Niurin Scaa

Niurin Scaa ("Shadow Nether") was the kingdom of the Arak hidden far beneath the surface of the land of Arak. It is unclear whether this was its proper name or one affixed to it by the surface dwelling Arakians. The kingdom was subject to a strange temporal fugue that dwarves and gnomes themselves encountered as they plumbed the depths. A miner might spend a week underground only to return to the surface and discover that only a day had passed. It is unknown where and at what depth the kingdom lay. The temporal fugues were repoted under Mount Nirka at the very least. And it is the meltwaters from Mount Nirka that feed the infamous Lake Temporus which was subject to an even stranger alteration of time. In 740 BC as part of the Great Upheaval, Niurin Scaa and the Arak were dragged to the southwest by Gwydion the Sorcerer-Fiend. The land of Arak ceased to be and the Land of the Mists tore open beyond Tepest. The Shadow Rift, sealed by roiling black mist, became the new land and kingdom of the Arak. It is unknown whether now flows normal under Mount Nirka and at Lake Temporous. If not, perhaps something of Niurin Scaa remains to be discovered.

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