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The Death Pits of Rath. Art by Joel Biske.
The
Death Pits of Rath were a place filled with an oily black, semi-sentient substance separating the
Furnaces of Rath from the
Stronghold itself. During the
Weatherlight's incursion into the Stronghold, the Death Pits were one of the many hurdles the crew had to surpass in order to reach their captain,
Sisay. It is believed that the Death Pits were the result of many of
Volrath's various failed experiments.