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	'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari shifted the valley into another existence with magic, and was cursed with immortality.		'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari shifted the valley into another existence with magic, and was cursed with immortality.

	Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[Wehnimer's Landing]] at some point in ~~late~~ 1995 or 1996. He sounded sad and was ~~supposedly~~ seeking his life's end. There is [[Muylari backstory (log)\|a log]] of this appearance, though some elements are De-I.C.E. anomalies. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. This rider was a Faendryl on a black stallion, as this ~~part~~ of ~~the story was not told until after the~~ I.C.E. ~~Age~~ ~~ended~~.		Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[Wehnimer's Landing]] at some point in 1995 or maybe 1996. He sounded sad and was seeking his life's end. There is [[Muylari backstory (log)\|a log]] of this appearance, though some elements are De-I.C.E. anomalies. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. This rider was a Faendryl on a black stallion, though this might only be De-I.C.E. terminology for an older log.

	==Behind the Scenes==		==Behind the Scenes==
	"Muylari" is probably supposed to mean something in [[Iruaric]] or less likely [[Erlini]], given its stark similarity to the word [[Iylari]] which are the High Elves. [[Research:Shadow Valley]] analyzes the story and Shadow Valley itself for its possible deeper meanings. The reason the Secluded Valley is found near [[The Graveyard]] (implicitly a "mana portal") may have had more explanation in story events around its release but it is not recorded now.		"Muylari" is probably supposed to mean something in [[Iruaric]] or less likely [[Erlini]], given its stark similarity to the word [[Iylari]] which are the High Elves. [[Research:Shadow Valley]] analyzes the story and Shadow Valley itself for its possible deeper meanings. The reason the Secluded Valley is found near [[The Graveyard]] (implicitly a "mana portal") may have had more explanation in story events around its release but it is not recorded now. Notably, there is no log for Muylari traveling to the valley, which may be when Shadow Valley was first released. However, that is briefly described in writing appended to a log of the Dark Pasture release event, with the wyrm demon.

	===See Also===		===See Also===

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	'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari shifted the valley into another existence with magic, and was cursed with immortality.		'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari shifted the valley into another existence with magic, and was cursed with immortality.

	Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[Wehnimer's Landing]] at some point in 1996. He sounded sad and was supposedly seeking his life's end. There is [[Muylari backstory (log)\|a log]] of this appearance, though some elements are De-I.C.E. anomalies. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. This rider was a Faendryl on a black stallion, as this part of the story was not told until after the I.C.E. Age ended.		Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[Wehnimer's Landing]] at some point in late 1995 or 1996. He sounded sad and was supposedly seeking his life's end. There is [[Muylari backstory (log)\|a log]] of this appearance, though some elements are De-I.C.E. anomalies. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. This rider was a Faendryl on a black stallion, as this part of the story was not told until after the I.C.E. Age ended.

	==Behind the Scenes==		==Behind the Scenes==

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	'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari ~~may~~ ~~have~~ ~~been~~ cursed with immortality.		'''Muylari''' was the overseer of the ill-fated mining operation in Silver Valley. He was using amnesia sorcery to make the village of Velaskar forget they were a tourist town, no longer having any memory of the valley or its horses. The tour guide [[Jaron Galarn]] regained his memories and tried to free the enslaved horses, who were being used to haul the mining carts. Muylari ordered his men to bury Jaron Galarn alive, but then the ground cracked and released a great evil "wyrm" entity of darkness. Muylari survived while his mining crew mostly or entirely perished. Muylari shifted the valley into another existence with magic, and was cursed with immortality.

	Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[~~Kelfour~~'s Landing]] at some point in ~~1995~~. He sounded sad and was supposedly seeking his life's end. ~~This~~ is ~~poorly~~ ~~recorded~~ ~~now,~~ ~~and~~ ~~only~~ ~~exists~~ in ~~paraphrases~~ ~~with~~ ~~unknown~~ ~~degrees~~ of ~~embellishment~~. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. ~~The~~ ~~identity~~ of this ~~master~~ is not ~~clear~~ ~~with~~ the ~~available~~ ~~information~~.		Muylari was an NPC who appeared around [[Wehnimer's Landing]] at some point in 1996. He sounded sad and was supposedly seeking his life's end. There is [[Muylari backstory (log)\|a log]] of this appearance, though some elements are De-I.C.E. anomalies. His master is said to have been a dark rider who saved him and his new wife from giants. This rider was a Faendryl on a black stallion, as this part of the story was not told until after the I.C.E. Age ended.

	==Behind the Scenes==		==Behind the Scenes==
	"Muylari" is probably supposed to mean something in [[Iruaric]] or less likely [[Erlini]], given its stark similarity to the word [[Iylari]] which are the High Elves. [[Research:Shadow Valley]] analyzes the story and Shadow Valley itself for its possible deeper meanings. The reason the Secluded Valley is found near [[The Graveyard]] may have had more explanation in story events around its release but it is not recorded now.		"Muylari" is probably supposed to mean something in [[Iruaric]] or less likely [[Erlini]], given its stark similarity to the word [[Iylari]] which are the High Elves. [[Research:Shadow Valley]] analyzes the story and Shadow Valley itself for its possible deeper meanings. The reason the Secluded Valley is found near [[The Graveyard]] (implicitly a "mana portal") may have had more explanation in story events around its release but it is not recorded now.

	===See Also===		===See Also===
			* [[Muylari backstory (log)]] (1996)
	* [[Research:Shadow Valley]]		* [[Research:Shadow Valley]]
	* [[Tale of Silver Valley]] (official De-ICE'd version)		* [[Tale of Silver Valley]] (official De-ICE'd version)
			* [[Dark pasture release event (log)]] (1996)
	* [http://www.gemstone.net/etimes/et1/index.html Elanthian Times - Volume I Issue I] (slightly inaccurate depiction of the "wyrm")		* [http://www.gemstone.net/etimes/et1/index.html Elanthian Times - Volume I Issue I] (slightly inaccurate depiction of the "wyrm")
	* [[Jaron Galarn]]		* [[Jaron Galarn]]

