Xammux

Xammux was a mysterious location on the northern edge of the High Forest at the base of the Nether Mountains.

Description
Xammux was located at a ravine on the edge of the woods marked by a handful of standing stones. Within the ravine was a door cut from the stone wall, which was covered in scratch marks that warned visitors against entering.

Inside the door was a multi-floor subterranean dungeon that descended down into flooded lower levels.

History
As of the late 15 century DR, the complex had been abandoned by its original creators for centuries, and the meaning behind the name "Xammux" was unknown.

Rumors & Legends
While unknown on Toril, The Xammux was the name of an evil deific entity of vile indifference and the pursuit of forbidden knowledge. Its symbol was a pair of sharp steel calipers, and its altars were always made of steel. Its temples were often bare and spartan&mdash;save for ingenious locks and traps&mdash;and were made of stone with white plaster on the interior walls.

Inhabitants
The moist upper levels of the complex the hunting grounds of fungus creatures. The flooded depths were home to pale-colored horrors.