
Unfortunately, the longer one stays asleep due to "the Miasma," the more their mind breaks down.

As a last-ditch effort to prevent the Orcs from seizing the inner sanctum in which the Skull of Corruption stands, the priests released "the Miasma," a gas which instantly puts all those who inhale it into an unbreakable deep hibernation while also keeping those slumbering perfectly preserved. Long ago, a band of Orcs invaded the tower and had a bloody conflict with all those dwelling inside. First used as a military fort, then occupied by worshippers of Vaermina, both times it has fallen into disrepair and disuse.


Erandur refers to the temple as a ruin within a ruin.
