Underworld
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The Underworld is the world of dead in the Sword of Truth series, where spirits of the living go when they die. There seems to be two major possibilities that occur when you die, either you go off to live with the 'good spirits', spirits of benign or even benevolent intent in the world, where you live in relative peace and happiness. Or, if you were an evil person or a Sister of the Dark, you are sent to be with The Keeper of the underworld, where you are tortured and in pain for all of eternity.
Denna was sent to the Keeper after she was killed, but he rejected her due to her noble acts and sent her to be with the good spirits, where she helped Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell be together, in a place between worlds, after being separated in the world of life. Several Sisters of the Dark have been sent to the be with the Keeper in the Underworld. When these Sisters of the Dark are killed, it is often said that the world of life becomes completely black even on a sunny day, as the Keeper comes to “Claim one of his own” for failing to release him.
[edit] The Boundries
Zedd also used the Underworld to help create 'the boundaries' that separated the Midlands, D'Hara and Westland after the war, nobody could cross except in special passes likes Kings' Port. Anyone who ventured in was greeted with a pale green light. If you went past this green light, and into a black wall, you would be called by the deceased, who tempted you beyond measure to enter into the world of the dead, from which there was no return. There were other threats as well, even in the passes, such as the grippers, creatures that, once faceted themselves to a part of your body, were impossible to remove, unless you remove the appendage itself. If you did not remove the appendage, it would eventually kill you by sucking all of your blood out of your body. Another threat wer the Shadow People, who if awakened, would try to push you through the wall, and into the Underworld. The sorceress Adie was said to know more about the underworld then anyone, as she lived near Kings' Port, and used bones to protect herself, though she still lost part of her leg to one of the grippers.
[edit] Things from the Underworld
Other things notable about the Underworld: The Temple of the Winds also resides in the Underworld, and spirits seem to be able to come and go inside of it as they wish, as well as decide who may be allowed to leave and at what cost, as Darken Rahl did upon Richard's visit. The Chimes also come from the underworld, as they were locked away to prevent the destruction of magic, even though they were later freed by Kahlan. The skrin and the Stone of Tears are also of the Underworld. The Sisters of the Dark, under Jagang's Command, also created a monster from the Underwrold called a Blood Beast.
