Utumno

Utumno (adapted from the utumnic expression "Protri bo Ututnitn" of unknown translation) was a citadel, well, and Escharien town that extended deep into Rathnir's underground. It was located in the north-western part of Sparwood.

Overview
Utumno proper was a single well whose waters used to run down trough a stone-like formation deep into Rathnir's underground.

The surrounding area seems to have been softly warped and degenerated by the Nether, which might have been provoked by the one-way nether portal located at the bottom of the well.

Currently the citadel has collapsed onto itself and the well has dried, both events provoked by Axyr and wirl loyalists who followed him into exile after the Usurpation of Yimmu-Audal. Wirl activity in the area has since dwindled and the zone is thought to be uninhabited.

History
Utumno was an uncomfortably old structure; it is unknown when or by whom it was built, as it resembles neither ancient Soleannan nor modern Escharien architecture. There are also no records of either Soleanna or Escharia getting hold of it until 2983 ASC.

In 2983 ASC an Escharien expedition found Utumno and discovered it was haunted by a group of wirlomei, who had managed to curse the well and had been praying for an unknown amount of time on the flesh and soul of travellers that attempted to drink from it.

As official Escharien records state, the wirlomei were recognised as Niendene and thus the imperial government took no action against them. Instead, the wirl were allowed to stay so long as they ceased on their practises and properly developed the land in the name of the empire.

Due to various wirl sightings across the world, records showing that many of the wirlomei inhabiting the citadel were not native Escharien, and various comments made by the residents themselves, it is believed Utumno grew to be one of the largest population centres of the Wirlomei people, implying many and larger ones across the world.

As demanded by the Escharien government, a town was built over the citadel. The structure however was slightly below sea level, suggesting some sort of sinking had been taking place as it expanded. After Axyr was exiled, his loyalist and Axyr himself took it upon them to destroy the town and make the citadel and well sink into itself. Only the semi-cursed ruins of a housing complex remain of the former town as of today.