Defiled Labyrinth

The Defiled Labyrinth is a location found on the reverse-side. Believed to be the origin of the legendary labyrinth of the minotaur, the Defiled Labyrinth is believed to have existed for at least 3000 years.

History
The original construction date of the Defiled Labyrinth is unknown, and the identity of the original creators has been lost to history. The first appearance of the Defiled Labyrinth has been dated to approximately 125 CE on the island of Crete, indicating that the Defiled Labyrinth is the origin of the legendary labyrinth of the minotaur. The entrance to the Defiled Labyrinth on Crete was destroyed shortly after this time.

Layout
The Defiled Labyrinth is a large maze with various buildings and town-like settings interspersed throughout the labyrinth. The majority of the labyrinth is characterized by carefully constructed brick walls that do not utilize mortar but retain their position through the force of gravity alone.

Whispering Castle
The Whispering Castle is a large location found in the Defiled Labyrinth far to the north of the entrance. The castle gets its name from both its castle-like appearance and the incessant crying of the ghosts that inhabit the castle.

The Whispering Castle was once the home of a powerful magical family, but following the slaughter of its inhabitants, the castle was abandoned and eventually sank to the reverse-side, becoming entangled in the Defiled Labyrinth.

The castle is inhabited only by the ghosts of its inhabitants in the state of their deaths. All of the ghosts appear to be those of women, and it is unknown what happened to all of the men. The ghosts tend to be non-hostile until they are disturbed. The women wear black gowns with floor-length sleeves lined in white and cone-shaped skirts created by Spanish farthingales. The gowns often feature a long train trailing from the back of the gown. The women were bound and blindfolded before their deaths and retain these restraints even after their deaths.

Nature
The Defiled Labyrinth is a tomb of the gods, carved out by a lost people long ago.

The whole of the Defiled Labyrinth is drenched in blood and despair. The labyrinth contains the remnants of places of extreme violence and horror, and the whole of the labyrinth is contaminated by these remnants.

Any explorer that ventures deep into the labyrinth loses their sanity, and eventually their bodies transform into horrific beasts.

Known Residents
The most prominent resident of the Defiled Labyrinth is the witch known only as Rho.