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The Undersky

The ceiling of the massive Kingdom Cavern in the Savage Barrenlands. It is gigantic and maintains its own ecosystem, with plants and animals found no where else in Battal. From the cavern floor it actually has the appearance of an evening sky.

The lower parts of the cavern ceiling, where it almost meets the floor, grows **Light Moss*, an incandescent lichen which glows a pale pink, golden, purple, or deep blue. The color of the glow is influenced by the colors of those around it, and over the course of several days it will change hues. As the altitude gets higher, the density of the lichens decreases. As a result, there always looks to be just before sunrise or just after sunset along the horizon within the Savage Barrenlands.

Higher up, there are Star Shells, a race of animals similar to Muscles or Barnicles, which glow a bright bluish-white, and live their whole lives fixed to a single spot. From the bottom of the cave these creatures appear to be stars, hanging in the night sky.

A large circular beatle, called the Moon Bug, crawls along the roof of the cavern, eating the lichens and Star Shells. It's diet of glowing food is reflected in its large round glowing white carapace. The appearance of this animal is that of a full moon from the floor of the cave. The Moon Bug is revered and honored by the War Men. Only two are ever known to have been born. The first was as old as the tales the War Men told, but was killed when the Savage Barrenlands collapsed. The second was brought by Char Reyarteb and presented to the War Men, when he rebuilt their kingdom.

The recreation of the Undersky was so great an feat that it secured the loyalty of the War Men.