Ancient Stronghold

The stronghold's interior, as seen from the catwalks.

The **Ancient Stronghold** is an underground structure. It is located in Antarctica.

It is currently claimed by the Antarctic Empire.

## Layout

### **Antarctic Empire Base**

The main room contains 2 beds, multiple chests, a crafting table, and a chicken coop. This room is the faction home of the Antarctic Empire.

Outside the main room is a wheat farm, made by Technoblade. It has a wheat and seed hopper system, built by Ph1lzA. Next to the wheat farm is a tree farm. The first oak tree was planted by Technoblade and the farm was expanded by Ph1lzA (built a larger platform for the farm) and VoiceOverPete (planted more trees). Also outside the main room is a zero tick sugarcane farm made by Ph1lzA and an attempted villager trading station (villagers were unable to spawn).

Connected by a crude cobblestone pathway is another room containing a level 30 enchantment table built by Technoblade. He created the bookshelves using sugar cane he acquired from the Fit Power Experiment and leather he traded five diamonds for from IAmSp00n.

### **Catwalks**

The Antarctic Empire Base exits down a small staircase into a large system of catwalks.

### **End Portal**

The Ancient Stronghold is home to the Southern End Portal. It was once completed but has since been reset to its original state. It now has only a fraction of its original eyes placed.

### **Entrances**

Constructed by Ph1lzA, a system of a soul sand bubble column and a pit where one falls into.

Water and the Antarctic Railway System are the primary entrances and exits to the stronghold. There is also a small hole in a pipe protruding into the mountain which has been tunneled into the stronghold.

The Southern station of the original Boomer Bridge terminates in the heart of the Stronghold, making it the main form of transport from transcontinental visitors.

### **Deeper Caverns**

Beneath the Stronghold are mounds of snow and ice. They seem to be randomly generated. A sign is found here which reads, "boomers only".

### **Deepest Caverns**

A flat, snowy layer below the Deeper Caverns.

## Trivia

* In real life, neither the stronghold nor the mountain it lies in exists, implying that the original historic builders had the power to shape the land to their whims.
* Due to the Antarctic Animal Glitch, much of the operations of the Antarctic Empire has been moved to Technoblade's Palace at the Port-aux-Francais.

## Gallery

A view of the End Portal room.A view of the Ancient Stronghold's exterior, taken by Eret during the aftermath of the Fourth Faction Reset on Day 81.The stronghold from below, taken by Eret.

 Ph1LzA •
 VoiceOverPete •
 Wispexe •
 Pets
Derrick •
Floof† •
Those Two Polar Bears •
D O G G O † •
Floof 2 •
Alfr2d† •
 Colonies
Antarctic South Australis
 Antarctic Australia† •
 Antarctic India† •
 Antarctic Madagascar† •
 Landmarks & Locations
Port-aux-Francais •
Technoblade's Palace •
Boomer Bridge •
French Bridge •
Big Boomer Train Station •
Boomer Mansion •
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Villager Adoption Agency† •
Unknown Antarctic Empire Member Mystery •
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