Undercity

Since Surket was founded around 5500 years ago, it has been built and rebuilt countless times. That, combined with the gorge that cuts through the city, has led to what is referred to as the Undercity. The Undercity is a massive network of tunnels, ruins, and caves that stretch out across the entire city like a maze. Nobody has ever managed to properly map out the Undercity, as it is in a state of constant change. Tunnels collapse and are rebuilt, traps are found everywhere, and some of the most dangerous people call the place their home. Only the well prepared or desperate enter the Undercity to loot the corpse of the old ruins, and most who venture down here never return to the surface.

It is rumored that the Undercity has a council itself, much like the one in the city above. This secret council, known as the Court of Shadows, supposedly controls all criminal activities within the city, though how such an organization could exist is anyone's guess. Every few years, there is a push by the law enforcement of Surket to purge the Undercity of criminal activity, but it never gains much traction.

It is said that you can access any part of Surket through the Undercity, even the Citadel. There are even rumors that persist that you can reach the Underdark from it, and that the Drow can be spotted in some of the deeper parts. Others have sworn that there is an entire dwarven city that has been abandoned beneath the city, leading some to question the claim that Ozymandias founded the city from nothing.