Land of Darkness

The Land of Darkness is the former domain of the God of Darkness and the antithesis of the Domain of Light. The pools of Grimm reside there. Salem and her faction are currently using the land as their base of operations.

Description
The Land of Darkness is best described as a barren wasteland, with rocky terrain and enormous purple crystals sprouting from the ground. The sky is stained a dark red. Grimm spawn in large numbers from pools of a viscous, tar-like substance.

The realm is first glimpsed in "End of the Beginning". In "The Next Step", Salem meets with her subordinates in a large conference room, hinting that there is some sort of building at the location. However, the building's exterior is not shown.

In "Taking Control", Cinder trains her Fall Maiden powers against various kinds of Grimm in a large circular room with a skylight in the dome.

In "The Lost Fable", the God of Darkness himself resides in the center of a large, central Pool of Grimm at his shrine, standing as an antithesis to the Fountain of Life.

History
The land was made by the God of Darkness as his home while residing in the world amongst humanity. Due to the nature of the domain, very few ever dared to venture out and none have ever come to offer praise to the Dark God.

When Salem failed to bring back Ozma through the God of Light, she turned to the younger God in hopes of being granted her request. The God of Darkness emerged from his pool in a disturbing manner, but Salem was not swayed at his appearance. At first, the God of Darkness was pleased to receive a request from a human and granted her wish, but later destroyed Ozma when realized he was being used. In her rage, Salem tried to retaliate with her magic, but was transported away to the Domain of Light by the God's elder brother.

In the wake of humanity's destruction and the Gods' departure, Salem found herself wandering the broken world alone. Eventually, she was led back to the dark domain, above the Dark God's former residence. In her desperation, she was hoping this Pool of Grimm would be able to take life away where the Fountain of Life would grant it. Due to Salem's immortality, instead of killing her outright from the plunge, she emerged from the dark substance transformed with a desire for destruction.

Many eras later, Salem has chosen to make the land her residence and base of operations for her plans. From here, she chooses to engage Ozpin's war from the shadows.