Ru'Mal

Underdark continent under Malnax

~ Tunnels of magical darkness links Ru'Than (which lies under the Northern Isle ), The Undersea and Ru'Mal together ~

Ru'Mal is one of the larger parts of the subterranean realm, inhabited by many different types of creatures such as Drow, Mind Flayers, Beholders, Derro, Duergar, Illithids, Myconids, Svirfneblin, Aboleths, and a Demodorgon. Ru'Mal extends below the cellars, dungeons and mines of Esau, and consists of caverns, tunnels, settlements and large complexes.

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Goblin Scaffolding

built by Goblins the scaffolding leads down to Holozar village - 3 hours from the turnoff that links Tomb of Liftrasa Hammerheart and Helterdeep
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The Tasty Bone Pub

Poor Travellers' Inn
OWNER: Slaga - goblin
Accommodation = 3 beds per room at 2cp per bed

ROOTSTALK

small town of Duergar (Dark Dwarves)
near the Dark One Lake
Note: supply to Limpopo Island - One edge of the Deep Ones Lake is only a thin piece of land before the Undersea. Limpopo Island is home to other Duergar, rests about 2,000 feet from the edge of Ru'Mal. The Duergar who live there worship the Demon Salties that reside in the Undersea.

Rotting Bridge

rotting trees - not strong
leads the THE BARRENS - lower land; steps down; land empty of life with a few lava rivers and pits; volcanic heat

MISTY LAKE

steams from the heat of The Barrens making it challenging to see

TWISTED TREES

boundary between road to Oggun town and the Barrens - a a dozen dead looking scary trees

FUNGAL WILDS

surrounds the Myconids village of ROTT (based on Neverlight Grove )

ROTT

Myconids village

NATHA

Drow town at fork in path; contains a Drow Manor
Natha

THE HAND

Giant Stone hand with steps craved into side - palm upwards with arcane ruins craved into palm
The Hand

SHAV LAKE

Dark crystal clear Lake
waters usually rough

THE CITADEL OF SPIRITS

across rough, clear waters of Shav Lake
The Citadel of Spirits

MORRUS RIVER

giant's skull "Head" sits as part of a high bank near the Shav lake entrance

CHETH AULSSIN

Drow Fortress - near an EXIT

DARKE

(previously known as Kaiock) Drow town
An empty town, abandoned - no one remembers who lived there - a magical darkness encloses the area - had Gothic-like Abbey to The Plane of Void (now in ruins with dangerous arcane symbols on floor) which elemental used as Portal from The Plane of Void to Prime Material Plane.

CAPITAL CITY

Lai'Tol City
* Set up by Vampires, Duergar, Goblins and Drow
It contains a huge Market on lower level

MARKET

* A transmutation wizard has been turning copper into gold and scamming the entire market; merchant selling real Human flesh instead of animal meat;
* A polymorphed demon with amnesia works at the market in the form of the Human and keeps charming everyone he meets without realising it or the fact that he is not really a Human;
* Every day, the same people follow the same path, say the same thing, buy the same produce from the same merchants. Those few travelers who stay long enough to notice, disappear;
* The only bakery stall has put up the price of bread and there is a picket of disgruntled people; * The animal sellers pen has been left open and some baby piglets have escaped into the market causing damage and eating food;
* the rum has gone;

Amethyst Swirls

Caverns
The location of a entrance from Malnax into Ru'Mal - on an island just off Tucalyos - with broken aqueducts pouring water down into streets.
Within these caverns wanders the hound Mischief - from the litter of Kerberos a three headed Hound from the Shadowfell and Desirosa a Phase Hound from The Hells. Mischief has an imposing size, powerful, muscular build, vicious, intense, focused eyes, and a perpetual scowl making her very intimidating. She has one head that is larger in proportion to her body size, and larger canine teeth than most hounds. Her colouring is tan and dark grey with black stripe down back. Mischief has lion's claws and a serpent like tail.

NEVERSEE Village

Village cover in a magical mist

EGLASSKI

Mind Flayer settlement

BLACK MARSH

Black Puddings roam - forest of Stalagmites

AUBADE GROVE

Daylight Grove
Many skeletons scattered about where people tried to climb out; Mossy rocks and damp healthy ground

BASK

Drow Hamlet


Gatch Forest
tall massive dark trees
Trees hides Laboratory creating Krasis and mutants.

THE PILLAR ARCH

Goblin homes built into centre pillar and into walls of arch

DEEP ONE LAKE

(expansive) on sands of SNAKE BAY

OGGUN

town
small Demons/slaves/cults

TUZRATH City

Demon city
portal/gate to The Hells.

BONE BRIDGE

Huge dragon skeleton lies over the deep water = up steps to cross over to higher side (East) of Ru'Mal.

THUNDER ALLEY

Thunder Alley
leads to the Gaping Maw

GAPING MAW

Demodorgon's Lair
part of the Lair contains deep, dark water; contains Blood Fountain;

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MIDDLEDARK

Helterdeep Mine - finishes at middledark level.
Nothing but rock is beneath it - Middledark level Over Tunnel to Tomb of Liftrasa Hammerheart (an EXIT)

EXITS

up to Helterdeep
near Cheth Aulssin
other side of Amethyst Swirls near Misty Lake = comes up into the Ruins of a City (on an island just off Tucalyos) with broken aqueducts pouring water down into streets