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[[Category:Chapter One Locations]]

[[File:Underdark.jpg|500px|thumb|The caverns of the Underdark.]]

The '''Underdark''' is a vast system of caverns and tunnels devoid of sunlight which stretch beneath the lands of Faerûn. It is a dangerous place, home to evil beings, powerful creatures, and outlandish flora. The [[Drow]] and [[Gnome|Deep Gnomes]] are native to the '''Underdark'''.  

The following locations contain known access points into the '''Underdark''':

*Depart from the [[Whispering Depths]] to reach the North East Region.

Due to its immense size, the map of the '''Underdark''' features several nameless [[Location|locations]] with unique elements, or named locations that only appear on the player's minimap. To help navigate this region, the [[Location|locations]] below may include adjacent nameless areas of the '''Underdark'''.  

===North East Quadrant===

===North Central Quadrant===

[[File:Ebonlake_Grotto_South.png|200px|thumb|View from Ebonlake Grotto, looking to the south.]]

[[Ebonlake Grotto]] is a [[location]] centered between the NE and NW corners of the '''Underdark''' map. This primary area, when labeled on the player minimap, is recognizable for its densely packed oversized mushrooms, and roaming [[Myconids]] amidst which reside several NPCs and merchants.

Enter the '''Underdark''' through this area only after unlocking the [[Myconid Colony]] waypoint here.

Considered part of the [[Ebonlake Grotto]], this nameless area of the ''' Underdark''' is recognizable for being full of dangerous mushrooms such as [[Timmask]] and [[Bibberbang]]. Pass through and speak to the [[Myconid]] NPCs when you arrive in this area if you wish.

===North West Quadrant===

[[File:Dread Hollow South.png|200px|thumb|View of Dread Hollow, looking south from the Sussur Tree]]

The [[Dread Hollow]] is a [[location]] in the NW corner of the '''Underdark''' map.  This primary area, when labeled on the player minimap, is recognizable for its brightly shining Sussur Trees, and the roaming [[Hook Horror|Hook Horrors]], amidst which resides a singular NPC.

This unique area is directly adjacent west of the [[Selûnite Outpost]].

[[File:Decrepit Village.png|200px|thumb|View from the Decrepit Village, overlooking it from the South]]

The [[Decrepit Village]] is the most central [[location]] on the '''Underdark''' map, and a multi-level area. When labeled on the player minimap, is recognizable for its ramshackle wooden structures and rope netting enclosures, though the north-eastern most portion has more mushrooms and a typical underdark appearance.  

Part of the [[Decrepit Village]] location, this lowest level of the Decrepit Village features a sandy beach strewn with the bodies of dead Deep Gnomes and Duergar. A boat rests at one dock, ready to take the player to [[Grymforge]] based on the story path of their choosing.

[[Grymforge]] is an expansive and abandoned settlement [[location]] on a separate '''Underdark''' map, containing the [[Adamantine forge|Adamantine Forge]] It is reached after taking the boat located at the Decrepit Village Beach.

*[[Baelen Bonecloak]]

*[[Dhourn]]

==Related Quests==

*[[Find the Mushroom Picker]]

**[[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]]

**[[Reach Moonrise Towers]]

*[[Find the Nightsong]]

*{{SmallIcon|Bloodguzzler Garb Icon.png}} [[Bloodguzzler Garb]]

*{{SmallIcon|Drow Studded Leather Armour Icon.png}} [[Drow Studded Leather Armour]]

*{{SmallIcon|Leather Helmet Magical Icon.png}} [[Helmet of Autonomy]]

==External Links==

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