You called it the "Dark Crystal" -- yet surely its light comes from within! 
- —Pakim
Appearing in "Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal: Part II"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Afghulis
- Desu (Name revealed) (Death)
- Chupa (Name revealed) (Death)
- Dhuul (Death)
- Pakim (Death)
- Numerous unnamed hillmen (Death of several)
- Zubair (Death)
- Lady Serra (Apparent death)
- Keepers of the Dark Crystal (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Asura (Invoked)
- Lord Fallo (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Mitra (Invoked)
- Danava (Invoked)
- Hanuman (Mentioned)
- Crom (Invoked)
- Macha (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Jackals (Mentioned)
- Demons (Mentioned)
- Yaks (Mentioned)
- Buzzards (Mentioned)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Bats
- Monkeys (Mentioned)
- Mastodons (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth
- Hyboria
- Ghulistan
- Himelian Mountains
- Cavern of the Dark Crystal (First appearance; apparent destruction)
- Nara-Yam (Mentioned)
- Himelian Mountains
- Cimmeria (Mentioned)
- Vendhya (Referenced)
- Ghulistan
- Hyboria
- Hell (Invoked)
- Sun (Mentioned)
Items:
- Dark Crystal (First appearance)
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for "Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal: Part II"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Shadow of Vengeance: Chapter XI"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Red Brotherhood
- Karduniash
- Dragutin
- Zhal
- Numerous unnamed others
- Free Peoples of the Steppe (Kozaki)
- Octavia
- Numerous unnamed members
Antagonists:
- Karash Khan (Possesses the Yilanikadin) (Death)
Other Characters:
- Crom (Invoked)
- Ivanos (Referenced)
- Harkhebi (Referenced)
- Olgerd Vladislav (Mentioned)
- Ghaznavi (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Lamia (Carving)
- Serpents (Referenced)
- Panthers (Referenced)
- Dogs (Referenced)
- Devils (Invoked)
- Horses
Locations:
- Earth
- Hyboria
- Vilayet Sea
- Turan
- Djerda
- Khawarizm (Referenced)
- Turanian Steppes (Referenced)
- Eastern Desert (Mentioned)
- Cimmeria (Referenced)
- Hyboria
Vehicles:
- Yilanikadin (Destruction)
- Lykania
Events and Eras:
Synopsis for "The Shadow of Vengeance: Chapter XI"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
BARBARIAN ACTION AND INTRIGUE BY ROY THOMAS & ALAN DAVIS!
• CONAN’s latest job has gone awry, as he finds himself at the mercy of the Afghuli hillmen!
• But even this is nothing compared to the threat hovering in the hidden mountain cave that SERRA hired him to find!
• If they can escape the creatures, can they save the treasure?
• What secret is ZUBAIR hiding and what is Serra REALLY after?
• Plus: the penultimate chapter in the all-new novella “THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE”!Notes
- Chronologically, the events in Dark Cavern, Dark Crystal happen sometime before Robert E. Howard's The People of the Black Circle.