deep for even him to be too certain. No one ventures this deep into the core of the world. Ania had tried to keep her Myst-vision active as much as she could, and she could see the Ripples in reality grow stronger the deeper they went.
It might be some time before they find a precipice to step forth into Tartarus. She wasn’t sure how she would read the signs. But to get to her destination beyond the veils of the material realm, she had to pass into the planar echo first. Then she had to seek the battlements of the Seven Suns beyond, to request passage through one of the planar gates.
Tartarus
Description
The Pit is tethered to the deepest underground caverns of Myrth. As the jagged tunnels descend deeper into the core of the world, the realities between them start to converge. Opening up into colossal caverns, lakes of lava and scorched black stone.
The Pit Beneath is a realm of fire and brimstone. As the deepest caverns under the earth open up, a strange and alien landscape is revealed. The deeper one ventures into the Pit, the more it transforms into the war-torn battlefield that it is known for.
Deeper into the caverns, there are an increasing number of natural gateways that form, leading to either Aegis or Nox. The plane is a convergence between Myrth and it’s two moons, with Tartarus being the battleground between Chaos and Order, seeping into the Overlap and beyond.
Features
Section titled “Features”The Shallows
Section titled “The Shallows”The places that overlap into the deep underground of Myrth is known as the Shallows. It mostly resembles the natural underground of Myrth, with only the occasional anomaly revealing the true nature of the area. Outsiders may roam these caves, though their numbers will be small. Magic flourishes and Ripples are plentiful yet unpredictable.
The Cavern Pits
Section titled “The Cavern Pits”As one ventures deeper into Tartarus there is no doubt as to the nature of the realm. Myst seeps into the planar echo, and seems to glow visibly in some places, whipping tendrils of prismatic ribbons or black sludge around the natural features. Massive caverns open up to a starless ceiling, the walls seemingly carved smooth by an unknown sentience into unnatural patterns. Stones are scarred black from non-existent fires and strange, shadows seem to jump and shift, gurgling and bubbling as they pass through the solid stone.