Redwood cave

Overview

Lying under the town of Redwood an ancient series of tunnels and caves stretch for miles, enveloping the area with lush, exuberance plant life. Its properties while studied are widely unknown.

History

The full history of the cave us unknown however the archeologists and the scientists have been able to piece together parts of the past using the rocks and the mysterious paintings on the walls.

Founding of Redwood

Many years ago the cave was rediscovered after years of being dormant. Gummy and Fredrick quickly found the area after meeting up in the nearby town of Invictus. They immediately knew something about the area was different and set up a small campsite. A few days after the discovery of the area Fredrick noticed the vines around the tents were growing back extraordinarily quickly after being trimmed or cut. Gummy soon took a very keen interest to this phenomenon and decided to study it. In order to study these strange events a more permanent settlement was created and named Redwood.

Findings

Throughout the exploring of the Caves in Redwood many interesting discoveries were made, including the findings of the old society that previously existed an unknown time ago. One of the first discoveries was the various mineshafts surrounding the area, often intersecting with the caves as streams and large reserves of water within them can be a clean freshwater source deep underground. Within the mineshaft's

there have been roughly 30 rooms discovered so far, around ten of the rooms were made by the first generation while the rest have been of the newer generation.

One of the most important findings have been the paintings and carvings found on many second generation rooms. These were large works of art were meant to provide the long time miners with a distraction from the dark tunnels which they made their living in, as well as a chance for their wealthy contractors to show off to miners and peers alike. The more lavish paintings often meant a better life style and better food choices.

One of the tools found in the cave has been the half pickaxe, it has stayed the same throughout the first and second generation of miners.

Historical Culture

Deep in the caves, paintings and carvings were discovered all around the walls and floors. These carvings are assumed to be made by the miners that once made a living down in the caves. The paintings can be separated into two generations known as the old generation and the new generation.

Properties

The cycle of magic

The magic of the Redwood cave is not limitless, it is impossible for the cave to create new energy or lose old energy. The cycle of magic is how the cave is able to maintain the flow of magic despite it being used through the crystals. In the cycle the cave puts its life energy into the plants of Redwood to cause them to grow uncontrollably, the energy of these plants is then recycled back into the cave once they die. This process is not only applied to plants but all life near Redwood, if an animal dies its life energy is then recycled into the plants or other animals and life. When a plant is not fully connected to the ground is in Redwood it is almost impossible for that plant to use any of the caves magic for its properties.

Crystals

The Redwood cave contains crystals that have mysterious powers when harnessed correctly, while the exact formation patterns of these crystals are unknown the reason the crystals have the powers and properties is known. Once a crystal is formed it is a blank crystal, as it gets older and the surrounding area changes around the crystal, the crystal will take properties from the surrounding area. The properties taken from the area are what end up being the crystals magic that can be harnessed. When put into a weapon the weapon grows incredibly powerful, however the power of the crystals can only be used when they are in the vicinity of the cave.