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The {{name}} is a dangerous area in south-east Qud — an abandoned arcology flooded by the waters of nearby [[Lake Hinnom]], overgrown by coral and inhabited by strange lifeforms. [[Svardym]] are common, as in the lake, but are joined by greater threats such as the swift {{favilink|galgal|galgallim}} and {{favilink|sultan croc|plural}} who can dismember the player, as well as {{favilink|enigma snail|plural}} who can inflict [[confusion]]. {{favilink|reef hermit|plural}} and {{favilink|svardym scrounge|plural}} may be peaceful depending on the player's [[reputation]] and trade high-tier artifacts. | The {{name}} is a dangerous area in south-east Qud — an abandoned arcology flooded by the waters of nearby [[Lake Hinnom]], overgrown by coral and inhabited by strange lifeforms. [[Svardym]] are common, as in the lake, but are joined by greater threats such as the swift {{favilink|galgal|galgallim}} and {{favilink|sultan croc|plural}} who can dismember the player, as well as {{favilink|enigma snail|plural}} who can inflict [[confusion]]. {{favilink|reef hermit|plural}} and {{favilink|svardym scrounge|plural}} may be peaceful depending on the player's [[reputation]] and trade high-tier artifacts. | ||
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* {{favilink|Yd Freehold}} | * {{favilink|Yd Freehold}} | ||
* {{favilink|the hydropon}} | * {{favilink|the hydropon}} | ||
== Excerpt from [[In Maqqom Yd]] == | |||
{{qud quote|With my dreaminess rightfully shed, I eventually came to the Reef proper. What an enchanting place! The maze of polyps allowed me to slink along, mostly unnoticed, and take in the doings of its flora and fauna. A rich diversity of life radiates across Qud, but in the Reef, it flourishes on a new level. In but one hemmed in quarter I witnessed a tetrad of kaleidoslugs round the rune-cut cone of an enigma snail, a jelly huff a cloud of plasma onto a memory eater, and a polycule of tongue tyrants devour a squad of interdictors. At one point the Reef came alive and a polyp-jeweled hermit walked out of the lattice. He grinned at me and bartered a broken hand rail. When I turned my head to nod goodbye, he was gone.|noindent=true}} | |||
[[Category:Terrain]] | [[Category:Terrain]] | ||