B058 Gloomspire Caverns

B058 Gloomspire Caverns

Field	Value
BiomeID	058
Biome name	Gloomspire Caverns
Climate	SUBSURFACE_CAVERN
Difficulty	4
Starting control	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Primary hazard	Cave Collapse
Signature resource	Deep Stone Amber
MysteryZone	False
Continent	CONT_ASHARA
Region	Ashara — Underground (Northern)
Elevation_m	-600
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

An expansive underground biome where the ceilings are high as mountaintops and gloom spires of mineral deposits create a false skyline. Underground rivers carve new passages constantly. Life here evolved entirely without sunlight over millions of years.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Gloomspire Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Deep River Hollow	secondary	N/A	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Gloom Spire Forest	primary	N/A	F10 Nightroot Conclave

Settlement pages: Deep River Hollow, Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Settlement. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F10 Nightroot Conclave	Home faction of this biome. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row.
F04 Order of the Mirrorwake	All seven NPC rows.

NPCs here from other factions: F04 Order of the Mirrorwake (7 NPC rows). An NPC can belong to any faction and live or work in a settlement controlled by another faction.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B058 Gloomspire Caverns/Resources.

• Cave Crystal (Gloom) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Darkness Ore (Gloom) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Glooms Cavern Stone (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Glooms Gloomfungus Cap (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Glooms Nightroot Extract (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Memory Moss (Gloom) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Cavern Clay (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Cavern Stone (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Refined Gloomfungus Cap (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Shadow Resin (GATHERABLE, Epic)
• Sporecap Fiber (Gloom) (GATHERABLE, Common)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B058 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-058	Deep Stone Amber	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-058	Gloom Crystal	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-058	Cavern Resin	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-CAV	Cavite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-GLO	Gloom Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-DEE	Deep Slate	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-GLO	Gloom Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-CAV	Cavern Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 058 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Gloomspire Caverns:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-CAVE-058	Cavemoss	Yes
FLORA-GLOO-058	Gloom Fern	Yes
FLORA-NIGH-058	Nightroot	Yes
FLORA-SPOR-058	Sporeshade Mycelium	No
FLORA-CAVE-058	Cave Luminweed	No
FLORA-BLIN-058	Blind Root	No — Protected
FLORA-FUNG-058	Fungal Shelf	No
FLORA-ROOT-058	Root Siphon	No — Protected

Three named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Duplicate flora ids are left as separate recorded rows. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Sporeshade Mycelium, Cave Luminweed, Blind Root, Fungal Shelf, and Root Siphon. The harvestable cell says No on Sporeshade Mycelium, Cave Luminweed, and Fungal Shelf and No — Protected on Blind Root and Root Siphon. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Gloomspire — Spire Base
Layout	Crystal Maze Run
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Darkhorn — Deep Form
Ground note	The Spire Base has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Darkhorn, Ancient of Biome 058
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Sonic
Arena	Gloom Spire Forest
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Gloomspire Caverns's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by subsurface cavern conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.
Arena size (m)	92
Arena terrain	Collapse-risk cave network
Arena hazard	Cave Collapse
Unique material	Spore Scale
Ground blurb	The Spore Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Gloomspire Caverns's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by subsurface cavern conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Gloomspire Caverns would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Cavern Wind and Gloom Storm. Those two names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-058-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-058-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Deep Stone Amber harvest modified.
WX-058-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-058-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-058-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-058-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 12, Ashfall 13, Cold Event 12, Any Weather 16, Rain/Mist 10, Clear Sky 7. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 2, Ashfall 4, Cold Event 7, Any Weather 5, Rain/Mist 3, Clear Sky 2.

Mobs

Eight named mobs are recorded. One further row records 62 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 62 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 9 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-058-01	Gloomspirehorn	Large Herbivore	151	CR03991	False
MOB-058-02	Cavernscale	Swift Scout	81	CR03992	False
MOB-058-03	Darkmane	Pack Predator	89	CR03993	False
MOB-058-04	Gloomspirestalker	Ambush Predator	92	CR03994	False
MOB-058-05	Cavernfang	Elemental Creature	119	CR03995	False
MOB-058-06	Darkhorn	Ancient Walker	210	CR03996	False
MOB-058-07	Gloomspirecoil	Scavenger	104	CR03997	False
MOB-058-08	Cavernwatcher	Node Guardian	166	CR03998	True

Nodes

Ten network nodes are recorded. Four are positive and six are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density high, base respawn 69 minutes, and modifier 1.15x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_058_P01	Gloomspire Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Gloom Spire Forest zone.	No	None
NODE_058_P02	Gloomspire Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Deep River Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_058_P03	Gloomspire Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Deep River Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_058_P04	Gloomspire Light Node 4	POSITIVE	Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Deep River Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_058_N01	Gloomspire Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_058_N02	Gloomspire Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_058_N03	Gloomspire Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_058_N04	Gloomspire Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_058_N05	Gloomspire Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_058_N06	Gloomspire Void Node 6	NEGATIVE	Located at the lowest point of any geological feature — voids sink. The primary hazard (Cave Collapse) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these ten nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the four positive nodes and a guardian present on the six negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID	Biome-pack name	Master name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0172	Flood Season	Gloomspire C Environmental Event	Environmental	30min	12hr	FALSE	PLAYER_COUNT	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0173	Gloom Bloom	Gloomspire C Resource Event	Resource	60min	24hr	FALSE	PLAYER_COUNT	30 minutes real-time
WE0174	Cavern Collapse	Gloomspire C Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	TIME_CYCLE	3-8 hours real-time

