The Earth collection

Familiar above.
Distinct below.

Follow the shoreline into stone: river halls, still lakes, dry warrens, basalt faults and the quiet pale Core.

Illustrations

01 / Earth

Surface

A shaded forest shoreline, a quiet cave entrance, and clear blue water catching the evening sun.

Forest shoreline

A shaded forest shoreline, a quiet cave entrance, and clear blue water catching the evening sun.

A woodland route follows clear water toward a natural entrance beneath the familiar surface.

The forest entrance

A woodland route follows clear water toward a natural entrance beneath the familiar surface.

Dry sandstone terraces and a supported arch reveal another familiar Earth landscape.

The sandstone canyon

Dry sandstone terraces and a supported arch reveal another familiar Earth landscape.

A clear river winds between snowy ridges and spruce woodland in a cold alpine valley.

The alpine river

A clear river winds between snowy ridges and spruce woodland in a cold alpine valley.

02 / Earth

Shallows

A dry ledge skirts clear underground water, with familiar ore blocks visible along the route.

The aquifer ledge

A dry ledge skirts clear underground water, with familiar ore blocks visible along the route.

Calcite terraces and pointed dripstone mark a dry chamber with a darker route below.

The lower stone chamber

Calcite terraces and pointed dripstone mark a dry chamber with a darker route below.

A familiar ravine carries daylight from a forest entrance down toward darker stone.

Where daylight fades

A familiar ravine carries daylight from a forest entrance down toward darker stone.

03 / Earth

Deepwilds

Broad stone ledges and pale pillars stand beside a clear river winding into the Deepwilds.

The river halls

Broad stone ledges and pale pillars stand beside a clear river winding into the Deepwilds.

Dry fractured tuff halls with several walkable shelf levels, natural pillars and an arch; geology and route possibilities are distinct from the river and grove.

Fracture Halls

Dry fractured tuff halls with several walkable shelf levels, natural pillars and an arch; geology and route possibilities are distinct from the river and grove.

A contained, sheltered azalea/moss grove with rooted stepped terraces and a dry route beside the bordering river; greener ecology is localized.

Grove Terraces

A contained, sheltered azalea/moss grove with rooted stepped terraces and a dry route beside the bordering river; greener ecology is localized.

A close bank-level encounter with a bending river, squat natural island, low arch, visible submerged steps and dry ledge route onward.

River Lowlands

A close bank-level encounter with a bending river, squat natural island, low arch, visible submerged steps and dry ledge route onward.

04 / Earth

Underreach

Still blue water reflects a canopy of dripstone, with stepped banks and a small falling spring.

The still lake

Still blue water reflects a canopy of dripstone, with stepped banks and a small falling spring.

An intimate dry gallery where the player walks around thick dripstone columns and beside clusters, choosing a lit shelf or darker side opening.

Drip Galleries

An intimate dry gallery where the player walks around thick dripstone columns and beside clusters, choosing a lit shelf or darker side opening.

An enclosed stepped lake basin with pillars, shoreline routes and a distant dry opening; clear shallows and reflective deep water reinforce its distinct geology.

Still Lakes

An enclosed stepped lake basin with pillars, shoreline routes and a distant dry opening; clear shallows and reflective deep water reinforce its distinct geology.

Three natural route choices at a biome contact, with a small connected lake edge, discreet confined crude-oil pocket and salt-bearing shore blocks.

The Branching Maze

Three natural route choices at a biome contact, with a small connected lake edge, discreet confined crude-oil pocket and salt-bearing shore blocks.

05 / Earth

Abyss

Dark deepslate ledges frame a narrow cleft, with a small lava pocket warming one wall.

The dark cleft

Dark deepslate ledges frame a narrow cleft, with a small lava pocket warming one wall.

A close first-person dry tunnel fork whose cool and warm branches make route choice legible.

Close Warren

A close first-person dry tunnel fork whose cool and warm branches make route choice legible.

A compact magma spring contained by blackstone and basalt, with a dry route passing the heat source.

Magma Vent

A compact magma spring contained by blackstone and basalt, with a dry route passing the heat source.

A broad but low enclosed vault with natural stone piers, repeated sheltered openings, dry layered routes and subtle embedded ores.

Quiet Vaults

A broad but low enclosed vault with natural stone piers, repeated sheltered openings, dry layered routes and subtle embedded ores.

06 / Earth

Mantle

A narrow winding seam cuts through immense basalt, with a small ember pocket deep below.

The basalt seam

A narrow winding seam cuts through immense basalt, with a small ember pocket deep below.

A tall but very narrow winding fault with dense basalt walls and traversable mid-level ledges.

Basalt Seams

A tall but very narrow winding fault with dense basalt walls and traversable mid-level ledges.

Player-scale ledge travel past a tiny cinder recess below footing, with low roof and close basalt shoulders.

Cinder Pockets

Player-scale ledge travel past a tiny cinder recess below footing, with low roof and close basalt shoulders.

A natural compact enclosure of compressed stepped basalt ribs and folds, reached by tight routes around solid stone.

Closed Foundry

A natural compact enclosure of compressed stepped basalt ribs and folds, reached by tight routes around solid stone.

07 / Earth

Core

Pale quartz walls and stepped ledges enclose a rare fissure marked by violet mineral patches.

The pale fissure

Pale quartz walls and stepped ledges enclose a rare fissure marked by violet mineral patches.

Close player-height exploration: dry footing, a one-block step, a low enclosing ceiling and a narrow onward glimpse beyond pale stone.

Bright Cracks

Close player-height exploration: dry footing, a one-block step, a low enclosing ceiling and a narrow onward glimpse beyond pale stone.

A quiet compact enclosure wraps a substantial irregular stepped quartz mass, with a slender dry shelf and narrow onward crack.

The Still Heart

A quiet compact enclosure wraps a substantial irregular stepped quartz mass, with a slender dry shelf and narrow onward crack.

Two rare narrow galleries wind around dense quartz buttresses, using stepped shelves and offset openings to reveal depth without a giant void.

Pale Galleries

Two rare narrow galleries wind around dense quartz buttresses, using stepped shelves and offset openings to reveal depth without a giant void.

The ground beneath the scenes.

Explore the working column and its minerals, or follow the next checkpoint on the roadmap.

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