Located approximately one hundred miles south of Kyorda, deep beneath the Denrik Sea at the intersection of earth and dark leylines, lies an extensive underwater cave system known only as the Darkstone Caves. This is the sole known source of darkstone in all of Alaria—a rare mineral that emanates a natural aura of darkness and resists all geomantic manipulation unless the wielder is paragon-attuned to darkness itself.
The caves are perpetually shrouded in supernatural shadow that cannot be dispelled by normal light sources. The leyline convergence creates zones of absolute darkness where even magical sight fails. Currents within the underwater tunnels are unpredictable and deadly, formed by the interaction between earth magic stabilizing the cave structure and dark magic warping space within.
Mining darkstone requires specialized diving equipment, dark-attuned mages to navigate the lightless depths, and extraordinary courage. Most who attempt the descent never return—claimed by the crushing pressure, the disorienting darkness, or the strange creatures that have adapted to live in a realm of eternal shadow beneath the waves.