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== Geography of the Hollow Earth == | == Geography of the Hollow Earth == | ||
| − | Lovecraft's Hollow Earth setting, like most other versions, is assumed to be located on Earth. Lovecraft depicts his version of the Hollow Earth as a series of vast caverns that descend ever-further into the Earth's horror-filled core; in general, these caverns can be assumed to be in increasingly deeper "levels" one beneath the other, though some may approach nearer or further from the Earth's surface in various places, with entrances on the Earth's surface leading directly to the "lowest" levels in some places (for example, tunnels beneath the [[Polar City of the Old Ones]] seem to connect a little more directly to Yoth and N'Kai]] than another entrance beneath Oklahoma, which passes through [[K'n-yan]] and the [[Vaults of Zin]] first....) | + | Lovecraft's Hollow Earth setting, like most other versions, is assumed to be located on Earth. Lovecraft depicts his version of the Hollow Earth as a series of vast caverns that descend ever-further into the Earth's horror-filled core; in general, these caverns can be assumed to be in increasingly deeper "levels" one beneath the other, though some may approach nearer or further from the Earth's surface in various places, with entrances on the Earth's surface leading directly to the "lowest" levels in some places (for example, tunnels beneath the [[Polar City of the Old Ones]] seem to connect a little more directly to Yoth and N'Kai]] than another entrance beneath Oklahoma, which passes through [[K'n-yan]] and the [[Underworld#Vaults_of_Zin|Vaults of Zin]] first....) |
Lovecraft's [[Dreamlands]] also border on the [[Hollow Earth]] in various locations, with the Dreamlands "Darklands" (''[[Pathfinder]]'' RPG) collectively referred to as the [[Underworld]]. | Lovecraft's [[Dreamlands]] also border on the [[Hollow Earth]] in various locations, with the Dreamlands "Darklands" (''[[Pathfinder]]'' RPG) collectively referred to as the [[Underworld]]. | ||
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Locations in the Hollow Earth: | Locations in the Hollow Earth: | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Mythos:Locations:Hollow Earth]], [[Hollow Earth]] | ||
* [[K'n-yan]], a blue-litten cavern beneath colorado ruled by the People of K'n-yan | * [[K'n-yan]], a blue-litten cavern beneath colorado ruled by the People of K'n-yan | ||
* [[N'kai]], a lightless abyss where Shoggoths roll | * [[N'kai]], a lightless abyss where Shoggoths roll | ||
* [[Yoth]], a red-litten cavern beneath K'n-yan, ruled by the Serpent People | * [[Yoth]], a red-litten cavern beneath K'n-yan, ruled by the Serpent People | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Underworld]], a Dreamlands location bordering on the Hollow Earth |
| − | * | + | ** [[Underworld#Vaults_of_Zin|Vaults of Zin]] |
| − | * | + | ** [[Underworld#Vale_of_Pnath|Vale of Pnath]] |
| + | ** [[Underworld#Cemetery_of_the_Gugs|Cemetery of the Gugs]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#City_of_the_Gugs|City of the Gugs]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#Peaks_of_Thok|Peaks of Thok]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#Tunnels_of_the_Ghouls|Tunnels of the Ghouls]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#Crag_of_the_Ghouls|Crag of the Ghouls]] | ||
| + | ** [[Underworld#Great_Abyss|Great Abyss]] | ||
* [[Deep Dendo]], a Hollow Earth creation of [[Arthur Machen]] | * [[Deep Dendo]], a Hollow Earth creation of [[Arthur Machen]] | ||
| + | * [[Cave World]], where [[Richard Sharpe Shaver]]'s [[Dero]]s dwell | ||
* [[Mount Voormithadreth]], placed underground in "[[The Mound (fiction)]]" but originally set above ground in Hyperborea by [[Clark Ashton Smith]] | * [[Mount Voormithadreth]], placed underground in "[[The Mound (fiction)]]" but originally set above ground in Hyperborea by [[Clark Ashton Smith]] | ||
* [[Y'quaa|Cavern of Y'quaa]], a grey-litten cavern beneath Mouth Voormithadreth where the Spawn of Abhoth dwell | * [[Y'quaa|Cavern of Y'quaa]], a grey-litten cavern beneath Mouth Voormithadreth where the Spawn of Abhoth dwell | ||
| + | ** [[Cavern of Archetypes]], where Abhoth and its spawn dwell | ||
* [[Pellucidar]], a creation of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] | * [[Pellucidar]], a creation of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] | ||
* [[Shambhala]], a Buddhist concept sometimes conceived of as an underground city in some esoteric and paranoiac writings | * [[Shambhala]], a Buddhist concept sometimes conceived of as an underground city in some esoteric and paranoiac writings | ||
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* [[Eihort's Tunnels]], a labyrinth beneath the [[Severn Valley]] in which Eihort and its brood dwell | * [[Eihort's Tunnels]], a labyrinth beneath the [[Severn Valley]] in which Eihort and its brood dwell | ||
* [[Ancient Khem#Catacombs_of_Nephren-Ka|Catacombs of Nephren-Ka]] a vast complex of hidden chambers and catacombs hidden beneath the Egyptian Sphinx and Pyramids | * [[Ancient Khem#Catacombs_of_Nephren-Ka|Catacombs of Nephren-Ka]] a vast complex of hidden chambers and catacombs hidden beneath the Egyptian Sphinx and Pyramids | ||
| + | * [[Darklands]], the Underworld of [[Pathfinder (RPG)]] | ||
| + | * [[Leng]] | ||
| + | * [[Agartha]], capitol city of the Hollow Earth | ||
| − | The general structure of Lovecraft's terrestrial Hollow Earth seems to be: Blue-litten [[K'n-yan]] > Red-litten [[Yoth]] > [[Vaults of Zin]] > Black Abysses of [[N'kai]] | + | |
| + | The general structure of Lovecraft's terrestrial Hollow Earth seems to be: Blue-litten [[K'n-yan]] > Red-litten [[Yoth]] > [[Underworld#Vaults_of_Zin|Vaults of Zin]] > Black Abysses of [[N'kai]] | ||
[[Mount Voormithadreth]] is located in Yoth, and Grey-Litten [[Yquaa]] beneath that. | [[Mount Voormithadreth]] is located in Yoth, and Grey-Litten [[Yquaa]] beneath that. | ||
| − | [[Midian]] is located near the surface, beyond the tunnels of the ghouls, bordering on the Dreamlands somewhere beyond the [[Vale of Pnath]]. | + | [[Midian]] is located near the surface, beyond the tunnels of the ghouls, bordering on the Dreamlands somewhere beyond the [[Underworld#Vale_of_Pnath|Vale of Pnath]]. |
== Bestiary of the Hollow Earth == | == Bestiary of the Hollow Earth == | ||
Revision as of 21:12, 22 July 2022
A popular pulp setting filled with strange creatures and bizarre locations located in vast caverns deep underground. See Hollow Earth for a more detailed description.
