Mystara: Hollow World

   Based within Dungeons & Dragons Mystara's Campaign Setting, the Hollow World is a place where ancient civilization have been preserved. The Immortal Ka created the whole world as a refuge from creatures that began to disappear from the surface of the world. As more and more things changed on the surface, Ka and others decided that cultures needed to be preserved as well besides disappearing animal species. Soon various cultures appeared in the Hollow World. Most are unaware of the transition and exists in a perpetual state of cultural stagnation, they are at the peak of the civilization but are unable to advance or adapt concepts that never known to them. Sadly a few culture like that of Blackmoor were unable to be saved. Much is this is do to the Spell of Preservation cast on the interior of the world. Although new civilization have been added, any interaction within another cultures is usually met with hostility. Those that have traded have been compelled to trade item that they would use in their culture. New things can be introduced from another society, but will always be considered a novelty at best and never integrated into the culture. However these civilization are threatened by invaders from the surface world from time to time. Shadow Elves and others that have found their way in have wreak havoc on some of the preserved nations..

The various civilization known to dwell with the Hollow World are:
 -Brute-Men
-Nethar
-Oltec
-Azcan
-Blacklore Elves
-Beastman
-Kogolor Dwarves
-Antalian
-Jennites
-Tanagoro
-Traldar
-Makia
-Nithia
-Krugel Orcs
-Milnians
-Kubbits
-Flamaeker Gnomes of Serrainne
-Sind
-Soderfjord Gnomes
-Hin
-Ierendi Pirates

   The Hollow Worlld of Mystara can be entered from various caverns found throughout Mystara. However there are two large openings at the northern and southern poles. Both poles are covered by an area of thick heavy fog. The oceans and seas of Mystara and the Hollow World are connected, thus many underwater creatures and civilization will be familiar. The Spell of Preservation though keeps these underwater civilization from changing too. The Hollow Earth is lit by the core of Mystara, a large ball of reddish plasma which illuminates the world in a perpetual state of none. A series of land masses orbit the core, and provide brief period of darkness for section of the inner surface. Fortunately the weather system is very similar to the surface world, as clouds form and provide some relief from the constant daylight. Some of land masses that orbit around the core are also inhabited by a few civilization as well.



   The greatest secret of the Hollow World is a massive library known as the Lighthouse. The area of the Lighthouse is an exception to the effects of the Spell of Preservation in the sense that, it is place were knowledge is accumulated and can be exchanged freely. It contains a collection of nearly all mortal knowledge from various points of history and cultures. Individual scholars journey here to contribute the vast library and study from it..