Nidavellir



Niðavellir is one of the nine new dimensions of Norse mythology. It is the only dimension in this mod to feature a cavernous nether like setting. Niðavellir serves mostly as a mining dimension, the world being like an enormous cave full of ores. The dimension is a mix of two biomes, a rocky, dwarven dominated setting and a more woody dark elf dominated one. The structures in the dwarven caves can offer loot, as well as the presence of the dwarves themselves, who function much like villagers: trading tools, rails, torches and raw mining materials with runes.

The Elvish parts of Niðavellir feature a ground covered by Niðavellir dirt or dark sand, with a few trees, giant mushrooms, bushes, patches of slowing moss and hanging dark vines. There are few structures every now and there: villages, watchtowers and houses.

Niðavellir is a particularly dark dimension, for as opposed to the nether, it has no fire, glowstone nor lava. Some dwarven lamps can be found scattered in the dwarven parts of the world, while in the elvish parts there are glowing moss and glowshrooms. Lightstone in both dimensions can provide a little bit of light.

Mythological background
Niðavellir figures amongst the world mentioned in Scandinavian texts which might have been one of the nine worlds that composed Norse cosmology. Niðavellir, being the world of both the Dwarves and the Dark Elves(Svartálfar), was associated with the term Svartalfheim. It is not exactly clear whether Svartalfheim and Niðavellir are the same world shared by the two species, or if they're two different worlds. It's also a possibility that the Dark Elves and the Dwarves are the same species.