Dorchadasdelve

The realm of hatred and darkness, Dorchadasdelve is a series of dark caverns and shadowy abyssal space. The foul creatures that stalk the realm do battle under the watchful gaze of their twisted rulers.

## Society

### Primary People

Shadow Dragons, Vampyr, Ghouls, Undead, Demons

## History

### Date Created

Eternal

Dorchadasdelve is one of the Primordial Inner Realms that make up the second layer of the Realmsphere. It is the realm of hatred and darkness and serves as the source and origin of night within Terra Aletheia. As the mortal realm orbits on its axis, one half of the world rotates to face Dorchadasdelve, with the dread domain of Fjaldorn rising in the sky as the malignant Void-Sun. The Erraté Edwardius is the ruler of the realm of shadow and is a monstrous and evil being that covets dominion over the entire Realmsphere.

## Description

The realm of hatred, or the Shadow Realm, is characterized by its jagged caverns and shadowy-smoke filled air. As one of the Inner Realms

The realm of hatred, or the Shadow Realm, is characterized by its jagged caverns and shadowy smoke filled air. The few cities that survive within these barren, umbral wastes are ruled by either the Nekromanteia, Dorchadasdelve’s Íshnubar, or in rare cases by powerful shadow dragons. These cities are often tucked away in the center of deep caverns or valleys, shielded from the dark otherkin of the realm by natural fortifications.

Souls that find themselves consigned to Dorchadasdelve are often remade into twisted otherkin that best exemplified their essence in life. This has resulted in a great number of twisted and powerful demons, birthed from some of the most vile and sinister mortals Terra Aletheia has ever seen. A small number of demons, known as Elder Demons, were crafted directly by an Ishnubar in a pale imitation of their masters own twisted court. These beings rival dragons in power and yearn to walk the mortal realm once more.

Within the realm of shadow, most civilizations are populated by otherkin, but there are some races that walk its jagged boundaries. A great number of ghouls and undead call Dorchadasdelve home, as do the few remaining Shades, the undead remnants of the Primordial faction who were foul enough to align themselves with the Duskbringer. Not long for life, they were slain by Edwardius and resurrected as undead beings to better execute his will.

As one of the Inner Realms, Dorchadasdelve holds great influence over the life of mortals, particularly during the night, when the energies of other realms are given a dark edge after having to pass through the Shadow Realm. Beings that can trace their origin to Dorchadasdelve, such as vampyrs, are typically more powerful when the Void-Sun is ascendant.

## The Nekromanteia

A group of Íshnubar drawn from the surviving Primordial champions of Edwardius, the Nekromanteia are a group of vicious and contentious beings that are just as likely to battle one another then oppose the Courts of the other realms. Each one embodies an aspect of their master in some way, and their own Lesser Domains are reflections of themselves. The Lesser Domains of the Nekromanteia are:

* Phoberus, Domain of Fear
* Romeros, Domain of Night and Undeath
* Ramesis, Domain of Subjugation and Cruelty
* Faminaye, Domain of Suffering and Plague
* Evanor, Domain of Curses and Pain
* Nosfera, Domain of Blood and Murder