R'lyeh

 'It was as if Hell left a piece on earth.'  - Randolph Carter describing the island of R'lyeh

R'lyeh is a small group of islands in the deep southern Pacific Ocean. The islands serve as the prison where the entity known as 'Cthulhu' is incarcerated.

Location and Architecture
R'lyeh are located very close to Point Nemo in the southern Pacific Ocean, making it geographically one of the most difficult places to travel to on earth.

R'lyeh has very unique architecture that dates back to thousands of years ago even before the adventurers arrived. It is twisted and contorted, given it an ominous feel and making it a perfect resting place for Cthulhu.

Cthulhu's Incarceration
It is unknown how Cthulhu became incarcerated under the islands of R'lyeh, however, an unknown group of adventurers eventually found the island and the strange architecture and engravings of Cthulhu and the cosmic maps left behind by unknown living creatures, and a small statue in the shape of a dragon, octopus-like creature. The humans eventually abandoned their ways and began worshiping Cthulhu through the statue.

Randolph's Exhibition
In the early 1900's, American explorer and navigator Randolph Carter and his crew sailed from San Francisco, California to the team's new base in Antarctica. On their journey, they came across the islands of R'yleh. Stunned by its architecture, Randolph and his crew visited the island where they found seemingly no one in sight until they reached the main structure in the center of the island where they interrupted a ritual of sorts. They then became under attack by the locals, however in the middle of the chaos, Randolph was able to steal a small statue in the shape of a dragon, octopus-like monster. Randolph and two other crew members made it back to the boat and escaped the islands. Randolph then looked back at the islands to see them engulfed by an unknown force, swallowing them into the depths of the ocean.