he Negative Plane is a fabled place of utter despair and hopelessness. A dimension set apart from the normal domains of the Surface world, it can be reached via mystical vortices from either the Abyss or the Mini Abyss. Here, so ancient tales say, is a realm of shadows and darkness, inhabited by ghosts and specters, undead creatures of utmost evil, whose malevolence and hatred for all life is unsurpassed and rarely equalled. Rumor has it that the wicked denizens of this place can strip the very soul from an unlucky explorer.

Adventurers report that deep within the Negative Plane is an ancient keep known as the Shadow Castle. Explorers are warned to avoid this place, or else tread very carefully.