The primary dwarven cosmology sees the world as two parts: rock and fire. The Mahal religion states this and some form of that belief is carried over to other minority or historical dwarf religions. The concept is that of a cubical earth—or much later possibly a curved rectangular prism (slice of mantle) or maybe a sphere—of solid rock at the center, called the Abandum 'hall of stone'. On top of it are strange green and black things that grow like mold and was originally mold when the [god of light] first spread it there as punishment to the people who had left the safety of the aban (Kh. 'rock' or 'stone'). It has only grown a little higher and a little less fit for eating. Ancient dwarves were punished by being sent there as if it were a desert island. Shadowy forms carrying swords prowl