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 * [http://www.gemstone.net/etimes/et1/index.html Elanthian Times - Volume I Issue I] (slightly inaccurate depiction of the "wyrm")
 * [[Jaron Galarn]]
 * [[Selias Jodame]]
 * [[Isles of transfer]]
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	The relationship between [[Shadow Valley]] and the rest of [[The Graveyard]], as well as [[The Broken Lands]], is extremely subtle and can only be recognized by looking at the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] lore and their shared Lovecraftian subtexts. There was a release event where the horses returned to the valley to defeat the demon, which was labeled as a "wyrm" and was apparently a Terrorite from [[Rolemaster]]. There is a very obvious theme of spatial distortion with a dreamworld plane, which is much more subtle in the Broken Lands, but they involve temporal anomalies as well which is more obvious in the latter.		The relationship between [[Shadow Valley]] and the rest of [[The Graveyard]], as well as [[The Broken Lands]], is extremely subtle and can only be recognized by looking at the [[ICE age\|I.C.E. Age]] lore and their shared Lovecraftian subtexts. There was a release event where the horses returned to the valley to defeat the demon, which was labeled as a "wyrm" and was apparently a Terrorite from [[Rolemaster]]. There is a very obvious theme of spatial distortion with a dreamworld plane, which is much more subtle in the Broken Lands, but they involve temporal anomalies as well which is more obvious in the latter.
	===(A) Shadow Valley and The Graveyard===		===(A) Shadow Valley and The Graveyard===
	While the valley was still present in its cursed state when [[Navigators\|Selias Jodame]] visited in the early 6000s [[Second Era]], it would become [[Isles of transfer\|unstable]] and shifted between time and space until it anchored under the [[The Graveyard\|necropolis]] of [[Bandur Etrevion]] a few hundred miles to the south-west. Muylari returned to tell his story, and was never seen or heard from again. [[Player character\|Adventurers]] ~~followed~~ a talking wolf to the valley and witnessed the ~~equines~~ ~~fly~~ up and ~~battle~~ the monstrosity, in ~~spite~~ of ~~their~~ ~~undeath~~, ~~which~~ resembled a flying serpent with arms and wings. These Terrorite demons frequently served as lieutenants of [[Maleskari\|Demon Lords]], and were almost identical in appearance to the [[avatar]] of Klysus ([[Luukos]]). These facts are both relevant to the [[Purgatory#The Graveyard\|symbolism]] of that specific area within The Graveyard. Terrorites would summon demonic servants at will, some of whom were known to ride [[night mare\|"night mares"]], which were demonic possessed and would seek vengeance upon those who wronged the horses before they died. It is worth noting that the [[Ordainer\|Ordainers]] the Terrorites served were called Death Watchers, which translates as Vog Muylari, and that one of the most powerful was [[Maleskari]] which is conspicuously close to Velaskar. Maleskari was known to have a Terrorite lieutenant, as well as Demon Scourge retainers, who rode nightmares as their demonic steeds. He took the form of an enormous armored skeleton.		While the valley was still present in its cursed state when [[Navigators\|Selias Jodame]] visited in the early 6000s [[Second Era]], it would become [[Isles of transfer\|unstable]] and shifted between time and space until it anchored under the [[The Graveyard\|necropolis]] of [[Bandur Etrevion]] a few hundred miles to the south-west. Muylari returned to tell his story, and was never seen or heard from again. [[Player character\|Adventurers]] would later follow a talking wolf to the valley and witnessed the pookas transform into a giant shadow steed that flew up and battled the monstrosity, with a sky rift opening and the shadow steeds returning, where the wyrm resembled a flying serpent with arms and wings. These Terrorite demons frequently served as lieutenants of [[Maleskari\|Demon Lords]], and were almost identical in appearance to the [[avatar]] of Klysus ([[Luukos]]). These facts are both relevant to the [[Purgatory#The Graveyard\|symbolism]] of that specific area within The Graveyard. Terrorites would summon demonic servants at will, some of whom were known to ride [[night mare\|"night mares"]], which were demonic possessed and would seek vengeance upon those who wronged the horses before they died. It is worth noting that the [[Ordainer\|Ordainers]] the Terrorites served were called Death Watchers, which translates as Vog Muylari, and that one of the most powerful was [[Maleskari]] which is conspicuously close to Velaskar. Maleskari was known to have a Terrorite lieutenant, as well as Demon Scourge retainers, who rode nightmares as their demonic steeds. He took the form of an enormous armored skeleton. Maleskari was imprisoned in the walls of Bonespear Tower in 5098 Modern Era, where if freed the moving tower would become his body.

