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[[Image:Great Stair.jpg|thumb|[[Kerath's Arch]] as seen from the [[Great Stair]].]] | |||
[[Image:ferry terminal.jpg|thumb|[[Kerath's Arch]], and city proper from the [[Ferry terminal]] .]] | |||
| | The City of the [[D'ni (race)|D'ni]] is hosted in a massive underground cavern of the [[Age]] of [[Earth]] which, at the peak of its civilization, accounted for about a million people. | ||
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==Structure== | ==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 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 | The center of the Cavern holds a large 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> | 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=== | ===Districts=== | ||
The City is organized into various [[:Category:Districts|districts]]. | The City is organized into various [[:Category:Districts in the City of D'ni|districts]]. | ||
===Connection to Surface=== | ===Connection to Surface=== | ||
The [[Great Shaft]] | The [[Great Shaft]] 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== | ==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. | 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 [[ | Orange [[mushroom]]-like vegetation grows on some lampposts in the [[neighborhoods]]. | ||
==The Fall and Restoration== | ==The Fall and Restoration== | ||
{{main|Fall of D'ni}} | {{main|Fall of D'ni}} | ||
In 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]]. | D'ni was discovered by surface-dwellers in modern times, leading to the formation of the [[D'ni Restoration Council]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*[[Myst Online: Uru Live]] | *[[Myst Online: Uru Live]] | ||
=== | ===References=== | ||
*[[Myst III: Exile]] | *[[Myst III: Exile]] | ||
*[[Myst IV: Revelation]] | *[[Myst IV: Revelation]] | ||
