Nimue's Cave

Nimue's Cave was an underground complex on the planet Safehold.

Constructed at the direction of Commodore Pei Kau-yung and Pei Shan-wei in the Mountains of Light by the terraforming crews preparing Safehold for colonization, the complex was hidden beneath Mount Olympus to conceal Nimue Alban's PICA in a safe, undetectable environment. 

Layout
Powered by a geothermal power tap, the complex contained a dozen variously sized chambers, barely forty meters above sea level. The polished-glass stone ceiling of the upper chamber was about four meters above the floor at its highest points. The lowest and largest chamber of the complex housed a small, but capable fabrication unit while other chambers held a well stocked arms locker with two hundred assaults rifles and two million rounds of ammunition, a complete kitchen, a fully equipped medical unit with cryo-sleep and antigerone capability from the transport Remus, a library with the library core from the Romulus, a hefty store of SNARCs, and a hangar space capable of housing the three armored personnel carriers, two forward recon skimmers, and single assault shuttle contained within the complex. The entire complex was coordinated by an AI named Owl by Merlin Athrawes. 

Access to the complex from the north by aircar was accomplished through a camouflaged, miles long tunnel that lead directly into the complex's hangar. 

History
In October of 3249, Nimue Alban's PICA reactivated inside the cave. 

In October of the Year of God 893, Merlin transported Empress Sharleyan to the Cave in order to have the medical computer examine her pregnancy. 

In November of the Year of God 895, Merlin spent most of five five-days at the Cave reading reports, discussing events in the Republic of Siddarmark with the rest of the inner circle, refining the propaganda Owl's remotes were disturbing across three continents, and working on several personal projects, including the construction of a Class II VR unit in the Cave. In February of the Year of God 896, Merlin returned to the Cave following his successful rescue of Princess Irys, Prince Daivyn, and Earl Coris from the Kingdom of Delferahk. 

In April of the Year of God 896, Nahrmahn Baytz was digitally resurrected inside the Class II virtual reality environment inside the Cave's computers. 

Sometime before August of the Year of God 896, Merlin flew Sahndrah Lywys of the Royal College to the Cave so she could converse "in person" with Owl and Lewis and Owl were able to devise the reintroduction of smokeless gunpowder to Safehold. Later in October of that year, Merlin returned to the Cave following his visit to Manchyr in Corisande when a Temple Loyalist nearly assassinated Hektor Aplyn-Ahrmmahk and Irys Daykyn in a Rakurai strike on their wedding day. In November of that year, Merlin again returned to the Cave to be present at the activation of the second PICA on Safehold, Nimue Chwaeriau. 

In April of the Year of God 904, Nynian Athrawes traveled to the Cave with Merlin to receive new implants devised by Owl.