	Terrorites were known for tearing into other realities unexpectedly, knocking out whoever they ensnared with their [[501\|sleep]] poison. It would have somewhat resembled a very large flying [[abyran'sa]] demon in appearance, but there is no actual relationship, unless the abyran were [[Abdullahi Hazalred Faendryl\|intentional allusions]] to the [http://yog-blogsoth.blogspot.ca/search?q=progeny+of+yig Progeny of Yig]. The Shadow Valley has a sleep theme in general, whether [[night mare\|night mares]] or sleep-immune [[night hound\|night hounds]]. It is related to the more subtle sleep theme of The Graveyard, which includes: a society task of "where death sleeps cold", bog sleeping [[Lesser ghoul\|ghouls]], its [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|Lovecraft allusions]] regarding [[Pales\|Old Ones]], the [[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|nightmares]] of [[Bandur Etrevion]] fueled by otherworldly powers, the [[demonic\|dream state]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaper_Man Oblivion], the sleeping [[Absolution Pure\|nature]] of the [[Gates of Oblivion\|Staff of Doom]] and Eissa's [[Ronan\|brother]], the dormant [[Ordainer]] symbolism, the [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|sleeping death]] and "resurrection" of the [[Lords of Essaence]], the [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_mythology#The_journey_of_the_sun Egyptian] night journeys to the dawn, hell as where "the sun in [https://books.google.com/books?id=03vvUFOgGh0C&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=%22the+sun+in+silence+rests%22&source=bl&ots=d6rPngMGwl&sig=bZFfVoH-fYMOQr-xeUqaQF-ZEqY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPt8uTv8zKAhVHmx4KHd2wC7UQ6AEIKjAF#v=onepage&q=%22the%20sun%20in%20silence%20rests%22&f=false silence rests]", the Orgiana and Morgu stanzas in [[The Temple of Darkness Poem]], and [[Black Hel\|the poems]] on the seal of the Helm of [[Kadaena]] ("The Shadow") and her false sarcophagus calling her the "sleeping queen" who "spurns death" (hence the frieze inscription "defies [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(Discworld) Death] itself.") [[The Dark Path]] had its presence in [[The Broken Lands]] as well, which among other things has the [[lesser vruul]], which slumbered in urns filled with foul fluid for thousands of years.		Terrorites were known for tearing into other realities unexpectedly, knocking out whoever they ensnared with their [[501\|sleep]] poison. It would have somewhat resembled a very large flying [[abyran'sa]] demon in appearance, but there is no actual relationship, unless the abyran were [[Abdullahi Hazalred Faendryl\|intentional allusions]] to the [http://yog-blogsoth.blogspot.ca/search?q=progeny+of+yig Progeny of Yig]. The Shadow Valley has a sleep theme in general, whether [[night mare\|night mares]] or sleep-immune [[night hound\|night hounds]]. It is related to the more subtle sleep theme of The Graveyard, which includes: a society task of "where death sleeps cold", bog sleeping [[Lesser ghoul\|ghouls]], its [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|Lovecraft allusions]] regarding [[Pales\|Old Ones]], the [[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|nightmares]] of [[Bandur Etrevion]] fueled by otherworldly powers, the [[demonic\|dream state]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaper_Man Oblivion], the sleeping [[Absolution Pure\|nature]] of the [[Gates of Oblivion\|Staff of Doom]] and Eissa's [[Ronan\|brother]], the dormant [[Ordainer]] symbolism, the [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|sleeping death]] and "resurrection" of the [[Lords of Essaence]], the [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_mythology#The_journey_of_the_sun Egyptian] night journeys to the dawn, hell as where "the sun in [https://books.google.com/books?id=03vvUFOgGh0C&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=%22the+sun+in+silence+rests%22&source=bl&ots=d6rPngMGwl&sig=bZFfVoH-fYMOQr-xeUqaQF-ZEqY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjPt8uTv8zKAhVHmx4KHd2wC7UQ6AEIKjAF#v=onepage&q=%22the%20sun%20in%20silence%20rests%22&f=false silence rests]", the Orgiana and Morgu stanzas in [[The Temple of Darkness Poem]], and [[Black Hel\|the poems]] on the seal of the Helm of [[Kadaena]] ("The Shadow") and her false sarcophagus calling her the "sleeping queen" who "spurns death" (hence the frieze inscription "defies [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(Discworld) Death] itself.") [[The Dark Path]] had its presence in [[The Broken Lands]] as well, which among other things has the [[lesser vruul]], which slumbered in urns filled with foul fluid for thousands of years.
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	Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.		Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.
	===(C) Other Subtexts===		===(C) Other Subtexts===
	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" ~~is likely a~~ ~~reference~~ to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness (or a "giant") who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. (The Vvrael quest was based on the Wasteland mythology of the Grail quest, where healing the dying god king causes the restoration of the land from drought by freeing the waters, which has been speculated of having originated ultimately in the story of slaying Vritra. Similarly, the same author has argued [[Terate\|Perceval]] and Siegfried originated in the same "Aryan" hero, where the latter is a dragon slayer.) The theme of the trampling ~~cosmic~~ ~~horses~~ of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] or possibly [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/oa.aspx "Out of the Aeons"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" may allude to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness (or a "giant") who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. (The Vvrael quest was based on the Wasteland mythology of the Grail quest, where healing the dying god king causes the restoration of the land from drought by freeing the waters, which has been speculated of having originated ultimately in the story of slaying Vritra. Similarly, the same author has argued [[Terate\|Perceval]] and Siegfried originated in the same "Aryan" hero, where the latter is a dragon slayer.) The theme of the ghostly horses and trampling giant sky stallions of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the hell serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]] which is likely the inspiration for the mine shaft. The Dark Eidolon features an evil sorcerer who begins life in lowly status and heralds through the form of "titanic skeletons" like Maleskari. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". ~~(Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].)~~ The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss. [http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/192/the-seven-geases "The Seven Geases"] may be relevant to the burial mound extension.

