The Beginning of TAW Map (non-rp)

The Ancient World was first created in June 2010 by Drakortha when the survival mode was recently added to Minecraft, and dungeons were a newly added feature. The Ancient World may not have been Drakortha's first attempt at a single player survival map, but it is the only one which he committed a lengthy amount of time on.

The map was a snow map, back when a map could only be one biome or another. Navigation was difficult for Drakortha at this time, as he didn't have much experience in the game. He was killed sometime at night and became lost when he was returned back to his original spawn point. He didn't know what to do but dig a hole and hide from the night. It is here Drakortha logged out and didn't play Minecraft for several weeks/months. He thought he might have given up on this map, until one day he logged in and climbed himself out of the hole and searched for the small shelter he had built. The location of the original spawn and where he dug the hole can still be found today, since he marked the location using wood blocks shaped as an upside down L.

It was then near this location the Deadly Mines were created.

The Deadly Mines earned it's name for its winding tunnels and caverns which had a very high density of hostile mobs. Drakortha was often ambushed or killed while spelunking and mining at this location, so this is how it earned it's name.

The mines were used for mining and hauling large amounts of stone, which was then used to build the iconic light towers and landmarks.

The first section, once entering, was a living area. It included storage, lighting, wooden floors and ceilings, and a bedroom. Later, a "safety tunnel" system was built through the mines, which allowed safer travel to different sections of the Mine. All of this has since fell into disrepair.

Drakortha moved on from the Deadly Mines after an accident involving a stack of TNT blocks he had stored at the back of the room. The TNT was lit due to a misclick, which resulted in a large explosion, destroying most of the living area, his storage, and caused massive flooding. Drakortha felt the rage, but decided it may be best to move on to a new region.