Geography of the Hollow Earth
Lovecraft's Hollow Earth setting, like most other versions, is assumed to be located on Earth. Lovecraft depicts his version of the Hollow Earth as a series of vast caverns that descend ever-further into the Earth's horror-filled core; in general, these caverns can be assumed to be in increasingly deeper "levels" one beneath the other, though some may approach nearer or further from the Earth's surface in various places, with entrances on the Earth's surface leading directly to the "lowest" levels in some places (for example, tunnels beneath the Polar City of the Old Ones seem to connect a little more directly to Yoth and N'Kai]] than another entrance beneath Oklahoma, which passes through K'n-yan and the Vaults of Zin first....)
Lovecraft's Dreamlands also border on the Hollow Earth in various locations, with the Dreamlands "Darklands" (Pathfinder RPG) collectively referred to as the Underworld.
Various other writers have created more or less Lovecraftian horror-filled Darklands of their own which Keepers might borrow on the assumption that they connect to - or are identical with - Lovecraft's.
Locations in the Hollow Earth:
- Category:Mythos:Locations:Hollow Earth, Hollow Earth
- K'n-yan, a blue-litten cavern beneath colorado ruled by the People of K'n-yan
- N'kai, a lightless abyss where Shoggoths roll
- Yoth, a red-litten cavern beneath K'n-yan, ruled by the Serpent People
- Underworld, a Dreamlands location bordering on the Hollow Earth
- Deep Dendo, a Hollow Earth creation of Arthur Machen
- Cave World, where Richard Sharpe Shaver's Deros dwell
- Mount Voormithadreth, placed underground in "The Mound (fiction)" but originally set above ground in Hyperborea by Clark Ashton Smith
- Cavern of Y'quaa, a grey-litten cavern beneath Mouth Voormithadreth where the Spawn of Abhoth dwell
- Cavern of Archetypes, where Abhoth and its spawn dwell
- Pellucidar, a creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Shambhala, a Buddhist concept sometimes conceived of as an underground city in some esoteric and paranoiac writings
- Midian, a subterranean Ghoulish city created by Clive Barker in his story "Nightbreed"
- Y'quaa, a grey-litten cavern beneath Mount Voormithadreth where Abhoth dwells
- City of Bricks, a vast, labyrinthine city of madness in which Y'golonac and its servants are imprisoned; opens into the Severn Valley
- Eihort's Tunnels, a labyrinth beneath the Severn Valley in which Eihort and its brood dwell
- Catacombs of Nephren-Ka a vast complex of hidden chambers and catacombs hidden beneath the Egyptian Sphinx and Pyramids
- Darklands, the Underworld of Pathfinder (RPG)
- Leng
- Agartha, capitol city of the Hollow Earth
The general structure of Lovecraft's terrestrial Hollow Earth seems to be: Blue-litten K'n-yan > Red-litten Yoth > Vaults of Zin > Black Abysses of N'kai
Mount Voormithadreth is located in Yoth, and Grey-Litten Yquaa beneath that.
Midian is located near the surface, beyond the tunnels of the ghouls, bordering on the Dreamlands somewhere beyond the Vale of Pnath.
Bestiary of the Hollow Earth
Creatures of the Hollow Earth:
- "Frazetta Man", an unofficial catch-all term for any sort of bestial, hybrid, ape-like, quasi-human creatures that might make their home in the Hollow Earth (Deros, Voormis, Gnophkehs, Sagoths, Morlocks, and many others)
- Gyaa-yothn
- People of K'n-yan
- Serpent Men
- Shoggoths
- Elder Things, built and abandoned cities in the Hollow Earth beneath their Polar City
- Flying Polyps
- Gugs
- Ghouls
- Ghasts
- Nightgaunts
- Bholes
- Gnoph-Kehs, savage, shaggy, horned creatures found among the glaciers of Greenland, which by some accounts share ancestry with subterranean Gyaa-yothn and/or Gnophkehs
- Deros - Richard Sharpe Shaver's mad denizens of the Hollow Earth
- Faeries - Arthur Machen's "Little People"
- Worms of the Earth
- Serpent People
- Tunnelers Below
- Reptile People
- Rat People
- Bholes
- Scion of Tsathoggua
Tomes
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Pages in category "HollowEarth"
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