Rix Maadi
| Rix Maadi | |
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| Plane | Ravnica |
| Part of | Undercity |
Rix Maadi, or the Dungeon Palace,[1] is the guildhall of the Cult of Rakdos on Ravnica. It is located deep in the Undercity — lower even than the Golgari — under a large mountain.[2] Enclosing an active volcano, it holds the lava pit in which Rakdos slumbers.
Description
Rix Maadi was a beehive-like structure, so shaped because the Cult of Rakdos was constantly adding to it by piling on more junk. Jagged, spiky chimneys dotted the outer surface and leaked thin streams of black smoke. Rix Maadi was part of the undercity but in truth a separate Rakdos world that, it was said, had levels that went far deeper into the ground than any one stretch of the Golgari domain — deeper even than Grigor’s Canyon. There, the Rakdos mined the metals that made them a major power in the world despite their distinctly antisocial bent.[3]
Rix Maadi stands at the far end of a courtyard, the Festival Grounds, its ornate stone edifice flanked by jagged basalt pillars flowing with lava streams. The façade is the only part of the guildhall that resembles an actual building. Inside, Rix Maadi is a large natural cavern with ledges and rooms scattered along its walls, home to the Defiler's minions, blood witches, and servants. Rakdos's lava pit is the chamber's central feature and is the size of a large lake, with crisscrossing stone pathways and docks for people to gather and entertain. The high ceiling is adorned with steel cables, cages, and hooks to hang people, who are cut in a way to ensure they bleed out slowly. Their blood is then captured in basins that are scattered around the cavern floor. After death, their bodies are either hurled into the great lava pit or left for the scavenging hellhounds.[4]
The most direct route to Rix Maadi is down an immense stone staircase that leads down an ancient tunnel carved deep into the earth by a wurm and reinforced with thick stone pillars. Rakdos members call this subterranean passage the Demon's Vestibule.[5][6]
Within the guildhall are the Dungeon Ballrooms, a party venue, and the Jester's Crypt, a dark tunnel where Rakdos takes cultists who displease him. The Crypt, which is shrouded by a supernatural mist of pure shadow, is also used when blood witches are created.[6]
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References
- ↑ James Wyatt and Jeremy Crawford (November 2018). "D&D Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica", Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Seanan McGuire (January 15, 2024). "Rot Before Recovery, the DVD extras". Seanan McGuire.
- ↑ Cory J. Herndon (2006) - Dissension, WotC.
- ↑ James Wyatt (January 2019). "The Art of Magic: The Gathering - Ravnica'". Wizards of the Coast
- ↑ The Magic Creative Team (September 19, 2012). "Planeswalker's Guide to Return to Ravnica: Part 3". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.
- ↑ a b Greg Weisman (June 5, 2019). "War of the Spark: Ravnica – Operation Desperation". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