			The more subtle point of the horses and their fate being tied to the drought of the valley is that they are not really horses. They are most likely supposed to be fey water spirits called kelpies, "demon horses" who drown those foolish enough to ride them, which explains why no one is known to have ridden a horse of Silver Valley. Pookas are shapeshifting faeries who usually take the form of horses in heavy chains. Spectral miners who bang on the walls of cave-ins are pixies called "knockers." Moaning spirits are probably supposed to be akin to banshees like the bainsidhe of [[Castle Anwyn]], which is also in the Lysierian Hills and associated with water fey, and likewise the night hounds are the zephyr hounds attuned to darkness itself, possibly being analogs of the spectral hounds of the "wild hunt" led by the faerie king. Fairy lands were supposed to be accessed through burial mounds, where time ran differently compared to our world. The Arthurian dimension of the Vvrael quest is also based on fairy mythology.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.		Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.
	===(C) Other Subtexts===		===(C) Other Subtexts===
	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness (or a "giant") who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. (The Vvrael quest was based on the Wasteland mythology of the Grail quest, where healing the dying god king causes the restoration of the land from drought by freeing the waters, which has been speculated of having originated ultimately in the story of slaying Vritra. Similarly, the same author has argued [[Terate\|Perceval]] and Siegfried originated in the same "Aryan" hero, where the latter is a dragon slayer.) The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.

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	The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.		The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.

			Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.
	===(C) Other Subtexts===		===(C) Other Subtexts===
	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.

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	The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.		The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.
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	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the shantak "bird" from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.

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	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the shantak "bird" from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the shantak "bird" from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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	The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.		The fall through the chasm of darkness may also be an allusion to the end of [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sot.aspx "The Shadow out of Time"], where the narrator has suffered from amnesia and pseudo-memories with "[[The Legend of the Necropolis of Etrevion\|daemoniac dreams]]" of vistas from both the past and future. When he is escaping the underground ruins amidst the "[[Purgatory#Archaeology\|demonic wind]]", he falls through the darkness in a dream delirium, returning to the waking world in much the same way. The vultite manuscript of Kadaena in the Crypt is probably an allusion to this story, implying Bandur wrote his book "Servants of the Shadow: Power through Thralldom" with her knowledge, and that she wrote her manuscript in the deep past using his own language. This novella appears to influence the stories of The Graveyard, The Broken Lands, and the Purgatory messaging. In the symbolism of the Graveyard and Broken Lands, Bandur Etrevion represents Nyarlathotep, who was the mocking avatar of the demonic gods representing himself as a pharaoh or fallen archangel.

