Tourmaline Depths

The Tourmaline Depths were a subterranean expanse occupied by the ruins of an unknown origin beneath Baldur's Gate leading to the Underdark.
==Structure==
===The upper levels===
The rapier Pelorsun Blade which had "sliced Kas the Bloody-Handed's throat" and its last possessor were buried here and remained intact until 1492 DR.
The upper levels of the Tourmaline Depths were used as Cazador Szarr's prison where he held vampire spawn and slaves.
The Grand Chamber was used for rituals.
==History==
Amanita Szarr retold the known facts she had read in the writings of master vampire Donnella the Architect. According to Amanita's book, The Tourmaline Depths, during the period between 1138 and 1204, Donella reopened the sprawling blue-green halls beneath Baldur's Gate, placing them under the Szarr family's control. Donella suggested that dwarven exiles from the city of Bhaerynden were the original builders of the Tourmaline Depths, which seemed to serve as an outpost or a mining facility rather than a city. Still, by 1492 DR, it remained a mystery what resources the dwarves were extracting. It was also puzzling how these long-abandoned depths had stayed hidden beneath a major city like Baldur's Gate for so long.
After killing vampire lord Vellioth the Martinet, Cazador Szarr succeeded him as master vampire of Baldur's Gate in . Cazador made one of the upper rooms his personal bedroom and placed Vellioth's skull on a pillow on a pedestal there.
In , Mordoc SeLanmere, the Pale Knight, used the Onyx Heart to transform the citizens of Baldur's Gate into zombies under his control, while his vampires transformed other citizens into vampires. The city was temporarily renamed to Mordoc's Gate. By 1492 DR nothing was known of the relations between Mordoc and Cazador Szarr during the conquest of Baldur's Gate, but it was possible that Cazador assisted Mordoc, as he had a bust of Mordoc SeLanmere in Szarr Palace. the Tourmaline Depths could have been somehow used by Mordoc.
In , Cazador Szarr performed the Black Mass Ritual, but was stopped by the Absolute Adversaries.
==Appendix==
===Notes===
===Interactive Map===
A 15 century DR map of the Tourmaline Depths' upper levels. Index and references can be found .
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
BGIII Cazador's Dungeon entrance.jpg|The corridor with a dais connecting Cazador's Dungeon and Szarr Palace.
BGIII Cazador's Dungeon The Grand Chamber1.jpg|The Grand Chamber of Cazador's Dungeon.
BGIII Cazador's Dungeon The Grand Chamber2.jpg|The Grand Chamber of Cazador's Dungeon.
BGIII Cazador's Dungeon The Grand Chamber3.jpg|The Grand Chamber of Cazador's Dungeon.
===External links===
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===References===
Category:Dungeons
Category:Underground locations
Category:Locations in Baldur's Gate
Category:Locations in the Lower City
Category:Locations in the Underdark
Category:Locations on the Sword Coast
Category:Locations in the Western Heartlands
Category:Locations in West Faerûn
Category:Locations in Faerûn
Category:Locations on Toril
Category:Year of Metropolises