WE0172 notes: Deep Stone Amber nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. WE0173 notes: Deep Stone Amber nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. WE0174 notes: Deep Stone Amber nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. Biome state change recorded as Gloomspire Caverns_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

Nine quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

• Q0514 The Gloomspire Toll — Main — giver NPC0400
• Q0515 Gloomspire Watch — Surface — giver NPC0400
• Q0516 Gloomspire Vault Count — Underground — giver NPC0405
• Q0517 The Drip-Well Static — Gloomspire Caverns — Aquatic — giver NPC0403
• Q0518 Deep Stone Amber for the Verdania Collective — Main — giver NPC0400
• Q0519 Collapse Season — Gloomspire Caverns — Surface — giver NPC0402
• Q0520 What the Gloomspire Vault Hums — Underground — giver NPC0403
• Q0521 After the Drip-Well Draw — Gloomspire Caverns — Aquatic — giver NPC0405
• Q0522 Verdania Collective on the Gloomspire Line — Main — giver NPC0400

Favor

Gloomspire Caverns has its own favor track. It is separate from faction reputation and does not change the ending.

• Biome-line quests: 9. Each one gives +10 favor.
• Finish all 9 to become Favored here (+20 bonus). Highest favor: 110.
• Chain order: Q0514 → Q0515 → Q0516 → Q0517 → Q0518 → Q0519 → Q0520 → Q0521 → Q0522.
• No faction contests this biome, so favor here is never lost.
• Skipping quests gives no favor.

NPCs

Seven NPCs are recorded with location Gloomspire Caverns. Sex, age, items held, kinship, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction
NPC0400	Ulric Klarenfield	quest_giver	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0401	Vex Mirewood	merchant	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0402	Wren Obsidianwatch	trainer	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0403	Xaris Quarrystone	lore_keeper	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0404	Yolande Stonecleft	blacksmith	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0405	Zephyr Umbrafen	quest_giver	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake
NPC0406	Ashan Whispervale	merchant	Gloom Spire Forest, Gloomspire Caverns	F04 Order of the Mirrorwake

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Gloomspire Caverns. All are crafted at Cavern Forge. The item table records Deep Stone Amber as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B058_WPN_01	Gloomspire Deep Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Deep Stone Amber
B058_HLM_01	Deep Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_CHS_01	Deep Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Deep Stone Amber
B058_HND_01	Gloomspire Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_LEG_01	Gloomspire Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_FET_01	Gloomspire Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_TRK_01	Deep Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Deep Stone Amber
B058_REL_01	Gloomspire First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Deep Stone Amber
B058_CON_01	Gloomspire Draught	Consumable		Common	Deep Stone Amber
B058_SAL_01	Gloomspire Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_MAT_01	Refined Gloomspire Grit	Material		Common	Deep Stone Amber
B058_BAR_01	Deep Ingot	Material		Rare	Deep Stone Amber
B058_TOL_01	Gloomspire Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_KIT_01	Gloomspire Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber
B058_UPG_01	Deep Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Deep Stone Amber
B058_FOC_01	Gloomspire Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Deep Stone Amber

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B058_WPN_01	Gloomspire Deep Edge	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x9; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B058_HLM_01	Deep Ward Helm	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_CHS_01	Deep Breastplate	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x9; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B058_HND_01	Gloomspire Grips	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_LEG_01	Gloomspire Greaves	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_FET_01	Gloomspire Treads	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_TRK_01	Deep Relic	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x9; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B058_REL_01	Gloomspire First-Stone	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x11; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B058_CON_01	Gloomspire Draught	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x5; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B058_SAL_01	Gloomspire Salve	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_MAT_01	Refined Gloomspire Grit	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x5; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B058_BAR_01	Deep Ingot	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x9; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B058_TOL_01	Gloomspire Node Pick	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_KIT_01	Gloomspire Field Kit	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B058_UPG_01	Deep Catalyst	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x9; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B058_FOC_01	Gloomspire Focus	Cavern Forge	Deep Stone Amber x7; Refined Gloomspire Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B058, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 058 Gloomspire Caverns, K3V amber light, subsurface_cavern environment, 0.68g low gravity, Nightroot Conclave faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Gloomspire Caverns, biome 058, subsurface cavern, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. An expansive underground biome where the ceilings are high as mountaintops and gloom spires of mineral deposits create a false skyline. Underground rivers carve new passages constantly. Life here evolved entirely without sunlight over millions of years. Terrain recorded as collapse-risk cave network. Underground networks stretch for kilometers. Fungal light. Memory-altering spores. Sounds travel wrong. Cave Collapse is the recorded primary hazard. Deep Stone Amber is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: cave black, phospho. The Nightroot Conclave settlement Gloomspire Settlement is visible, with Deep River Hollow and Gloom Spire Forest in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG01141 through IMG01160. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Gloomspire Caverns, subsurface cavern biome, [type], fungal light, cavern depth, memory-haze atmosphere, Cave Collapse environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG01141	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG01142	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG01143	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01144	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG01145	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG01146	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG01147	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG01148	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG01149	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG01150	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01151	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG01152	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG01153	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG01154	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG01155	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG01156	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG01157	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG01158	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG01159	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG01160	player_action	UNGENERATED

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