			Another possible meaning, given [[Selias Jodame\|Selias]] is Greek, is that the leap is an allusion to the Greek nightmare demon [[Spotted leaper#Behind The Scenes\|Ephialtes]] which translates as "leaper". Ephialtes was a giant in Greek mythology who was condemned to the City of Dis in Virgil's ''Aeneid'' and Dante's ''Inferno'', where he blows icy wind preventing people from harrowing the steep descent into the Ninth Circle of Hell. This is arguably symbolized by the part of The Graveyard that is being entered by leaping from Shadow Valley. Otherwise the icy wind alludes to Satan further imprisoning himself by flapping his wings and Ordainer immolation symbolism.
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	Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.		Shadow Valley makes [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|allusions]] to [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx "The Call of Cthulhu"] as well. The [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|depiction]] of a dragon in the mine shaft and the demon as a "wyrm" is likely a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu Cthulhu] appearing partly dragon. The strongest influences on the story are arguably [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cs.aspx "The Colour Out of Space"], [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mo.aspx "The Mound"], and the ancient Vedic myth of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vala] with the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushas Ushas] and slaying of the [[Makiri#Behind The Scenes\|world dragon]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritra Vritra]. Vritra was a slumbering serpent of darkness who was the personification of drought, where his defeat by Indra would cause the waters to flow again. It is probably the root word behind the [[Vvrael]]. The theme of the trampling cosmic horses of a "lord of the abyss" entity (along with the serpent) may come from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eidolon "The Dark Eidolon"] by Clark Ashton Smith, whose work could be the basis of [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|the gong]] in The Broken Lands, though this may be the brass shield in [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|"The Fall of the House of Usher"]]. The steeds as warders against a serpent demon comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vala_(Vedic) Vedic myth] (hence [[Utha]] and [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|Valaskar]].) The Terrorite demon is remarkably similar in appearance to the [[Red Forest#Behind The Scenes\|shantak "bird"]] from the cold waste of Kadath, who are scaled with bat wings, flying over the [[Night hound#Behind The Scenes\|plateau of Leng]] and serving Nyarlathotep.

	There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.		There was also the western themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mound_(short_story) "The Mound"] ghost-written for [[Zelia#Behind The Scenes\|Zelia]] Bishop, with "warring horsemen in the sky" where they "could not be sure the horses were really horses". (Both this and "The Dark Eidolon" feature [[Myklian\|Tsathoggua]].) The mounds in [[Selias Jodame#Behind The Scenes\|middle]] America would have apparitions and strangeness about equipment, and the story has partially [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|dematerialized]] picks and shovels (and excavators) in the underground ruins. It was not published in its full form until 1989 in a collection of other stories ghost-written by Lovecraft, which included [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hm.aspx "The Horror in the Museum"] which is [[Purgatory#Archaeology\|alluded]] to below The Graveyard. The ending features more underground wind and yet another mad surface scramble. There was mining equipment displaced, through what was totally sealed off, as well as wall carvings and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yig serpent idols]. The Lovecraft entity was the [[night mare#Behind The Scenes\|vengeance]] themed [http://lovecraft.wikia.com/wiki/Yig Yig], the Father of Serpents, worshipped by western natives and would [[Uthex Kathiasas\|transform]] victims who had killed snakes. The idea of being hidden for long aeons in a still deeper black chasm refers to [[Giant albino tomb spider#Behind The Scenes\|N'kai]], the [[Magru#Behind The Scenes\|shoggoths]] worshipping Tsathoggua, who in turn was worshipped by the [[Myklian#Behind The Scenes\|quadruped reptilians]] and later almost fatally the [[Moaning spirit#Behind The Scenes\|K'n-yans]]. (In [http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/wid.aspx "The Whisperer in Darkness"] these are also mentioned - along with [[Bandur Etrevion#Behind The Scenes\|Dante]], [[Spectral miner#Behind The Scenes\|Poe]], and [[Uthex Kathiasas#Behind The Scenes\|time travel]] - in the context of the distant world [http://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Yuggoth Yuggoth], which has "black rivers of pitch" with Cyclopean bridges.) The [[Jaron Galarn#Behind The Scenes\|conquistador]] who had spent much time with them attempted to telepathically probe forbidden N'kai, and was haunted by hideous and maddening dreams, implying [[Purgatory#Purgatory\|astral projection]] into the abyss.