The Morden city of Darthrul
Darthrul is the city of the Morden, built atop the ancient Imperial ruins of Okaym. Directly to the north lie the Mines of Kaderak, while the Human city of Kalrathia sits to the southwest. The Morden Chief rules from Darthrul.
History[]
Founding[]
In the early 1200s, Valdis claimed the Sword of Zaramoth and created the Morden, marching his newborn army into the regions surrounding Zaramoth's Horns. It was in the following years that Darthrul was founded atop an ancient ruin from the time of the Empire of Stars, located in the eastern Plain of Tears. The Morden converted the ruins into a fortress-city, from which they dominated the area.
Dungeon Siege II[]
After Valdis' army crushed the resistance at Snowbrook Haven, Morden from Darthrul marched to Kalrathia, and annexed the city. They cut off the water supply, placing a bloodthirsty Ganth to protect the source. The city's early attempts to return their water failed horribly, and it was not until a hero, carrying two fragments of the Shield of Azunai, came that they stood a chance.
When the water was returned to Kalrathia, the Morden leader stationed there quickly left to inform the Morden Chief in Darthrul. The hero and his companions soon followed suit, at the behest of Lord Kalrathia, in order to provide a distraction that would allow the Kalrathians to rebel against their Morden oppressors. The party assaulted the city, and slew the Morden Chief himself, bringing his head back to Kalrathia as a trophy.
Layout[]
The city is divided into five districts, each corresponding to a different class in the Morden army:
- The District of the Chief
- The District of the Lance
- The District of the Sword
- The District of the Crossbow
- The District of the Shield
| Locations – Dungeon Siege II | |
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| Act I | A Dark, Bone-Filled Cave • A Hak'u Ritual Camp • A Hidden Elven Vault • A Large Insect Egg Chamber • A Mysterious Shrine (Amren 1) • A Narrow Cavern • A Narrow Tunnel • A Ruined Crypt • A Small Canyon • A Small Cave (Eastern) • A Small Cave (Connector) • A Small Cave (Hrawn) • A Small Cave (Southern) • A Tranquil Cave • An Ancient Azunite Shrine • An Ancient Elven Reliquary (Act I) • An Azunite Cavern (Lower) • An Azunite Cavern (Ruins) • An Azunite Cavern (Upper) • An Elven Prison • An Elven Shrine • An Underground Shelter • Eastern Greilyn Beach • Isteru's Caverns • Razka's Ruins • Rokhar's Rift Site • Some Abandoned Ruins • Some Lost Elven Ruins • The Azunite Desert • The Cavern of Earth • The Cavern of the Phoenix • The Cliffs of Azunai • The Dryad Exile Colony • The Eastern Greilyn Jungle • The Eastern Windstone Fortress Gatehouse • The Hak'u Caves • The Inner Chamber of the Ancient Azunite Shrine • The Kithraya Valley • The Lost Valley of the Azunites • The Lost Vault of the Azunites • The Lower Kithraya Caverns • The Morden Army's Trenches • The Northern Greilyn Jungle • The Northern Trenches • The Southern Greilyn Jungle • The Temple Courtyard • The Temple of Xeria • The Tomb of Agarrus • The Town of Eirulan • The Upper Kithraya Caverns • The Western Greilyn Jungle • The Western Windstone Fortress Gatehouse • The Windstone Fortress Barracks • The Windstone Fortress Inner Vault • The Windstone Fortress Outer Vault • The Windstone Tunnels • Western Greilyn Beach • Windstone Fortress
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| Act II | A Cellar Beneath Aman'lu • A Cellar Beneath Aman'lu (Tavern) • A Damp Cave • A Flooded Chamber • A Frigid Cave • A Frozen Crypt (2) • A Frozen Crypt (4) • A Frozen Crypt (3) • A Frozen Crypt (5) • A Frozen Crypt (1) • A Frozen Vai'kesh Cave • A Large Vai'kesh Cavern • A Large Vai'kesh Cavern • A Large Vai'kesh Cavern • A Large Vai'kesh Cavern • A Mysterious Shrine (Amren 2) • A Mysterious Shrine (Amren 3) • A Small Cave • A Small Vai'kesh Cave • A Small Vai'kesh Cave • A Small Vai'kesh Cave • A Small Vai'kesh Prison • A Vai'kesh Grotto • A Watery Cavern • An Ancient Elven Reliquary (Act II - 2) • An Ancient Elven Reliquary (Act II - 1) • Arinth's Ravine • Northern Vai'lutra Forest • Snowbrook Mountain • Snowbrook Valley • Southern Vai'lutra Forest • The Aman'lu Arena • The Aman'lu Hills • The Azunite Burial Grounds • The Azunite Catacombs • The Cavern of Frost • The Elen'lu Isles • The Garden of the Ancients • The Levreth Estate • The Snowbrook Foothills • The Snowbrook Grotto • The Snowbrook Haven Courtyard • The Snowbrook Haven Dining Hall • The Snowbrook Haven Inner Keep • The Snowbrook Haven Living Quarters • The Snowbrook Haven Reliquary • The Snowbrook Haven Servants' Quarters • The Snowbrook Haven Throne Room • The Temple of Istaura and Isteru • The Town of Aman'lu • The Vai'kesh Forest • The Vai'kesh Sanctuary
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| Act III | A Cellar Beneath Darthul • A Cellar Beneath Kalrathia • A Large Abandonned Shelter • A Magical Oasis • A Morden Arsenal • A Mysterious Shrine (Amren 4) • A Mysterious Shrine (Amren 5) • A Mysterious Vault • A Water Chapel • An Ancient Chamber Beneath Kalrathia • An Ancient Stairway Beneath Kalrathia • Khartos' Rift Site • Some Ancient Ruins • Some Crumbling Ruins • The Agallan Peaks • The Archmage's Chamber • The Chapel Courtyard • The City of Darthul • The Desert of Kaderak • The District of the Chief • The District of the Crossbow • The District of the Lance • The District of the Shield • The District of the Sword • The Eastern Plain of Tears • The Kalrathian Nexus • The Lower Mines of Kaderak • The Mysterious Cavern • The Northern Plain of Tears • The Ruins of Okaym • The Summit of the Dark Wizards • The Temple of Valdis • The Town of Kalrathia • The Upper Mines of Kaderak • Zaramoth's Horns
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| Act IV | The Dryad Outpost
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