Darkness Engine

The Darkness Engine is an unknown magic device based in The Dark Continent north of Thistleland, and is responsible for that continent's darkening and the slaughter of almost all plants, animals and people there.

Little is known of it's origin and operation outside of folklore stories by The Gamanic, though it is widely believed to produce Darkness in vapor, liquid and solid form as it's primary function. The Gamanic stories mention that the Darkness Engine was a device they held for some time and was inert for this time. It is not known why the device was activated, though the Gamanic are clear in that it was not their doing.

The Darkness Engine was known to reside within Gamanic urban establishments, and it is speculated that such settlements were similar to some of the ruins and dungeons in Thistleland. It is not known what state these settlements are in now, though accounts of the Gamanic withdrawal hint at great destruction with little left of use.

While the status of the Darkness Engine is unknown, it is assumed to be deactivated, or destroyed. The Gamanic attempted a large push to shut down the Darkness Engine during the withdrawal and while none of that force survive, the lack of Darkness spread and relatively scarcity of reports of screaming and screeching Solid Darkness indicates that after whatever occurred there stopped the Darkness Engine from operating.

The Darkness Engine was located near the center of the Dark Continent and presumably remains there.