Overview

@The Vaults form the deepest level of @Gloomdeep — the necropolis and origin of the Corpse Plague. These halls were once the sacred burial sites of goblin nobles and the richest source of gemstones and metals ever mined by their kind. When the Veil tore open here, the dead stirred, and the plague spread upward through the city. Now, the Vaults are a labyrinth of tombs, molten fissures, and demonic corruption.

History

Ancestral Tombs: The Vaults were built to honor goblin lineage, filled with sarcophagi and memorials lit by pale sunstone veins symbolizing eternal dawn.
Birth of the Plague: Over two thousand years of burials caused an imbalance of souls pressing against the Veil. When it finally tore, the Corpse Plague erupted from these tombs, transforming the dead into abominations.
Eternal Containment: The @Gloomreach council sealed all passages leading here, sacrificing their kin to prevent the spread. Despite this, breaches still form, leaking corruption upward.

Description

The Vaults are colossal, spanning miles of catacombs carved from black stone. Sections are caved in or warped by demonic energy. Veins of sunstone pulse faintly between fissures of glowing green corruption. Endless skeletal remains fill the open halls, some fused into the walls by heat and time.

Dangers (Ordered by CR)

CR 2 – @Feral Goblin : Swarm the outer burial tunnels in countless numbers.
CR 16 – @Demon Drake : Patrols central chambers filled with corrupted flame.
CR 18 – @Soulrender Abomination : Fused masses of tortured souls drifting between tombs.
CR 20 – @Corpse Colossus : Towering amalgamations of the dead that crush everything in their path.
CR 24 – @The Veil‑Torn Demon : A demon of pure rupture, clawing open rifts between realms.
CR 25 – @Veil Sovereign : Ruler of the necropolis, embodiment of the Veil breach itself.

Points of Interest

@The Ember Tunnels – The deepest mines of Gloomdeep, where precious metals were extracted.
@Sepulchral Vaults – Grand tombs of noble lineages and lost artisans.
@Ruptured Crypts – Site of the original Veil breach, still glowing with corrupt light.
@The Black Maw – A yawning fissure descending into total darkness.
@The Bone Galleries – Catacombs filled wall-to-wall with skeletal remains.
@Shattered Reliquary – A collapsed shrine holding relics infused with trapped souls.

Faction Presence

@The Ashen Vigil : Launches purges into upper reaches but does not descend to the lower vaults.
@The Mage Guild : Seeks forbidden knowledge and @Demon Fragments , often losing entire expeditions here.
@Order of the Last Light : Avoids the Vaults entirely, calling them the heart of damnation.