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Underway

The abandoned tunnels of the great Underway

The Underway, called the Ungdrin Ankor in the Dwarf tongue of Khazalid, is the name given to the vast, inter-continental highway of subterranean tunnels constructed by the Dwarfs that had at one time stretched the entirety of the World's Edge Mountains from the frozen peaks of the north to the lush jungles of the south. In the great days of the Dwarfen Empire, all of the greatest strongholds were linked by this complex system of tunnels which all connected to a singular main highway that was titanic in scale.[1a]

From the main highway there lies a multitude of smaller tunnels that branch out to a variety of different mines, forts, watchtowers, and outlying strongholds within the Worlds Edge Mountain. The Underway has since fallen into disrepair as a result of the ensuing catastrophe brought about during the Time of Woes and the Goblin Wars. The Underway was pivotal to the success of the invading Greenskin and Skaven armies. Each of the finely constructed tunnels allowed the enemy to bypass treacherous terrain that would have taken months to cross or years to carve out from bare rock. With these access points, the armies attacked the Dwarfs at their weakest point: from below.[1a]

Since those horrific times, the Underway is mostly devoid of activity save perhaps for the occasional enemy armies that have since used the highway as a means of travel. Today the Ungdrin is completely unsafe. Not only is the structural integrity of the tunnels compromised and constantly ridden with rockfalls and cave-ins, but its length has since been broken up by large chasms and pits that were created from earthquakes during the Time of Woes.[1a]

Monsters of all kind lurk in even the broadest and most structurally sound sections, with a significant population of Skaven and Night Goblin tribes also taking residence. In more recent years, Dwarf expeditionary armies have managed to clear and repair a few of these tunnels to help link the scattered Holds of the Dwarfs together. Although dangerous, the Dwarfs have recently began to use these tunnels once more, although they only do so in large numbers and fully armoured.[1a]

Sources[]

  • 1: Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs (5th Edition)
    • 1a: pg. 18
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