Beneath the earth and extending into the Warrens is an area known simply as the Midden. Those who much prefer to go unnoticed by Kalzasi’s authorities or who just can’t gain citizenship for one reason or another congregate in some of the large cavernous spaces below the surface. The Midden is Kalzasi’s most widely known secret, its existence is not lost on any of the residents but there is no desire by the authorities to tame or expunge it. Lawlessness and danger are ever-present in the Midden. The city guards do not exercise their authority in this place and would not be welcome to do so. The lack of any organized defense force, however, leaves the Midden open to incursions by the dark creatures that call the Warrens home. Whosoever resides in the Midden, does so at their own peril.
About the Region
The Midden is the underbelly of Kalzasi, a city beneath where the rejects go; whether they resent the Jewel of Karnor alone or are resented by it. While much of the Midden is a never-ending labyrinth that spans so deeply beneath Kalzasi, the upper levels have been turned into a makeshift home for the outcasts that live here. However, this isn't an underground paradise, for the weak will have it hard down here, while the strong prey on the downtrodden for their own needs.
It's a place free from the repute of the nobility above the surface, as well as the local watch of Kalzasi, but it is also where the Myriad establish their own sense of order in a place of anarchy, and where the Shaerkai are all too happy to enforce that order 'by any means' necessary. While the upper levels of the vast system of waterways has been made home to these lawless groups, the rest of the Midden remains mostly uncharted with good reason.
For the dangers below far exceed what some would find on the surface.
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