Editing Cavern

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The '''Cavern''' is a massive hollow in Earth's crust which served as the center of the [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] civilization for 9,400 years. Both [[Ae'gura]], the capital, and the [[City Proper]] were located here.

==Structure==
The main Cavern was naturally formed, but has been expanded by [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] excavations, and is now connected to smaller caverns such as [[Irrat]] and [[Rudenna]].

The center of the Cavern holds a large [[D'ni Cavern lake|lake]] with a type of [[Luminescent algae|algae]] which glows. A number of islands are in the cavern including [[Ae'gura]], [[Katha]], [[K'veer]], and [[Neref Island|Neref]], but the City [[City Proper|primary city]] is located on the cavern walls.

The decision to live in a cavern led to such regular maintenance tasks as keeping the residential and vital areas stable, finding light and energy sources (such as the light-emitting algae found in the lake), and finding and adjusting to a day cycle completely independent of the sun (which is actually about 6 hours longer than the astronomical one, which is 24 hours long). [[Ri'neref]] believed that the Cavern would be safe from most types of natural disasters, and that it would make the [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] have greater appreciation for the intrinsically more beautiful Ages they linked to.<ref>DRC D'ni FAQ [http://www.drcsite.org/dnifaq.php#history webpage].</ref>

===Districts===
The City is organized into various [[:Category:Districts|districts]].

===Connection to Surface===
The [[Great Shaft]], which is part of the [[Descent]], connects the Cavern to the [[surface]]. The [[Cleft]] and the [[Volcano]] are nearby, as are the [[Lodge]] and [[Atrus]]'s and [[Catherine]]'s late home they referred to as [[Tomahna]].

Geographically, the entire area is roughly in the region of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States of America.

==Flora and Fauna==
Animals of the Cavern include fireflies, cave bats, the elusive whale-like creature known as the [[senomar]], and [[tredfish]] in the lake.  The lake is also filled with algae that glow orange on a regular cycle.

Orange [[mushroom]]-like vegetation grows on some lampposts in the [[D'ni neighborhood|neighborhoods]].

==The Fall and Restoration==
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During the [[fall of D'ni]], the Cavern was shaken by earthquakes which caused great damage. The D'ni people fled from the [[Veovis's plague|plague]] released by [[A'gaeris]] and [[Veovis]], and the Cavern was left in ruins and abandoned.  70 years later, [[Atrus]] would gather many of the survivors from other Ages and attempt to restore D'ni, but decided instead to start again anew on [[Releeshahn]].

D'ni was discovered by surface-dwellers in modern times, leading to the formation of the [[D'ni Restoration Council]].

==Appearances==
===Featured===
*[[Book of Ti'ana]]
*[[Book of Atrus]]
*[[Myst (game)|Myst]]
*[[Riven (game)|Riven]]
*[[Book of D'ni]]
*[[Uru: Ages Beyond Myst]]
*[[Uru: To D'ni]]
*[[Uru: The Path of the Shell]]
*[[Myst V: End of Ages]]
*[[Myst Online: Uru Live]]

===Referenced===
*[[Myst III: Exile]]
*[[Myst IV: Revelation]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Places on Earth]]