Underworld

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Enroth
Antagarich
Town portrait Castle small.png Erathia
Town portrait Rampart small.png AvLee
Town portrait Tower small.png Bracada
Town portrait Inferno small.png Eeofol
Town portrait Necropolis small.png Deyja
Town portrait Dungeon small.png Nighon
Town portrait Stronghold small.png Krewlod
Town portrait Fortress small.png Tatalia
Town portrait Conflux small.png Great Conflux
Town portrait Palace small.png VoriTown portrait Bulwark small.png Vori
Town portrait Neutral small.png Contested Lands
Town portrait Neutral small.png (Unaffiliated)
Jadame
Town portrait Cove small.png Regna
Town portrait Factory small.png Terra Nova Horn of the Abyss
Town portrait Neutral small.png (Unaffiliated)
Enroth
Town portrait Neutral small.png Enroth
(Historical Locations)
(Other Enroth Locations)
(Other Non-Enroth Locations)
Erathia
Regions:
   Angel Gate
   Avauntnell
   Battlestead
   Cloverfield
   Emerald Hills
   Erathia Plains
   Fire Coast
   Forestbury
   Forestdale
   Forestdon
   Forestlow
   Grainrich
   Griffin Cliff
   Hillbridge
   Klondike Horn of the Abyss
   Marble Garden
   Marshland
   Minewell
   Mosswood
   Rionpoint
   Southport
   Strongwillow
   Woodgrove
Towns:
   Claxton
   Cloudfire
   Clovergreen
   Dunwall
   Fair Feather
   Hartferd
   Marishen
   Steadwick
   Stonecastle
   Tidewater
   Whitestone
Other:
   (minor places)
AvLee
Regions:
   Brighton Point
   Dagrond
   Gaia's Crest
      Shantanna
   Northern Cape
   Racken Cliffs
   Tularea
Towns:
   Bath'iere
   Pierpont
   Spaward
Other:
   (minor places)
Bracada
Regions:
   Bracada Desert
   Bracada Highlands
   Bracada Mountains
Towns:
   Celeste
   Tarach's Cove
Eeofol
Regions:
   Land of the Giants
Towns:
   Dry Ryehill Horn of the Abyss
   Kreelah
   Kleesive
   Laboratory Horn of the Abyss
Other:
   (minor places)
Deyja
Regions:
   Deyja Badlands
   Deyja Moors
Towns:
   Moulder
   The Pit
Other:
   (minor places)
Nighon
Regions:
   Land of the Giants
   Mount Nighon
   Rancor Coast
Levels:
   Bright Lands
   Deep Caverns
   Lower Caverns
   Surface Tunnels
   Upper Caverns
   Upper Tunnels
Towns:
   Damocles
   Death Kiss
Other:
   (minor places)
Krewlod
Towns:
   Ulgak
   Zargand Horn of the Abyss
Other:
   (minor places)
Tatalia
Towns:
   Stillbog
Other:
   (minor places)
Vori
Regions:
   Frigid Coast
   Volee Glacier
   Vori Frostland
Towns:
   Volee
Other:
   (minor places)
Contested Lands
Regions:
   Cloverfield
   Forestdale
   Mosswood
Towns:
   Welnin
(Unaffiliated)
Regions:
   Evenmorn Island
   Harmondale
Bodies of Water:
   Nighon Straits
   Quiet Sea
   Shandar River
   Skyline Bay
Towns:
   Utopia Horn of the Abyss
Enroth
Regions:
   Blackshire
   Bootleg Bay
   Castle Ironfist
   Dragonsand
   Eel Infested Waters
   Free Haven
   Frozen Highlands
   Hermit's Isle
   Kriegspire
   Mire of the Damned
   Misty Islands
   New Sorpigal
   Paradise Valley
   Silver Cove
(Unaffiliated)
Regions:
   Alvar
   Couatl Islands Horn of the Abyss
   Dagger Wound Islands
   Garrote Gorge
   Ironsand Desert
   Murmurwoods
   Ravage Roaming
   Ravenshore
   Shadowspire
Bodies of Water:
   Ifarine Sea
Regna
Towns:
   Harecksburg
Other:
   (minor places)
Terra Nova Horn of the Abyss
Regions:
   Southlands
Towns:
   Burton
   Orca's Maw
Other:
   (minor places)
(Historical Locations)
Amberlian Empire
Barbarian Empire
Regions:
   Barbarian Steppes
   Raider's Plateau
   Wastelands
Towns:
   Tarnia
Bracaduun
Regions:
   Wallpeaks
Towns:
   Castle Steelhorn
Other:
   (minor places)
Nixaar Empire Horn of the Abyss
Phynaxian Empire
Underworld
(Other Enroth Locations)
Bodies of Water:
   Endless Ocean
   White Ocean
Islands:
   Cursed Bone Horn of the Abyss
   Emerald Isle
   Island of the Vengeful Serpent Horn of the Abyss
   Karigor
Other:
   World Tree
(Other Non-Enroth Locations)
Axeoth
CRON
Elemental Planes
Fiery Moon
Hall of Judgment
Paradise
Sparkling Bridge
Terra
VARN-4
Web of Worlds
Xeen

A nefarious subterranean realm that ruins the minds and morale of those who enter. The Underworld extends across a vast territory, being likened to "a world beneath the real world", and is divided into several levels. Ruled by demons, also home to necromancers, the undead, and other creatures.

It is represented by the Town portrait Inferno small.png Inferno, the Town portrait Necropolis small.png Necropolis and the Town portrait Dungeon small.png Dungeon.

Towns (Erathian)[edit | edit source]

  • Town portrait Castle small.png Meddington: A town on the surface near the entrance to the Underworld.
  • Town portrait Castle small.png Point Dume: Located on the third level of the Underworld. Had issues with "enemies sneaking in all too easily".
  • Town portrait Castle small.png Steadfast: An outpost on the third level of the Underworld.
  • Town portrait Castle small.png Worthington: Located on the fourth level of the Underworld. The demons engaged in psychological warfare here, launching constant skirmishes and burning buildings to prevent the defenders from sleeping. Tarnum (Knight)Tarnum (Knight) Tarnum solved this by having the MonkMonk Monks teach his army to meditate.

Locations[edit | edit source]

  • Cerberus Gate: The entrance to the Underworld, located north of Meddngton.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • It is left open for interpretation whether or not the Underworld demons are Kreegan. Information from the games and developers provides basis for both assumptions.
  • Forces of the Underworld, led by Duke Deezelisk, tried to conquer Erathia during its first years, but were repelled by Rion Gryphonheart.
  • By the end of Conquest of the Underworld, Erathian forces have launched a massive assault that is cleansing the Underworld of demon influence. This ties into it not being featured in any of the games that take place later in the timeline.
  • At least individual demons were still present on Enroth during the following centuries, predating the Night of Shooting Stars. They inhabit Daemon Caves, featured in Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest and Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars.
  • In Target, Sandro also encounters a Pit Fiend named Shalongrarg. Although likely part of the recent Kreegan invasion, he, Jared and their forces may be remnants of the Underworld, since there is a slight possibility that the scenario takes place before the Night of Shooting Stars.