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There's a common theme among fantasy stories of a race of (usually dwarves) that 'dug too deep' and uncovered something evil underground. It's interesting that
by TrevorJ 5y ago
There's a common theme among fantasy stories of a race of (usually dwarves) that 'dug too deep' and uncovered something evil underground. It's interesting that this cautionary tale already seems embedded in our lore. I wonder why? Have we made this mistake before, at some point in our forgotten past?
Probably not, but it's interesting to think about.
- avaldes 5y agoMaybe those stories refer to natural fission reactors. Cursed stones buried deep in the ground that heat themselves and kill people who comes too close.
- NortySpock 5y ago"dug straight down" and fell in a cave... cave might have been full of something that eats flesh like piranha or bacteria, or even just angry bats... Seems pretty trivial for this kind of lore to get started.
- TrevorJ 5y agoYeah, or heavier than air gasses settling in the bottom of caves that silently kill anyone who enters.