I wonder what the surface is like...

[Falcon Avian]

Yes I'm curious what is above the dome and what the surface of the planet is like.  From what I've read so far we are living under a rock (pun intended). Will we ever get to see the surface of Yliakum?

[Akkaido Kivikar]

Note that Yliakum refers to the cave the characters inhabit, not the planet itself.

Also note that it is a LOOOOOOOOOONG way up, with a labrynth of caves, and several times you get awful close to the crystal that shines into Yliakum. That's going by the info on how Laanx and Talad got to Yliakum.

[Under the moon]

You should just assume it is a barren, desolate place blasted by the light of a harsh sun, with air that would be unbreathable even were it not filled with choking dust. I do.

[Syenna]

I always imagined it as a land of creatures that'd be giants to those in Yliakum...

[Tadano Hitoshi]

I thought that at least part of the surface was a land called Dermoria. At least that`s what the species description says (IIRC).

[Akkaido Kivikar]

According to a certain Enki's signature, it's overrated and the graphics suck XD

[Xillix Queen of Fools]

we have maybe 5% of the first level of Yliakum in game now, if not less, if you see the surface of Yliakum you'll be an old old person.

[Akkaido Kivikar]

Or one of my grandkids.

[Mordraugion]

I thought that at least part of the surface was a land called Dermoria. At least that`s what the species description says (IIRC).

Unfortunately you remember incorrectly

[Tontow]

we have maybe 5% of the first level of Yliakum in game now, if not less, if you see the surface of Yliakum you'll be an old old person.

hmmm, time for a map editor to create the rest?

[Vilthis Trayus]

The surface is probably a scorched surface? Contemplating on the fact that the azure crystal is merely like a window to the surface and that filtered ray emitted could incinerate object at close proximity. One of the most famous cases is the one of Fertedian Dalko, Octarch of the 4th level, that was tied to a hypnotized Megaras and sent straight towards the Crystal. *poof*

[weltall]

could also be the crystal amplifies the sun rays like with a magnifying lens

[Vilthis Trayus]

So the surface must be pretty dim then?
Assuming that it take a focusing crystal to re-create sufficient ray intensity equivalent to that of a sun.
That is hell of a focusing crystal! =)
Assuming the surface is as bright as present Yliakum, wouldn't amplified rays be too unbearable?

Arguably it may not be a focusing crystal too?

An extract from Players Guide/Overview of the Known World. Crystal

The Crystal that brings light to Yliakum is an enormous raw stone of purest transparency and analogous to the sapphire that hangs from the roof of the stalactite's internal cave.

A pure transparent crystal?
It's kinda ambiguous.

[Akkaido Kivikar]

Note also that the Crystal is MAGIC. Therefore, it doesn't necessarily amplify the light using typical optical physics, but could amplify it due to magical energy potential within...

[Sarras Volcae]

i imagined it looked something like this