AsZao Nika

**asZao Nika (translated from relifica as Fog's Edge)** is a temple location within the area of Fog Delta, where the main current of the Obsidian river flows over the edge of the world and falls through the gray fog separating the Observer from the deepest parts of Arsgri. This temple belonged to the Observer cult of the four-jawed worm. It is the deepest known stable location in Arschei that was not artificially built (as Marakhai is suspended even lower, though only by about half a mile.)

## AsZao Nika

### Founder

unknown member of the Void cult of the four-jawed worm

## Appearance

asZao Nika carries many of the same signs as other temples and hubs built by Void cultists with its own unique twist of the worshipped animal being what has been identified as an ancient form of the four-jawed worm. Most of the structures are built from rock, bone and wood and about half the city lies underground in tunnels going in some cases as far as 90 meters deep and 200 meters away from the central shrine. Many signs of the place having been once lived-in remain, although a large portion has been scavenged by relic-seekers, random passerby and visitors. Time has not been kind to the place, and many of the current rooms and structures are inaccessible because of cave-ins, architectural damage or general deterioration.

The river goes straight through the center of the ruins, including the central shrine, and is surrounded by sculptures, arches and relics, most notably several depictions of the four-jawed worm, which have been damaged and in some cases destroyed by floods.

The area around the town appears to have once been utilized for plant-growth and farming and evidence points towards vegetation in the ancient era covering the entirety of the area, though very little currently remains, and what does can be grouped with the common fauna found in the Fog Delta, Fog Plateau and Obsidian Wastes areas.

## the asZaonikan azeri yrgrob

The term azeri yrgrob (*false sight*) refers to a deja vu-like experience of feeling like what you see is not what you should be seeing, or as if you know what you are supposed to see but aren't quite sure if it matches what you perceive in reality. AsZao Nika is particularly famous for causing most of its visitors to experience azeri yrgrob upon entry and sometimes from afar. In *Dreamseeker*, the feeling is described thusly: "The second you see the ruins, two things hit you: just how underwhelming the place looks compared to the legends, and how nothing you see seems real." The cause of this has not yet been found, but the most popular theory talks about the possibility that the ancient cult, threatened by Vitravnen and facing destruction, may have vanished as suddenly as they did because they hid the true appearance of asZao Nika of their era in a separate reality or a dream, thus causing this phenomena.

Most of the evidence comes from many reports of the ruins of asZao Nika in dreams appearing whole, unaffected by time and surrounded by lush and strange vegetation basking in the light of a black hole above. This has not been accepted as valid evidence so far and is attributed to a bad case of wishful thinking of overexcited adventure-seekers and researchers.