The Subterranean River is a region in The Kingdom of Ehb, the single player campaign in Dungeon Siege.
Overview[]
This is an underground roadway bejeweled with light-emitting crystals and ferocious wildlife. Farmgirl and her party traveled through it from Jeriah's Trading Post, the snow forest trail on the northeast end, to the temperate Dark Forest in the southwest end. About 80 percent of the way through the region, a small branch jutting off the otherwise-linear path contains the Crystal Temple, an important destination for multiplayer characters.
The Utraean Peninsula has two analogues to this region, the Crystal Caverns and the differently-colored Sulfur Tunnels.
Enemies[]
- Shards
- Trog
- Trog
- Trog Warrior
- Trog Knight
- Great Trog Warrior (miniboss)
- Lungers
- Dark Lunger
- Dark Slinger
- Dark Caster
- Shadow Lunger (miniboss)
- Others
- Slarg
- Lectar
- Stalagnid
- Spiked Maw
- Rabid Spiked Maw (miniboss)
- Skick
- Syrrus
Details[]
The Subterranean River is the lower section of the cave system known as Fedwyrr's Way, which runs through the mountains of northern Ehb. The Alpine Caverns lie above the river. The entrance is located along the road south from Jeriah's Trading Post, which lies in a small valley just beyond the exit of the Alpine Caverns. The Subterranean River exits into the Dark Forest.
The extensive caves and narrow, winding tunnels of the Subterranean River are best known for the veritable rainbow of crystalline growths present within, some of which are said to have a life of their own. Other creatures native to the caves include lectars, slargs, skicks, dark lungers, and spiked maws. The race known as the Trog also dwells within the lower tunnels. They were once far more widespread, but the 10th Legion's efforts to control their numbers significantly decreased their population. The surviving Trog are less aggressive, but still pose a serious threat if encountered in groups of more than two.
During the Seck Resurgence, the Krug invasion in the west and the battle at Fortress Kroth in the east drew soldiers out of the caverns, allowing the native Trogs to flourish in their absence. The future Lady Montbarron was forced to use these tunnels in her search for the stolen Staff of Stars.
Near the center of the caves is an ancient ruin, littered with the bodies of slain Goblins. In order to navigate this dungeon, a series of pressure pads must be operated, activating staircases and doorways that lead down to a hidden treasure chamber deep below. Within this chamber was the eye of a Fury, which was brought to the Utraean Peninsula to complete a ritual found beneath the Utraean Circle in Hiroth.
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