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The Great Shaft, sometimes referred to as Rehgahro Tiwah (regaro tiwa, literally "The Great Shaft") or D'ni-Tiwah (D'nE-tiwa), is a large three mile long vertical tube that the D'ni built as part of the roughly 32-mile long tunnel to the surface, commonly referred to as Descent, which the D'ni were going to use to make contact with the surface dwellers. Designed by Geran and Garten, Guild Masters of the Guild of Surveyors, it required the four greatest D'ni digging machines and a few months to complete. A small pathway circles around it leading from the top to the bottom, and once enough of the internal bracing was added, two elevators were installed to make the journey shorter. Small rest areas known as Eder Tomahntee were carved into the rock surrounding the shaft at different points in the journey.

It, along with parts of the main tunnels to the surface, is being restored by the explorers Chloe Rhodes and Whilyam.

The Cleft is a large fissure in the ground on Earth. Located by the dormant volcano that leads into the Great Shaft in Eddy County, New Mexico, it was the home of Ti'ana and Atrus during his childhood. Nowadays, the land surrounding the cleft belongs to Jeff Zandi.

New Mexico is one of the fifty states that made up the United States of America. Before The Dark Days Originally part of Mexico, it joined the USA in 1912. Anna lived here with her father in the early 1700s CE. Tomahna, the Cleft and the entrance to the D'ni caverns are located in Eddy County.